The Portland daily press., 1870-05-03
state News.


We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
the Bates College Library Room is being fitted
up in excellent shape, and new shelves are be-
ing added. A new College Reading Room is
also being fitted up.
Rev. Charles NJ. Malcolm, of Newburyport,
r. l., has been invited to preach the sermon
before the Young Mems Christian Union, of
Bates College, Sunday evening of Commence
ment week.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Rev. d. L. r. Libby, of Durham, has been
engaged to supply the Universalist church at
Yarmouth.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The subject of memorial to our dead SOL
diers now interests the the citizens of Bucks.
pert, says the Belfast Journal They have
raised by Fairs, Exhibitions, and otherwise,
quite fund, but as the first money was raised
for Memorial Hall, and the idea of a Monu-
ment is now thought to be more suitable, a
meeting will be called to ask those persons who
contributed for Hall to waive that considera-
ton in favor OF the latter suggestion.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal learns that little bow
by the name of Dunn, living with Capt A.
Walton, Salem, who broke his leg about two
months since, was hobbling about the house
"Wednesday, ana accidentally fell, breaking the
leg again in the same place. The little fellow
suffered severely.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The wife and young child of Col II. c. Mer-
Ram, U. s. A., were drowned in Texas recent
~, by the rapid rise OF a small stream during a
treshet Mrs. Merriam was daughter of Flea.
on her way from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where
her husband is stationed, to visit her parents
and friends in Maine.
The people of Winthrop village are agitated
upon the subject of schoo-house. Thew had
ng &c The other night talked about build
held at $4,000, they got discouraged and separ-
ated.
Friend John D. Lang of Vassalboro', one of
the Commissioners on Indian appropriations,
started for Washington on Saturday, to enter
npou the duties of his Office says the Kennebec
Journal
>. The Gardiner Journal says application for
charter has been received for new Division of
the Sons ot.Temperance, at the National Mill
tary Asylum. 1t will be instituted Tuesday
evening, I'd inst, if the weather permits.
Augusta had a revenue of $27 last year from
people who would trot their horses over the
Aennebec bridge; an inveterate smokers who
would pun the weed in crossing the structure,
had their pipes put out and were fined 50.
The Journal says that in lieu of a May-Day
holiday the scholars of the Augusta high
school voted to take an excursion down river
some time during the heated term; not bad
idea.
:; oaturuay noon,at Bangor, panel Z. Roberts,
~ a'.SI:nposs ~ lump On slowly moving en-
gine snPPeo anu Ieii, ana one OF the wheels
Ammunition Of The ank IL was found nsce os sor
-
o.t naneor hao sharp tnunder shower Sunday
aiterhooh'
ahia 70 rssT'ue I IMg says Barreli IS
racoveraJ from, The ,sre ;i ~ ~. ~ navlng
fined him tothe house. tor soma se Mnich con-
--".e A'1. " 'uo nouso ~, Sou'o "eeks'
a ceens VI Ino SIOUX 1oiuers OF tne Bangor
Thursdav' NAV 5th The nnrnosn of .h ue nex'
ing. among other things. is to dec;Je what
measures, if any, the stockholders will adopt to
eomplete tne construction OF their road, and to
uetarmlne Wnat acI,on snail De taken to pro-
tect tne interest OF the company IN the matter
OF Ie.erence DeIween sa'd company and the
contractors lot the construction OF the road.
The Bangor Wing says that on SUNDAY
morning Mrs. George w. Holden trpped over
some articies OF Iurnl!ure ana fel to the floor,
ond nuft;nn srash e, hov sooi.s o.. ~ sne toom
in Ianrth s"'' =" "0A 'o"ip 'o'erai Inches
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Wednesdav nv Tho odySn+ oStha ao;Irs ,at ~
oftor SsaI ~ nf ahout ~ y, 'mo Ilain
mors aro mou, 49, huS, =, ,,o,u;, ~ ul iaI-
inc. Sebec Lake has cot clear Of ;ce and mor-