The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-07
state New
ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY,

The Lewiston Journal SAYS only six MEM
bers of the Auburn Light Infantry were re-
jected for disability, and 80 men were muster
ed into tine State service on Saturday by Gen.
John Nj. Brown.
The coroners' jury to investigate the cause
OF the death of Mr. M. d. Chaplin at Lewis
ton, returned a verdict that the deceased came
to his death by suffocation by smoke or gases
caused by the accidental burning of the build
ing IN which he was then sleeping. The Jour
ndt says that it was known that Mr.. Q. had
gold watch. and that a search among the ruins
hao not discovered the remains of it.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A. q. Robbins, ESQ, left a legacy of $40 to
be expended in the purchase ,of two clocks,
one for the High and one for the Grammar
school room in Brunswick. Thew arrived a
day or two since and were put in place. They
follows: Request of A. G. Robbins ESQ"
says the Telegraph.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY
Sill another wonderful process of convert
ing iron into steel has been discovered we
learn from the Bangor Wing. The great adj
vantage claimed for this process, besides it's
cheapness, is that by it any article already in
into steel. Rails for Railroads can be steeied
outside leaving the core malleable iron
L. H. Eaton, ESQ.,, of Bangor, has been an
pointed Superintendent of the Bangor & Pts
cataquis Railroad. Mr.. Eaton has been EN-.
ployed by the road for the past year or more as
resident engineer. The road is now open for
business to Dover and Foxcroft
An infant five weeks old was found on the
steps OF VIM. L. Parsons, Esq, OF Bangor on
Friday evening. 1t was taken to the ChiIdrens
Home.
The travelling down east has been in n ter
rible state. The Bangor WHO saws the Rel
fast stage broke two wheels on SATURDAY. and
the Belfast and Augusta line had three Coaches
broken up by the rough roads.
On Friday afternoon a son of Watson n.
Bean, aged about fifteen years, and a son Of
Henry Dougberty aged about thirteen, were
drowned on the Passadumkeag River. at pas
sadumkeag, while skating Young Dougber-
W BODY was afterward recovered.
The Bangor Wing tells of q couple of we'll
meaning but eccentric individuals who opened
Sunday School in that city, in a quarter
mostly inhabited by Irish Romanists, and got
along swimingly until Sunday last when two
gentlemen who were unknown to thelevangel-
lists, stepped to the dor Of the school-room
and were invited to enter and asked to take
classes and assist in teaching. They declined
the invitation and in a few minutes went ont
when-prestO /! the whole school followed them
out 1t is whispered that they were two of the
| spiritual fathers of the young catholics. and
that the knowledge that they were found out
caused the young Celts to beat a hasty retreat
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Bath Times is expecting that that city
will be visited by the Portland Light Infantry
this week.
lad seven years of age, named Fred Ever
ard, and son of Lewis Everard, while at play
Saturday afternoon on Morse's wharf, near the
North steam mill, Bath, fell into the river and
| was drowned 'I. aI N -, -
The chapel Of the Wesley M. E. church at
Bath, was dedicated Sunday. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Joseph Hawkes., Of
Mechanic Falls. Rev. Charles Munger and
Rev. VIM. s. Jones participated ia the SER
| vices -
'a- t SOMERSET COUNTY.
Thirty-six men, members of the Skowbegan
company of State militia, were mustered into
the State service last week by Gen. John M.
Brown, Inspector General on the Governors
staff. r- i--i. . 1859 tt1--
YORK COUNTY,
The ladies of the M. e. Society of Kepne-
bunk give tea party next Thursday evening
Twombley s. Cleaves of Biddeford keep the
finest assortment of silver ware, watches and
Jewelry to be found in York county, and are
well stocked up for the holidays. 1t is worth
something to see the splendid display they
and everybody may be sure of being treated
politely and of getting just what they bargain
for.
DIR. Abiel Hall a well known and venerable
physician is lying very sick at his house in
Alfred. fll-'A HLT- - 1880 -.
Benjamin J. Merrill, Esq, of Alfred is also
in feeble health.
Last Sunday afternoon, little after PM.
some scamps removed pane of glass from the
WINDOW OF the store on Factory Island, Saco,
occupied by johnson Lunt as glass and
crockery.ware store, and stole about sixty dol
lars worth Of goods. They dug off the putty
with knife till the glass came out. The
thieves have not yet been arrested, though GER
tain persons are vehemently suspected.
The British schooner Eva, O! st. John. N.
b., OF "a tons burden, owned by Geo. Vaughan,
Esq, OF st. John, and commanded by Captain
/. Patrick DAILY. loaded with spruce timber and
bound from Salmon river, N. B., to Boston,
consigned to I. b. Harris & Col was driven
ashore at Little River, near Old Orchard Beach,
last Saturday night at about P. M. The lum-
Der is being discharged and the schooner will
undoubtedly be gotten off The captain does
not known whether the vessel is insured or
not. sfts |.T T-'-'
Another undertaken vessel (the Mariel) is
ashore on the bar-probably will come off with
out injury.