The Portland daily press., 1870-06-17
state ~ ews.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Among the items on the Eastern Express
way bill at Lewiston Wednesday morning
were four children-to be carried to Boston.
The Lewiston Journal says a boy Is years
old, named John Slavn, while bathing in the
river near the mouth of the Cross Canal
Wednesday forenoon, was drowned. His body
has not been discovered.
The Journal says the Lewiston Steam Mill
Co.'S drive was at Jay Bridge, Wednesday.
and would reach LvermOre by Thursday.
Logs drive very hard this season, on account
of low water
the Journal, found an aged maiden lady who
stolidly declined to give her age, till at last
hard pressed, she ierked out-"Lor o. massa,
if you must have it, then I'm a hundred years
old!' From all appearances the marshal did
not feel at liberty to doubt it.
The Journal says Moses Howes alias Moses
Turner, a Lewiston scapegrace, and who slip
ped the officers at Auburn, last April, aud
made his retreat on the side OF Bear Mountain,
very secure place, has recently been recap
tured by Col. Littlefeld. Moses is pretty
hard "crowd" for one of his age, 'being only
about eighteen" He asked Col L. show
long time they would give him at Thomas
ton" Col. L.. said "as long as You ask for"
well" says he, "if they don't TN be id if I
will ever patronize them again.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The wild cats are making fearful havoc with
the sheep in Western Bluehill Many of the
farmers have, since shearipg time had more
than fifty per cent of their flocks killed. Ii is
estimated that the wild cats within two years.
have destroyed $1,000 worth of sheep in Brooks.
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KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says on Wednesday
there passed over the Portland & Kenpebec
railroad for the first time, Maine Central
passenger car. The car was lifted from the
broad gauge trucks to the narrow gauge
trucks.
The Maine Farmer says clergyman of that
city has given within the past three years. to-
wards the erection of the church in which he
airy, during the above period. And one of his
Pensioners has contributed the sum of $25OO,
or about one-quarter of the entire valuation
OF his real aud personal estate.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that band of
robbers have commit ed some depredatiops for
the last six weeks IN Lincoln and Lee, and. to
some extent, in Springfield and VIM. No
violence is offered, but a proving al,out ar
night, and money and provisions are taken.
In sOne instances suspicion points to resi-
dents.
We learn from the Bangor WHO that tho
stockholders OF tine Bangor and Piscatsouis
Railroad held an adjourned meeting at Ransnr
on wednesday. The committe raised at the
'@So A'SS'i"H =" ASPoio Wudb measures S0Oni0
be taken to raise mouey to complete the road.
stated that in their opinion, the matter shoni3
be deferred short time. In reply to a ones.
ton the President stated the Compapv wara
prohibited by their charter from maxine anU
assessments upon paid up stock. AdioSrnea
to meet the second "Wednesday in Inv 81
10 IL o'clock A. M. ~
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
All of the ice stored at Bowdoinbam has al.
ready been shipped to MARKET
The Bath Times says that Mr.. y n covo,,
the carriage trimmer and harness maker, who
resides Just across the river on the W0olwich
SIDE near the ferry, was suddenly taken in con-
WILSON'S, Tuesday morning, causing death to
ensue IN few hours. The day before he had
been at work as usual.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Advertiser says that fishermen
nave been plenty this season at Grand Lake
stream. A gentleman informs us that between
i've and six hundred portions camped there
during the month OF May. He estimates that
they caught ten thousand salmon trout!
Howard Bates, a son of Mr.. Ambrose Bates,
Of Princeton, was drowned at Lewy's Island
IN the 9th inst He was at work on the logs
near the mills, and fell into the stream. Ex-
,rtions were made to rescue him by the work
men near by, but they were unavailiDg His
body was found in about an hour after the ac !
,ident The young man was sixteen years old,
Ind was very much respected.