The Portland daily press., 1869-01-30
state News
ANpaoscoGGN COUNTY.


The maine Democrat learns that the fnan-
cial exhibit of the town of Lisbon shows de.
ficit of some $1,000, since 1862, for which no ac-
count can be gwen. A Committee chosen to
investigate, were refused access to the town
DooRs by those having them in charge, and it
Is probable that legal measures will be aGop-
ted by the taxpayers to enforce their rights.
The Lewiston Journal prints full report of
the proceedings of the Holland breach of
promise case now on trial at Auburn. 1t IS
not very good family reading" but the local
interest excited by the case is SO great as 10
warrant the full report The defendant took
the stand Thursday and represented that while
he had never sought the plaintiff company
she hadifollowed him from place to place and
had offered no objections to occupying the
same apartment and bed with him on several
occasions The defense claims that Mrs Gould
is VIGOROUSLY bad character, even to the ex-
tent of receiving money for favors she ought
not to grant
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The house, barn and outbuildings owned and
| occupied by Abner Woodbury., Esq, of Houl-
| ton, were entirely destroyed by fire On Tues
| day last. A portion the furniture and 9TH
er property was owed. The loss will exceed
| $4,000
| HANCOCK COUNTY.
| The dwelling house of John Louder Murch
of Ellsworth, living on the east side of Union
| river about four miles from Ellsworth village,
was burned down on Tuesday morning last
| week, and the family barely escaped with their
| lives losing all their clothing and provision.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
About o'clock Monday morning barn in
| SOmerville belonging to Abial Erskine, was
burned with all its contents, including 10 head
of cattle. Loss $4,000.
| Work on the rev dam at Waterville will be
resumed in the spring. 1t is to be built from
Rock Island to the w inslow side of the Ken
| nebec river.
| i OXFORD COUNTY.
A Boston exchange says that Mormon
preacher, Elder Sessions, is laboring in Mexi-
| CO, Oxford county, Maine, aud he writes 10
Utah that he is having good success Three
families will leave for Salt Lake City next
spring. The Elder writes to Utah glowing ac-
counts of his success.
An active temperance movement is in pro
gress in Bethel.
As two men were fox hunting, one day last
week, on Tobey Mountain, so called, in Green
WOOD they came across seven sheep which hao
spent the winter thus far, in that desolate re-
gion. The southerly side of a projecting rocl
furnished them with shelter, while the low
and dwarfed shrubbery supplied them witt
forage, quite large surface of which they haC
browsed over. Though thin of flesh, they
| were active and smart, and were driven home
by the hunters.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
| Ihe Somerset railroad war has fairly begun
both on the upper Kennebec and at Augusta
"Dave" Barker will deliver his poem
| "Rhymes from both Sides of the River" at
Skowhegan, Tuesday evening.
The Skowhegan schools are being broken uI
blythe measles as we learn from the Reporter
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There is religious revival in progress a
Milbridge. ~
YORK COUNTY,
The mayoralty question is already agitatins
the mind of the people of Biddeford. Tn
Journal favors citizens ticket to oppose May
or Haines.
Mr.. Thomas Tebbetts of Biddeford was Sc
verely injured recently by the falling OF liml
of tree on his head while he was at work il
the woods.
The force in the Kittery Navy Yard ha
been reduced to 400 men. ga
| Tho UriSt mill of Mr. William How, in aru