The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-14

An Auburn young man named George
Hodgdon was shot through the knee by the
accidental discharge of a skeleton rifle, about
two weeks ago at Higgins Beach. The doc
tors probed for the ball but could not find it.
He is now at home in Auburn and is able to
walk out.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A small sized boom has struck Bridgton.
caused by the location of the new post-Office,
by the Democratic citizens at their meeting
last spring, A fine new block is under con-
tract, and TO be Immediately erected BY A.
I'll. Hartman and W. M. Staples 1t is for
the accommodation of the Bridgton Centre
post office, and will also contain large store
for the extensive grocery and dry goods bust
ness Of w. NJ. Staples. A large hall is to oc-
eupy the upper part, for the use of Highland
Lodge, K. r The location of the building is
Just opposite the Bridgton tannery, near
Moons building. 1t is to be ready for occu-
pancy Oct 18TH
Brunswick people are annoyed by the per-
sistent and unaccountable rafting of their
windows. Some think that the town is
haunted.
Rev. Mr.; David, who has for two years
past mlnlstered so ably and faithfully TO a
small band of Swedenborgians at Bridgton,
has closed his labors and left this week for
Boston. He expects to go West.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The new cotton factory at Augusta, will
be completed and in running order about
Jan. 1St
The site of the new public building at Au-
gusta will cost the government $1,000.
The trial of the Salvation Army in the
ke1nebec Supreme Court at Augusta has
been postponed until December.
Some weeks ago j. G. Collier of Oakland.
who has family at that place, started off up
INTO Starks In company with young woman,
Cora Holmes. They lived as man and wife at
Mr.Gordon's house until Sunday, when their
dreams were broken by the arrival of Depu-
ty Sheriff Sawyer, armed with warrant for
their arrest The man escaped, but the wom-
an was captured and now languiSheS in Nor
ridgewock jail.
has been conted in Augusta Jail for some
time past, was allowed to return home Fri
DAY on ms own recogniZance, he being yery
seriously ILL.,
Dr. J. Fl. Hanson of Waterville, met with
palnfnl accident on Monday, radiator
falling upon his leg, scraping it from the
knee down and badly jamming his foot. He
has attended to his school duties, however
but with great difficulty.
Rev. Mr. French, graduate of Andover.
VIII pc ordained as pastor of the Vassalboro
congregational church, next Wednesday,
the exercises to be in Adams Memorial chap
ell DR.. Judson Smith, secretary of Ameri-
can Board, will preach the sermon.
The work of changing the spans of Kenne-
pee era railroad 4Lo bridge at Augusta and strength
eAiO PIOAo lIeto anu IOTee OF
bridge mechanics with derricks and other ap-
pnances are now employed.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Mr.. Isaac Small, an old resident of Rich
mond, fell from load of hay Friday and dis
located his shoulder and broke one of the
| processes of the shoulder.
At the regular meeting of the Bath Light
infantry, Friday evening, committee CON
slstlng OF Il. ). Sawyer, Charles Holbrook.
A, Elers and George Cutting were appoint
ed TO secure names for the company which
Will re-enlIst, as the enlistment expired last
month. There are plenty of young men in
bath VINO Will interest themselves in the
company,
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The man who tells farmers a plausible sto-
Iry and solcltS them to act as agent for some
kind of machine, and then induces them to
sign some KIND OF a document, is around
again. A farmer in Dexter has been stuck
to the amount of 5000 by one of these SWind-
lers. The farmer found that the "agree-
ment, he signed, was really an order for 80
winnowing machines.
The dispute between the log runners and
the mill men on the Penobscot, as to water
rights at Milford, has been temporarily set
tied under protest by the payment of a sum to
the mill men by the log runners, the matter
to be referred to the law court for perma-
nent adjustment.
YORK COUNTY.
r. G. livery, manager of the Ocean House
Old Orchard, has disclosed for the protection
OF his creditors, and says he can pay 10t1 cents
on the dollar if given one month. His liabiI-
tiles are S150O '' AA"OAA