The Portland daily press., 1869-12-06
sAGADAHOc COUNTY,

SaGADAhoC SOONIII
The Bath Times says the Western IT,;on
Telegraph Company have bought out the aid
Kennebee Telegraph Company and are chang
ing the wires from the county road between
Bath and Augusta, and erecting them on the
line of the railroad.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
DR., VIM. Buck of Foxcroft has been an
pointed examining surgeon by the Commits
sioner of Pensions.
Mr.. A. P. Buck of Foxcroft, and Mr.. j. w.
Robinson of Dover, have been appointed De.
pot Masters at those places.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. j. Y McClintock, of Belfast, is ont in a
communication protesting against paying the
subscription of Belfast, as we'll as individual
subscriptions, to the Belfast & NJ. H. Lake
Railroad on the ground that the change in its
route vitiates the contract.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel says one night last week, Mr..
Samuel Wood. Of Eastport, was attacked by
lais and robbed Of $500. The two men COM
hitting the robbery were afterwards arrested
and we understand, $50 Of the amount was
found
YORK COUNTY.
The Rochester Courier says that Hon. I. 8,
Kimball Of Sanford and Henry Kimball of
Shapleigh have opened an Office at Rochester
for the practice of the law. The senior mem
Der of the firm is one of the ablest and most
successful members of the York County Bar.
The Maine Democrat finds fault with Usher
A. Hall, Esq, of Alfred for the manner in
which he declared the result Of the vote for Sc
lectmen, Sc, at a special election recently
held in that town. AS we understand il MI,
Hall (whO has an excellent memory was sim
ply following the copy set few years since by
the very men who now find fault with his de-
cision. The democrats are simply "hoisted with
kI~-su Va
town once voted for selectmen but neglected
to write the words "overseers of the poor and
assessor" at the head of the ticket. Most of
the Democrats made the same failure but few
accidentally placed the words selectmen, assess
ors and overseers OF the poor over the names
a clear majority of all the votes but as none Of
them indicated in terms that they were for
Overseers and assessors the Democrats who re-
ceived few votes for those Offices were by the
then Democratic town authorities declared
elected. Now Mr. Hall declares the gentle
man elected who received the largest number
OF ballots indicating the offices to be filled
thereby following precedent which ought to
be respected by those who made it, and we are
rather surprised under all the circumstances
As general thing MIR. Hall doesn't pay great
Difference to Democratic principles or practice
but remembering that the Democrats investi
| gated this generation very thoroughly, taking
legal advice, &c, &C., few years previously
he undoubtedly thought it better to adopt theil
conclusions in this instance and thereby save
time But what difference it makes whose
OK is gored.
At Kennebunkport ON the 4th inst, there
| was launched by Messrs. Crawford & Ward a
beautifully modelled, medium sharp ship of 1O0(
tons, old measure, and 1875 tons, new meas
ure, named Empire" built for Messrs. Geo
G. Lord & Co., Of Boston. She is 1874 feet
| inches long, 35 feet inches wide, and % feet
| II inches deep, is extra fastened, and being
constructed under special survey, well merit.
the rate of Al with star, which has been made
| by Llsyd's agents. s.rI...