The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-05
state News.
ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY,


dead, the Journal says. His skull was frac-
tured and his physicians express grave doubts
whether he can recover. He probably tainted
OF was taken with fit. Mr.. Forbes is q son
OF Darius Forbes, formerly of Paris.
In February 2400 cases of shoes, manufac.
tured IN Au0urn. were shipped by rail from
that town.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Six vessels with . tonnage of from 125 to 17C
each, are being built in the Ellsworth ship.
yards, the american says.
An English vessel was wrecked few DAYS
since at 8. w. Harbor. She was brouph in 6v
AnQrew Hayes and other, for the sum OF
VI ,1oO. A number of English vessels are
wrecked on this and adjacent islands every
year, and are sold to the great advantage Of
the buyers, says the american.
The Ellsworth american saws an act has
passed the Legislature changing the time Of
holding the Supreme Judicial Court in nthis
county from the 4th Tuesdays of April and
October to the second Tuesdays. It is now ex.
pected that the April term will commence the
I'd Tuesday, the 18th.
Capt. j. B. Jordan of Ellsworth, has a flock
OF thirteen hens which, since the 14th of No
vember have laid As dozen eggs.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
James w. Bradbury, Jr., of Augusta. has
been appointed Commissioner of the q. 8. Cir
cult Court.
The party given at the Augusta House
Thursday evening, by Misses Bliss and Gibbs'
was most brilliant affair, it is said, and the
attendance was very large. People were present
from PORTLAND and nearly all the towns on the
river.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Knox county Lodge of Good TenIblars
will hold its quarterly session with Chickawau-
kee Lodge, in Rockland, next Tuesday.
rol~1 NJ.
lDg erected at the foot OF Park street by Mr.,
George A. Lynde, with its three stories and
Mansard roof presents quite an imposing APP
pearance. The main building is 81 feet BY IS,
fronting on Main street, and has q wing ON the
side street 66 by 30 feet, also three stories in
height. There is cupola twelve feet square,
on the ROOF, from which an excellent view Of
the city is obtained. The house contains sew.
enty rooms, and it is the intention of Mr..
Lynde to have it ready to be opened to the
public about the first Of June.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A correspondent writes us that a company
from Gloucester Mass. has now comu enced to
cut ice and build houses at what il called
Adams Pond in Boothbay. The company say
it is the best ice they have seen for the winter.
They will ship the ice from Boothbay iHarbo,
Also company from Fall River, Mass. has
commenced to cut ice on what is called Reed
Fond One ice house to be built at Boothbay
aaroor. Inc men employed by these compa.
OXFORD COUNTY.
It is proposed to cut short canal from Lake
Richardson to the head of Ellis River. thereby
shortening the water distance from the lake t.
the Androscoggin, 80 miles. It would afford
the chance to run out the timber from Il
townships or BOZ, 900 acres of land without the
rlsky passage OF Berlin Falls, which now shuts
it off from the market.
FENoBscoT COUNTY.
The officers Of the Mattawamkeag Log Driy.
ing 20, Just chosen, are, Eben Webster, Pres.
ident; Charles g. Stearns, j. M. Hodekins
John W. Mayo, and Charles D. Bryant, CLERK
and Treasurer.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The editor ofthe Observer says there have
been SIX Judges of Probate since he FIRST es.
tablshed q paper in that county, of whom
four have died in Office. It remains now with
the Governor and Council to appoint q success
sor to MI: Monroe. uutil an election by the
people in September.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
-, The Congregational Church and Society Of
Skowhegan have invited the Rev. Webster
for them, and it is expected that he viii com.
mence his labors by the first of April next.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Republican Journal saws on hoard the
steamer katahdin on Saturday morning while
making up the cabin berths, the walters found
man IN an lnsensible and apparently diving
condition. He was decently clad, but Without
any person who knew him. A telegram was
s;c;sa rom Cnmden to Belfast for ply
slcian, VINO. after examination, said the man
was near his end. He died before the boat
reached Winterport, and was ascertained IN he
j. D. Kent, of Brewer. y w
On Saturday evening, about O'Clock a fire.
broke out on the roof Of a wooden buildine on
Phenix Row, Belfast, owned by Georoe a
Wells. and occupied by him, A. A. Moore and
Miss Stone. The times had broken through
danger of serious fire.
a citizen Of Belfast has just ret urned home
after an absence of fifteen years in California
Among the incidents of his return was that of
being introduced to his daughter, born after
lady. " young
Seine wags last Saturday posted the civ of
belfast with the announcement that owing to
tne coming masquerade, no religious services
YOU'D De had In the churches on Sunday
and went. eA 'Ao'neS
Capt. Henry McGilvery has the frame of O
snip all up at his yard, in Belfast She will he
OF the same size and quality as the two built
there last year. '"'''
Inc grand masquerade ball given at Havford
dall, Belfast, by the Washington Ensine a.
was grand success. Halls Band of Boston
furnished the music. Among those present
was Mr.. Horace q. Noyes of Portland.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel says that few even.
ings since, Washington Pike, son of Robert
rike. jumped from the wharf for the deck of
tne queen, and failing to reach it, fell into the
water between the wharf and steamer. Being
somewhat stunned from striking the side Of
the boat, he was unable to help himself. and an
ne rose to the surface the second time, he was
rescued by Mr.. George Newcomb. enoineer IF
the steamer Queen.
YORK COUNTY.
Eliot has but five paupers Sanford has sew.
eral thriving cases of small pox.
Abraham Haley, of Biddeford was fourd
had been deputy sheriff in that city for several
years.
Mr.. E. II. Banks and two ladies were thrown
from their sleigh in Biddeford one dav LAT
week. Mr.. Banks shoulder was sprained
Mrs. Lucy Parker of Eliot died Feb. 2oth
aged " years and months. She ate q handfnl
Of raw raisins, Saturday morning preyions.
which produced Inflammation, OF which Aba
died. She had brother and sister who died
A. Just the same age, one from eating clans,
The other from eating maple sugar.
The teachers OF Linington have organized a
town association, and made choice Of the fol-
owing officers: Hiram Bragdon, Pres. Co
Bragdon, Leonard Strout, Dennis Jobnsor
Vice Presidents; James Bradbury, Sec w
Scott Small, Asst Sec. w.
The steamboat Enterprise, which has been
'unning between Saco and Boston, 10 tot he
'old, the business not being remunerative,