The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-19
state News.
ANDRosooaGIN COUNTY.

ANDhO5OO6OiN OOONELs
Auburn celebrates Washington's birthday
by voting ON the question of accepting the act
of the Legislature giving the town city char
ter.
The Lewiston boys were so much entertain
ed by the Portland Turnverein thatIthey talk
of organizing one of their own.
The Lewiston Journal says: "There have
5000 gallons of sickness at the City Liquor
Agency during the past year. A record is
kept of the amount of liquors sold each per-
son, with the name of the purchaser. We re-
greet to notice that many persons who look the
picture of health, require great many quarts
OF medicine in the course of year."
The Lewiston Journal learns that the Lew
iston Mills propose to erect a considerable
brick addition to their mills in the spring.
ARoosTpoK COUNTY.
The velooipede has reached Houlton. where
a riding school has been opened in Carey's
Hall.
The citizens of Houlton held large public
meeting on the 9th inst and resolved that they
were in favor of building branch road to the
st. Andrews Railroad.
HANCOCK COUNTY M
Miss Helen B. Coffin the popular Assistant
in the Pennington Normal School, has been
transferred to the Castine Normal School
thus giving to each school four regular teach
ers, besides the teachers of music and penman-
ship.
Trenton has some remarkable families as we
learn from the Ellsworth American. In one
school district are six brothers named Hop
kins, the youngest of whom is 81. Three of
these are masons by trade and married sisters.
In the adjoining district are five brothers
named Higgins, and the wives Of four of them
are sisters to each other.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Gardiner has procured of Mr.. F. W. Faw-
cett Of this city plan for new high school
building.
The missing bark Swallow, which sailed
from Bangkok, Siam, in May, 1868, was COM
manded by Capt. Geo. G.. Wells, a son of
Capt. 9. s. Wells of Hallowel
The Gardiner Home Journal claims that
Charlie Drake of that city hasn't many superb
ors in the State as taxidermist, though he
has received no instruction ON the subject.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Patriot defends the character
of Mr. John Hit, to shoot whom Mr.. G. D.
Ulmer went to Virginia. In return the Free
Press defends Mr.. Ulmer. and says he was a
brave soldier. 1t will be remembered that
Ulner charges Hit with seducing his wife.
Thos. B. Crosse, Sheriff for Knox county. has
completed his list of deputies as follows: Jo-
seph r. Brown, Camden; Isaac Carkin Nc
Lain's Mills; james Burns, Washington:
John f. Torrey, Rockland; Sanford Delano,
ThOmaston.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The trial of Howard Cleveland, murderer of
Warren George at East Orrington, began at
Bangor, Thursday. Abner Knowles was ap-
appointed by the Court to assist Mr.. Piper in
the defence. Attorney General Frye and G.
?. stetson, County Attorney, appear for the
State.
The Wing chronicles with great glee that
citizen has already met with a velocipede ac-
cldent that will lay him up for a week.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bal masque in Bath, Wednesday night,
was a success. Chambers Band of this city
furnished the music.
WALDO COUNTY.
The value of the fishing products of the Dis
trict of Belfast, in 1868, was $685., 900. OF this
amount nearly $125,OOO was for mackerel,
about $4,000 for Goldfish, and nearly $25,OO0
for oil, principally from menhaden or porgies
The value of the Holsters taken and canned
was estimated at $4,000.
YORK COUNTY.
The Worcester Palladium says that the Per
cherOn Stallion Conqueror has been purchased
of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting
Agriculture, by Horace Woodman, Esq, Of
Saco, Maine. Conqueror is regarded by good
Judges as one of the best, if not the best draft
horse ever exhibited in the United States He
was imported from Normandy, France, at
great expense, in 1864, by the Trustees OF the
Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agricul-
ture, and it may we'll be matter OF pride to
the farmers of Maine that they will soon be
able to boast OF the best draft horses, as they
now do of the feetest,in the country. 1t is to
such public spirited men as Messrs Lang and
Woodman that Maine is indebted for much of
her prosperity and success
An unusual degree of religious interest is
manifested in the churches at South Rerwiek
Shepley w. Rocker, ESQ.,, and John A.
Hooper have recently purchased large and
valuable tract of timber land in the easterlv
part of South Berwick, near Patrick, SO called
These gentlemen are operating extensively on
the same during the present winter, and are
giving employment to a large number Of men.