The Portland daily press., 1870-07-08
state r. ews.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
George A. Parker, Esq, who was several
weeks SINCE appointed and confirmed to be
Postmaster of Lewiston, entered on his duties
on Tuesday.
A new organ, valued at $4,000 has lust been
placed in the First Baptist church building in
Lewiston.
The Lewiston Journal says on Saturday The
gates at the lakes on the head waters of the
Androscoggin were hoisted, in order to raise
CO. 5 and the Lewiston Steam Mill Co.'S logs.
which were between Dresser's and Deer Rims.
from two to eight miles above the city On Deer
Rips there were acres of logs, and workmen
were busy making channel through. Mon
day night the river commenced rising, aud the
logs began to come in freely.
AROosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. Caleb WILDER, of Glenwood died very
suddenly, June 3Oth, after an illness of few
hours. His age was seveuty-two. He leaves
young Wife and two small children.
The Houlton Pioneer says Thursday night,
June 30th, was quite cold, and some localities
were visited with.a slight frost, doing no iniu-
ry, however, to vegetation.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
At the Prize Defamation of the Sophomore
Glass of Bowdoin College, held on Tuesday
evening last, the prizes were awarded to j. G..
Abbott and Herbert Harris. Excellent music
was furnished by Johnson's orchestra of Lew
iston.
Nathaniel Merryman has been appointed
Postmaster at West Brunswick, vice Lewis II
Litchfield, deceased.
KNOX COUNTY.
The wife of Mr.. George o. Payson, of Rock
land, committed suicide by drowning at Rock
port Wednesday night while laboring under
mental arrangement. The body was recovered
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The town of Winthrop last Saturday voted
to exempt Mr.. Bailey's new oil carpet works
and stock from taxation for ten years.
The rate of taxation in Augusta is two and
one half per cent. The valuation of the city
for 1870 by the Assessors is $4, 800, 043, being
$560,O0O less than the valuation put upon it by
the State Commissioners of Valuation.
The proprietors of the Daily Kennebec Jour-
ma! state that the result of the first six months
of their enterprise in establishing daiH PAPER
at the Capitol has been far more satisfactory
than they had reason to expect at the COM
mencement of the year.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
J. r. Macomber, ESQ.,, for many years resi-
dent of Bangor, has left to take up his resi-
dence in the West. He will locate at Clear
Lake, MINI.
Hon. A. D. Manson left Bangor Wednesday
for tour in Europe, to be absent about a year.
The average price for old potatoes in Bangor
on "Wednesday was $1.1O per bushel, though
some choice loads, says the Wing, sold higher
The town Of Orrington, says the Bangor
Whsg, has no lawyer, doctor nor rumshop. II
has three beautiful churches in good repair
besides the old church, in which one of the
picnics was held, where Jesse Lee preached in
1893, and where Enoch Nudge for years pro.
claimed full and free salvation.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Fall term Of the Eaton School at Nor
ridgewOck will begin on the third Monday in
August. Candidates for admission to the
course will be examined the Saturday before
the commencement of the term.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The post Office at Georgetown has been re-
established and Nath aniel S. Todd appointed
Postmaster.
Sewall Morse has been appointed Postmaster
at Winnegance, vice Stephen Lowell, resigned
YORK COUNTY.
On Wednesday the Granite State Club O
Portsmouth beat the Whipple Club of Kttery
at base ball by score of SO to IA.
The Teachers Institute for York county will
be held at North Berwick. 1t commence An
gust LIST and continue five DAYS. Prof F. A
Allen, Of Pennsylvania, will be present durins
the whole session. Superintendent johnson
| will also be there.
The track of the Portland & Rochester Rail
road is being laid beyond the station at Alfred
and the bridges over the Jepson and Mousan
rivers will be completed in season to run thu
| trains to Springvale the coming autumn.
The City Council Of Biddeford have appro
| priated $4,000 to pay the expenses of the city
for the current municipal year. of thi
amount 200 is appropriated for schools.
A meeting of tho Board of County Commits
sioners will be held at Alfred on Tuesday, Jun,
| 18th.
AT LARGE.
Patents have been granted this week tt
Luther f. Pingree, of Portland, for artificial
| leg; Levi Abbott, of Lewiston, assignor to tn,
| Lewiston Machine Company of same place
for for, warping machine; George A. Blake ant
| William b. Taylor, OF Calais, for heating stove
Charles M. Hayded, of South Thomaston, 70
steering apparatus.