THE PORTLAND TRANSCRIPT, November 11, 1871

                                                            MAINE MATTERS
   
                                                                    OXFORD

          Mrs. Emily Green of Oxford, committed suicide last week by cutting her throat
     with a razor. She had been ill and greatly depressed in spirits. She was the widow of
     John Green, Esq.
          The attempt of Mr. Elbridge Austin to run split cord wood from Peru to Lewiston
     in the Androscoggin River proved a failure and the wood had to be taken out of the
     river seven miles above Lewiston. Of 350 cords  that were started, about one hundred
     were lost and the remainder is said to be in a damaged condition.
          Daniel E. Mills and E. L. Wheeler killed a large bear at Mason lately.

                                                               PENOBSCOT
  
          The dam at Kingman is to be repaired at once, and a large force is at work
     upon it.
           The store of F. A. Stoddard, Greenfield was burned last week.
         
                                                             PISCATAQUIS

          It is expected that the railroad will be finished to Guilford by Saturday of this
      week.
          The workmen of the Williamburg slate quarry collected and sent to the Mayor of
     Bangor $178,50 for the Chicago suffers.

                                                               SOMERSET

          The Anson Advocate says the directors of the Somerset railroad have concluded to
     seek a conference with the Maine Central, with a view to change of base.

                                                                  WALDO

          Thomas B. Emery, Deputy Collector of Customs at Belfast, died suddenly last
     week.
          Rev. Charles G. Ames of California, preached the sermon at the Unitarian
     Church in Belfast on the occasion of the ordination of Rev. David N. Utter, last
     week.
          Captain Robert Drinkwater died in Lincolnville last week, aged 62.
          How did the Belfast Journal find out that Mrs. Pharaoh discovered that Joseph
     never played the banjo? That piece of "short cake," is overdue.

                                                            WASHINGTON

          The Calais Advertiser says the house of Patrick Nash at St. Stephen was burned
     on Saturday week, and a little daughter of Mr. Nash was burned with it. Her father
     got her and his son to a window and while getting the son out safely, lost her in the
     smoke. He was forced to abandon the search to save his own life, and it was
     afterwards found that she had crept back to her bed.
          Joseph Cutter, aged 22 was drowned while gunning near Boot Cove, Lubec, a
     few days ago.
          A Mormon convention has been held lately at Little Kennebec, near Machias. There
     were six delegates from Grand Manan, four men and 2 woman, led by Joseph Lakeman.
          Schooner Robert Rantoul, Jr., of Jonesport, was found abandoned off Cape Cod
     last Saturday, with loss of foremast and deck load of lumber, and her decks ripped
     open and the vessel full of water. She was towed into Philadelphia.
          The barn of E. B. Nash, Cherryfield was burned last week with 8 tons of hay.

                                                              IN GENERAL

           Molly Neptune, the oldest living member of the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians,
     died a few days ago. Her age is said to be 112.
          We see Florence Percy's "Angel of Patience," originally published in the
     Transcript years ago, going the round of our Maine exchanges credited to the San
     Francisco Times.
         Surgeon C. H. Burbank of Maine has been detached from Michigan and ordered
      to the Mare Island Navy Yard. Chief Engineered George J. Barry of Maine has 4
      detached from the Saranca and ordered to the Pensacola.
          Governor Perham has appointed the same day for Thanksgiving as was selected by
      the President, November 30th.
          The Republican State Convention meets at Bangor on Thursday of this week.
     Delegates are being chosen at many points pledged to favor the nomination of W. W.
     Thomas, Jr., Judge Virgin, and other candidates, and many delegates will go unpledged.
     The convention will probably be a lively one and the probabilities are that whoever may
     be the nominee will receive the united vote of the party. The Democrats held their  
     convention at Bangor on Tuesday of next week, and then this campaign in this state
     will be opened. It bids fair to be one of the most exciting contest ever had in Maine, on
     an "off year."
          FIRES IN MAINE.  House of A. R.  Bucknell, Hiram.-Spring Cove ice houses, at
     North Woolwich, with 4,5000 tons of ice, loss $7,000, insured.  House of Mr. Grant on the
     road to Cape Cottage, Cape Elizabeth, loss $800.-Buildings of Edwin A. Ward, Scarboro,
     loss $5,000, insured for $3,000.-Store dwelling and stable of E. A. Sadler, Limerick; also
     store of S. M. Mason, and law office of L. S. Moore. Several other buildings  saved with
     difficulty. Supposed to be set by a tramp. Loss about $5,000.