The Portland daily press., 1870-07-13
state News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY


CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The stern-wheel steamer Clipper which
| formerly piled between Yarmouth and Port
land, as a passenger and freight boat, was sold
| by Capt. j. W. Lawrence, her owner. last Sat-
| urday, to go to Saco river and run to the Pool.
The Defamation of the Junior class of
| Bowd0in College took place on Tuesday even
| ing. Eleven parts were assigned. The first
| prize was aN arded to Edgar +. Davis of Ma
| chias, and the second to Edwin H. Lord of
| Fredericksburg, Va.
One Thomas Andrews, residing near Webb's
| Mills, in CaSoo, had been having trouble with
| his neighbors the Messrs. Edwards, about cat
| tie. Sunday evening, Miles Edwards with his
| father, were out looking after their cattle
| when Andwews approached them, and DELHI
| erately fired gun loaded with pieces of bnl-
| let's which had been cut into pieces about the
| size of large shOt-seventeen of which took eff
| feet from the hips down to the feet of youne
Edwards. Two physicians were summoned
but they were unable to extract any of the
| shot
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Byron Farrar has been appointed postmas-
ter at Phillips, vice r. w. SOule, removed.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Messrs. Sprague have begun the work
of repairing Augusta dam.
The State Department Convention G., A. r.
was held at Gardiner Monday. The attend
ance was quite large. About thirty members
of Post Bosworth of Portland were present, in
uniform.
The valuation of Hallowell is 81 Or 31o.
number of polls, 529; rate of taxation, 81 go on
300. The Hallowell Cotton Manufacturing
Company pays the largest tax, ST. 44O: Alden
Sampson & Sons come next and pay $583, 30.
Augusta was reused on Monday by little
punishment inflicted on public street on a
gay Don Juan, who had dropped into the post
OFF ip,v,r IN odd A.
of a citizen. After the injured husband had
satisfied his revenge, he offered the by stand
ers the letter to read as vindication of his
course. The verdict was, Served him right.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway Light Infantry company par
ticipated in the 4th of July celebration at
Portland carried splendid flag which has
history. 1t was secured by Gen. Beal while
in command of Winchester, Va, in 1861. 1t
| was presented to the Marion Rifles, crack
company of that place, on the 9th of July pre-
vlous to war. The Company was attached to
Stonewall Jackson's Brigade, and left Gag at
| home.
| Streaked Mountain, which lies in Paris and
Buckield, is hard hill to climb, but when its
| summit is once attained, the view from it can
not be excelled. Fourteen villages, ponds and
| lakes almost innumerable, and the ocean itself
lays spread out before the eye, while the noun
| tain ranges to the north are grand and mag
nifcent. The editor of the Lewiston Journal
visited it last week and picked blueberries,
| raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries and
checkerberries
PENOBSCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says two gentlemen re-
siding in that city and two in Boston, started
to row down river to Mount Desert Monday
morning. Two went in q double-scull, and
the other two in single-scull race boats.
The work of taking up the rails of the Ban
| gor, Oldtown and Milford railroad commenced
in earnest Monday morning at the station in
Bangor.
| A young man who has been employed in one
of the largest hardware establishments of BAH
| gOr, was arrested Monday on the charge of alb
| stracting goods from the store at different
times for several years. About 500 worth of
| goods was recovered The young man has
hitherto sustained an unblemished character.
| - PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
| From Our Own Correspondent
The 4th of July was celebrated in Parkman
by wager between Capt John j. Morrell and
Major A. E. Briggs. Stakes-twO silver
watches. Terms-the said Capt. j. J. M. to
haul one and one-haf tons of stones wagon
included in weight) about Is rods up an as
| cending grade of IL feet. The concourse of
spectators was large and the interest and ex-
| element intense.
George E. Perry has sold his valuable farm
in Abbot on account of the feeble health of
Mrs. Perry; Cyrus Robinson, Esq, purchaser.
| Rev. Mr.. Libbey was attacked with neural
gia of the heart while conducting the morning
| services in the church at Sangerville village on
Sunday last.
Nathan Whitman has sold his real estate in
Sangerville and purchased a store in Abbott.
FOss & Monroe are erecting an extensive
lumber factory at Abbott. S.
| sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
| The Columbian House at Bath is to be en-
| IarQ9d nv the additIQn Of q VoOdau hlOolx IN ha
south side, the lower story of which is to be
fitted up for stores.
The Bath Times says the machine shop OF
the Knox and Lincoln railroad in that city
will soon be completed, and the tools and mo-
| tive powers are Of the best description.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
Enoch French cut the throat of colt be-
longing to Mr.. Frank r. Weber of ST. AL
bans, on Friday night. Trouble between the
| two persons led to the commission of the deed.
WALDO COUNTY.
| A post office has been established at South
Belmont, and John Dickey appointed post
| master.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| past year, costing $27UU
Work upon the new Gust ON House at Ma
| chias IS to be begun Immediately.
Only twenty-one bears have been killed in
| Wesley this year. Mr.. Quimby leads with
nine and Abijah Day follows with seven.
YORK COUNTY.
On Saturday, Henry bennett, son of Mr..
| Cyrus HI. bennett of Biddeford, caught his
foot in the elevator of the Laconia Company.
His foot was amputated just above the ancle.
Some boys were playing with u gun at Mr..
Samuel Cuffs ION the Boom road in Saco on
Monday, when one of them loaded it and e red
at slab five inches thick which was set up at
a distance of hundred yards.a The ball went
through the plank, passed over a lumber yard
Of MI L. F. Bean and entered the e side deus Of
Mrs. Bean. Luckily Mrs. Bean sustained on
iy slight flesh wound. The whole distance
traversed by the ball was over 400 yards
The Teachers Institute for York County
will be held at North Berwick. 1t will COM
mence August 1st, and continue five days.
Prof. +. A. Allen of Pennsylvania will be
present during the whole session. Superin-
tendent johnson will be there and assist.