The Portland daily press., 1869-08-24
state News.
ANDRoscooaIN COUNTY.


Policemen Hall and Davis of Auburn, seiz-
ed on saturday at the Hotel Road, Station
three flour barrels and box, containing each
keg Of whiskey. The seizure was altogether
about 80 gallons {
A young man named LAFAYETTE Hackett
was severely injured by falling from barn
whose timbers were just being raised on Capt
John Peney's premises in Auburn. He
struck several timbers in his descent, and sus-
tanned severe bruises and the rupture of a
blood vessel in the thigh. He will probably
.......,-.... FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says that Mr.. Jo-
seph II. Nash of Jay, claims the moving
championship of Franklip County, having cut
one half acre of grass in 26 minutes. ~
.+11- liS HANCOCK COUNTY IL :
There has been no change in the Ellsworth
post-ofhce as heretofore announced.
...s % KENNEBEc COUNTY. t.4t...g I
The Bangor Wing says that the Catholics of
Lewiston made an excursion to North Belgrade
yesterday by the Maine Central Railroad Too
much fire water caused some of the number to
become noisy and troublesome They entered
the store ept by Mr.. Chas. Richardson, smash
ed the furniture, broke the glass; stole fifty
dollars in money, and committed other depre-
datiOns. The appearance of the Priest upon
the grounds queted the disturbance, and the
excursionists returned, undoubtedly believing
that the citizens on the Maine Central Rail-
road are inclined to be quarrelsome. as they
had serious fracas at Winthrop two years
ago.
fsa LINCOLN COUNTY.
There will be celebration at Pemaquid
Fort on Thursday the 26th inst. Address of
welcome, to Committee of the Maine Hstori-
cal Society, and Historical Sketch of Ancient
Jamestown, by Prof. John Johnston Reply by
COMMITTEES; an original poem, prepared for the
occasion. by a lady. Subject Ancient James
tIwn; exercises to commence at 10 IL A. M !.
Entertainment for visitors will be furnished
by parties i'll the vicinity hU. i.yr.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Oxford Democrat says the Cuyier Gro
yer Post G.. A. R., at Bethel, propose taking a
cavalry campiug-out excursion about the 1st
of September. -.t-. --+ % e. Il 1f .le' af
A barn belonging to Mr.. Austin Grover %
bethel,was consumed by fire last Friday night,
with about eight tons of hay and farming
tools. Fire supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary 800 WA "a MOI
Mr. Stephen Seavey of Norway, Vas injured
q few drys since by being knocked down by a
run away horse and the carriage passing over
him. - e. 90 , - -
The Republicans of the County of Oxford
and all Others in said county, who approve of
the platform adopted at the Temperance Con-
veution, held at Portland on the 29th of june
are requested to meet at the Court House,
Paris, on Tuesday the 31st day of August at
10 o'clock A. M. to choose County Commit
tee and select candidates for County officers
for the year ensuing. ann
The foregoing has been sent US with a re-
quest to publish. Anxious to obliee we give it
. gratuitous insertion The "call" so far as it
10 directed to 'all others is superfuity. No
body expects q single copperhead to vote the
Hichborn ticket. Every vote it receives will
be drawn from the Republican ranks and
enure to the benefit, not of the Radical tenn
perance men, but of the democracy who can
scarcely conceal the delight with which they
contemplate the third party movement
"Opdyke" writes from South Paris that the
Andrews brothers have purchased the Atlantic
House of that place, completely refurnished IT.
and changed its name to the Andrews House
They are deserving and active young men
worthy of the patronage of the public. The
same correspondent says that the crops have
been suffering for rain, but the rain Of Tues
day last has done great deal of good. This
has been great apple country in years gone
by, but this year the crop will be very light.
and consequently we will have to ray for our
apples"
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
Richard V. Moore has been appointed route
agent between Bangor and Lincoln Center, to
take effect July l.
Governor Felch of Michigan is in Bangor
the guest of S. H. Blake, Esq. He is ma,
tive of Maine, and resided for while in Ban
gor, reading law with the late John Godfrey.
Esq .-rE
A barn on the Flagg place at Hampden CON-
tanning 25 tons of hay aud other property was
destroyed by fire on Saturday evening.
Forest Lodge, F. & A. M. will be constitu-
ted at Springfield on the afternoon of Thursday
Ang. 26th by the Grand Master, assisted by
officers of the Grand Lodge and members Of
neighboring Lodges.
Major William Howard, a highly esteemed
resident of Milford, died at his residence in
that town on Friday evening of typhoid fever.
New hay is selling in Bangor Coose) at S12
new oats 70 to rs cents.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A correspondent informs us that on the 1atb
instIa large party of pleasure seekers went to
the head of MOosehead Lake and that little
son Q5 years old) OF Mr. Roberts of Grenyille,