The Portland daily press., 1869-08-16
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
A cow belonging to Mr. J. @. Bridges Of Au-
burn has discharged from her nose two sticks,
one eight and the other thirteen inches long.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. johnson, State Superintendent of com
mon schools, has decided to hold a Teachers
Institute at Fort Fairfield, some time during
the early part of next month.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Americda understands that for various
causes the Hancock Baptist Association has
been postponed one week. 1t is TO be held at
Sedgwick, Sept. 14th.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Lorenzo Clay, Esq, of Gardiner, writes q
note to the Kennebec Journal that he cannot
under any circumstances consent to be can
didate for county attorney for Kennebec.
Boutelle Noyes, son of F. Noyes, ESQ.,, Of
Waterville, who on graduating at the Naval
School at Annapolis a little more than q year
ago was ordered on board the Guerrero, the
flag ship of the South Atlantic squadron, has
recently been promoted to Ensign, and will
Immediately be ordered to service.
Tuesday there is an excursion from Water
vile to the islands in Portland barber
Rev. Arthur Drinkwater, a venerable Bap.
fist clergyman, residing in Waterville, was
Frustrated by an attack resembling paralysis
Ou luuIsudy ldsb.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. j. R. Bearce of Hebron has some of the
largest corn ever seen in Maine. Some of il
stands over seven feet high, and yet it is hard
ly spindled out
Mr.. j. w. Elliott of Rumiord had some
eight or ten acres of buckwheat killed BY frost
Saturday night the 7th. Mr.. Childs of Milton
had piece of corn badly damaged the same
night.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Capt. Dennison, of the City Of Richmond
informs the Belfast Journal that on Wednes
day morning about one o'clock. while his boat
lay at her dock in Bangor, the Waterman saw
awoman come upon the wharf and deliberate
ly Jump overheard. He aroused the wheels
man of the boat, and the two succeeded in
dragging the woman, out in a half drowned
condition. She was young, well dressed and
lady-like woman, but refused to give any ac-
count Of herself The police were called aud
took charge of her.
Rev. DR.. Tefft of Bangor, on being inaugur.
ated as Professor of the Greek language in the
Indiana University in 1874 prophesied that
some day a railroad would cross the continent
and was laughed at for his pains.
Two men named Snow and Packard made
an assault uponiMr. Delano keeper of public
house in Hampton, last Saturday, because he
refused to sell them liquor. Mr.. Delano was
severely injured and his assailants have. been
held to bail.
PIscATAoU1s COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that Mr.. Edes
the veteran oct0genarian editor of the Dover
Observer, has not been to Bangor-his neares
metropolis-for 38 years. He never saw but
two steamboats-one was Fulton's original
and the other a small boat on Sebec Lake
he has never seen train of cars, and it il
probably one aim of the new railroad nov
building from Oldtown to Dover, to wake vi
the venerable Edes some fine morning mex
October, with the whistle of locomotive un
der his chamber window. Athis great age VIZ
saw him standing at the case in his Office few
days since, setting neac brewer type without
spectacles.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times tells of a mysterious shoot
Jig ARRAY in that city Tuesday night A par
ty of young men from abroad hired carriage
for drive among the naples" (some local
reference here, not understood by outsiders
and were fred upon and compelled to retreat
from that locality.
The hotel at Small Point wilknot be open
ed this summer. There is project on foot fol
building new hotel by stock company.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Washington County Republican Con
vention will be held at Machias Wednesday
The Machias Republican says that st iere are
but four county officers to nominate this year
VIZ. TWO SENATORS, treasurer ana one C0mnlS
soner. There can be no doubt but Hon. f.
L. Talbot will be re-nominated for the west
ern part Of the county. A new man will have
to be selected in the room of Hon. B. B. Muir.
ray, r.,who has been appointed Assistant Ad.
iutant General This will belong to the east
ern part of the county. We understand that
Putnam Role Esq. of Princeton has been
named as the probable successor of Mr.. Muir
ray"
The Machias Republican says it would be
delightful to have q railroad between Bangor
and Machias and Calais, but it thinks the pros
pect discouraging.
WALDO COUNTY.
Fires are raging in Burnham, destroying
much property and endangering many farm
houses.
YORK COUNTY.
A citizen of Springvale writes that many Of
the former scholars of the High School in that
village held d reunion with their former teach
er, Mr.. Clarence Hale The young ladies and
gentlemen manifested the same interest and
good feeling that was shown while Mr.. Hale
was their teacher; and this, with the brief and
appropriate address of Mr.. Hale made a happy
evening
The Republicans Of Sanford elect as dele
gates to the County Convention at Alfred
Benz Beal, Benz. Hanson, Nahum Allen,
Hosea Willard, Howard A. Frost, and one
other whose name is unknown.