The Portland daily press., 1868-01-25
state News.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. couNrY


The Lewiston Journal says the new cotton
mill erected at Lisbon Factory by N. w. Far
well, Esq, during the last season, is now re-
ceiving the machinery, and Mr.. Farwell is in
hopes to have it start up in March. The
main mlll is four stories high, including the
build .ng 20 by 40 feet, and Boiler House. 1t
will run nearly 1900 spindles, and will give
employment to seventy-fve hands. Forty
inch sheetings will be manufactured.
The Journal says one of party of anglers
from Lewiston recently caught in Middle
Range Pond, Poland, beauty of four-pound
trout-as nearly perfect specimen of the fin
ny tribe as was ever hooked.
In speaking of the unusually low state of
the rivers and streams in this State, the Lew
iston Journal says the water power in that
city stands the tests OF the severest droughts.
which is safe reliance fer power. The An
droscoggin is still well filled with water. and
the mills run as usual.
.... CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Capt Bishop and his wife who were wreck
ed in the ship Il. j. Southland, arrived home
at Harpswel some days ago, and Mrs. b. has
since lett for New York The editor of the
Brunswick Telegraph saws that Mrs. Bishop
was taken by her husband from the cabin of
the ship, after torrents of water had been
thrown aboard, nearly three feet of water
flowing over her at tho time, and was held, in
her nightdress, in the arms of q sailor, for
three hours, on the deck of the ship, with the
sea breaking over her all the while She be-
came insensiple, and did not recover for some
hours, if not days. That she survived is most
marvellous.
The Telegraph states that Ebenezer Everett,
Esq, one OF the most respected citizens of
Brunswick, is quite feeble, gradually yielding
to the pressure of years, thoush retaining, in
a remarkable degree, his intellectual faculties,
.I- ts HANCOCK COUNTY.
Recently at North Ellsworth, there were
r11nf tl.nro f l,.ah % MI
following ladies,-Mrs. Chase, aged 80; Mrs.
Wilson. daughter of Mrs. Chase aged &c; Mrs.
Bonzey, daughter of Mrs, Wilson, aged Us:
Mrs. Hastings, daughter of Mrs. Bonzey aged
"a; and the infant daughter of Mrs. Hastings
making five generations in direct line.
The great-great. grandmother is smart and &C.
tive, and knits socks that would be creditable
to any lady.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Hallowell Gazette says it is rumored
that some of the manufacturers whose estab-
lshments were recently destroyed by fire in
Augusta, contemplate locating in Hallowel
and starting anew. -rf.-r r..9..i $50
The amount of liquors sold at the city aeen.
cy in Hallowell during tho year 1867, foots up
$282615
The number of deaths in Hallowen last
year was 80. The number of "inteptions of
marriage" recorded in the city clerks office
was 26, as we learn from the GAG atte.
The Win hrop Bulletin says Messrs. Loud &
Labree, of East Monmouth, employ quite
number of hands in the manufacture of
Stroud's patent corn shelter, turning out some
thirty five day. &SEa E5S az
KNOX COUNTY.
A two story frame dwelling house owned
and occupied by Pillsbury johnson, in Rock
land, was totally destroyed by fire, together
with its contents, Thursday afternoon IN
surance on building and household furniture
$500, in Home Insurance Co., New York
The Rockland Gazette says a telesraphic
dispatch, received Tuesday last announced
the death, at Washington, ID. c., of Mr. N C.
Woodland, formerly Of Rockland, and for
time proprietor of the Commercial House.
His remains are now being conveyed to Ban
gor, where they will be inferred.
The Gazette hears that the steamer Katah-
din will be Withdrawn from the route the 1st
Of February, and that both she and the Cam
bridge will come on in March and run through
the season. Also that the proprietors of the
w IN. TIbbetts contemplate putting on another
and better boat, to take the place of the lib
belts.
In our issue of the 81 inst. says the Rock
land Gazette, we noticed the departure, on
the 18th ult., of the khipsAlice Thorndike and
barques Henry A. Litcbfeld and Mary M.
Bird, all bound to New Orleans. BY telegraph
ic dispatch received here on Tuesday last, we
learn that the Alice Thorndike arrived ON
Monday, The 10th. Another dispatch received
wednesday evening, announced the arrival of
the Litchfield soon AFTER six to twenty
four houis behind the ship
The steeple on the old Baptist meeting
house at Mil river, in Thomaston, having
blown down last fall, it was proposed to give
the bell TO a neighboring church, The Free
Press says the bell had historic interest as
being the gift of Cen Knox, and the ladies of
Thomaston, irresp active of religious belief, got
up a levee from which a liberal sum was real
lied, for the purpose of aiming the memento
of Knox in its time-honored position.
tr sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The January session of the Grand Di-
vision s. of T. will be hell at Richmond
on Tuesday next, 18th inst, at o'clock In
theiaternoon. Free return tickets will be
furnished delegates at the depot when they
buy their tickets.