The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-19
THE STATE.

"A correspondent Of the Banner writing
from KendalPs Mills, describes visit to Mrs.
Hannah Littlefeld, now residing in East
Winslow, who has attained to the remarkable
age of one hundred and five years. Her maid
en- name was Hannah Penny. She was born
in Wells, July 10Th, 1861. She married Ashbel
Littlefeld, and resided in Wells until she was
43 years of age, when they removed to Bel
grade, sixty-two years ago Thence she re-
moved to the place of her present residence,
seventeen years since. She has never married
but once, has had twelve children, the young
est Of whom is now sixty-one years of age, and
with whom she now resides. The old lady is
very hard of hearing, and her mental faculties
are, of course, somewhat impaired, though she
delights to talk on the subject of religion. She
has belonged to the Congregational church
for nearly ninety years. ry
The Saco Democrat says quite an excite
ment was created in that town and Biddeford
on Thursday by report that the brig @. ID.
Allen had arrived at the outer harbor from
Wilmington, N. c., with its officers and crew
sick with the yellow fever, having lost one
crew on its passage and shipped another, which
were then in dying condition. The health
officers of the two towns with the city physi-
clans visited her at the outer harbor, and find-
ing the report to be false, permitted her to
come to the wharf. rusL 4
The Eastport Sentinel states that Gen. @.
II. Smith, with view of entering the regular
army, rendered his resignation as a candidate
for State Senator. AT q convention held at
Dennysville sp Friday last, Partman Hough-
ton, of Eastport was nominated in his ROOM
The convicts Willis and Braislin, who es-
capped near Bucksport on Friday last, while be-
ing conveyed to State Prison, were retaken at
Castine the same day.
Col. George Fuller has been appointed
member of Gov. Cony's staff, pice Garnsey re-
signed. This isa just recognition of the SER
vices of one of the best officers that ever serv-
ed with that splendid regiment, the Sixth
Maine. t3-sU f. a
"A propeller of only 16 tons burthen is en-
gagged in towing vessels in and out of the har-
Dor at Calais, as we learn from the Advertiser.
She takes three or four vessels at time.
CHARLES Burnham, of Strong, committed
suicide on Sunday morning by hanging him
self by an OK chain suspended from 2 pole
stretched across the beams in the barn OF JAS.
M. Kempton, ESQ., about two miles from Strong
village. He left his house about 8 A. NJ, and
an hour later was discovered suspended as
above, and dead. Burnham was IN emDarrass-
ed circumstance, and as no other cause for
the suicide is known, it is supposed that this
led him 10 commit the act. He leaves a widow
hut no children. His age was between 40 and
bO--Leaciston journal. al e4
The leading editorials" of Moses, the
Clarion man, all relate to one subject, his @por
ringer" u l...r. .-....
The editor of the Bangor Times is at his
post again, and remarks that the election which
has occurred during his absence indicates to
him that conservative principles are sure to
triumph in the nation, and that speedily
Here's resignation