The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-03


if he RECEIVERS.
Monday morning about one O'Clock two
Canadians set out to ford the river at Carl
bou, but not knowing the point of fording,
drove their team in too deep water, where all
would probably have been drowned, had not
their cries for help been heard, and assist
ance rendered. As it was the horse took in
considerable water and the men were badly
chilled. Several similar accidents have Oc-
cured at this place before.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton village schools commenced
Monday last. The teachers are High
school, FL. B. Nevens of..Auburn, M. E. Scrib-
Knight late of Topsham, Kate S. Foye of
Montyille; Primary A., Mary A. Fogg of
Bridgton, Primary b., Lillian johnson of
Waterford.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
In spite of the early prediction that the
hay crop would be failure, it is waiting on
the street at Ellsworth at ten dollars ton.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. w. II. III. Williams, the collector of
Mt. Vernon, was in Augusta, Tuesday, and
was the first to pay up the county tax and
the second in paying the State tax.
Several graduates of the Cony High school
Augusta, will enter Amherst college this
fall.
Three able sermons were preached at the
Lakeside campmeeting Belgrade, Tuesday,
by Rev. n. G. Reed, Rev. l.. G. McKinsley
and Rev. W. N. Teening. The deep interest
in the meetings continues.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The forty-third annual exhibition of the
Oxford County Agricultural Society will be
held on the sOciety's grounds, between Nor
way village and South Paris, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 20 and 80,
and Oct. 1.
PIsCATAoITIs C,oITETY
The Piscataquis Baptist Association held
its forty seventh anniversary with the church
in Monson, August 25th-27th. Sermons were
preached by j. A. Shaw, a student of Colby,
now supplying the Cambridge church, Rey.
Messrs. G. G. Tiley, j. NJ. Folett and w. II.
Lane. Most of the churches gave very en-
couraging reports.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Wednesday Salem fire company of Salem,
Mass, visited Bath, where they were the
guests of kennebec, No. 3. There was a
parade and banquet in the evening. Today
the two companies make an excursion to
Fort Popham and tonight the visitors return
home on the Star of the East.
The islands are nearly deserted. An un-
profitable season is reported by the hotel
men.
WALDO COUNTY.
The fall term at the Freedom Academy
commenced Monday with an attendance of
upNdluo VI olAIJ SCuUldIS dllu LIlc prospect
OF large additions during the first two
weeks.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A Milbridge correspondent of the Machias
Republicanwrites III ohm I. Wallace. prom
inent trader in this place, has recently been
ylctlmlzed to the amount of nearly fifty dol
lars, by taking forged paper as collateral Sc
curity. Abraham Merritt of Columbia,
whose name appears at the bottom of the
note, has informed Mr. w. that the transae-
ton is fraud; that the sperpetrator of the
rascally offense holds no such demands
in town, has been rendered the choice to
either make the amount good or suffer prose-
cution.
On Friday of last week, child three years
of age, son of AnSon Palmer at Jacksonville
met with sad and fatal accident. The lit
tie boy, while playing about the house. lost
his balance and fell headlong into a tub of
hot water, and although rescued from the
water at once by his mother who happened
to be standing near the child was so severely
injured that he died on the following day.
One of our suburban farmers is sorely
afflicted this, season by the depredations
of what he denominates Gov. Robes neat
stock. The wild deer are destroying his crops
and as he is not allowed to kill them, he has
requested the Governor to see to it that no
more damage is done by hem.-Machias Re-
publican.
YORK COUNTY.
1t is proposed to change the village limit
in the town of Old Orchard, so it will not ex
tend south further thon the old Junction rail-
road. This will cut off the Methodist camp
ground and Ocean Park. A meeting for this
purpose will be held within a few days.
IN GENERAL.
The summer season is rapidly drawing In
close. Westward bound trains are heaviiv
laden with rusticators homeward bonnd Il
has been a big season for Maine.