The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-26
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

A valuable horse owned by Lucius Packard
Esq, of West Auburn, had leg broken on
Sunday night, in the stable in some unex-
planned manner.
The Municipal Court at Lewiston was occu-
pied on the Oath Inst, upon turkey case
great interest and large attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Steere of Bates Street Universal
list Church, Lewiston, has rendered his resig-
nation and goes to Meridian, ct.
The Ira Beal farm near East Auburn was
sold by auction, Saturday, to Mr. Mansfield
Davis of Auburn, for $2620 Ham Brooks
Esq, while engaged as auctioneer in this SALE
was suddenly attacked with illness and fell to
the ground. Physicians were soon summon
ed, and Mr.. B. was soon after carried to his
home in Lewiston. The attack was probably
some development of heart disease, from which
he has since recovered.
The Lewiston Journal says the new church
edifice of the First Baptist Society is rapidly
rising. The two towers are beginning to
emerge into sight. The brick work will proba-
bly, be completed on or before the middle of
September Mr. Hanson, the contractor for
the carpenter work, is framing two immense
trusses for the support of the roof. These
trusses are doubtless the largest specimens of
this kind of work in the State. The whole
building is to be treated to inside blinds of
white wood.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Zebulon Rowe, formerly Sheriff of Aroos-
took county, but lately commission and for
warding agent at Fredericton, N. b.. died
very suddenly in that city last Friday morn
ing.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bath Times learns that Merrymeetino
Lodge of Good Templars, at Bowdoinham, is
pTospering finely, with one hundred and tbir-
ty-nine members. Rev. B. Freeman is w q
T.; Marcia A. burlington, w. v. r; and Ro.
land Curtis, w. Sec. The Lodge meets on
Monday evening of each week.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Rev. A. f. Benson, pastor of the Buckfeld
church, is quite sick with typhoid fever
Henry e. Hammond is the Republican cam
didate for Representative to the Legislature
from Paris, and Alden Chase from Wood
stock.
The horse of Adelbert Kidder of Canton
backed out of barn door some eight feet
above the ground, and broke his neck
The Universalist Sabbath School of Canton
had very interesting exercises last Sunday af-
terno0n, consisting of music, readings. dia-
logues, declarations, &c. George Nj. Cool
idge, Esq, is Superintendent, and Rev. Otis
ii. johnson pastor of the society.
Rev. E. w. Coffin has resigned the PASTOR
ate of the First Universaist Society at Bry-
ants Pond, to take effect the first of Novem-
Der next, he having received a unanimous call
to take charge of the society in Orange Mass.
The annual meeting of the Farmers and
Mechanics Club of Mlnot and Hebron was
held Aug. 21st. The following were elected
officers for the ensuing year: Isaiah Wood
man, President; s. G. Atkins, Vice President.
w. c. Hall, Secretary and Treasurer; s, RI
Brigham and w. A. Crool1er, Collectors II
was voted to hold Cattle Show and Fair this
fall.
A Bryants Pond correspondent writes the
Lewiston Journal that married man named
Caswell, with female named Flagg were re-
w Ini1u
that town, taken from their shanty, and treat
ed to a free ride on a couple of rails. The same
parties were treated to coat of tar and feath-
ers at Norway last spring.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr. William Holway at Little Kcnnebec.
February. His wife Mary was eighty-four
years about the same time. They have been
married sixty-fOur years.
The Universalist society at Machias was ded.
fcated last Sunday. Sermon by Rev. A, Bat
ties of Bangor.
YORK COUNTY.
In noticing the parlor concert recently given
at the residence Of Charles Hardy, Esq, of Bid
deford we meant to say that Miss Annie s.
Written, celebrated soprano singer, was
present and charmed the company by her sing |
ing, but the type, in some mysterious manner,
gave her a name that wasn't half so pretty. 1t
is TOO bad that so sweet siuger should appear
IN print with such an unmusical uame as we
gave her.
MISS Written has but recently returned from |
Europe where she sang to immense audiences
and at the Peace Jubilee, in which she par- |
ticipated, she attracted marked attention.
We understand that she has consented to |
sing at the concert to be given at Hardy's Hall |
On Wednesday evening, Sept. 1st