The Portland daily press., 1868-06-15
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

SonDEAsbANO SoONA1s
The closing exercises of the Maine Medical
school took place on Wednesday, June Sd.
The following are the names of the graduates
with the subjects of the theses read by them,
as reported by the Telegraph: B Dunn,
Portland, Pericarditis; W ii Edwards, Farm
Natural Labor; J NJ Fletcher, Lincolnville,
Rheumatic Fever; H L Harmon, Westbrook,
Hare Lip; G d Rowe, West Thornton, N II !,
Diptheria; Sturgis, Auburn, Scarletina;
K Wentworth, Limington. Pneumonia; j
Cla2ham Carmel, Diptheria; L B Crosby,
Buckfeld, Typhoid Fever; Otis Fernald, Shap-
leigh, Physiology of Digestion; w Frisby,
Springfield. Mass, Mercury in Acute Pericar-
ditis; ID Jaques, Norway, Rubeola; S A
Nash, East Raymond, Typhoid Fever; u
Ross, Huntington, VT, Idiopathic Erysipelas i,
w E TarbelI, Vassalboro, Idiopathic Erysip-
elias.
The Eastern State Normal School has lust
closed its first year. Its prosperity and sue
cess nave exceeded the hopes of its founders.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Winthrop Bulletin says Mr.. Moses Bal
town pair of twin Hereford calves, three
weeks old, for which he paid ninety five dol
lars.
The Bulletin says the crops in that vicinity
show good deal of forwardness.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. VIM. Taylor, tailor in the employ of
Mr.. Walsh, of ThomastOn, was found dead in
his bed on Wednesday morning last.
A fire in Rockland Thursday morning des-
troyed two-story building at the Brook, own
ed by George Clark The building contained
two stores below which were occupied by
Weber & Hall, and one portion of the upper
story was occupied by Mr.. Clark, as dwelling
tailor shop. The calm atmosphere and the
energetic labors of the engine companies alone
prevented an extensive iconfagration. Par
TALLY insured.
PENOBscOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing speaks highly of lecture
on the campaigns of Gen. Sheridan in the
Shenandoah Valley, delivered in that city
Thursday evening by Colonel Carroll d.
Wright, formerly of the 14th New Hampshire
regiment. The lecture was one of the Grand
Army of the Republic course. RAE
The Wing says: "On Tuesday last, 9th inst,
in the dock of VIM. S. Pearson, Esq, Survey
or Gardner BragdOn, with his crew. of four
men, overhauled and surveyed 143 500 feet of
random and dimension spruce, $1,000 feet of
which was done in 53-4 hours. This days
work is the largest ever done in the Bangor
docks by one crew." IA
The estate of the late Samuel Veazie is val
ued at about $6SO,OOO. 1t is very nearly equal
ly divided in real and personal. 1t pays the
government into revenue stamps required on
the probate papers the sum of $34-as we
learn from the JeffersOnian.
risOATAQUIs COUNTY
The Observer says: "The Piscataauis Riy-
er, which short time ago reached such an
uncommonly high pitch of water, is getting
to be quite low. Mr.. Gilman succeeded in
getting in his drive just in time He has q
fine lot OF logs, which will be cut up in differ
emit forms at his mills, to supply the demand
of these villagers and vicinity. Mr.. Kennis-
ton, of East Dover, was not so fortunate. His
logs consisting of about 100000 spruce timber
for 100000 shingles, are hung up" by low
water in the town of Blanchard. Only about
half of the drive is over the Grand Falls This
is unfortunate for the proprietors, and will be
an Inconvenience to the building portion oil
the community" TH r4#4
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter learns that the citizens of
Fairfield propose to dedicate Soldiers Mon
ument on the Fourth of July. Gov. Cham
berlain, Gen. Caldwell and other prominent
military men in the State have already prom
ised to be present on the occasion. Gen. Sci.
den Conner will preside and mike the OPEN
ing address. r..-.... d
The Reporter says John G. Bickford O.
aiding in the unneighborly act of tarring and
feathering one Micah M. Norton, of New
Portland, in June, 1866. A preliminary ex
animation was had before Justice Peet, Of
Norridgewock, on Saturday last, and Bickford
was held for his appearance at the Supreme
Judicial Court next September in the sum Of
$500. The cause assigned for this. treatment o.
Norton is that he has VIGOROUSLY abused his
| family, and committed other acts detrimental
to the public safety.
| Nv WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Postoffice is soon to be removed
| to the rooms in st. Croix Hall, now occupied
by the city government ~