The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

the ouiiding, organ and furniture. The libra
ry remained undisturbed. No one near
Cause, snow on the root it is probable.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The store of II. N, Priest & Co., at North
Vassalboro' was entered by burglars ON Tues
day night last, and robbed of goods valued at
$500; consisting of wooens, furs, gloves, and
other articles OF dry goods.
At the town meeting in Waterville on the
9Th instant, the voters disregarded the caucus
nominations, and elected an independent tick
ct. Joshua Nye, Esq, was elected Chief of
Police. Two Republicans and one war Demo-
crat were elected Selectmen, Assessors, Ov-
erseers of the poor and Highway Surveyors.
A Vassalboro correspondent writes that
there are living in that town within circuit
of three miles six brothers named Frye, the
oldest of whom is 80 and the youngest go.
They are all members of the society of Friends
except the youngest, and each is in independ-
ent circumstances so far as property is con-
cerned.
The new city government of Augusta was
organized Monday, and Hon. Samuel Titcomb
was inaugurafed Mayor. In his address he
shows the city debt to be 1855 600, $25O,OOO of
which was the contribution for the develop
ment of our water power. THE improvements
on this power are understood to be in as rapid
stage of execution as the permanent good of
all interested would require" he says the
principle of prohibition established by act of
Congress in 1884 was first adopted by our
Legislature as matter of State policy and we
may safely assume it will be one of the last to
abandon it, He urges strict economy ia all
| departments and an enforcement of all laws.
KNOX COUNTY.
Levi Gerrish, an industrious ship Joiner of
Thomaston, lett home Thursday at 2 p M,
and did not return at his usual hour. A let
ter was found in which he babe his friends
farewell, intimating that he proposed to COM
init suicide kilograms were sent to various
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road to Belfast, walking very rapidly. He has
been in a Responding frame of mind through
tho winter. az
Thomaston is to do about double the amount
of lime burning next season that was done
last season. The patent lime klns are to be
bnilt. In these kilns lime is removed while
the burning Is in progress.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says loose hay of the best
quality has sold the past week at from $14 to
Is per ton, and inferior loads have sold from
IL to IL, according to quality; loose straw is
worth from to IL; oats IS to so cents; pota-
toes have not come in very plenty on account
OF bad travelling, and Shippers are beginning
| TO buy at from go to 65 cents; yelow-eyed
beans 8 90; extra pea beans IS 10 8 81; solid
butter Is worth from So to 40 cents, and a very
| extra article is scarce, and would sell still
| higher; eggs "a to 20 cents; dried apple IA to
| 16 cents; round hogs are worth from II to 10
cents; poultry is not plenty-turkeys and
chickens in good condition would lbrikg from
| "a to 20 cents.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the citizens of that
| place are pleased to learn that their pet
charity the Bath Military and Naval Or
| phan's Asylum, has succeeded in obtaining an
| appropriation from the Legislature. The
| movement was inaugnrated by the Depart
| ment of Maine, G. A. R., but its success has
| only been achieved by the persistent efforts
| and untiring Jealous ekertions of that friend
| of the Home, Mrs. G. A. L. Sampson. The
| amount appropriated is, we learn, an endow-
| ment of $4,000, and an amount not exceeding
| one hundred dollars for each orphan support
| ed at the Home
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The stores OF Messrs S. B. Hume & Co. G..
| e. Richie and David Perkins in Eastport
were destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning.
| Nothing was saved from the store of Mr..
Richie, and but few goods from that of
Messrs. Hume & Co. Most of the goods in
| Mr. Perkins's store were saved. The loss of
| Messrs- Hume and Co. is $1,000; insured for
| 81 600. Mr.. Riches loss is $4,000; insured
| for $4,000. Mr.. Perkins loss in goods is about
| $500 on which he was fully insured. Mr..
Richie lost all of his books and and papers.
| The EastpOrt Sentinel says on Tuesday
morning number of young men got into a
| quarrel ia trent of the store of Mr.. Simon
| Stevens and rushed into the store. Blows
| were struck and John Abrams drew and shot
| Silas Thompson. The ball entered the left
| side and lodged it is supposed in the spinal
| column. The young man is in critical con-
| dition, there being no sensation below when
the ball entered. Abrams has been arrested.