The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
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The fall term of the Eastern State Normal
School at Castine is now well under way, with
an attendance of nearly 10C. The entering
class numbers &C. Ten counties are represent
ed in the school, and one is present from Mas
sachusetts.
Deer are numerous around Princeton. WASH
lngton county, this fall. Recently two beau
ties were seen browsing beside the railroad
track, few miles below the town, and they
did not run until approached to within few
rods.
A child belonging to Mr.. Edward Prince of
Camden, was very severely burned day or
two ago by upsetting a boiling hot cup OF tea
which ran over her neck, chest and arm.
Rev. G.. N. Marden, wife and daughter, of
Colorado, who have been visiting in Camden
for several weeks, have gone to Bangor before
returning home.
Mr.. A. L. Clapp of Eastport, has forwarded
to the Maine General Hospital the sum of
S125. OF this amount $2S was taken by col
lection in the Congregationalist church in that
town, and 500 was the net proceeds Of re-
cent organ recital arranged and successfully
carried out by DIR. O. e. Swan.
A reunion of she members of the Fourth
Maine regiment of infantry and the Second
Maine battery of light artillery will be held at
Rockland, on Wednesday, Sept. 26th. The
comrades will meet at Grand Army Hall at 10
o'clock a. m. Clam bake at noon; campfire
in the evening.
The Journal says Mrs. Frank Hazeltine of
Biddeford was bitten on the hand by black
spider at her residence recently, and badly poi
soned. The hand swelled enormously, pro-
ducing excruciating pain.
The Bangor Whig says the verdict of the
coroner's jury in the inquest over the remains
of Young Mcdonald, killed on the Saltwater
branch on Monday last is, that his death was
the result of accident, and no blame is attach
ed to the Maine Central railroad or to any of
its employees.
The Observer says at the present torn of the
Supreme Judicial Court in Piscataquis county,
nineteen indictments have been brought against
parties for the violation of the game laws in
killing either moose, caribou or deer during
close time
The Norway Advertiser says Ransom Coles
son of Greenwood, aged about 10 years shot
his arm nearly off above the elbow Sunday
week 1t seems the hedgehogs were troub-
ling his fathers corn, and the boy took his gun
and dog and started for the corn field with two
other boys. When they arrived, Mr.. Hog was
there, and this boy caught his dog to keep him
from being filled with quills, at the same time
laying his gun down with the muzzle pointing
directly towards him. The hog ran up tree,
and the boy reached and took bis gun by the
nnuzzle and pulled 1t to him, the hammer
striking root, diecharging the gun into his
arm, breaking the bones in shocking manner
and nearly or quite putting one eye out.
lue quarterly payment OF pensions mas Just
been made at the Soldiers Home Togus. 1t
amounted to about $4,000.
The river at Biddeford is SO low that the saw
mills are obliged to run nights in order to OBJ
tain water enough to drive the machinery.
Wilbur F. Crawford, ESQ.,, formerly of
Brunswick, now post Office inspector, with
headquarters at Austin, Texas is visiting his
old home
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Bangor, and j.
E. Bennock, of Orono, will exhibit Jersey
stock at the Eastern Maine Fair.
At the Eastern Maine Fair George Blan-
chard of Broadmoor Farm, Cumberland, will
exhibit twenty-one Jerseys, the same splendid
herd which took so many premiums at the re-
cent New England and Cumberland county
fairs. Gen. @. P. Mattocks will exhibit the
following from his farm at Bald win, two Short
Horn cows, seven Jerseys, twenty sheep, ten
dogs, fifteen puppies, four cages of poultry, ten
hogs, fifteen pigs and two horses. G. A Brack-
EFT, of Gorham, will exhibit his Oxford Down
sheep, which achieved such praise at the New
England Fair. A. A. Mitchell of Portland
will show agricultural implements.