The Portland daily press., 1869-09-24

liked by his associates, and he leaves a wife
and two little children. ga
PENoBscor COUNTY.
Bangor is decidedly lively town, with the
Musical Association and Agricultural Fair in
session at the same time. Meanwhile the
preparations for the great centennial celebra-
ton of next Friday continue.
Capt D. B. Norwood of Bangor was serious
ly injured at Mount Hope Wednesday after
noon while stepping from the train. His face
and head were badly bruised.
Mr.. Amasa K. Walker of Washington, D.
c., had his leg broken in Hampden, while at
tempting to control young horse which he
ran away, throwing Mr.. Walker from the car
rage.
There was spirited meeting held in Orring-
ton, on the Goth inst, in relation to the pro-
iected railroad from Bangor to Bucksport.-
DR.. Tefft was of course the principal speaker.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The following is a list of persons and firms,
in Bath, who pay a tax of $500 and upwards.
The rate is 2 $40 per cent.
$53O.7O; Bailey, B. G. 1871 80; Bailey, Sam' D.
10725O Drummond. e. B., $6263O; Drum
mond, w. s. j., 13O1.8O; Davenport Charles,
$1s2s05; Gas Company, $69OOO; Hawley,
George 1870; Hitehcoek, James p, se5s:5o
W., $5646o; Houghton, Henry L., s1615 CO.;
Houghton, John r., s167l so; Houghton, silas
A., $1797.00; Houghton, Lewis est. $685.
Houghton, Charlotte, $S7400; Houghton
Brothers, $4,000; Harding, E. K, s1O56. 40
nell, $1,000; Howard, Thomas, 1855. 80; jerks,
Caleb 8. receiver, 1880; Kimball, John II.
Kimball, John H., $1268OO; Kimball, Otis,
guardian, $1253.8O; Lsmont Alfred $4,000;
Morse, Mary f., $59S.00; Morse, Jacob p. 50,
$4,000; Morse Miss Isabella, $1oS. 10; Met lellan
Manson, Hannah e. 81 ,145.OO; Moses, VIM
V. $39452O; Moses, Frank o. 10000; Moses,
Oliver, 1851. 20; Owen, Charles $5412O; P. g.
X. r. r. Co. S5O6.OO; Page, Albert G. $6733O;
Palmer, Augustus, S77S.25; Patten, John
Geo. f. S5891 90; Patten, James T. $1O15.00;
Patten, Geo. NJ. $1125.40; Patten, Gilbert e. r.
$2395OO; Payne, VIM. e. 1913 10; Rogers.
William 81 ,2795O; Reed, Edwin $624.OO; Reed,
Franklin 999. 80; Robinson, Alexander 1884, %:
miah 1861. 80; Sewell, Edward $1566. IS; Sewel
Arthur $16682O; Sewell, VIM. D. $3218 40
| Steam Mill, North Co. $4,000. ~.
In capturing the whale at the mouth of the
Kennebec on Saturday, says the Bath Times
| it took all the available force Of men, women
| and children about the place. The monster
measured fifty-three feet in length, and some
| twenty feet round.
The Times says q case of mistakened identy
| took place in that city, wherein the wrong per
son was dunned. A case of taken in and done
| for.
Rev. A. Fl. Morrill,, formerly of Bath, wht
| it was feared was lost in sailing vessel in the
Bay Of Funday during the late gale, has arriv
ed safely in Bath. The gale was not SO severe
in the Bay as was expected here.
'4p SOMERSET COUNTY.
| The seventh annual convention of the Som
erset Musical Association will be held at Co
/ 1r1rv, moi ant
| continuing four days, under the direction o
Prof. L. o. Emerson, of Boston.
tf YORK COUNTY.
| We learn from the Democrat that on Satur
| urday last, A. X. P. Lougee hired Alexander
WEIGH of Dayton, to go up to the residence o
/ Jacob Morrill, in Limerick for the purpose o
taking care of his (Lougee's) herses and OF
he had got Theodore II. Written to stay will
him until Monday for company On Monday
morning about sunrise they both left-imme-
diately after breakfast Morrill, missed his
watch; thinking that WEIGH and Written hai
taken it he with Constable BoyntOn proceed
ed in search of them and found them at Wey-
mouths in Hollis but could not find the
watch. They returned to Limerick, and in ar
| hour after they left Weymouth's, the watcf
was found under the window near where the
parties stood; and was forwarded Immediately
to Limerick before the parties were arraigned
They were then arraigned before Moses R
Bracket, Trial Justice and each pleaded, moi
guilty. The evidence was deemed sufficient
| to bind them over to await the action o! the
Grand Jury now in session and for want Of
bail were committed. Upon MOrril's return
home he fenrned that about two hundred ani
| fifty dollars in greenbacks and between fifty
and seventy-fve dollars in specie, were alsl
missing.
In Kittery the authorities are about to begi1
an active campaign against liquor sellers.
| WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. S. T. Rackliff of Unity, broke his cola
bone on Wednesday, while working in hi
field, , ~
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The city Treasury of Calais has been au
thorized to issue the $4,000 scrip voted in ali
of the Houlton Branch Railroad, but tn