The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-05

gala, and the officers elected to wear them the
present quarter are: A. FL. Reynolds, w. G.
T; Miss NJ. S. Brown, W. V. T.; w. f. Brown,
S.; Mark Bean, w. Treasurer; Q. T. Hamlen,
Moore, W. NJ; Emma Woodbury., W. l. G.;
George Robbins, W. @. e.: G. r. Sibiey, p.
W. G. T. The deputy for this lodge is William
Springer
KNOX COUNTY.
The Free Press says, on Saturday last, as
Mrs. G. A Stafford of Thomaston was out driv-
ing, with Mrs. VIM. 81. Rhoades ia her carriage,
a short turn was made, when both lales were
thrown out on to the sidewelk with great force.
Mrs. Stafford was badly bruised, and Mrs
Rhoades received bad cut in the side of her
face, and it is feared suffered internal injuries,
as she has since been raising blood, and can
only be moved with difficulty.
Mrs. Foster Bickford of Appleton fell from
the top Of a bank wall near the entrance to the
Baptist meeting house-a distance of about
two feet-Thursday of last week, at the close
of the evening services, and broke her hip.
injury caused by falling on the ice early in the
winter.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Daniel 7. Davis Esq, of Corinth. was se-
verely injured last Saturday afternoon. His
horse became frightened, and he attempted to
step from his carriage. The animal reared and
fell upon him, breaking both bones of his leg,
one just above the ankle and one five inches
above that.
The Wing says that Miss A. E. Hardy of
Bangor is meeting with excellent success as an
artist. The picture "Hollyhocks'' was the first
picture sold, even before the public exhibition,
at the recent opening of the Academy" in
dollars.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Sleighs were used at Dover to some extent
May first
The Observer says an outrage of the meanest
order was committed on Monday at the depot
in Dover Mr.. John McAllister of that town
left at that place to be shipped several boxes of
eggs. While the station agent, Mr.. Robinson,
was absent at noon, some malicious person, 1t
is supposed, removed the covers and by the
appearance of things, trampled over them and
ruined for shipping Sc dozen.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The barn of Alvah Parlin of Bowdoinham,
on the farm formerly owned by Levi Small was
damaged by fire last Wednesday morning. Mr.
P. was awakened by the barking of his dog
and was thus enabled to prevent the entire de-
struction of the building. 1t is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary.
WALDO COUNTY.
The journal says, on Friday afternoon Cor
nelius Haley, an old man 65 years of age, and
employed at the New England House, was
knocked down and run over by milk team.
Both wheels of the team passed over Haley's
body, and he was also struck on the head by the
horses foot. He was severely bruised but no
bones were broken.
Conductor Mace while coupling cars at Burn
ham, Tuesday, got accidentally caught between
two of them and was quite badly jammed. He
came home by the noon train and will proba-
bly, be confined to his house for week or more
The Belfast Lodge of Good Templars now
numbers $50 members, and is the largest lodge
in the United States.
IN GENERAL.
The American says there was quite heavy
fall of snow on Tuesday last near the coast.
On Mt Desert Island four inches fell, and tits
said that at Sullivan there were six inches. In
Ellsworth there was none.