The Portland daily press., 1867-02-22
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THE STATE.

In SkOwhegan, few evenings since,
party of gentlemen and ladies were driving on
the river in large double sleigh, when the
horses taking fright, became unmanageable,
and finally in their terror overturned the Sleigh
throwing the whole party out. One young Ia
dy, daughter of Mr.. Robert Tuttle, received in
juries to the spine which it was feared might
prove serious. Another, whose name our in
tormant did not learn, had her ankle badly
hurt. Mr.. s. Leland received some INJURIES
not, we understand of q serious nature, and
others of the party were treated to a variety of
cuts and Commissions more or less severe.
The store of Robinson & Priest, at North
Vassalboro', was broken open on the night of
the 14th inst and small sum of money taken.
There were also on the same night unsuccess-
full attempts made to break into the post Office
and two other stores. On the same night Mr..
H, G. Abbott had six sheep stolen. raI,oi
The Machias Republican says, on Friday
night Feb. 9Th, a millinery store belonging to
Miss Martha Dorman, of Cherryfeld, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Insured for 81 800.
AT the Christian convention held in Au-
gusta OH the 10 and 20 inst, resolutions we're
adopted and ordered to be communicated to
the Legislature in favor of the proposed
amendment to the Liquor Law. la5 htA
Maj. 1. H. Willard is writing brief his
tory of the town of Wilton, which the Maine
Farmer is publishing. Maj. Willard is now 70
years of age, and from his ACQUAINTANCE with
some of the earliest settlers of the town has
good facilities for performing the task he has
undertaken. i' 'ap
The Gardiner Home Journal has put its
reading columns into handsome dress of new
type, and looks as neat as a new pin. We are
glad to see this evidence of its prosperity.
The Mate of the brig Mariposa of Stockton
reported lost overheard on the passage from
Mobile to Boston, was Capt. j. H. George of
Belfast, where he leaves wife and family.
The Belfast Age reports remarkable
case. Rev. Joseph Higgins of Thorndike'
aged VI years, and his wife Mrs. Betsey Hig-
GINS aged 80 years, both died on the 9th of
FEBRUARY, and within ten hours of each other,
by no especial sickness except the breaking
down OF old age.
The Belfast Age says Mr.. s. A. Moulton,
''ose ana hardware dealer, was suddenly
stricken down with paralysis on Monday last
week, while in the Office of w. P. Hartman
Esq de was taken to his boarding house.
where he remained speechless until Thursdav
when he died. so ~, -
The Home Journal says the entire family
seven in all, OF Deacon Bassett Of West Gardi-
ner are Pick of small pox
We learn from the Journal that on the 1atb
inst, Ada Augusta, daughter of VIM. and ].
Moody, of East Pittson, aged 10 years, fell on
the ice, and receiveda slight blow on her head.
from the effects of which she died in twelve
hours.
we see it stated that the wife of Captain
oony OF the steamship City of Bath, recently
burned on Cape Hatteras, is a niece of Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin. .'a NJ
-Ex-Governor Cony. tho comn;ss;.
appointed by Governor Chamberlain to settle
the CLAIMS OF this State against the genera,
government arrived in Washington on We'd.
nesday. He is assisted by j. IT Mo,,.,
United States commissioner for the district -
Maine. y.
The Kennebec journal understands tho.
the terms on which Hon. Phinehas Barnes do.
clines accepting the Presidency of the State
Industrial College are such as to leave the
Trustees, even by an anticipated change in
the board, the most peri ect freedom in the sell
ection of a president. Mr.. Barnes was unani-
mously elected and as no change in the mem
SSclpated there ought not to be q shadow Of
uSupt as TO the action of the Trustees, nor, in
vew OF all tn circumstances, of the withdraw
IL Oh the letter of declination Ui