The Portland daily press., 1869-09-15
state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that at North
Adams, Sept. 9th, six persons received the Or
dinance of baptism from their pastor, the Rev.
VIM. Strout. The day was. pleasant, and the
ordinance both at the church and at the water
was very impressive.
The same paper says that as young man
named Goodenow was wa lkirg with a lady on
lower Lisbon street, Sunday, he met two fell
lows ON the sidewalk, evidently much the
worse for liquor, with whom he had some
words in regard to passing on the sidewalk
As the fellows passed Mr.. g., one of them
struck at him twice, whereupon Mr.. G. knock
ed him down. Both the fellows then pitched
upon him and one of them struck him upon
the forehead with rough, sharp stone, bring
ing him upon his knees, when seeing they had
inflicted severe wound, and that the screams
of the young lady would soon attract crowd,
they decamped. Mr.. GOodenow was taken to
the Office of DIR. Graves, who upon examina-
ton of the wound found the skull fractured,
and pronounced the wound dangerous one.
The wound was dressed by DIR. Graves, and
Mr. G. taken to his boarding place, where, at
last accounts, although suffering considerable
pain, he was doing as well as could back
pected.
Typhoid fever is prevalent in Lewiston.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Maine Farmer says that Rev. G. r.
Moore of Augusta, who recently had his leg
broken very badly, is now doing well. All
danger of amputation has passed..
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel says that the Frontier Nation
al Bank of Eastport has declared semi
annual dividend of five per cent.
We learn from the Eastport Sentinel that
two fires occurred at Calais last Tuesday-one
in the store of Mr.. James M. Hall, which was
extinguished before much damage wa. done.
The other was SteePs Grist Mill at Midtown,
which was entirely consumed. There was but
a small stock OF grain in the mill at the time.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Albert G.. Wakefield Esq. one of the gentle
men voted for in Bangor as candidate for the
Legislature was a firm supporter of General
Chamberlain, and was voted for without his
consent.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says Hon. j. P. Morse has
drawn his check for liberal amount in favor
of Frederick Wright, the gallant sailor who
succeeded, at SO great peril in bringing the
ship Gen. Chamberlain to an anchorage on
the night of the great gale, and thus saved the
ship from disaster The chvalrous sailor, who
was alone on board, let go $50 fathoms of chain
and as it went whsking through the hawser
pipes,th fire flew in stream as big as a mans
body, lighting up in most brilliant manner
the forward part of the ship.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Sanford Steamboat Company headed
the list for the Winterport Railroad with q
subscription of $4,000.
YORK COUNTY.
Captain Donald Men. Fairfax has been or
dered to Kittery naval station and will relieve
Capt. John Guest.
Minute guns were fired from the Vandalia
on Monday, at noon, in memory of the late
Senator Fessenden,
Chief Engineer w. w. DUNCAN is detached
from the Kittery navy yard and ordered to
Washington. Orders were received at the
yard on Monday to send the Gettysburg to
New York, Immediately.
Steamer Appledore will run to the Isle of
Shoals until October 18th.
The late gale Frustrated six of the large and
many small but beautiful ash trees belonging
to Andrew j. Penhallow on the Kittery
shore.
We learn from the Chronicle that William
Fl. Thompson Esq, formerly of Biddeford.
now agent of the Kearsarge mills in Portland
caught two halbut weighing 23O and 29O lbs:
also 200 lbs. cod and $50 lbs hake, one dav last
week, cruising from the Sycamore House.
Mr.. Ellis W. Marden, while riding across
York beach, day or two since, discovered a
human hand which had been washed ashore
He was unable to secure it, owing to the surf