The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-03
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

want 1t in one place and the Common Council
IN another. and thus they cannot agree and
the school house will probably be built at the
Corner, where work has been commenced on
it.
Bates College has received recently dona-
ton of $40, 900 from a gentleman whose name
the Lewiston. Journal is not at liberty to state.
The donation, says the journal, is an impor-
tant contribution to the fund of $4,000 now
required to be raised in order TO secure the
conditional dOuation of Mr.. Bates. Mr.. Bates
pledges, it is well known, $75 600 when $50. 900
are raised by friends of the college. OF this
sum $21,725 has been pledged-addins the
$4,000 subscription above named-and now
$2S,275 remain to be raised to complete the
$4,000 required.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says in the carding mill of Geo. Cole, at Nor
way last Thursday, as some workmen were
carding cotton, fire was communicated to it by
a few pieces alighting on the stove, and for a
few moments it threatened to be a serious fire
Quite large amount was spread upon the
floor OF the mill, which burnt like tiuder; but
by the hasty application of several buckets of
water, it was eXtinguished.
Mr.. Otis Stevens died very suddenly at
Norway, Sunday night He felt as we'll as
usual till about o'clock in the evening. when
having quite severe pain in his stomach, he
retired, and died Immediately afterwards, saws
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing says large quantities of
potatoes still remain in the ground.
Sumner M. Bolton of Bangor, recently had
an ounce ball extracted from over his RIGHT
eyebrow, which had been there ever since The
battle OF Bermuda Hundreds, affecting him
with excruciating pains in one half of his head
which no medicine could relieve
The Bangor Wing is urging that city to ap-
ply TO the Legislature for authority to aid inIthe
erection of Treats Falls dam. 1t saws the great
manufacturers of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island are ready to buy water power, but they
are not ready to undertake the construction of
dams.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Times says that the largest anchor ever
used on board of any ship built in Bath, has
for the new ship Undaunted, building by
MesSrs: e. q A. Sewall, and nearly ready for
launching 1t weighs 5, 200 pounds.
A correspondent of the Times informs that
paper that the silver wedding of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Sewall Bowker OF Pnipsburg, was duly observ
ca friday evening OF last week, when many of
their Immediate neighbors, as we'll as some
friends from West Bath, Bath and Portland,
called upon them at their residence making a
pleasant and agreeable company. The beauti-
tui and well appointed gifts showed that the
bride and groom had been well remembered in
per, the modesty and good taste of all the ar
engagements were in perfect keeping with the
reputation this worthy couple have always
sustained. After singing Coronation" and
ate prayer by the Rev. Mr. Bell the company
separated with good opinions of ''silver we'd
dings."
WASHINGTON COUNTY. uf
The Machias Union says Mr.. Thompson, at
PASSPORT, has declined to accept the appoint
ment OF Sheriff, and that Mr.. Dunbar, at
Cherryfield, of late years the deputy there,
has accepted the place. j. L. Pierce, of Ma
chias, will probably be jailor.
The new iron mine, in the town of Prescott,
is in progress of development. A turnpike
road has been opened, divergng from the stage
road In Prescott, about one mile westerly from
the postoffice in West Lubec The mine is
about one mile northerly from the stage road
Joseph Godfrey of Alexander, raised from
one half pound of Early Rose, one bushel of
good, sound potatoes.
YORK COUNTY.
James Fl. Mcmillan, ESQ. has recently mr.
chased the residence of the late Geo, E. Small.
in Biddeford, one of the finest residences in
the city the rent of which he very generously
presents to the rector of the Episcopal church
OF Saco and Bddeford, who will Immediately
occupy the same. He has also made a liberal
donation to the Free Baptist society of Bidde-
ford to aid them in repairing their church. We
are glad to learn that he is rapidly recovering
from the effects ofhis recent sickness.
On Tuesday of last week Mr. f. N. Hodsfon
the well known sewing machine agent of Saco.
was thrown from his carriage and had Ybe
bones OF his right hand badly dislocated be-
sides sustaining other painful injuries
Capt. N. L. Thompson has taken down the
old grist- mill in Kennebunk village, and is
now building new and larger mill. better
adapted to the present time