The Portland daily press., 1869-05-08
state News.
ANpRoscoaarN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal SAYS about three
years ago man call;ng himself Marshal
White. hired a horse of S. B. Cook in Au-
burn, and never returned him, and Mr.. Cook
could never get any trace of the mar or the
horse till Monday last, when Sheriff Parker,
having had description of him, arrested him
in a saloon in Lewiston, and committed him
10 Jail.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Not long since Frenchman went into the
Telegraphic office at Pennington and wished
to send eighteen dollars to Lewiston by tele-
graph.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says the people in
one small district, in West Trenton, sold CLANS
to the canning factory of Underwood & Co.
s. w. Harbor, during the past winter to the
amount of $4,000.
The Ellsworth American states that the To-
cal officers of that city with those of the
County have done more to break up the ille-
gal sale of liquor than did all of Mr.. Nye's
deputies as the record of the Court will de-
mOnstrate. And what may be added to the
case, is the fact that there has not been a time
for years when there was SO little drinking as
at this time. All through the spring this has
been the case. There is law enough and law
officers to cause all the liquor shops to dry
ny, and these do not fail to do their duty,
KNOX COUNTY.
We learn from the Rockland Gazette that
young Mr.. Graham, whose foot was severed by
falling rock, which we noticed last week has
since died.
Rockland is likely to be favored with new
hotel, which is greatly needed.
Large preparations are being made for lime
burning at Thomaston the coming season.
JAS. A. Creighton will add one new patent
kiln to that which he already has. Charles
Waterman has two patent kilns which he will
keep in operation. James o. Gushing and
Atwood Levensaler, Jr. will build one patent
kiln on Central wharf VIM. Whitney will
carry on lime burning at his old stand. Ro-
land Jacobs and William Stackpole are build
ing an old-fashioned kiln at Mill River, and
they will commence burning very soon SAYS
Free Press.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The rate of tax this year in Paris is too
cents and one miH-last year 16 mills.
The Oxford Democrat says Mr.. Octavus
Hill, of South Paris, who has been in the en-
ploy of the Grand Trunk Railroad for some
t4he, was summarily discharged on Tuesday
TOR conduct considered indecorous to Local
Superintendent Bailey. Mr., Hill did not rise
from settee OH which he was reclining,
while Mr. Bailey was addressing him which
displeased Mr. b., who asked him if he knew
who was addressing him? st is your supetin-
tendent," said he, land when / speak, want
you to get up and hear me-. This started the
Brother Jonathan in Mr.. Hill, and he quiet
~ replied, that if he had anything for him to
do, he would get up, but he shouldn't other
wise. "Then you are discharged" said Bailey.
and walked Off
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The citizens of Bangor have apponted a
strong committee to cooperate with the COM
mttee raised by the city council to make ar
rangements for observing the centennial ami
versary of the settlement of that place next
september.
coMrpcrr f,oTrNrv
We learn from the Skowhegan Reporter that
Senator Webb of Hartland has been confined
to his room for some weeks, by severe attack
OF rheumatic fever
Francis w. Towle, Republican, has been
appointed postmaster OF Canaan, vice George
w. johnson, Democrat, removed
The enterprising people OF Kendalls Mills
have voted to raise $1,000 to build brick school
house.
YORK COUNTY
The BddefOrd Union says Luther Stanley.
of Springvale, has native COW, from the milk
of which, in seven days, eleven pounds of but
ter were made.
We learn from the Union that Mr.. James
Flood, prominent citizen of Buxton, was
found dead in his barn last Monday He went
out after breakfast in usual health. but some
of the family hearing nothing from him for
some time went out to look for him. and
found him lying rigid in death. When found
it was supposed he had been dead for up-
wards of an hour. His age was 6S.
The Union says on Sunday the gale blew
the barn of Mr.. III. p. Cobb, above the Saco
depot, over the piles, breaking the stills and
making a complete wreck of it. 1t also moved
the house of Mr.. Sawyer on Spring street,
eight inches
WALDO COUNTY.
me Belfast Age says the directors of the
Dehast q Moosehead Railroad have opened
hegotlations with the Kennebec and Somerset
Ialifoad company, with view, as we learn, of
leasing the road to them when built, the propo-
sitlon beng to change the terminus from New
port Is Wlnslow, to the K & S. road We
must say that we are surprised and cannot
believe that any such action is seriously in
tended.