The Portland daily press., 1869-08-09
state News.
xENNEBrc COUNTY.

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81 "a call is out for Convention Of the inhabi-
tants OF Kennebec County, who support Mr.
Hichborn, to meet in Waterviile, on Thursday,
the 18th inst, to nominate County officers. 3 &
I. Rev. s. E. Root, pastor Of the Freewill Bap-
fist Church Of Gardiners has reeeived an inyis
in Ohio. to take charge Of that institution as
principal. x ias I5,E.T =
e The Baptist church at Waterville is nearly
completed and was occupied Sunday.
Mr.. Files of WinsIow was chosen President
and DIR. Perkins Of Clinton was chosen
secretary of the Teachers Institute held in
OXFORD COUNTY.
On Friday. evening, as DR.. Milton Abbott
and wife, Of Albany, N. Y, were passing
through Norway village with their own team,
on their way to Rumford Dr. A. stepped from
the carriage to speak to 4 friend. The horse
became restiye and backed against a truck
team. which frightened him and he ran away,
throwing Mrs. Abbott out Of the carriage. The
horse finally brought up with the whifaetree
and cr0ssbar of the carriage attached, in the
middle of Whitcomb & 0xnard's dry goods
store. s ff.sE ske- .lsfa
Mr. Nathaniel Robbins, q soldier Of the Rev
olution, aged 81, left Bangor on Monday. in
company with his granddaughter, for Muske-
gan, Michigan, 1400 miles to spend the remains
der of his days. ~ i.
I-aa sAGAbAHoc COUNTY.
Probate Court for Sagadahoc County will be
holden tomorrow by Judge Baker of Kenne.
bee County, on account of the illness Of Judge
Nourse. .ss.4..ass 3rs.Ss 4.4
The Fire-alarm bell was struck Monday af-
tsrnoon, causing much excitement as well as
sport amongst the nearly fifteen hundred men
employed on the Kittery Navy yard. The va
rious Departments were prompt to duty's B
call but sought in vain, Micawber-ljke, for
something to turn up it finally appearing
that the alarm was given officially, to disci-
pline the men in case of sudden emergency, an
| object greatly to be desired. Secretary Of the
Navy Robson and Admiral Porter with other
officials are expected in few days on a tour Of
inspection-their object being, It is rumored,
| to make this a first class yard. They leave
Washington to-day or Tomorrow in the Talla-
posa.
The Court of Inquiry at the Navy Yard. in
the case of the maltreatment of the sailors of
the Pawnee, commenced its session last week.
The hearing before the County Commission
ers of York County. upon the petition for a
road to be laid out from Salmon Falls to Bar
Mills, running in an air line, near the river;
and also for o road from the Saco river railroad
station to the main road leading to West Bux-
ton, was commenced last Wednesday and ad
Journed to the 18th inst. The hearing win be
ct Berry Hotel. Il. b. Smith Of Saco, and I
N. Marshall of Buxton, appear for the town.
Hon. Charles e. Weld and III. K Bradbury,
ESQ., for the petitioners. S -
REPUBL1cAN CAUCUS AF BIDDEFoRD. AT q
Republican Caucus holden at Biddeford, on
Saturday evening last, the following delegates
were elected to attend the Republican County
Convention at Alfred on the 18th inst.:--Rich-
ard M. Chapman, E. H. Banks, Thomas H.
Cole, George H. Knowiton, John Drew. Fred
erisk G. Drew, Edward H. @. Hooper, Charles
Haines, Silas p. Adams, Moses Hartman,
Thomas Quinby, Joseph Smith, .4Ih, e. F..
Pilsbury, Thomas D. Emery, James Benson,
John @. Dennett, S. L. Boynton