The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-22
State News.
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Mr.. Henry Little who has been confirmed
Postmaster of Auburn, vice Gen. Hill resign
ed, is veteran soldier, having served during
the war with great galantry in the Maine cav
airy. .'H
The water is so low in the Androscoggin
river that on Monday, according to the Jour
nal no water run over the falls at that place,
except a little in the rear of d. Cowan's mill.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
We learn from the Sunrise that on Sunday
the 18th inst, son of Mr.. Gilbert Thomas Of
Maysville, six years old, was kicked in the
head by horse in the pasture, breaking his
skull so that the child's brains were laid bare.
The child lived until Tuesday morning.
A letter to the Sunrise from Amty, dated
July IL, says that two brothers, by the name
of Crawford, of South Richmond N. b., were
drowned i'll Eel river on the 10th inst. One
was aged %, the other 81 years. 1t seems that
one had gone in to battle and getting beyond
his depth sank, and the other in endeavoring
to save his brother was also drowned. Only
one of the bodies has yet been recovered.
A letter from the Land Agent, Hon. P. p.
Burleigh, to the Pressure Isle Sunrise states
that the E. & N. A. Railroad Company have
set up claim to all the Lnsold land IN the
county of Aroostook, except in ten townships,
viz: Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Lyndon, Ash
land, Crystal. Rockabema, Washburn, Mt.
Chase, Presque Isle and Portage Lake: The
grant to the Company is "all the land in the
county not set apart TOR settling land" and it
was not supposed to include any of the town
ships which have been by the Legislature APP
propriated for settlement. But the Company
now claim that all except the ten townships
named, were illegally set apart, and hence the
land is now theirs. Mr.. Burleigh writes that
the claim has been referred to the Judges of
the Supreme )urt for adjudication and that
their decision will he made in August. He
says that in his opinion there is no pretence
whatever for the claim. He, however, under
advice of the Governor and Council will Issue
no more certificates until this claim is decided
and that all persons who have written for GER
tificates may understand this to be the reason
why their letters are not answered.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
We understand that special agent of the
Treasury Department has made an important
seizure at Gouldsboro' of vessel loaded with
liquor without payment of duties.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The boot and shoe store of Clark & Sprague
in Gardiner was entered by burglars Tuesday
night through the back window. They seem
ed only to want money and got but few cop
pers.
The North Fayette Union church was struck
by lightning on "Wednesday last, but the dam
age was slight being confined mostly to the
chimney and the clapboards on the end from
the road; the plastering was thrown off in but
one place.
KNOX COUNTY.
Lysander Fales' dwelling and outbuildipgs
in Rockland were burnt Monday. Insured.
The following is the permanent organization
of Post 80, G. r. of Rockland, the MEM
bers of which Were mustered in by Col. S. L.
Miller: Gen. Davis Tilson, Com; Gen. john
athan p. Cilley S. V. c.; Col. Eiiab Walker.
j. V. c.; Capt Edgar A. Burpee, Adj: o. M.
Clarence ID. Ulmer, @. NJ; Surg William A.
Banks, Surg; (Muscian) Elijah W. Shaw.
Chap; Ensign ohnathan w. Croker, Q. M.
Sergt.; Sgt. Charles Davis, Sergt Mai. There
are already thirty members belonging to the
Post. The association will hold its meeting in
Odd Fellows Hall, which is fitted up in good
style.
A fire broke out in the large school house on
ELM street i'll Camden, Tuesday morning at 2
o'clock, destroying that building and the Con-
gregational vestry. Loss $4,000: insured
$4,000; the school house was a very fine one
and the fire was evidently the work of an in
cendiary.
t PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that new. fast
light draft steamer has just been put on the
route between Oldtown and Winn. She ia
80 it. long. 10 #. wide and draws but four inch
es of water. A boat Of this kind has long been
needed on that route. She is named for one of
Oldtown's fair and accomplished daughters
MISS Lizzie Smith"
YORK COUNTY.
orders were received from the Secretary of
the navy Saturday, to discharge all the Lodge
men at the Kittery NAVY Yard and eighteen
OF them were discharged. Their duties were
to attend TO all collateral ("good worldly af-
fairs; also to make daily trips on the boat from
and to the Yard.