The Portland daily press., 1870-02-16

Augusta will pay its Indebtedness on ao-
count OF the Sprasul purchase with the bonds
allowed to the city by the Commissioners on
the equalization of the Wal debt.
The time for the arrival and departure of
the mail on the route from Gardiner tn Dam
ariscotta through East Pittston. Whitefield.
Alma and North New Castle has been Changed,
SO that a connection it now made with the reg
ular mail trains at Gardiner.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thirty three barrels of frozen flanders.
weighing two tons. were shipped from Cam
den by steamer, on Monday, Tor New York,
says the Camden Herald.
The Rocklard Free Press saws the nostoffice
at McLain's Mills, Appleton, will hereafter he
known as Appleton and the Office at Fogg's
Corner in the same town, heretotore known
as Appleton, will in future be known as
"West Appleton" This change has recently
been made, and correspondents will please
take notice.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The editorial correspondent of the I,ewiston
Journal says that an effort is now maxine 10
build a dam across the Damariscotta river he
tween the villages of Newcastle and Damaris-
Gotta for manufacturing purposes. The river
is very narrow here, and dam can he built AT
an estimate of $4,000. There is an extensive
bay above the contemplated dam for a resar-
voir, and DamariscOtta pond, twelve miles
long, empties into this, thus making one of the
| best reservoirs in the State. Canals can easily
be constructed along the shore perfectly safe
for the erection OF mills. The rapid current
formed here by the rise and fall of the tides
will make this probably the best location in
the county for this kind of water mower. 1t
would add much to the wealth of the contieu.
Gus villages.
A most valuable horse belonging to A1anson
| Bond, was suddenly killed in Waldoboro' a
few days since, by taking fright and piercing a
stake through his side.
The Kennebec Journal understands that
| several prominent and wealthy citizens of
| Waldoboro' contemplate petitoning the pres
| ent legislature for charter to build a sub
stantial wooden factory in that fourishing and
| progressive town.
There is quite little village of smelters on
the Ice in the bay above the village of Damaris-
Gotta. The last rain storm suddenly broke up
| the ice, and nearly every shanty, some fitty or
| sixty in number, were destroyed, writes a cor
respondent of the Bath Times.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journals correspondent saws
| that the Union Church which was dedicated
| at North Paris, ON the 9th inst, cost 49, OCO,
| and is to be used by the Baptists, Methodists
| and Universalists.
! PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
| The Wing says that bv fire at Oldtown on
| Sunday morning, at five o'clock, building
occupied by Charles A. Flanders as refresh.
ment and billiard saloon, was totally destroy
ed. Insured for $1,000 each in the Independ-
ent and Union Offices, Bangor.
| Mr.. j. Fl. Brown, Master Car Builder on the
| European & North American Railway, has
| invented a rubber buffer and draw-bar, which
| is considered valuable invention, as it nearly
does away with all the clatter and noise SC
common on railroads. u ff-.
Messrs Kingman, Shaw & Co. contemplate
establishing another tannery, even more ex.
r,1sr, T. n
branch of the Baskahegan, on the line of the
e. & n. A. r. r. fftHfEE
| PIsCATAQUIS COUNTY.
| Our correspondent ISL writes that Rev.
James Hinckey, pastor of the Freewill Bap-
fist church of Athens, is lying (Feb. 14) very
sick with lung fever, at the house of friend
| in Parkman.
Rev. L. d. Wardwell, P. E. of the Bango,
| District. failed to appear at the Quarterly
| inst, in consequence of being sick, in Bangor
with congestion of the lungs. His place a,
| Parkman was acceptably filled by Rev. Mr.
| Springer of Dexter.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says two ships and eight
schooners are to be built in that city the pres
ent season. . 7rr
SOMERSET COUNTY.
James Eaton, baggage ma9ter at Kendall's
Mills, has died of the injuries received from
being struck by a snow pillow recently.
Ht III AT LARGE. ate-t
The trial of George Vanderpool for the muir.
der of Herbert S. Field, formerly of Auburn
at Manistee, Michigan, September 9Th, 1859
opened at Manistee, on Tuesday. Feb. 1st-
The prisoner pleads mot guilty." He is de-
Tended by three attorneys, and the State is
represented by the same number of legal gen.
tlemen. The trial will probably be prolonged
for some days. --t' '-
Maine is well represented in the Mankato
Normal School, MinD., the annual report and
circular of which are just published. Prof.
Gage has associated with him, as teachers,
some of his best pupils while principal OF our
Normal School He and Hon, M. II. Dunnall
seem to have great influence in moulding the
liberal educational policy of that EMBARRASSING