The Portland daily press., 1870-01-20

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.nan;. al gwen IN Augusta. Tuesda,
attended and highly appreciated.
Rev. H. T. Wood has returned from New
York and Boston with 500 volumes of books tc
be added to the library at the U S. Military
Asylum in Augusta.
Masquerades are all the rage on the Kenne-
bee. Tonight one takes place at Gardiner
while the. Augusta people are preparing Tor
one sometime in February.
Carpenter Winslow of Manchester died very
suddenly Saturday evening.
Mr.. HI. r. Whitehouse, of the firm of o. G.
Whitehouse & Co, dry goods merchants, has
left Augusta for Iowa, where he intends to es.
tablish himself in business.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A fire at Boothbay recently destroyed the
dwelling house of Mr.. Charles Merry. 1t ap.
pears that little girl was trying to fill the
and set the house in conhagration. The car
penters who were absent at dinner at the time,
perceived the fire and rushing to the scene
were just in time to save the child. The
building was not insured.
Five stores occupied respectively by r. M
Bookings, Andrew Larry, Charles Emerson,
Gibbs & Rundlett, and James F. Taylor g.
Son, OF Wiscasset, were broken into early
Wednesday morning, and the goods were well
overhauled, but money appeard to be the
principal object of the burglars. The amount
obtained was small, being not more than $50
In all. The stores were entered by breaking
the large glass in the front windows. The
affair was very bold one, as it was bright
moonlight night
An old fashioned Washingtonian temper
ance meeting was held at Damariscotta on the
14th inst. Eloquent remarks were made bv N.
N. Pike, Esq, Gen. Hall, Maj. Edwin FIVE,
Rev. Mr.. Bean, Capt. Austin Hall, Capt. Gam
age and others.
A correspondent of The Lewiston Journal
speaking of the loss of the schooner Many near
Small Point. One OF her men gave evidence of
presence ofmind rarely equaled in the face of
almost inevitable death. Having been an ex-
cellent swimmer it is supposed he swan nearly
one half mile from his two companions where
his body was found. In one of his pockets was
found his watch and chain, kept in by the
pocket having been stuffed full of oakum
above, while in the bottom of the other pocket,
mah Quimby, Boothbay" This was rolled
up in a covering of birch bark, which was Sc
curely tied with piece of Irvine. AS was in
tended, this served to identity his body, and
through him the other two Few men in like
situation would be as thoughtful. The vessel
was only slightly injured, and had they re-
manned by her she would have preserved their
lives, though she had dragged her anchors and
was apparently about to be dashed to pieces.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
A car load of wheat containing $50 bushels
was lately received at Foxcroft which came in
bulk, unbroken, from Chicago. 1t cost 81 per
beng sold for 81 per bushel. Five bushels
make 215 pounds of -four.
Our correspondent $50 sends us the follow
ing items of interest:
MIR. Samuel Nichols, proprietor of the stage
line from Dexter to Moosehead Lake, owned
n ynI IInh 10 MI
Nichols had, in his employ, a very knowing
ste ge-driver who gave the horse two ounces of
undiutad aqua forts to cure strangury, which
it did, but it killed the horse. Much sympa-
thy is felt for Mr.. Nichols, who is very ac-
man. and intense admiration for
the skill OF his driver, who officiated as doctor.
Capt Thomas Robinson of Greenville, has
recently imported steamboat from Bath, to
run upon Moosehead Lake the coming sea-
son.
Snow fell most of the time in this county
from the 18th to the 10th inst, with occasional
CLEAN of sunshine and semi occasional show
ers of rain.
A Teachers Institute will be held at Monson
on the 18TH inst, under the direction of w. S.
Anowlton, County Supervisor, who has awak-
ened an interest in the subject, hitherto un.
known in the county.
The Piscataquis Teachers Association he ID
q session in Parkman on the 18th inst. E.F.
Harvey, Esq, presiding. An able address was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Bowler of Guilford and
interesting discussions OF various topics reIat-
ing to the interests of common schools were
had, The Association voted to petition the
to enact law to secure uniformi-
Iy of textbooks throughout the State.
The better class of farmers in this county
nave on hand large lots of oats, potatoes and |
'utter which they decline to sell at present |
prices.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Merchants Mutual Marine Insurance |
20. of Bangor has declared dividend OF ten |
yer cent on the business of 1866, payable April |
irst
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Skowhegan Is to be favored with a grand
Masquerade ball on Wednesday, February g.
sAaADAHoc COUNTY.
The semi-annual session of the Grand Diyis-
IN Sons of Temperance will be held in Rich
lond on Wednesday, JAM 18th.
The stage between Bath and Rockland is on
heels, the ground being bare most OF the
ay.
YORK COUNTY.
A horse and sleigh belonging to Mr.. Good
in Of North Berwick, was stolen last Sunday