The Portland daily press., 1869-12-24
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The walls of the Memorial Hall in Bruins
wick are about finished.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The regular visit of the Governor and Coun-
Gil to the Insane Asylum was made Wednes-
day.
The Bath Times says Jeremy Bean, princi-
absconded on Monday after collecting all the,
money he could from the students for the COM
ing term, and borrowing what he could of his
friends. He leaves three or four hundred
dollars of debts behind him.
A musical society for the study of classical
music, mas been formed at Augusta, under
the lead of Mr.. M. G. Millken, formerly of
Portland.
Theodore B. Perkins of Augusta, Ehas re-
ceived the appointment of clerk in the Second
Auditors office, at Washington
KNOX COUNTY.
Mrs. Elbridge Greeley of Rockand, attempt
ed suicide last Monday.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press saws the meetino
house built at Waldoboro more than a hum
bred years ago by the Germans. is still stand
glass, its square implanted pews, its pulpit.
sounding board, and communion table of pine
The last pastor was Rev. John VIM. Starmap.
native of Helmstadt, Germany, who preach
ed in this ancient house more than fifty years
in German and English, and who died in 1884
ninety-one years of age, leaving behind him
reputation like an array of gems. Old Conrad
Heyer acted as chorister in the old house for
eighty years and who although hundred
years Old, would sing the highest notes with
scarcely any OF the tremulousness of age
Nothing now remains Of those ancient people
who once worshpped there The old church
Is kept in repair by the noble liberality of Col.
George Smouse.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. Samuel Marshall, of West Paris. was
seriously injured last week by the bursting of
a speed wheel, while saving wood. The band
slipped OH the speed wheel, which set the
horses in rapid motion, and while APPLYING the
brake the wheel flew into fragments, some of
which struck Mr.. Marshall and broke some of
the bones OF one hand, and bruised him Sc
verely.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
An esteemed correspondent sends us the fol-
lowing communication, which we commend as
small space:
The town of Lincoln is composed of town.
ships Nos. 3 and 2, and Foxcroft one half town
ship; No. belonged to Massachusetts, and was
bid of at public sale in Boston by Simeon
Cummings, of Paris, A. D. 1923, and he took az
partners IN the purchase Enoch Lincoln, Cyrus
hamlin, John Daniels, jr., Caleb Cushman. ir..
Moses Hammond, Jacob jackson, all of Paris:
NO was owned by the State of Maine, and
first settlers obtained their lots at 20 cents nar
acre; on the proprietor's land it was one dollar
per acre; the first settler was Aaron Wood
bury, from OrrlngtOn, in the year 1922: John
Carpenter moved his family here in the first
part OF the winter 1928. About the same time.
some SOME people settled in the present towns of
Winn aud Chester; these townships were call
ed by the general name of Mattanawcook Set
Element. Alfred Gates, Esq, moved with his
family here in January, 1924, from Paris, and
was appointed the first Postmaster in Malta
nawcook Mr.. Moore carried the mail from
Bangor to Houlton, partly by water. and com
ing down the Mattanawcook stream was drown
ed The mail was carried once month. AL
fred Gates had his house burned in February.
iozI. and Two OF his daughters were burned in
u, IN tne night. The first crops of grain were
generally carried to mill at Odtown, (beine 40
miles or more) in batteaux, as we had not any
roads then; carried on ice in winter Ira Fish.
from Wakefield, N. H., commenced building
mill dam in September, 1925 on the Mattanaw-
cook stream. 4 Deacon Stephen Chase moved
ford County, and preached to us pretty regu-
arly for several years, and did much good in
keeping the society together in this numbering
There are now three meeting
houses, VIZ; Methodist, Baptist and Congrega-
,ionalist, and an Academy with bell. We
mad in 1860 344 polls. We have good mill priv |
leges on the different streams, which are fed |
rom twelve ponds. Lincoln lower village is |
lbOut ten miles below the large tannery in the |
own of Winn. Lincoln is about eleven miles |
ong by the Penobscot river, and eight miles |
Jack in the widest part.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Eaton School at Norridgewock has OPEN
d with 60 pupils.
Mr.. S. Holbrook of Starks while cutting a
og off a tree that had lodged, by standing on
mother log and reaching, lost his balance and
ell back upon the stumps breaking several
lbs, a few days since.
Inc Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Isaac Will
ia .aa 1 OF Norridgewock met with sad acct
!, en. iass thursday the 10th, while at work in
ne woous some two miles from home. In fall |
ng Tree II lodged upon another, which he
roceedea 10 cut down, when nearly off. the
ne lodgea caIe Gown, striking him upon the
ack and crushing him to the ground. His
pine was fractured, both limbs below the knae
ompletely paralyzed, and some internai in
lries received Fears are entertained in re-
ard to his recovery.
WALDO COUNTY.
A few nights since some light-fngered gen.
y robbed number of the farmers and lum
srmen in Prospect of their OK chains and
low bars. Though light-fngered they must
ave been heavy handed.
John Reed, Civil Engineer, estimates the
'st OF a railroad between the Knox & Lincoln
abroad, in Warren, and the Belfast & Moose