The Portland daily press., 1870-02-14

end they would extend from Rockland to
Washington D. G. And were the heads
placed one upon another they would complete
a monument 746,3S9 feet in height or about
665 IL times as high as the monument on
Bunker Hill. 1t would require 2O7 men in
the manufacture of this big pile of casks and |
500 acres of woodland to supply the lumber |
The value of these casks at 20 cents would he |
$3.50, 335 10.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that Andrew |
McCausland, Esq, Representative of the last |
Legislature from tarmingdale, dropned dead |
in his house at Farmingdale on Wednesday,
Heart disease was probably the cause of his |
death.
The readings from Dickens by Mr.. Lambert. |
master of the Augusta High School. are warm, |
ly praised, as we learn ffem the Journal.
At the weekly meeting of the EVANGELICAL
pastors in Gardiner last Monday, it was decid-
ed to have a series of temperance lectures in
| the churches, on Sunday evenings
We learn from the Kennebec journal that a
| doubt exists whether vacancy exists i'm the
| Office of County Attorney for kenpebec. If
| there is none of course w. Penn Wbitebouse
| the present incumbent, will continue to serve
| in that capacity.
At the levee given BY the Gardiner Band
| Thursday evening, in Gardiner a ba; rel of
| -four was given to the soldiers widow receiy-
| ing the most votes. Accordingly Yesterday
| afternoon deputation of four OF the prineipal
| citizens hauling a large sled on which was
barrel of flour, preceded .s oy the Gardiner Cor,
finally left the flour at the house of Mrs. Buck,
| a very worthy widow of one of GARDENERS nat.
riots who was killed during the late war.
Rufus K Page of Hallowell, died in that
city on the 9th instant, aged 83 years Mr.
| Page was born in Exeter, N. b. ., and was a son
of DIR. Benjamin Page, a distinguished physi-
| clan of that place. In early life he removed to
Maine, and for more than fifty years was
prominent and enterprising shipowner in
| Maine At one time he was the laroest shin
owner. He was not only we'll known in his
| own State but also in the mercantile and insur-
ance circles OF Boston and New York. He
| was the first to open the ice trade in Maine
(now SO extensively in building an ice house
| upon the Kennebec river. He was the owner
of the first line Of steamers running between
| the Kennebec and Boston. In 1842 he sent
from Portland to the Mediterranean the Ban
gor-the first American steamer that ever
passed through the Straits OF Gibraltar. He,
with his son, w. r. Page, also owned the Mar
mora, which was the first screw steamer of
| any nation that ever stirred the waters of the
Mediterranean. Mr. Page also the FIRST
: Mayor Of the city Of Halowell, and a member
for forty years of the First Congregational
Church of the place. At the time of his death
he was living in the house occupied by him for
| more than half century.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
| y
schoolhouse, Paris, the conduct of four boys
was worthy OF much praise. By their daring
aud energy, they saved Ill of the books seats,
doors, stove, and most of the windows.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Ex-Governor Coburn has been elected Pres
| ldent OF the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society. st
The Reporter Gays that canker rash is pre-
valling quite extensively in Somerset county.
INNS hova I,a,a load fIo
usual frequency of sudden deaths among ami
mails this winter. We have seen several ac-
counts of horses suddenly dropping dead, and
the Somerset Reporter of this week says that
Isaac Morse of Norridgew ock lately lost an OK
III the same way.
The Mail says it is understood that Kendalps
Mills will be reported out of debt, with some
thousands in the Treasury, at the ensuing
"March Meeting" III. Ea +rs
Mr.. James Eaton, baggage master on the
M. g. Railroad at Kendalrs Mills was so seri-
ously injured by a train, Wednesday, that it
became necessary to amputate his foot at the
instep.
The Skowhegan Reporter gives the following
items of business of the P. & X. r. r. at that
station, during the month of January. Num-
Der of freight cars sent out from the station,
200; total amount of business including freight
and passengers, S1028.
Frank Guerney, mendicant Frenchman,
some 80 years old, was found dead in the read
between Kendalls Mills and Skowhegan, a few
| days sgo-having probably persisted from cold
or hunger, or both, for which he was natural
subject
| WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says a serious accident
happened on Tuesday, to truckman, Harvey
Smalley. He was unloading ice. He had
hoisted piece AMI was hooking on to another,
when the first, unobserved, slipped off and foil
upon his leg, breaking it badly.
The editor of the belfast Journal recognizes
the belligerency'' of the Tom-cats in Belfast,
and threatens to suppress the next kitten
crop.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is reported that Mr.. Franz Quinn, of Ma
chias was drowned in Forth Lake on the
Machias river, In the early part OF this week.
| AT LARGE.
The annual meeting Of the Portland g. Ken
nebec Railroad will be held to- day.
The Dexter Gazette recommends the author
of the paragraph stating that recent business
| done at The Dexter station shows that the Pts
cataqus railroad is in flourshing condition.
| to "sisn the first temperance pledge he Sees
| or at least not to understake to sling ink and
carry more than quart Of whiskey at the
same time
Mr.. l.. G. Phibrook, one of the clerks of the
valuation commission, leaves his place, having
tue prospect OF soon entering upon the Office of
| Deputy collector of customs at Castine
|