The Portland daily press., 1870-06-29
State News.


A party Of twenty. or thirty gentlemen is
being organized in Lewiston for a yachting and
tenting tIp from Portland along the coast to
Mt. Desert, sc.
The Herald reports that the loss of Mr.. John
WinslOw of Mechanic Falls, by the burning
Of his tannery at Northumberland, VT, is
quite covered by insurance.
The Journal says very estimable young la.
day died very suddenly on Bates Corporation,
croft. She was attacked with measles few
days since, and was not regarded dangerously
i'll until an hour before she died.
A little child, two years of age, in Lewis
ton, while rocking herself in chair near the
open window on the second floor, lost her bal
aDce and plunged out. striking upon her face
and headlon the hard ground below ,and nearly
ten feet from the house, receiving severe in
iHries tn the facial nroans and intarnally
Slight hopes are entertained of her recovery.
says the Journal.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The post Office at Bucks Mills has been re- .
established, and Mrs. Lizzie Snow appointed
p0stmistress.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says many of the
farmers in that vicinity commenced having
last week. During the present week they will
take hold OF the work in earnest The utlanti-
tity of hay is hardly up to the average. al
though Of excellent quality.
KNOX COUNTY.
DR.. E. Alden of Union has shown the editor
of the Kennebec Journal the boues of some
large animal, supposed to be a walrus, meas
uring twelve teet in length. The bones were
found bv Mr.. Lewis Law, while digging we'll
on his farm. They were embedded in clay
about fifteen feet from the surface. The bones
are in a state of perfect preservation. DR.. Al
den contemplates sending them to Prof. War
rem of Cambridge University. 1t is the opin-
ION Of DR.. True that the bones helolg to very
large walrus. ~. ..ei'l
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Between thirty and forty vessels arrived al
Bangor on Monday.
The Bangor Whig says an enterprising indi
of the thirsty, on Dedication day' 9v
brought into the Oity at two O'Clock Sunday
morning, two barrels OIL ale. He slowed then
safely in his establishment, but the heat was
too much for the barrels and both burst. the
creamy fluid flying all over the room, bedaub
ing and spelling articles OF far more value
than the expected profits on the ale. besides
breaking some sixty dozen of eggs slowed CLOSE
at hand.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says on Monday morning a:
Mr.. Chas. New0ick was rowing down the riy
er, be, was unceremoniously surprised by {
nuSe ei:'u"1 VI sturgeon taxing an extra
morning Jump and landing in his boat ani
breaking the oar ds he fell. As he had lad
with him at the time the surprise and frieh
may be imagined, when the craft began to fill
and had he not toppled the huge fellow over
| board, who luckily had lain perfectly stil,rest
ing its head in the lady's lap, they would al
have gone down together. This ancient Ken
nebec dweller was upwards of fifteen feet il
| length, and almost completely filled The capac
lty OF the boat, which was only seventeen fee
| long.
YORK COUNTY.
The following officers were chosen by Auro
"a Chapter r; A NJ No %, Cornish. on tn,
sor. X; A. G. O'brion. S: N M,llik.n. F
r. g. Smith, Sec.; G. F. Cliff,rd, G. Fl A
J. Hurd, p s; A. BoyntOu, r. &C; r.. G
Green. M. 81 v; A. II. Mari, Nj. I'd "; Z
Z. Roberts, NJ. 1st "; Albert Cole, Ch.: S