The Portland daily press., 1870-07-21
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston journal correspondent writes
that one night last week, after sunset, he saw
Mr. John Phillips, of Turner, eighty years of
age, pitching on a load of hay. His grandson,
of twenty-one was loading, and his sOn-in-law.
sixty-f years old, raking after. On being
he was in hurry, it being near his bed time.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Rents are in good demand in Hallowen.
The Augusta market has been glutted with
cherries, and at a low price,
The Dirigo Base Ball Club of Augusta. has
accepted the challenge of the Passagassawau-
keag Club at Belfast, and the game will be
played at Augusta on Friday afternoon
Alrhonso Dodge Of Gardiner, has been bound
over for appearance at the S. j. Court, in a
Charge OF obtaining goods under false pretenes,
in Augusta.
The Augusta Journal says that new ice COM
panies will be formed next winter, and the
business of storing ice on the Kennebec engage
ed in more extensively than ever before.
Coat making for Boston parties is one of the
extensive industries pursued in HallOwell.-
Many women and machines are employed con-
stantly, says the Augusta Journal.
Hon. James G.. Blaine reached home on
Monday.
and ex-Gov. Brown of Massachusetts,, have
both been w-itten to in regard to delivering
the annual address before the Maine State Ag-
rlcultural Society at the annual exhibition in
Augusta.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing understands that DR.. Aug
Z. Hamlin of that city, has been notified by the
Surgeon General that, in case the European
war is continued, he will be appointed as Spec
lal Commissioner of the United States Gov
eminent to examine and report upon the hos
pital and medical systems of the armies engage
ed.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the European and North American railroad in
Bangor, Tuesday, the purchase of the Bangor,
Oldtown & Milford railroad was ratified and
the following gentlemen were elected Direct
ors: G. x. Jewett. Noah Woods, James w.
Emery, Arad Thompson, Gideon Mayo, Chas.
P. Stetson, M. S. Drummond, VIM. Flowers
and Samuel f. Hersey.
John Jackson, young man 26 years old,
student Of at the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, at OronO, was drowned at
that place Tuesday evening while bathing in
Saltwater stream.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Measles are prevailing to some extent in
Machas and at East Machias; says the Union.
The Machias Union says Mr.. David Watts
with the aid of two boys, at Englishman's river,
caught a halibut, 1oly 18th, that measured
feet in length.
The depos;ds in Machias Savings Bank in
one week recently amounted to over ten tbou.
sand foIiars. Total deposits now are between
SKY thousand and seventy thousand dollars.
The Machias Union has the follow ing items
from Barring: Mr.. Stephen Hull was sunstruck
two weeks since while at work in his field
His recovery is doubtful. Mr.. Joel Simpson
night watch on the corporation, fell throush
hole in the company's bridge and fractured his
thigh.
YORK COUNTY.
A new post-office has been established at
Berwick and Uranus o. Bracket appointed
postmaster.
Francis A. Hill of Bddeford has been an
pointed principal of the Chelsea high school at
salary of $500.
The Saco Independent says that Friday eve
ming last, as Eugene Newbegin of Biddeford,
was entering the covered bridge, he was met
by Arthur Wentworth of Saco, who stabbed
INN in the leg with a knife or dirk, inflcting
severe but not dangerous wound. No prov
ocatlon had been given, but Wentworth was
drunk, and when in that state is dangerous TO
b. at large. "
d Az the Portsmouth Company s mills in South
no.wtsk last week, the workmen discovered in
one OF the bales from North Carolina a .llain-
GUS torpedo, in the shape of bottle filed with
explosive and dangerous material with ner-
cussIon attached, ready 10 explode on being
struck. Had the Internal machine euna into
the picker. the destruction of property, If hot
OF lie, would have been great.