The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-08
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State News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

we learn from the brunswick Telegraph
that the funeral of Mrs. Dunlap, the widow of
Ex-Gov. Robert P. Dunlap, took place, on
Monday, from the late residence of the deceas-
ed, on Federal Street. Rev. DIR. Adams con-
Quoted the services, and in the course of the
remarks which he made. he paid feeling and
mother, friend and christian. The attendance
was large upon the occasion, a testimony to
the general esteem in which the departed lady
was held by those who best knew her.
The Telegraph states Mr.. A. T. Pierce. who
has hotel in Dover, N. H., has leased the
Tontine House in Brunswick, and will take
charge on Monday next.
The ladies' Of st. Paul's church, at Bruns-
wick realized $145 from levee recently give
by them as we learn from the Telegraph.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Col. John. w. Jameson, of South Windsor,
gave notice to his neighOors that he wonld
give all the wood they would cut and draw to
the door of a certain widow lady. According
~ ON Monday last, men and teams started for
the Colonel's woods, he with the rest. At
night the widows heart was made glad by the
SIGHT OF ten cords of good wood at her door.
The Hallowell Gazette says it is pet scheme
OF certain parties to induce the Maine Legisla-
tnre to pass general law authorizing the con-
solldatlon OF railroads in the State whenever
the managers see fit. The result of such a
law would be the speedy consolidation of the
4"ane OehGral aud >. u b. roads, which the
public would not like to see ACCOMPLISHED.
The protracted drouth is making itself felt
IN the wells and cisterns in the vicinity of
Hallowel. The Gazette saws should the
drouth continue, the Kennebec will be q con-
venience to many.
The Winthrop Bulletin says the sta re horses,
while waiting for the mail at the post Office at
mat place on Tuesday were frightened by a
dog and ran without the driver nearly half
mile. No damage done.
The Ticonic Water Power Company have
recently obtained from their engineers esti-
mates for the proposed dam at College RAPIDS,
and lind that to build of wood, eleven hundred
1ee !1 long, with the necessary bulkheads, etc.,
will cost about fifty thousand dollars The
subscribed stock of the Company is eighty-one
thousand dollars.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette says the ice cutters at Rock
port have never before had such season for
prosecuting their business as the present win
ter has baen; and their store houses are all
nlleu WIN the best OF Ice averaging in thick
ness, % inches.
The number of lime-kilns now in use in
Rockland is GA, of which AZ are patent kilns
and % of the old pattern
We learn from the Rockland Gazette that
Gen. Tilson has disposed of his plantation at
the South on account of poor health and
with his family, arrived in Rockland last
Weehs IL Is uuueTSlOOu he intends remaining
North.
The Rockland Gazette proposes NAM
moth levee be gotten up in that city for the
benefit of the worthy poor of the place. A
capital suggestion.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston journal says about a week
ago, Mr. l.. 9. Hodgman of South Paris, con.
ductor on the G.. I. r. R.. accidentally forced
splinter into one of his fingers The wound
became inflamed, the swelling increasing ran
idly till it extended through the whole arm
and shoulder, large abcess gathering in the
armpit. On Thursday, after Consultation, his
physicians opened the abcess, but without Civ
ing relief, and the patient died at 5 O'Clock
this morning.
PENoB5Cor COUNTY
Atan operattaperformance in Bangor for the
benefit of the Orphan Asylum the sum of
1887 was melted, as we learn from the Wing.
WALDO COUNTY
A most excellent enterprise has shown itself
in Belfast, through the efforts of Dr. Wheel
lock, by which the name of the river there has
been changed from Passaggassawaukeag, to
Saxwakeag. We can all breath easier now.
The store of Martin P White, in Belfast, and
small house in the rear, were destroyed by
fire Friday morning. A woman named Jip-
son, eighty years old, persisted in the house
where the fire originated. The store was in.
sured for 500. There was no insurance on the
stock, which was saved in damaged condi-
ton.