The Portland daily press., 1870-06-13
State News.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDkOSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The water in the river at L awiston was three
morning, indicating that more rain had fallen
up country than in that vicinity.
The Lewiston JUQTHut says mat 1t IS rumor-
ed that one hundred and hfty applications
have been made for the corner store in the new
D!ock to be erected on the corner of Lisbon and
Pine streets, in Lewiston. and that $1,000 rent
has been offered for a lease of the same for ten
years.
AROOsTOoK COUNTY.
Mr. George w. Dilling, tr ider in Houlton,
gestion Of the lungs. He was sick but few
hours, says the Houlton Times
The rails for eight miles of the Houlton
Branch railroad have been purchased in Eng
land. The work of grading is progressing
along the line at different points. Mr.. Osburn
expects to have the road completed and the
cars running by the 1st day of November.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth Amercon chronicles the
Napo!eon's soldiers. Ee was taken prisoner
at Salamanca, Spain, by the English, and held
over year, and made his escape from the Is
land OF Campobello near Eastport, Me-, in
small skiff with three ether prisoners, to this
State where he has since resided.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
About six hundred dollars worth of liquors
were recently SolZ6u dG Tue CIdrOIQcr f1Olel III
Gardiner. 1t is said the prosecution was
prompted by personal spite against Mr.. o. G.
Rollins, the landlord.
Chief of Police, w. W. Edwards of Water.
vile, on Thursday seized fifteen gallons of
whiskey at the Express Office, and destroyed
it by pouring it into the street. This is the
first seizure in that town under the new law.
Friday morning the second pan of the false
bridge constructed by the Portland and Ken
nphpc railroad c,,Ynnanv over the river in An
gusta was carried away.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Hon. John A. Peters, M. c., arrived home,
at Bangor, Friday evening.
The Bangor Wing says Joseph HOdsdon of
Prentiss, young man about 18 years of age,
was drowned at Jimskitticook Falls, on Sun
day last while bathing. He was in the en-
ploy of the Kpgman tannery at that place,
and when drowned was bathing with several
young men. He was an expert swimmer and
his companions supposed that he was divin e
until it was 100 late to save him. His bod v
was recovered in few minutes, but life was
extinct.
II WALDO COUNTY.
William Pottle, while at work on the rail.
| road turutable, at Belfast, last week, struck a
| false blow with siedge hammer, the jar of
| which broke a bone in one of his hands, as we
learn from the Journal.
The silver wedding of Hon. N. G. HIGH
urday evening, 4th inst, by large surprise
| party of their friends who took possession Of
| their house, making the occasion one of much
pleasure and enjoyment, and leaving many
| valuable tokens OF their visit, including an
| elegant silver service, etc.
| The editor of the Belfast Age has been
| shown a fine specimen of linen fabric lately
| woven on a hand loom by a Lincoaville lady,
and made from fax raised by Mr.. Gilbert
Heald on farm in Phipsburg, Name, 60 years
| ago. 1t had been kept tied up in pillow-c ase
| his wife Raehaef when she was 81 years old.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. r. Higgins is building, in Calais, a
| three-masted schooner OF about 600 tons regis.
| ter; also fine schooner of about 200 tOus. Mr.
RideOut is building schooner of 200 tons. Mr..
| Roberts has on the stocks schooner of zoe
| tons. Messrs. Nickerson & Rdeout have com
menced building a centre-board schooner o.
| 180 tons. H
| YORK COUNTY.
The annual meeting cf the York Manufac
| turing Company was held at SacO on Thurs
day. Fror the annual report it appeared that
six million yards of goods were made last veal
and sold at good profit. The old board Of of
ficers was reelected, as follows: Clerk, 1. II
Foss; Treasurer, Hananiah Temple; Directors
| Wigglesworth, Samuel W. SWEET, Samuel G.
| Smelling, Charles H. Parker, Hananiah Tenn
| pc.
| The stockholders of the Kennehec & Port
land Railroad Company, told corpOration,) arr
to hold meeting at City Hall, Gardiner, Fri
| day July 1st, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for confer
ence and consultation in relation to matters o
| interest to them.