The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-16
THE STATE.

Inc kendalPs Mills correspondent of the
Star writes that Benz. Eaton, station master
Tor the f. Il K. r. R. Co., is about to remove
to Skowhegan, to take charge of the station
there. Mr.. Eaton is faithful and popular. An
effort is being made to change the name of
kendall's Mills post office to Fairfield This
is the original name.
we learn from the Saco Democrat that
Capt Hiram Murch of Biddeford, aged 66
years, retired to bed at his usual hour on Sat
urday evening last and slept well during the
night and on Sunday morning as he was about
TO rise he suddenly fell back and expired. He
was In his usual health and about his business
on saturday. He had been troubled with a
heart disease for two or three years.
The cellar of a building in Patrons Rlock
oaco' was broken INTO on Sunday night last,
and the metre which measures the gas for the
nan above was taken therefrom and the gas
left running in full force. The hall is occupied
by the Sons of Temperance, and the Democrat
says 1t is supposed the metre was taken as a
revenge against that division,
The Bangor Wing states that as a Mr.
Jones of Brewer was hauling wood on Mon
day with young colt in harness. the animal
became FESTIVE from some unexplainable cause
and Mr.. j. lett his team and seized the horse
by the head. The animal continued TO rear
and plunge, throwing his driver under his feet
and trampiIng upon him with such effect as to
break both his jaw-boncs and nose, otherwise
horribly mutilating his face He lies in a very
critical condition. s4d
The Bangor Times says Messrs. Rigby g.
Hunt are pushing forward the work of bridg-
ing the river at Oldtown for the e. &. N. A.
Railway with vigor.
The grocers OF Bangor have sfol]owed
suit" in the matter of closing their stores at 7
p. NJ. each evening in the week, with the ex-
ception of Saturday evening
We learn from the Kennebec journal
that a dry-house belonging to Messrs Bangs &
Mosher was burned in Augusta Friday morn
ing. The building stood just above the DAM
1t was full of lumber, and was, with its con-
tents, destroyed. eRFtG
The Maine Musical Association holds its
session at Lewiston this week and next, under
the direction of Prot. b. f. Baker, of Boston.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston
| will furnish the Orchestral Music Among
the popular singers who will be present, are
Miss Barrows, Messrs. Morgan, Shaw, Thurs
ton and Buck, of this city; Miss Poland and
Mr.. Harrington of Auburn, Mrs. Edwards and
Mr.. Chandler of lewiston; Miss Carroll, Wa
| terville; Miss Graves, Sabattus; Mr.. Booth'y,
Livermore Falls; Mr.. Rice, Bath; Mr.. Haskell,
Topsham, and Others
The Bangor Wing is SARCASTIC" on our
sprightly little friend down at the city of spin
dies, This is the way it goes on: ,,..ss
| The Lewiston journal, something more than
| half as large as the Portland Press and Ban
gor Wing, modestly considers itself the great
| Maine family newspaper. The'Jo urnal exhib-
its commenaable enterprise in its editorial de-
partment, but IN the matter ofputing it is far
in advance Of competition. 1t furnishes the
world with the latest news, and if its light
should go out, darkness would overspread the
land. or somebody is mistaken. 45fIutfA