The Portland daily press., 1870-04-22
State News.
ANDRoscoeG1N COUNTY.

state News.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
Roscoe G. Cooling has been appointed Post
master a6 Livermore, vice George O.. Gam
mon, resigned.
full case OF pauperism on it's hands-Only tW en-
one men. women and children who live in
Rangely. Some twenty years ago or so, a man
with an eminently suggestive name, emigrated
thither with his three sons. The three sons
found three women like unto themselves and
welded them. They have fourteen children,
and all having become destitute, have become
chargable to Lewiston,
AROOsTOoK COUNTY.
The Pioneer says that little son of Mr..
Ward of Fort Fairfield, and a boy named Nc
Donald got blowing up Tuesday evening
by the combination OF lighted candle and a
half-pound box of gunpowder, which had been
badly burned. Mcdonald 8 clothes were set
on fire, in extinguishing which the fingers Of
young Ward were burned to the bone. 1t is
proposed that they have nitro-glycerne toys
next time.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Thirty-three students of the Bowdoin Medi-
cal Glass will take their degree at the close of
the present term
A Law Association has been formed amopn
Glasses of BowdOin College, its members being
composed mostly of those who intend to take
the law as profession. The object of the or
ganization is the discussion of legal questions
and the holding Of Moot Courts. It's officers
are j. G.. Abbott, President; A. 3. Aver, Vice
President; and G.. M. Toothaker, Secretary
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. III. Toothaker, of New Sharon, was
kicked by his horse on the 18th inst, and SO
seriously injured as to have been confined to
his house since. ttl .ts
The work of extending the Androscoggin
railroad to Pennington will be commenced
now in few weeks, the contract with the
President and Directors of the road having
heen satisfactorily closed, as we learn from the
Chronicle
The Chronicle says that the steady rain OF
Tuesday raised the water to considerable
height in the river, covering the intervales
and sweeping Oft the large masses of ice left
by the freshet of last winter, which would have
materially retarded vegetation if left to melt
ON the land.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
We learn from the Home Journal that Will
liam, son of Tina Lewis, of South Gardiner,
while playing with a pistol on Monday, by
some means or other, succeeded in dischargipg
the bail through his left hand; smashing it up
pretty badly.
The receivers of the American Bank, Hal
lowell, have made their final report 1t APP
which only balance OF $11, 753 remains i'll the
hands of the receivers The court has O. 6ered
dividend to be made on the receipts OF 25 per
cent. Of the amount deposited, conditioned
that any holder of receipt may take this divi-
e ra 2t 81 9 e ea aRd
Their litigation against the stockholders. The
dividend is not pay able on any other condition.
The court has assessed the deficiency on the
stockholders to the amount of $5S 80 per share
against the stockholders.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Governor Chamberlain will deliver an ad-
dress in Bangor at the Memorial services on
Decoration Day." which will. probably occur
on Monday, May 30th
The twentieth was day of mourning
among the Bangor topers and bar-keepers
Tire Wing says that when the city arshai Wis
tied the places where liquor has been sold he
found them closed without an exception no.
tees to that effect being posted in many place 8
by the proDrletOrs. Several bars and ale
pumps were dressed in mourning, and the ale
glasses disposed in funeral array. At one
place, the ale fountain was deliberately trim
med in Grape, and the following inscription
Ale, who died April goth, 1870"
Gather him to his grave again,
And sOemnly and softly lay
Beneath the verdure of the plain
The warriors scattered bones away.
at all the places visited Inc prOprletOfS as
sured the marshal that they had stopped selliog
in good faith, and were equally in good faith
assured by the marshal that he should not re-
lax the enforcement of the law one j0t, during
his whole term OF ottice
The Bangor Democrat says that the Captain
G. E. Bean who recently fought duel in Cal
siforpa was not local editor on that paper when
it was destroyed by mob in 1861. 1t adds
'.Mr Bean left our Office about the middle of
June preceding, and entered the Confederate
army about the middle of July. The chival-
rous conduct of Capt. Bean in not taking ad-
at his mercy, is just what we should have ex-
pected of him. He was always as brave as a
lion and never knew what fear was. In addi-
ton to his manly courage he was generous to a
fault"
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
No boat has vet arrived at Bath and the
Times patheticaly deplores the DISSOLUTION of
the city. It says the people are nearly starved
out.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Recent rains caused high freshet on Ma
chias river. The boom at the head of Great Falls
tity of logs over the Falls. This caused rap
i'd rise of water in the ponds at Whitneyville
and Machias, but no damage was done.
YORK COUNTY.
Last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Weaver, of the Uni
versalist church at Biddeford, though in at
however, known as an accomplished reader,
favored the audience with several highly APP
propriate and interesting readings.
Last Wednesday as Mr.. Noses Milliken of
Biddeford, was riding along Alfred street, his
horse stepped into hole in the street. sinking
down so far as to bring his head under his body,
breaking his neck.
AT LARGE. a
The sentence of VIM. d. Blake, convicted in
1868 of the murder of Freeman Patterson, at
Camden, and sentenced to be hanged, has been
COMMITTED by the Governor and Council to
imprisonment in the State Prison during lite.
There are now but eight convicts in the prison
at Thomaston under sentence of death. Seven
of these are convicted of murder and one of
arson. A writ of error has been issued in
Cleveland's case, and it is to be re-argued.