The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-14
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says Thomas Gala
CHAN who was tried before the municipal court
on search and seizure process some time
since and found bail for his appearance at the
s. j. Court, has been. delivered by his bonds
men into the charge OF the law, and was COM
mitted to await trial, Tuesday.
Parmenico G. Shaw, of Durham, has one of
the most nlofherly cows on record. Feb 16,
1869, she became he mother of two fine calves,
and JAM 10, 1870, she became the mother of
three more, all alive and doing wel-five oavee
in ten months and twenty-fOur days.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The sold Brown House. at Harpswell
made famous by Mrs. Stowe in her ''Pearl
of Orr's Island" as the residence of Zepheniah
Pennel, is being taken down by the present
proprietor, Mr.. S. G. Prince, who will the pres
ent season construct residence of moro mod
ern architecture on the same site.
The masquerade ball at Toutine Hall,
Brunswick Wednesday evening, proved to be
quite successful affair. 1t was attended by
large number of the students.
FRANKLIN ooUsTY
Mr.. William NJ. Allen of Wilton has two
years old Jersey heifer, that gives cream, if it
is not churned. He says he took nine quarts of
milk some two weeks ago and churned lbs
and one ounce of very nice butter.
A correspondent of the Chronicle from
Chesterville says the tannery ofG. L. & IA. s.
Riggs OF that place came very near being burn
ed a few days since through the carelessness of
tobacco smoker, who left his coat hanging
up with his pipe in his pocket. When Mr.
Riggs went into the tannery, the coat was on
fire, but by the free use of water the fire was
extinguished.
A few days since man in Pennington built
a big fire in his stove. Soon afterwards his OIL
factories were saluted with the smell of burn
ing hair. On opening the oven door of the
stove out sprang the house cat. entirely de-
nuded of hair. She took to the street like
mad one. since which time neither hide nor
hair Of her have been seen. -
The Chronicle says Charles King of Wilton.
while at work in the wooden mill last Saturday,
caught his hand in the picker, tearing the flesh
from the back of the hand and fingers 1t was
thought he must lose the hand, but the sur
geons decided the hand could be saved.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The improvement of the channel of the Ken
nebec Will be renewed in the spring, as soon as
the necessary appropriation is made by Con-
gress.
Capt. Thomas S. Hutchins, of Augusta, has
just learned that the sum of four hundred dol
lars, soldiers allotment money, awaits his or
ders at the State Treasury. A windfall of
greenbacks.
The Journal says Augusta was first incor-
porated as the town of Harrington. The peo-
pie at the "Hook' made fun of the name and
nicknamed it "Herring town" The new YER
sion became so obnoxious to the people of the
new town, that in year the name so subject
to scaly Interpretation was changed to Au-
gusta. -
KNOX COUNTY.
The firm of Cobb, Wight & Norton, of Rock
land, bave manufactured during the past year
about 265 900 casks of lime, and made more
than 100000 lime casks.
Richard r. Wall, Esq, of st. George. died
on the Sd instant He was a prominent citi-
zen of that town, has held various town ofl ces
ture n ~. -
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Maine Farmer saws
the quiet town of Jefferson has been thrown
into considerable excitement lately by the dis
covery on one of the mountains, of which is
believed by many to be COAL Specimens were
sent to Boston, Rockland and other places, to
pc examined and they are pronounced to be
nard coal. A company was Immediately form
ed and during the few days they have been at
work they have obtained hundred weight of
coal. The exciteme mt runs high and real es-
tate IN the neighborhood has taken a rapid
rise. - r.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Mr.. j. e. Hartman
of the Nichols House proposes to make
change of base early in the spring, He has
leased the old Hatch House property on Main
street and will Immediately repair and rebnild
throughout, and mike it a first class hotel.
He proposes to open it as early as the first of
March, and from that time it will be known as
the Hartman House.
The file factory of Job Collet in Bangor
was broken into on Tuesday and robbed of
some files, small amount of money and 9TH
er articles; The burglars were subsequently
apprehended, says the Whiq, with the money
and articles in their possession.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Tbo Noel TIoso
the Grand Jury on Tuesday last took vote on
the question OF holding the April term of the
Court at Calais. Every one voted in the neg
ative." rf.r7t q
The Union says in the town of Marshfield,
adjoining Machias, there are twenty-six differ
blown down in the tornado OF October f.
Last week by actual count 81 men, 81 horses
and "a oxen were employed. Since early win
ter the force has been cutting and yarding,
tors are intending to haul in to the Machias
saw mills. a distance of three to five miles, the
balance Of them expected to haul into Mark
Longfellow's Lake. -"
YORK COUNTY.
A new barn belonging to Capt. Rufus Nor
ton, in Cape Neddick, was blown down on
tally demolished. No stock nor hay in it. ~
Over the grave of Rev. John Newmarch. in
Kittery is a stone with the following inscrip-
ton, which leads to the belief that he was the
earliest settled minister in York county: "Rev.
John Newmarch the first pastor of the First
Congregational Church in Kittery, died Jan.
10, l754, aged 81 years. He graduated at Har-
ward in 1890, commenced his ministry in Kit
terry az early as April 1895; was ordained pas
tor OF the church, Nov. 4th TIA, and continued
his pastorate until 1751." sqv.
Second Assistant Engineer, Jos. B. Upham
is detached from Kittery Navy Yard and or
dered to the q. s. s. Miantonomoh.