The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-16
THE STATE.

William Alien Esq. of Norridgewock,
writes to the Maine Farmer that a large num-
Der of prominent citizens of that town have de-
ceased within the year ending Feb. g. Of the
twelve male adults who died during the year
eight averaged fifty years of AEGEAN unusually
advanced age. Mr.. Allen says: "The following
prominent individuals OF this town have died
during the past year: Hon. ID. Farnsworth, for
merly Senator, Judge of Probate, Representa-
tive, and Postmaster, aged 76; DIR. John s.
Lynde, an eminent physician and man of
science, aged "a; Samuel Hopkins, Esq, Regis
ter of Deeds, aged 30; James M. Boardman,
ESD, Postmaster, aged 50; Meier Lindsey,
Esq, formerly Representative and Town Clerk,
aged "a; Mark s. Blunt, Esq, formerly County
and Town Treasurer, and Postmaster, aged rs;
Capt. Charles A. Bates, Co. ID. LIST Me- Regi-
ment, aged 46; Mr.. Isaac Hagget, formerly
Postmaster aged rs. .tr.tu uI 81
The trial of Charles Wilkinson of Saco,
for the murder of Charles Il. Spear late of Saco,
on the 9th day of October, 1866, commenced on
"Wednesday before Judge Tapley of the S. j.
Court, now being holden at Saco. The indict-
ment is against Charles Wilkinson ct al but
it has been decided to try the accused separate
ly. 80 -.3-t -i'it Nh t'' 'i"N
The Loyal Sunrise says shingles are sell
ling for $3.50 per M in Pressure Isle village,
and thair streets throng with the article tor
sale.
"A new Masonic Hall has just been COM
pleted at South Paris and will be dedicated ON
next Thursday, the 28th
The oxford Democrat says Ouer one hun
dred tons Of dried apples have been Skinned
from the town of Buckfield since last fall. h'
-Messrs. Bates and Bardwell of Boston
have just paid to the Treasurer of Bates Col
lege, $1,000, that being the semi-annual inter-
est at 8 per cent. on the $50 600 subscribed Inv
those gentlemen toward the fund of Bates Col
lege, the principal payable on condition that
certain sums are raised elsewhere The Jour
nal thinks Lewiston should speedily raised the
$1,000 proposed as their proportion, especially
as that amount is to 90 towards improving the
grounds, and thus ornamenting the city.
The editor of the Brunswick Telegraph has
taken up the business of examining into the
sale ofexplosive oils He says:-"There is for
sale IN this state mired article of Kerosene as
dangerous to use as gunpowder for illuminat-
ing purposes Here it sells wholesale within 10
Genus Oh the price per gallon of the Portland
oil. In Philadelphia it sells for h;,ty cents
less, and no respectable person will sol, IL ,non
any terms. The retail price of the port,onI -,
is 20 cents per gallon. Anything so,d ..
less rate may be regarded as a cheat W.
don't get at the trouble in this way. for tho
mixed oil made by the murderous seoundraIs
is retailed at the same price as Portland 81,
This very morning an Agent was along with
an oil which he said would last third LONGER
than Portland; the dealer to whom it was
offered would not buy it on any terms,it was
so thoroughly saturated with benzine, and of
course would blow up about as freely as gun
cotton" il sci af .ifH elil4tl la..i .i