The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-11
state News.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY

The Lewiston Journal says on Thursday, Attn
inst, the Androscoggin Medical Association
met at the Court House, DR.. Kilborne, Presi-
dent in the chair, and discussed the question
ton was discussed by Drs. Oaks, Garceiou,
WiggiD, Harris, Blake and Wedgewood. DIR.
Oaks stated that according to the best esti-
mate he could make, 400 murders by abortion
are produced in this county annually. The
praietce,i it was stated, is very general and per
Journal has misprinted the word county and
that it should be country. We do not believe
Androscoggin county is quite so vile as that.
ARoosTooK COUNTY. r.Ell
The Houlton Times states that Collect
Vandine, on Tuesday made the seizure OF a
horse and pung, owned by Joseph Kearney, of
Woodstock, n. b., for violation of the revenue
laws. The pung Appeals to have been gotten
up especially for the purpose of smuggling,
having a false bottom with neatly and iDsell-
iously arradged departments, for slowing
away bottles Of brandy, etc. Under the seat
was a tin lined tank that held a barrel OF liq-s
u0r; in the dasher also was a trap which
contained a half dozen bottles. A travelling
valise was found to contain several bottles of
brandy, nic>ly slowed away. This is probably
not the first trip the team has made, between
Woodstock and Bangor.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
We learn from the Lewiston journal that
Mr.. and Mrs. Johr Morgan of New Glouees-
ter, celebrated their golsen wedding on Thurs
day evening last, at the homestead where they
have resided ever since they were married.
Alr. Morgan has attained the age Of rs wears.
and his estimable lady is four years younger,
but both are SO active and healthy that most
people would set their ages at least ten years
less. Mrs. Morgan on her last birthday, spun
seven skins of yarn, and has woven her We b
of cloth this season. -EFe
KNOX COUNTY.
Post No. 16, Department of Maine, Grand
Army of the Republic, was mustered "a Thorn
aston by Captain James Fl. Stanwood, COM
mander Of Post No. z Of w aldoboro. Oh the ,5th
inst. The following are the officers: H. G.
Levenseller, p. Commander; g. Burton, S. ".
Z. Commander; e.. r. Fales, j. ". P. Com
mander; j. IA. II. Hewitt, p. Adiutant; L. T.
Fales, z. @. M. George Fl. Gleason, Secretary;
w. NJ. Harthorn, Chaplain.
The Roekland Free Press learns that the
Rev. n. NJ. Wood, D, D.. of Thomaston, for
merry OF Lewiston has received call to be-
come pastor of the Baptist church at Upper
Alton, 'llincise. Tue position to which he is
thus called is ON important one, there being
a college and theological Institute located at
that place, but sill we should be very sorry to
have Wood leave orr State. He was born
here, edu Gated here, has spent the whole OF
his pastoral life here, has the confidence or
his brethren in an unusual degree, aud would
be missed as but few other men of that de-
Maine. l1 3
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing gives the following as the
prices for produce, Sc, in that market: Pota-
toes. S1.00: oats, 90c.; barley, S110 to 81 20:
dried apple, IS to 15c.; yellow eyed beans,
S44O; pea beans, S4.25 TO $3.50; eggs, 30c I;
round hogs, from II 10 Ice. according to quality
and weight; turkies from p to 25c.; chickens
from Is to 1Sc.; winter butter % to Soc; solid
do, so to BE-; lump from Be to $50. for good
fair yellow; green hard wood, $500; Seasoned
or dry, 81 90.
L~a WALDO COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the steamer Katah-
din arrived at Winterport on her last trip this
winter on Saturday evening about half past
seven. She met great obstruction from the ice
in the bay, and was obliged to return to take
the eastern passage up. She was also aground
near Bueksport an hour and half. ! -vr
The Belfast Age states that the affairs ofthe
Bank OF Commerce are being adjusted and put
IN condition to close up or change to a Ma
tlonaf bank according as circumstances re-
quire etit4 a.t sR &tu fV i-t-
The Belfast correspondent of the Bangor
Wing says that the Universafst Levee at Bel
last last week Melted nearly $500.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Maehias Republican
states that in q village school in that'yicinitv.
the teacher had occasion to punishone Of his
pupils, young lady of rather more than ordi-
nary dimensions, who would not humblv sut-
NIT to be chastised in summary manner. but
pitched in, feminine fashion, and scratched
and pulled hair i'll very furious manner, and
finally came Off second best. The father ofthe
young lady, on learning the facts, was not al
together satisfied with the transaction, and
t5yS occasion to call ON the teacher and Z Law
before him the terms upon which he was will
ing to settle the affair, aud gave the teacher
his choice of three propositions, viz: To leave
the place within twenty-four hours; submit to
saproSecution, or he (the father would have
his daughter appear in male attire and give
the teacher sound thrashiug. at last ac-
counts the teacher was peacefully performing
his vocation, without a settlement OF the vexed
question. ,,.-