The Portland daily press., 1869-01-02
state News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The Brunswick Telegraph says postmaster
Crawford has not been taken to the Insane
Asylum, but remains at his own house and his
friends feel that he is improving in health.
The Brunswick Telegraph says an incident,
though only the feat of dog,-well worth
recording, took place Christmas day at the
Methodist vestry in that town. When Rev
Mr.. Allen, the pastor commenced to pray,
dog belonging to DR.. Lombard, dentist, i'm
med:ately raised himself and sat upon his
launches bending low his fore-paws and his
head; this reverent posture he maintained
throughout the prayer, coming back to his
fourlegged position just as soon as the "amen"
was pronounced, and running as if to greet
the Rev. gentleman.
The Telegraph states that Mr.. A. E. Robbins
of Brunswick is lying dangerously i'll with
scarcely any prospect of recovery.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle has recently
learned that the facts connected with the
death of Mr.. VIM. F. Brown, OF New Sharon,
were incorrectly reported to and published by
them few weeks since Mr.. Brown was sick
more than week before his attempted suicide,
and the act was then the result of delirium
caused by sickness, fastening, perhaps, but
not occasioniug death. Mr. B. was insane on
ly temporarily, and from the effects of disease,
from which he, in fact, died.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The citizens OF the town of Hancock are agi.
tating the subject OF packet to run between
that place and Portland
The people Of Ellsworth are enjoying the
best OF sleighing, there beng about six inches
of snow upon the ground.
The town of Gouldsboro, containing about
1900 inhabitants, is destitute of house of wor-
ship. They have preaching half the time, as
we learn from the Ellsworth American,
---- KENNEBEC COUNTY. F-
At convention of delegates of the Agricul-
tural Societies OF Kennebec County, held at
East Winthrop, Dec. oath, d. H. Thing, ESQ,
of Mt Vernon, was chosen a member of the
Board of Agriculture for the next three years.
a The A. & w. sprague Manufacturing Co.
OF Augusta, have now one hundred men en-
ployed in out door work in excavating the
earth for the foundation of their new mill and
for the new and deep canal, which is to furnish
the power for the mill now standing as we'll
as for that which is in the process of construc.
ton. So says the Journal. Ghi eSFiE
The Winthrop Bulletin says a few evenings
since the workshop of Mr.. J. I. Coombs took
fire and was entirely consumed. No fire had
been in the building during the day, and it is
impossible to tell the cause. Loss of building
and tools about $400. No insurance.
The measles are quite fashionable in Win
throp village among the younger portion of
the community. One hundred cases are re.
ported, says the Bulletin.
The Directors of the Holmes Monument
Association state that but few more dollars
are needed to complete the monument to the
late Ezekiel Holmes, in Winthrop.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Our Boothbay correspondent Informs us
that the store of John O'Northy in Boothbay
was badly damaged by fire last Tuesday night.
Some insurance. slsl,.t s w
The same correspondent says Capt. Samuel
Lewis of Boothbay, took his oxen and cart and
went up to the north part of the town on
Thursday. When almost home, he dropped
dead in the road. He appeared in good health
when he left home. s. Il.
-' OXFORD COUNTY
The Oxford Democrat says Miss Polly Beal
of Norway died very suddenly on the morn
ing of the 18th ult She got I'D about five
o'clock, but complained of feeling faint. and
laid down again. Five minutes after she was
found to be dead. This is the first death in
family of seven brothers and sisters, the young
est being ffty-eight years of age.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
On Tuesday evening, 10th instant, as we
learn from the Wing, Father Vetromile, who
has resigned the pastorship of the Catholic
Society of Bangor, was presented with fine
and very rich silver pitcher and SILVER BY the
members of the choir, who, in body, went to
his house to bid him a good bye and thank
The Bangor Wing says Eber Steward, ESQ.
one of their venerable and respected citizens,
died on Tuesday afternoon, aged 70 years and 8
months. Mr.. s. was frequently appointed to
positions of trust in the City Government, and
enjoyed the reputation of being an upright
citizen IA --4 ~ W. p
SOMERSET COUNTY. .1-zs.sI
At the recent term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court, at Norridge wook, seve nteen couples
were divorced.
{sggFsaE WALDO COUNTY. n fstete
The Belfast Age states that few days
since couple of servant girls in the family of
Gen. Webster, of that city, conceived the idea
of putting quantity of croton oil in some
gingerbread, "tor fun" as they afterwards said.
In consequence several of the family were
made quite i'll from eating it. The girls were
arrested, taken before the police court, and one
of them, named Cary, sent to Jail to await fur
ther examination Saturday. 1i-5 f.f
The Age says during the late skating season
an accident happened on the Pitcher pond in
Northpert which came near Terminating IA
tally. A young man named White and Miss
Grace Hurd, were skating down the pond at
some distance from their companions when
they came upon thin ice and both broke
through. The night was very dark and they
must have drowned but for the assistance of
Mr.. Gilbert Ware, a young man who happened
to be near. Hearing their cries he came to
their aid and at the risk of his own lite rescued
them from their watery bath. 1t was narrow
escape. - -s.
YORK COUNTY
E. FL. Banks and others give notice that
they will petition the Legislature for a charter
to build and occupy railroad from Saco or
Biddeford to SOME point on and across the
Portland and Rochester Railroad. rE