The Portland daily press., 1869-09-20
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


The Kennebec Reporter says that last Satur-
day about thirty of the relatives and family
friends of Mr.. Lawrence, the Oldest person living
in Gardiner, assembled to congratulate him
upon the coming of his ninety ninth birth
day. Mr.. Lawrence has had nine children, six
OF whom are living, eighteen grandchildren
and fifteen great grandchildren. Of these
there were present Saturday five children,
eight grandchildren and three great grandchil-
dren. Among those present on the occasion
were Mr.. Michael Woodward, of Gardiner, aged
lightweight, and a niece of Mr.. Lawrence.
aged eighty-seven.
A Waterville correspondent of the Adyer-
tiser says that there are some changes in the
in the order of things at college, PRAYERS once
a day, at A. M. in the new building-con-
Quoted in decent shape, with q choir and melo-
deon, and minus furtive studying of books.
Morning Rotations at o'clock, except the
Freshmen, whom Prof. Hamlin exercises in
geometry at six o'clock. Second recitation at
half past eleven. Sixteen Freshmen are in at
tendance, besides two or three in the Scienti-
ic Course, one Immigrant from Brown Uni
versity, who has joined the Junior classes and
one added to the Senior class, to wit, Mr. Rob-
erts, formerly of the class of 1S69.-Carpenters
are at work on the new gymnasium located on
the edge of the bank, between the mound at
the north end OF the grounds and the willows
IN the rear Of North College Plan. form T,
the longest part in the rear, to contain two
bowling alleys, 65 feet long. Ladders, ropes,
bars &C., will be placed in the main building.
about 36 by 45 feet, finished in one high story
within.
KNOX COUNTY.
The NORTH Knox Agricultural and Hort
cultural Society will hold their first annual
fair at Union, October 9th, 9th and 7th.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford Democrat saws that Mr.. G;deon
Powers, one of the first settlers in Bethel in
1880, died in 1868 aged 10S years. He never EN- :
ployed doctor for his own benefit, and left
eight children. of whom six are now living. the
Oldest eighty-five and the youngest seventy
four years. Their united ages are four him
dred and seventy-eight years. OF the descend
ants, there are now living six children, forty
seven grandchildren, and one hundred and
eighty-four great grand children, making i'm
all, two hundred and seventy-five, which we
may believe to be the legitimate fruits of Main
living, reasonable exercise, good moral habits,
all under the care of kind providence.
A Hartford correspondent of the Democrat
says:ZThere are now living at Paris, Mr.. Ed
mund Dean, aged IS years. He is smart enough
to do many chores, such as bringing in his fuel
&c. His wife does all her house work, retains
all her teeth, age has not turned her locks grav.
and she can read fine print without the aid Of
glasses. They have nine children, all married.
all have families, excepting one, and all living.
yiz:-Amanda I. Farrar, aged SO; Alvira
Proctor, 81; Cyrus, 55; Mary Mayhem, So;
Everline Stevens, 80; Sylvester, 4S; Lorenzo,
as; Esther Tucker, A; Allen, As years. They
have had "A grand children, 26 now living, and
% great grand children, of which 16 are now
living.
A Bethel correspondent of the Oxford Demo.
crdt says:-There is willow tree standing near
the house Of Mr. Edward Riley, whose trunk
glrts fourteen feet and seven inches. Mr. Riley
is sixty years old and he can remember when
it was but small whip stick stuck into the
ground.
Mrs. Elijah Brown, of Bethel, while going
out into the field to pick hops one day last
week, fell into an old cellar and broke her left
arm in two places.
The fall term of Hebron Academy commence
ed Tuesday, September 7th. The term opened
with greater number of students than was
expected.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
An Agricultural Hall is being erected on
the Park grounds in Foxcroft. 1t is an octa-
gon, about 40 feet in diameter, and one story
high.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The vane of the new Methodist Church in
Bath has been raised to its place, and the stag
gift to the society.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The annual cattle show and fair of the East
Washington County. Agricultural Society
will be held at Pembroke, Wednesday and
the 20 and 3Oth Of this month
The N. Y. s, Maine Mining and Manufacture
ing Co. have purchased of the Frontier Nation
al Bank, the Salt Works property. Response
BILE parties of Boston are about to put up fur
naces on the property for smelling the iron
ore ore from the Prescott Mines, which the N. Y. |
Mining 20. are to deliver to them on the |
premises.
Inc brlg Henry Trowbridge," of New |
\ ork, Gap. Leighton, that went ashore on |
retlt Menan, was got off on the 9th, and last |
saturday was towed into PASSPORT harbor by
she tug boat Delta, on her way to Calais where
she will undergo repairs. ""0i0
Mr.. 8. L. Wadworth's new store, at Calais
and occupied by himself.