The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-15

ago, stopped over to pick up wedge which
had fallen out of the log, and the other man,
not observing his movement kept on splitting,
striking his ak across the top of MIR. Bood's
head, penetrating the skull Mr.. Blood was in
the woods some two miles from home when the
accident occurred, and by the time he could
be got out and doctor summoned he was very
weak from loss of blood He is now doing
we'll.
HANCOCK.
Petitions are in circulation in several towns
in Hancock county, asking Congress that the
law regulating the home port of vessels may
be so amended that the hailing or home port of
every vessel of the United States 81 all be any
maritime town at or nearest to which the man
aging owner may reside.
An agent of the Bible society who has re-
Gently been canvassing Ellsworth, reports
that he has found sixteen families within the
limits of the city who had no Bible of any
kind.
LINCOLN.
Mrs Esther Hanson died at her sons resi-
dence in Lincoln on the 10th inst. She was 102
years old ON the 18Th day Of September last,
was the mother of Eli Hanson, formerly of
Bangor.
LuBEc.
Messrs. Pike and Gillse used million and
Ealf of sardiDe cans in their packing busi-
ness last year, all of which came from abroad,
They are now preparing factory for the man.
ufacture of their own cans, says the Augusta
Age.
LOWELL.
Charles e. Harmon, while running a eircu-
lar saw in Nutter & Fox's mill, was struck in
the eye by one of the saw teeth which broke
off. 1t is thought he will lose the eye.
oxFoRD.
Certain parties have lately put sryehntne
into dead rabbits and placed the rabbits in diff
ferent sections of the town as bait for foxes.
Several valuable hounds have been poisoned
by eating these rabbits, and sportemen are in
dignant, and With good cause.
OLD ORCHARD.
S. M. Blake, ESQ.,, of Old Orchard, has been
appointed Deputy Master of the Maine State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, for the county
OF York, by Gov. Robie, Master of the Maine
State Grange, for the eusuing year.
PEMBROKE.
A letter recently received by Messrs. Hobart
q Co. from Pattangall of barque "Syra, then
loading at Rosario. Argentine Republic for
Boston, states that Mr.. Sanford Smith, steward
OF that vessel and resident of Pembroke,
disappeared very mysterously one day soon
after calling the officers and crew to dinner,
says the Eastport Sentinel. He left all his be-
loDgings untouched, not taking coat or his
watch, which hung in the galley.
RICHMOND.
There is not sufficient business in Richmond
to sustain telephone exchange, and the work
OF the office has been transferred to Gardiner.
RocKLAND.
The steamer Henry Morrison, which former
ly piled between Rockland and Augusta, has
been sold, with the wharves and sheds, for
$1,000
Bishop Neely has appointed Rev. Frederick
Towers, of Frederickton, n. B., rector of the
Episcopal churches of Rockland and Thomas
ton. The new church now building in the
former city will be completed about the first of
Jure.
The total valuation of Rock land is So, ,651,-
5OD; rate OF taxation 26 cents on the dollar.
The total Indebtedness of the city 1852, 900, in
Guiding Knox q Lincoln Railroad aid bonds of
1891 900.
wATERvILLE,
A petition is in circulation for special town
meeting to be called TO vote on the adoption of
Waterville's city charter. The petition is
signed by many leading citizens and influential
men of both political parties, and it is the pre-
vailing opinion thai the charter will be adopt
ed. The principal argument in its favor is the
inconvenience occasioned by transactng busi-
ness OF the town in so large a mass meeting.
There are about HOO voters in town, and town
meetings always occupies two days, and often
three or fonr. This year the town had two
days Of it, and are to have another April 18th
to consider matters postponed torsaction to that
time.
IN GENERAL.
There are nearly 200 sail of fishing vessels at
Beaver Harb1r and inside the Wolves in pur-
suit of the herring. About forty of them are
from st. John, and the remainder from
points along the coast between st. John aud
Boston.
A front taken last week from creek empty
ing into Grand Lake, Washington county, had
in lis stomach an undigested squirrel And
now the neigbborhood is agitated over the
question whether the trout went up the tree to
catch the squirrel, or whether the squirrel
went iuto the creek to capture the trout
Ellsworth American.