The Portland daily press., 1870-10-12

AsD1oscoaarS COUNTY

ANo~oSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the death of
Sheriff league creates a vacancy in the of.;ca
of Sheriffof that county, which must he f;IeS
by the governor and council. As the tannra |
of Office Of all the Deputy sherifs exn;res |
with the decease OF the Sheriff. the Cororners |
til the vocancy is filed The following eentln-
men we believe, are Coroners in the connt..
Ham Brooks, Lewiston; Thomas Iittlaisid
Auburn; L. 7. Coombs. Lisbon; VIM. Turnar'
Turner. ner'
Sheriff league had an insurance CT between |
SO 600 and &c., 00 on his life, says the Lewis
ton Journal
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
w. w. Thomas, Jr., Esq, the Swedish Com.
missioner of Emigration, will deliver ut CT
bon on Friday evening Oct. 18th, a lecture |!
giving o6servationS land notes made during a !
journey through Norway.
Swedes who emigrated to other places in the |
United States are seeking homes in the new |
col0ny at New Sweden. Another installmeut |
OF emigrants is expected this fall and more |
in the spring.
The population OF Aroostook, nearly all the
returns being Official is stated to be 29O64 In
1860 it was q, 449. Increase 6,615.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Directors of the Maine Central Railroad
KendalPs Mills to Bangor. A third rail has
already been laid tn. ough the station at Ban
g0r and on several of the turn-outs.
A young couple of Bangor, just starting in
life, received as wedding present hand
somely furnished residence, new and elegant,
one of the most desirable locations in the city.
Other beautiful presents were received. The
bride was the adopted daughter of Hon. S. 81,
Dale. and it is unnecessary, says the Whig to
mention the name of the generous donor.
The body of recently born infant was found
in field in Bangor last Sunday, wrapped, in a
IL NJ fio11x rho1l AL -, Al
It's mouth was stuffed with rags and the head
bore marks of heavy blow, says the Wing.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
| The "Piscataquis Central Agricultural, Hor-
| ticultural, Mechanical and Artistic Fair" for
| 1870, was after various delays, caused by the
| state of the weather, duly organized on Thurs
hibition of working oxen and dairy cows, the
| exhibition exceeded anything of the kind ever
held in this comfy. The exhibition continued
through the following day, Friday. Every
thing passed off to the satisfaction of all.
The town of Blanchard is a beautiful, pic
| turesque town, lying on both banks of Pscata-
| quis rlver, ID miles below the foot of Moose
| head Lake. 1t contains 164 inhabitan Is, hav-
ing precisely the same number as in 1860 =
Russell mountain is located here and will
doubtless remain here for some time to come
Tradition says this mountain took its name
from man named Russell, who hunted lived
and aied among its crags, long years before it
became the abode of social humans. 1t is a
famous resort for blueberry pickers and in 9TH
er times the writer has seen thousand people
and many highly charged pocket 'pistols" on
its summit at time. We remember well .
two room hotel near its base, in which several
scores of very hungry bipeds dined on a hot
blueberry day, OFF from one picked cod, aud
ON good many boiled potatoes each individ-
ual peeliDg his own potatoes. The butter, be-
ing ornamepted in the same style as the cod, .
little quantity of both suffered for great many
dinners. That tavern keeper made money and
left town, but history would be failure if he
should be inglofioasly forgotten. This town
Of Blanchard was originally purchased of the
State by man named Charles Blanchard, and
was named in honor of him. He came here
from Portland, think, about fifty years ago.
he built mills, roads, church, a school house,
ter, and did all in his power for the moral and
intellectual elevation of the people; but be
was unfortuDate-lost most Of his property,
and left the place. He still lives in Massachu-
set, and is an active and venerable christian.
The late Hon. Isaac Davis lived here and his
remains now mingle with its dust, while his
memory is precious legacy to its sons. S.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The morning train from Portl and to Bath OF
Monday, when Just beyond Harding's Station
run OF the track, damaging some of the cars
and causing delay of nearly two hours in
w.1no ronsT.
-. "AADo oooNI1.
Inc dwelling known as the Sampson House
Srndov noht ,nns e. oy 81 m,o Az VI
This house was one Of the iandmarIa % " nv
town. having been bn;lt IN 17et hI Z. enS
$500 m~'"E Den JUL ~ - -. ny Eoocn
by Mrs G. E. Thayer, who put it in thorough
repair. 1t was occupied by Capt John Bolan
who lost most of the furniture and wearing
apparel. The origin Of the fire is unknown
says correspondent of the Bangor Wing.
vAeu,,nrov co,,yTx
". Ian"ar ooos1.
Mr. ?. "A. lawrence, OF Maenlas, while
estlug dinnsf Oct. ON, got enoked ny piece
.. meas logging IN tne throat gentleman
Pre- sese . VINO was very tnoue ntiu, 6y consider
.; ionce' s4cceeaeo IN semovlng the oDstruc'
d dlon hofa.o -, was unconscious ana nearly
as h.oIa, va H :; e ~ was leoveo one to1.n
was uon 'eo IN ~ .no e!oeavor 10 open MS
~ t.n,h SLnoens " por"i' access 10 tne pace
',ouD1'
Cbarles weber, formerly OF Machias, aged
about ~ years, was lost overheard Sept. Both
from schooner "Luguno," on passage from
Guayanilla, P. r., for Boston, where she ar
rived Oct 2.