The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-18
STATE.

We learn from the Eastport Sentinel that
the house of Mr.. Foster Ward of that place was
| badly damaged by fire on Friday last Much
sympathy was felt for Mr.. Ward who is an
honest, hardworking man with large family
dependent upon him for support. A large num-
Der of mechanics volunteered their services in
repairing the building, while others gave Iiber-
al amounts to purchase material, and in a short
time his house will again be ready for him.
The Sentinel states that Daniel H.
Mars and Lewis Mars of Lubec were
arrested for breaking and entering the
store Of Oliver M. Guptill at Lubec and
carrying away money and goods to the amount
ofabout sixty dollars, on the night of the oath
oil Dec. last, and brought before Geo. Com
STOCK, Esq, who sentenced them to recognize
in the sum of 5000, each, for their appearance
at the 5. j. Court, next to be holden at Machias
on the 4th Tuesday of April next, and failing
to procure bonds, they were committed TO iail
We learn from the Gardiner Reporter that
MI. Charles Merrill, a conductor on the freight
train, and belonging in Freeport, had his head
shockingly damned while engaged in shack
ling car at the depot in that city on Monday
last 1t is thought he will recover
The Reporter states that the new United
States Military Asylum at Togus, is now in
readiness to receive inmates, some twenty an
piicat ons having already been accepted, and
the soldiers received. 1t is only for soldiers or
sailors disabled from wounds or disease and
incapable Of otherwise obtaining support. The
buildings are of a capacity to receive about
300 permanently, with accommodations for
temporary relief to as many more They are
received from any part of New England.
An old lady, eighty years of age furnishes
for the Ellsworth American some reminiscenc-
es OF the early history of that town, among
which we find the following items: Seventy
years ago there was but one clock in Ellsworth.
IL was the property OF Mr.. Jones, and part of
his wife's dowry."-"Mr. Fullington carried the
mail from Bluehill to Machias in a worsted
stocking, and was one week on the route. Part
OF the distance he was guided by spots on the
trees. Mrs. Beal brought the first horse tn
Ellsworth. 1t came in vessel, and there he
ing no wharves, it was thrown overheard for il
to swim ashore. Mrs. Beal rode througb tho
town on horseback, which created much stir /"
THE first westinghouse was built NV the
Baptists on the East side of the river. Elder
Lord preached in it and formed a church of
% members. The Congregatonalists built
Westinghouse the same year on the west side
OF the riyer." Nourse was the first set
tied minister. He taught school most of the
time during the week, and preached Sundays"
AT the Christian Convention lately held in
this city, it was recommended that similar Con-
ventions be held in the different counties in the
State, and in accordance with this suggestion |
meeting of the pastors and laymen from the |
various churches of Penobscot county is called |
to assemble at Bangor on Tuesday the 18th |
inst The object of the meeting, as set forth |
in the call for the State Convention, is "a free