The Portland daily press., 1869-12-03
state News.
ANpRosCoGGfN COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOGGfN COUNTY,
The Journal says the AndrOscoggin Base
Ball Club propose to join the National ASCOT
alton.
Rev, John Miller of Durham lies at the
point of death from hemOrrhage Of the bowels.
He has been for years preacher of the Gospel.
His age is about 10.
A Bates College student who was unable to
obtain employment in this city during the
long vacation, has gone to Turner and bravely
attacked the job of cutting fifty cords of wood
The frame for the roof of a new mill at Liy-
ermore Falls, which the workmen were board
ing, was blown down fiat Wednesday morning
and Stephen Oldham, Stephen Kinds and
Thomas Harrington were considerably hurt.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Th, Chronicle says that last Friday five
young Hoods from Temple went to Wilton
upper vifagt and drank themselves intoxcat-
ca. AFTER Committing various depredations
ABOUT town, thy proceeded to mill between
the village and depot and beat one of the mel
.nere pnmercifuliy. They then visited a house
near bJ in which was an abandoned female,
where they INDUCED in the most beastly las
ciVlousness They were soon arrested.
te An effort = being made to procure an e1-
Pennington rls % t1s Hi 'a''r0a0 from
One day last Meek, in n town mt remota
from Pennington, a ~ar,a;n ,a;,;s.o. ~ ,,e oo'9
the leader of his chuf>I chen who los nc ~
have rehearsal that ngf that ns wo,d d' NJ, ~
the list at the hymns to the O.nrch Goor oo pi
in the evening. The list was ohtaiIsd a. Ky
proper time, but 10 and behold instead of ho'
ing what was promised, it proved to be a Iet.
ter from the minister directed to his wife raan
in neighbOring city Next morning the rev
erend gentleman posted off after the letter TO
mail to his wife. Whether he sent her the
list of hymns it does not appear.
New Sharon, started out on coon hunting
expedition, and in less than half an hour dis.
covered five cOOns in tree. They captured
ed them, and realized SO AZ from the sale of
the meat and SKINS
A new store in Feeeman owned by r. Fen
derson, of West Pennington, was burned to
the ground on the 22d inst, at midnight: the
work OF an incendiary, no doubt q Loss $27OO;
KENNEBEC COU1yrr.
The Rev. Mr.. Beach. formerly pastor of the
Unitarian chnroh IN Augusta, has retired from
the ministry and gone to farming in Minneso-
ia.
The Portland s. Kennebec Railroad Com
pany have discontinued the use of their old
depot in Waterville as passenger station, and
nave httad up new one few rods north for
the convenience of travellers. In consequence
OF the rapidly increasing business of the P-y&
4. Railroad, two freight trains are now run
daily over the entire road. They have also a
local freight train from Brunswick to Portland
and back daily. E.- trrr
An affecting incident occurred at the funeral
OF the late Fraucs E. Webb, who was buried
with Masonic honors az Winthrop Just be-
fore the body was rerpoved from the house to
the church, little laughter of the deceased,
Annie Dwight, CANE to the open casket of her
father, which was covered with flowers and
On which stood tie baptismal font, and there,
in the presence Of the diving and the dead .
was consecratd to God in holy baptism.
The Farnp says that the resignation of the
Rev. Dr. bingham, pastor of the South Com
gregationa church, was the desire to complete
certain lierary work which he has long had in
hand.
1t isthought that Mr.. Whitehouse, the pres
ent citing County Attorney, will be reap
of fon. F. E. Webb.
Anchor ice made its appearance in the Ken
iebec in unusual quantities last week. This
is said to be the precursor of an open winter.
The fifth anniversary of the proprietorship
and management of the Mansion House by
w. M. Thayer, Esq, was celebrated on the
18th ult., by sumptuous dinner of which q
large number Of invited guests partook.
Among the members of the recently chosen
Constitutional Convention of Illinois is Hon,
Henry j. Atkins of Jacksonville, student of
Bowdoin and native of Mt. Vernon.
The s. j. Court finally adjourned on Satur-
day, after session of three weeks. Isaac C.
Yeaton of Belgrade, for larceny of $25 from
the person of John Pray in August last. was
sentenced to fine of $140 or imprisonment in
the county jail six months. A large number
Of Liquor cases" were disposed Of
Operations upon the new factory building at
the Dam at Augusta have been discontinued
for the sea son. The work is left in such a con-
dltion that operations will be resumed early in
the spring, everything being placed safely be-
yond the chance OF injury by frosts or freshets
PENOBsCOT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing learns that the saw and
single mill on Black Stream, North Carmel.
and occupied by Messrs. j. P. Maghew 8 Co,
probably about $1,000. No insurance. Cause
of the fire unknown.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
A fire at Georgetown Harbor on Monday
evening last, consumed store and its con-
tents, owned by Mr.. Leander Berry. Loss
about $1,000. Insured for $500.
The Bath Times says that locality is mastered
by regular school of thieves, who pass up and
down the river, continually stealing and carry-
ing away all the rigging and utensils in the
shape of crowbars, axes and shoyels. which
they can lay hands on.
Messls. Berry, Stone & Atkins, of Topsham
have just completed a large and Convenient
building for saw mill, door sash and blind
factory near the toll bridge A part of the
building will be used as machine shop.
The first man who ever went down in sub
marine armor, lives in Bath His name il
Samuel league. He is now a contractor on
the Knox & Lincoln Railroad.
A new engine house has recently been
erected in Topsham, and three fire engines
have been put in thorough repair
YORK COUNTY
The Methodist Church in Lebanon. which
nas boon closed for ranairs, was re-opened last
Friday, with appropriate services.
George w. Roberts has been elected a select
man of Alfred, in place of John H. traitor
deceased.
The schooner Ploughboy, of York, owned
Messrs. A. Goodwin and j. Weare, Cane Ned
dick, went ashore on the Goth inst, at Cane
Neddick Roads, while anchored at the bar
No insurance.
Last SUNDAY, Mr.. VIM. H. Emery and Benz.
Hubbard, OF Kennebunk, while visiting sick
neighbor, saw seal on the rocks near Giles
pies Point, and going outside of him in a boat.
drove him further on shore, where they sue
ceeded in killing him. He was very savage.
and is represented to be an arctic seal of the
. hood species, measuring seven feet in length
and weighing nearly 400 pounds,