The Portland daily press., 1869-06-10

ANDRoscoaa1N COUNTY.

The new Catholic church which has been
erected in Lewiston will ba dedicated
on next Sunday, the 18th inst. The sacred
ceremony will be performed by Right Rev.
Or. Bacon, Bishop Of Portland, and Ordinary
o'clock, a. NJ. Other Ecclesiastics win be
present and take part on the solemn occasion
Tuesday afternoon during the tb under
shower, says the Lewiston Journal, barn
owned BY Mr.. Polister, about two miles from
SabattIs, was struck BY lightning. A teacher
in school room near BY was Knocked down,
or tainted, at the same time. Drs. Donovan
and Coburn of this city, who were returning
I from fishing excursion, had lust driven into
the barn to escape the rain when the bolt fell
and were rendered unconscious for . moment
soon recovering. however, they found that the
lightning had torn board off the roof, RIM
down corner post, about ten feet from where
they stood, leaving the post q few feet from the
noor and running on an iron rod, until Il
reached the sill where it went through q large
rock in the underpinning, splitting itiinto .
fire, but Dr. Coburn soon trod the fire out
The best was shivered into splinters which
were thrown all over the; barn. f.a7es'17''
a4a-d s1i uKENNEBnc coUNTY.y,yg 4 -sor
Fun and fish are mingled BY the Cushnoc
Fshiag Association, having its Headauarters
at Augusta W.P. Whitehouse, chaplqig1.
issues an order for meeting Of the Associa.
~ AA@s<tANt ~ 3tlTQG01ts7
6tetson is a.well-knewn member Of former
Executive Councils and Whitehouse IS q
young lawyer who is not---a clergyman. q
siY1ai asoal PEN0BscoT COUNTY. ~
q Mrs Dudley D. Spratt Of Patten made last
year ll90 pounds of butter from three cows
and three year old heifers. She also wove COO
yards Of cloth, says, the Voice. ~ NJ vs.
{ The Patten Voice says Charles. Finch aged
y years, son Of Robert Finch Of Patten, vas
Spencer Young, rolling logs from he landing
into Fish Stream. When the rolling loess
started he failed to gain sure FOOTING. and a
log struck him, breaking his neok. iei@ Il7a
The Bangor Wing says Hon. Amasa stetsou
tor many years one ofthe solid citizens Of the
Western part aof the county, died at Exeter o
lew days since at the age of67.s He came from
years ago and settled in Stetson, where he re-
sided until within few years of his death
ne leaves large circle of acquaintance and
friends to mourn his loss. aaTrs.; 49, w
- SALAMANCA COUNTY.
! The Bath Times says MI. Randall Eldridge,
Factory Of Bangs & Weston. IN Batb' mat mat
with very serious accident the other day. an
edging flying from the machine and penetrat-
ing the groin. He ID now doing well.tnG b
We learn from the Times that the Rockland,
stage which left Bath Ipesd elss5B8asSSTSe nce
of bresir;s ~ tt,sas "a sxeE The driver Mr.
W. I, 10, was thrown from the box and
slightly injured, and one lady, whose name we
did not learn, had severe wound in the head
which bled profusely. The horses ran q short
distance with one wheel, but were soon cap
tured. The stage was full Of passengers, but
with the exception of the lady mentioned,
were not materially injured. 81. 4
The Bath Times states that Rev. Mr..
a Ives Deing nnMlinng tnaf nis son should
rendered TO him by Representative Morrill,,
the place remains at the disposal of Mr.. Nor
rilL The appointment Is now open for compe-
ton to all boys in the district, which, for their
information we will say, includes the counties
Of Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Saga