The Portland daily press., 1869-11-15
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

The Lewiston Journal says the authorities
have prosecuted parties in Aburn for catching
trout contrary to law.
Jacob Nash who was arrested and mt under
bonds for passing counterfeit money IN Lewis
ton a year two since, and who ahsconded
forfeiting his funds, has reaopeared On The
stage of villaiDy, this time in Fac,orvviile.
Penn, where for needless handhn@ 81 other
peoples property, he has been again arrested
and now lies in c!ase quarters therefor.
Inc trial OF Vanderpool for the murder of
Young Field is to occur the last of December
at Manistee, Mich. The Lewiston Journal
says VanderpCol last week wrote a letter to
Mrs. Field of Auburn, the mother of the muir
dered man, which Mrs F. duly received. 1t is
an elaborate eulogy of the murdered son full
of expressions OF sympathy and dissertations
OF the warm friendship which he claims al
ways existed between himself and her SON.
The Letter is well written aud without deny
ing the charges made against him, except by
implication, Vanderpool argues that it was
impossible for person situated as he was TO
foully murder his best friend
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
| Prof. Henry w. Longfellow has recently
| remembered his alma Mater, by sendno to
| the BOwdon College Library a case of hooks
valued at $500.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| Mr.. e. III. Henderson of Farminoton re.
ports that he arrived in Boston, Friday from
with couple of well.dressed gentlemen, with
whom he drank freely, and was greatly sur
| prised at finding that his two unknown friends
| had left him, add with them had gone his wal
let, containing $17O0 in greenbacks.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The ladies of the Mariaville sewing circle
have repaired and painted their meeting
| house.
| Mr.. Jos. F. Smith of Mariavile, in 1868
| raised thirty-Gwo bushels of potatoes from one
| peck of seed, it being 1913 pecks for one. Mr..
Daniel Jordan, Of the same town, in 1869 rails
| ed from three Goodrich potatoes weighing tour
teen ounces, cut in forty-tw pieces and plant
ing one piece in a hill, 153 pounds, it being
| ia to one.
The american says that Mr.. Charles De-
| laittre of Ellsworth, seventy one years old
was never out of the State by land unit last
summer, and never saw train of cars until
| that time, when he started on journey to
| Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin in compa-
ny with his sons family. He visited broth
Ell living In Illinois, then went to Minnesota,
| and thence to Wisconsin. Mr.. Delaitire thinks
the Sc osati IN and the pleasure of riding 10 the
cars very preferable to riding in an OK cart
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Two houses in Gardiner, belonging to Mr..
| Eastman and Mrs. Moore-the families in both
houses being absent-were broken into last
Tuesday night, and large quantity Of bed
dug, silver ware and other goods taken there
iiom. AlOHLO Wdhtutlu anu OUdTleS heu-
niston wee arrested, and, the stolen articles
being found in their possession, acknowledged
their guilt, and were bound over for trial.
The Gardiner Reporter says on Friday fore
noon, as James L Dole was driving Mr.. Dam
| lei Grays doube-team, with load of shin
giles, past Mr. Bradstreets stable, a bunch of
shingles fell off upon tie horses causing them
to start suddenly. Mr.. Dole was brown off
between the horses and team, and dragged un-
til he was compelled to let go the reins, and
the load went over his hips hurting him quite
severely, but breaking no bones. 1t is a mys-
terry how he escaped being crushed to death by
| the heavy load.
The Waterville Mail says package marked
Pure Cider Vinegar" was seized at the Ex-
press office in Augusta, recently, and found to
it was addressed don't know nothing about
it,, OF course.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. George
Smouse of Waldoboro, has Ratchet that was
used by an Indian in an attack made on the
Dutch settlers in that town soon after their
settlement in 1749. An Indian approached
MIR. Smouses grandfather and struck the
Ratchet through his skull and for some I'M
known cause left it there, where it was found
by his neis hbors, still sticking, in his brain.
Inc Ratchet has been preserved in the family
1t is an elegant instrument, and was probably
owned by some chief.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Teachers Institutes for Oxford County.
will commence on Monday, at 10 A. NJ. Nov
18th, at Bethel, under the instruction of Prof
Cruttenden of New York, and DIR. N. T. True
OF Bethel; and ON the same day at Norway,
under Prof Allen OF Pennsylvania and Mr.
IL. Stetson of Auburn, to continue five days
correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
says Farmers and Mechanics Club was or
ganized at Bethel, and held its first meeting
on Monday evening, Nov. It'll. The following
Officers (ha<pns Dre gifauf harr
Grover; Vice President, Gilman l.. Blake:
Treasurer, Il. Foster Jr. THE club will meet
again Saturday evening, Nov. 10th, ana all
are invited to attend. The organization will
be permanent, and meetings will be held once
10 two weeks during the winter season. LIS
object Is the promotion Of agricultural and
mechanical science.
Hon. Sidney Perhan will eDeals ON tl,., ,,,l,-
lect OF Agriculture aud fIrming Farmers
Clubs, at the COngreg atio.al Meeting House.
10 South Paris.on Saturday AFTERNOON Nov
10Th az 1 o'clock. We hope the farmers in
town will feel interested in the matter and
give their attendance.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wig says there is quite hutteriBg
among the dry bones on account of the
presence at Bangor OF a Government officer.
who y giving his attention 20 the examination
oil tneo ne returns, some of which show most
astonishing errors in their compilation. A
legal gentleman saws he has no objection 10
"a every dollar that he has earned-honestlyl
No doubt OF it,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says a curious phe-
nomena is frequently taking place at Macbias
Port In the harbor opposite the wharv $. We
have frequently heard of this remarks able
manifestation, but not supposing it to be any
thing serious, forebore to make any comment
upon 1t. Il is nothing more or less than an
upheaval, by some power altogether unknown,
OF vast quantities of water, mud and stones, to
the distance Of many feet, aud with furious
rushing noise. This phenomena has oc Cured
quite number of times during the summer,
and once as late as a month ago 1t Is sup
posed that some hidden works are going on
down there, and that this is the valve to let off
the surplus steam. Whether the water runs
in white the valve is open, we do not of course
know; but should suppose not.
YORK COUNTY,
j. 9. Locke OF BlddelOid, and his grand
daughter Mrs. Henry Moore, and the lalter's |
children, constitute four geleraIons, all re-
siding under the same root. Such an occur
renee does not often happen in these days of
roaming and fast living