The Portland daily press., 1869-01-29
state News
ANDnoscoeG1N COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that Coo 1.bs, the
horse thief who broke Jail in Auburn and was
followed and arrested at Bethlehem, N II. by
officer Littlefield of Auburn, hired a team at
B. H. Scribner's livery stable on Saturday
night to go to Poland after his mother. He
did not return as he promised, and lively tele-
| graphing to the surrounding country revealed
the fact that he was at York on Sunday
whence he went to Portsmouth, N H. stop
ping there over night and starting Monday
morning for Newburyport The Portsmouth
officers were on his track Tuesday, and by this
time he is probably safe in the hands of the law
again. "'' 10 h-'--'-i5 le' -i-'i'l-
trotting match on the river ice attracted
much attention at Lewiston, "Wednesday 1t
was half mile tret, and the best time, SO far
as reported, was made by "Happy Jack . own
ed by d. L. Norton, OF Lewiston, namely: / 49,
l. 10 and LIS. .... ...s...,. IN ---r, - -
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
large and enthusiastic. meeting was held
IN Presque Isle on "Wednesday last, to consult
upon the best measures to be adopted to insure
the immediate commencement of the building
OF a railroad from some point upon the e. 81
N. A. Railroad into the interior of Aroostook
county. Peter Dunn, Esq, of Ashland, pre-
sided, and resolutions were adopted setilno
forth the urgent need of such road, the rich,
ness of the region it would open up, and the
10y rate at which it might be built One of
the resolutions dcplores the necessity which
now compels the people of that region to sep
of the State, giving their trade and the benefits
of their products to New Brunswick and Mas
sachutts, and adds:4 "We earnestly protest
against any such unnatural and distasteful re-
Iatlon, and do most earnestly and respectfully
ask to be re-annexed by railroad to the State
rp,~-r,,,- ,,o,-,-..- .v~.rEc9
Mrs. Mary Atkinson, Of New Sharon. will
be 100 years old on the 10Th of next month";
ohe mas reared family OF twelve children, all
nrpIxv nftfN
scendants of the second and third generstions
are very numerous. Although totally blind
she retains her faculties fully in other respects
6, At meeting of the stockholders of the San
dy River National Bank, held at Pennington.
18th inst, G. Butler was chosen President, and
IF. Beicher appointed Cashier. q Iesr go,
553gg17 ys.s = KENNEBEG COUNTY. +yro,li,,, y,er7
at a meeting Of the old Kennebec County
a ats society She Oldest in the STATED
ed Secretary it being his fifteenth annual re-
election. e"
West Waterville people are about petition
ing to the Leg stature for Savings BANK. 4il
Wateryille is to have skating rink the TO-
cation will be at the bay. 90 I',....4e,,..J -
--,b-eI ylsi WASHINGTON COUNTY .vr.j l.f7y
CALAIS has hourlshinggg Llyceum, the mem
bers OF which have stated a course of free
lectures for the community at large LilL
A Chewyiield Correspondent of the Machi-
as Union writes: Competent judges think
more short LUMBER will be manufactured on
this river than any previous season. Favora-
BILE chances for logging are growing scarce on
the Narraguagus. and it is of great advantage
to the laboring menthat the lath and single
business should prosper. 5dj Il .57lf'G
The Union learns that Capt. Frank w aIlace
of Millbridge, committed suicide Christmas
morning, at about eight O'Clock, on the pass
age from New York to Cuba, lin the schooner
Rocky Glen. He jumped overheard Loss of .
property and spiritual detection led to the act.
He leaves widow and two children at Mill
bridge | - ,r.t - '. ~l.'4..9' 7l'
r correspondent in Eastport writes that all
hands there, far and near, are catching and
ping them in all directions. This has been
great business this winter for poor people
as they get casb-35 to so cents per hundred.