The Portland daily press., 1870-07-09
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


Lamont o. Stevens has been appointed Post
master at Livermore, vice Oliver p Stevens,
removed.
DIR. William Kilbourne, one of the oldest
physicians in AndrOscoggin county, died at his
residence in Auburn, Friday morning very
suddenly of apoplexy.
Messrs. A. c. Denison & Co., Mechanic
Falls, are now turning off five tons of paper
per day, employing 100 persons. Thew pro-
pose putting in 75-horse power steam engine
in few weeks.
The Lewiston Journal says it is now quite
certain that the paper mill at Lisbon Plains
recently destroyed by fire, will not be rebuilt
at that point. 1t is suggested that the Messrs
Denison may rebuild in Lewiston or in Au-
burn.
The Bangor Wing states that on Friday of
last week, one of the owners of the Lisbon pa
per mill made an application for $4,000 addi-
tional insurance on the property, in the same
office that insured the other policies, which
was granted. A few honrs Afterwards dis
patch was received from Mr.. Denison stating
that the mill was burned. Mr. Parsons at
once went back to the insurance Office and
stated the facts. The officers informed him
that the additional insurance was good, and
upon his giving check for the premium, the
policy was handed to him. This makes the
whole insurance $4,000.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The valuation of Brunswick for the year
1870 is 81 1874 O39. Rate of taxaten two per
cent. Number of polls taxed S94. 4..t
The Telegraph says Col Alfred w. johnson.
late of Belfast, gave by his will the sum of
$1,000 to found three scholarships in Bowdoin
College, to be called the "Alfred johnson
Scholarships" in memory of his father and
grandfather, both of whom were trustees of
the college, The deceased was elected last
year, q member of the Board of Overseers and
died soon after. The money has been paid
over by his executors to the treasurer of the
college, and is now available under the terms
OF the will.
The Brunswick telegraph says the Memoir
al Hall unfinished though it is, stands as a
monument mon to the lberality of the sons Of Bow
a auma,1 1hn VIII at the coming commencement,
dence that the appeal will he answered. in the
same generous spirit that started and has thus
far carried on the work. A few Thousand more
VIII hnlsn the Hall, around which will cluster
life. o"uoin
John N. Dunn has been appointed Voc.
master at Cumberland, vice Da7 lid Grav re.
signed. ie
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A barn in Waterville, owned by Jedediab
Morrill,, was burned early Monday morning.
Loss small. 1t was set on fire by boys.
The Home Journal ssys six barrels of louor
WClO oCiHou III On SATURDAY. Two
barrels were marked Clown of Whitefield.'
and four barrels for Mr.. Folsom. The town
liquors were seized as illegally bought.
KNOX COUNTY.
Last Sunday night, the gates which obstruct
the highways in Vinalhaven, much to the in
CONVENIENCE of travel were forcibly removed
and destroyed to the number of twenty-one,
and now passengers can go without let or
hindrance to any part of the island. The sub
iect of removing these gates was before the
Legislature last winter.
The work on the Knox and Lincoln railroad
is progressing favOrably, though there is still
much heavy work to be done, which must nec-
essarily take time and hard work for its COM
pletiOn. A meeting of the directors was held
IN Rockland last Tuesday, one Of the objects