The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-02
state News.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY

The Lewiston Journal says that Messrs
Brooks and Chamberlin made on Monday, on
OF the largest auction sales ever made in tn
county in one day. The property belonged t.
not, and was sold by C.. w. Millett, executor
The Deacon Allen" farm in Minot, contain
| ing 100 acres was sold to S. r. Howard fol
| Sl20O, 70 acres of pasture land in Oxford t,
Thomas MlletHfori$40, acres of meadow il
| Minot for $3.50, acres of meadow in Hebron
for S53, wood on the Crafts and Millett farm
for S745, two lots of hay for $500, and persona
| property amounting to enough to bring the
whole amount up to nearly $4,000.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
The Pioneer says that the hotel, store and
stable OF W.. g. Hammond, of Van Buren,
were burnt on Friday morning, Nov. 10th, to.
gether with dwelling and store occupied nv
G. f. Collins. The fire was discovered about
two O'Clock in the morning. The hotel was
not occupied, having been recently vacated by
Mr.. Harley. The buildings were nearly new
and furnished throughout, all of which were
ing his goods before the fire reached them
MIR: Hammond's loss is estimated at S14.OOO-
no insurance. An insurance policy for $4,000
expired Nov. 4th.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The Journal says that A. G. StiIphin. ESQ.
OF Gardiner, has been admitted to practice in
all the courts of the State.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The President of the Knox and Lincoln rail
road, Oliver Moses, ESQ.,, and the Directors
are making great efforts to complete the road
by next summer. E. r. Emerson, the chief
engineer, is very energetic in his labors to
make this one OF the best built roads in the
State He is assisted by three divisional en-
gineers, Richard Fawcett on the first division
at Wiscasset, G. j. Day on the second division
at DamariscOtta, and Clifford Buxton on the
third division at Warren
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
DIR. Treworthy of Corinna, has sold his stand
and business to DR.. Richardson, formerly of
Pittsfield. VI
The saw and single mill on Black Sire nm
owned and occupied by Messrs j. p Maobew
q Co., was entirely destroyed by fire yester-
day morning about four o'clock. Loss proba-
bly, about $1,000. No insurance.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Union ADVOCATE says that on Friday
safs on fRe Gilman Stream at at
North New Portland was discovered to he on
fire, which consumed the mill together with
the gristmill of John Bartlett, and the cardipg
and embarrassing mill of Jacobs & Norton
Considerable portions of the contents, gear.
&c, were removed from the grist mill and
carding mill. Cause of the fire unexplained.
No insurance.
WALDO COUNTY.
A man fifty years of age, named Jacob Ter
ril of Northport, committed suicide last Sat-
urday by cutting his throat Verdict of coro-
ner's jury-suicide while in fit of tempora-
ry insanity.
A Farmers Club was organized at Monroe
village last Saturday. President, Freeman
Atwood; Secretary, Charles Buzzell Alec
ture will be delivered before the club on Satur-
day evening, Dec. II by G. E. Bracket, of
Belfast, member of the Board of Agriculture
from Waldo county.
The Wing says the survey of the Penobscot
Bay & River Railroad was finished last Satur-
day. The whole distance from Rockland to
is fifty miles, The engineer, Mr.
Buckland, reports very favorably in regard to
the route. The survey passes through the
towns of Rockland Camden, Lincolnvile,
Northport Belfast Searsport Stockton, Pros
pect and Frankfort. The route from Sandy
Point, Stockton, is up the west side of the
coast range over the marsh in Prospect
ind Frankfort to Treats Point, thence outside
he point up the river to Winterport. The
resident of the company, n G. Hichborn, of
STOCKTON, is actively engaged in forwarding
he enterprise.
YORK COUNTY.
Arthur Wentworth, of SacO, was Yesterday |
rralgned before Judge Emery, of Saco Mu- |
llcipal Court, upon four warrants: one for in |
oxicat;on, and the others for assault. One was |
or an assault upon Obadiah Durgir, the officer |
rresting him. He was bound over to the Sn
RENE Court in the sum of three thousand dol.
ars Tin al,) and failing to find bail was com
nitted