The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-15
state News.
ARoosToOK COUNTY.

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visited that region on Wednesday the 9th,
inst, and between two and three inches Of
snow fell. The weather suddenly changed
and became cold, and on Thursday the Presque
Isle stream was frozen over. The boys and
girls took advantage Of it, put on their skates
and had ajolly time. - 20
jJv.a sa'"e FRANKLIN COUNTY. li's tA2 3-4l
DIR. jackson, State Assayer for Massachusetts,
has assayed samples of ore from the Industry
silver mine. He says the value of this ore is
8 OF. 60 grains of silver per ton of the concen-
trated ore worth $11 nearly, silver being put at
81 So per OF. The value of the rock before
concentration will be 2 IL OF. of fine silver, or
$3.37 per ton. DR.. jackson remarks that this
discovery of silver in magnetism, white or gray
pyrites, is new and of much interest. "a,
Mr.. A. B. Caswell, one Of the prominent cit
liens of Pennington, died suddenly of typhoid
fever in Washington, d. c., last Sunday. At
the time of his death he was a clerk in the
Freedmen's Bureau under Gen. Howard. His
remains, says the Chronicle are to be brought
to Pennington Hill for interinent. 1G 4IIGsO3
David G. Morrill, of Pennington and Ozel e.
Houghton of Weld, have been appointed trial
justices by the Governor and council. ~ 5.
Mark G. Walker of Phillips, raised this sea-
son on seven-eighths of an acre of land, thirty
bushe Is and two quarts of excellent wheat.
, KENNEBEC COUNTY. ,,. %, ss,a
! The Journal says Mr.. VIM, p. Whitehonse of
Getchell's Corner, Vassalboro. attempted to
take his life Tuesday evening by cutting his
throat, but was alive on Wednesday morn
ing
The Committee on investigation Of the man
agement of the Asylum for the insane are now
in session at the Asylum and ready to hear all
parties interested in the presentation of facts
bearing upon the subject. 'if l71Giie ~ -
10 There will be a grand temperance mass
meeting at Granite Hall in Augusta, ON Fri
day of next week, I'D inst, under the aus
pices of the temperance organization known
as the Temple of Honor. There will be free
discussion of the principles involved in the
present liquor and constabulary laws.
The Committee ON the Assumption of the
War Debts of the towns are now in session at
the State House for the full examination of
the question. aa4 Asa2 s VI f5'h sii
Mrs. s. Thompson of winthrop has
make three hundred and nine pounds of
butter from two half Jersey cows, between
April LIST and Nov. LIST, according to the Bull
letin, ..Ir,r t..l.s.3sf s+. ssfisiss f5 6ec
KNOX COUNTY.
Gen. W. H. Ttcomb, of Rockland, broke
one of his legs, last Saturday evening, a little
above the ankle, by slipping upon plank, as
we learn from the Democrat 3ai -7f6 u
OF The Thomaston correspondent of the Bangor
Wing gives the result ofship building the past
season in that town. Two ships-one of 1888
and one of 1926 tons-and four schooners-279,
217, 173 and 81 tons have been completed, max
ink an aggregate of 1924 tons, new measure
ment. Another ship of 400 to 1900 tons is on
the stocks in the yard of Messrs. Stetson, Ger
ry &Co., to be finished in the spring.
The Democrat says the engineers are finding
very favorable route for the Knox and Lin
coin railroad on the southern line which they
are following. The .-sn-saeei is not billy, soil
good, iree from ledge, and the distance will be
four or five miles shorter than the route first
the way westward. t7sgfa! .,o,te1imiftsIh
slgosa dsiI PENoBsooT COUNTY. s. dlia 70
A bold attempt at robbery, as we learn from
the Wing, was made on Tuesdaynight by a
fellow, who entered the house of Mr.. Pattee,
in Bangor, and after ransacking the lower
part of the house and obtaining nothing, pro-
ceeded up stairs to Mrs. Pattee's room (Nlr. P.
having left town for Galveston on business for
the winter the day before) and, made prepare
lions to put her under the inf uence of chloro-
form, in which it is supposed he partially sue
eeeded. He then went to opening and exam
lining theRdrawers in the room in search un-
doubtedly of money. supposing that Mr.. Pat
tee of course left considerable sum with his
wife which he did, but it was in the bank.
Before the scoundrel concluded his work Mrs
P. recovered her presence OF mind, Jumped out
of bed and attempted to grapple the villain,
thus arousing her daughter. who slept in a
room adjoining, and whose cries for help so
alarmed the burglar that he sprang through
the door, down stairs, and made good his es-
cape-dropping a "jimmy" in his progress
through the yard, which was afterwards found
by the officers. 3i, rgg bs5i hlDods janl btoa
The Wing says the Penobscot river was open
last year till Dec. 18th. and the ground was not
covered with snow to any considerable depth
till after the 1st of January numbering
teams not being able to do much till after that
date. People are prognosticating an early
closing this year but we do not see any partic-
ular signs of it. We are quite likely to have
three weeks more of open navigation, as that
would not bring as to the average date of clos
There was a slight firt of snow, in BAN
gor Wednesday, morning, whitening the
taf, Iif sAGADAHOC COUNTY. erR GOD
T,,1 oh xrlo ia e..
days since in Bath, as we learn from the
Times, went to that city when he was about 20
years of age and commenced life as clerk in
a store. Subsequently he was successfully en-
gagged as a merchant, and when the old Bath /
Bank was established he was chosen cashier,
which Office he held the whole term of the
banks existence. AT later period he sue
cseded Gen. joseph Sewall as president of the
Sagadahoc bank, and performed the duties of
that office with much ability for about twenty
years. At the same time he was investing
largely in ship building, the well remembered
ships United States, Old England and New
England. being in large part owne by him.
During the last half dozen of his four score
years, Col Robinson has lived in comparative
retirement as well he might. si-siA'iifo A'i" -
WASHINGTON COUNTY
A Rockland correspondent of the Bangor
Wing relates the following: A very gener-
Gus and accommodating railroad--the road
from Calais to Princeton-carries Indians at
half price, and ministers and their families for
nothing A few weeks since, while passing on |
that road, a gentleman spoke to a minister
about an old man who was sick unto death,
and wished him to call and pray with him.
The clergyman arresting the gentleman, and
asked the conductor if he conld stop the cars |
ten minutes for that purpose. So the iron
morse stood quietly on the track while the
minister and his friend fastened to the poor |
man mousse in the woods and offered prayer" 1
hay Is held at $50 per ton in Machias. nid1
EDenezer Aibee, of Wbitneyville, aged "a |
years, was in his barn on the 24th inst, in the
enjoyment OF usual health Suddenly he com
planned Of dizziness, was taken to the bonse
and in less than an hour he was dead. ,..--,,,
Robert Pinkham of Steuben, aged 81 yea,s.
heard the news of the death Of son at sea in
the evening and died she next morning, as we
learn from the Machas Union. is, 9If MALI,
The mills at Machias are still in operation,
says the Union. The cold snap for two days
last week was unfavorable, but it was followed
by rain. ,'f 'i''''ia ''
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