The Portland daily press., 1868-01-15
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROeCOGGIN COUNTY. Id .a
The Pine Street. church and. society (Rev.
condition. They have erected one OF the most
beautiful churches in the State, at cost of
about $4,000, and have reduced the debt OF
the society to $4,000. A, d. Lockwood, ESQ.,,
generously gave more Il an $12, 900 towards the
erection OF the. church. The rental of the pews
and the interest on the debt. q t5 81
ARoosTooK COUNTY. 2Co
The Sunrise says oats are leaving Presque
Isle for Bangor. In the latter place they are
worth $100. per bushel, while in Presque Isle
they sell for As cents.
A very valuable horse, belonging to w. Cook
Hammond, Esq of Van Buren,, had one of his
legs broken while standing in the Parks stable
at Fort Fairfield, ON Friday night, Sd instant
He was shot the next morning, says the Sum
rise. -
Wood is plenty in Houlton market at $500
per cord for green, and $500 for dry. Ditto
Presqne Isle.
The Sunrise, published at Presque Isle,
makes its appearance in a new dress of type,
and presents very handsome appearance.
The Sdnrise is live paper, wide awake on po-
htieal matters, and its columns are filled with
interesting items of intelligence respecting
that growing portion of our State. o Go
PENoBscoF COUNTY. s3 q
We learn from the Wing that on Saturday
last, while Mr.. Stephen Cony was taking down
the of his house, in Bangor, recently burned
ing painful wound upon his head, and break
ing his left leg. g. tls.a7ra ~
.sr-a YORK COUNTY. ,s s.- r.
Mr.. j. S. Lewis, over so years of age. has
been Postmaster at Buxton Center for over
40 consecutive years. it -
Richard Hanson, who had been an inmate
OF the poor-house in Hollis for a few mouths
fnnk ia hraa 1T fnt, he
all appearances, was in his usual health, but
in less than an hour he was dead.
The Congregational meeting house at Kit.
terry Point, was discovered to be on fire on
Sunday afternoon. 1t was at first thought
impossible to save the house, so the people set
to work removing the things OF value; but
few buckets of water thrown on checked the
flames some. and all commenced carrying wa
ter; and after about 400 buckets were thrown
on the roof, the fire was extingrished. 1t ia
supposed to have caught by sparks from the
chimney. - .s,
Charles g. Burleigh, a merchant of Sbco,
died instantly in his chair yesterday morn ing.
His health to the hour of his death was good
ana ne mad no warning of its approach. His
long residence in SacO, and his value to the
community, as man of business moral worth
anu steriing integrity will cause his loss to be
severely ielt In that community.
Our Kennebunkpert correspondent writes
that man was seen Sunday p. NJ. on Vaugn's
island crawling about, when two men went
with wherry and found him so nearly per-
ls sn with cold that he could neither speak or
swallow. He was removed and cared for, and
medical aid procured. Upon recovering a lit
tie he disclosed his name as Doyle or Dowell
of Biddeford; and it appears he has been an
inmate of the Insane Asylum at Augusta, and
left home Saturday, straying to this island in
one of the coolest of our nights, and there re-
manning about all of one of the severest DAYS
of this month. His hands, feet and ears were
badly frozen and there are doubts about his re-
covery.
An incendiary FIRE consumed a small unoc-
Gapied dwelling house belonging to John w.
borton, near the Blacksmith's shop Of James
"A IN kennebunkport, on the evening of