The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-10
state News.
ARoosTOoK COUNTY.


The railroad committee has agreed to repert
a bill chartering the following route: ITO
commence at some point on the European and
North American railroad at or near the town
of Bancroft thence running nOrtberly to some
point at or near Houiton village, thence north
to Pressure Isle. 1t is not the route asked by
either of the petitioners, but is a compromise
between the two"
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
Augustus D. Fo5es, who fractured his skull
by accidentally falling down flight of stairs
at the Lincoln Mill. 10 Lewiston, last Thurs
day, died early Wednesday morning, having
laid unconscious ever since the accident. The
operation OF trepaning was performed Sunday,
with only slight relief
HANCOCK COUNTY
A post Office has been established at Grab
tree Point, and Oliver w. Young appointed
Postmaster
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
B. F: Atkinson, of Pennington, has been ap-
pointed mail route messenger between that
place and Brunswick.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS Mr. Luther
Whitman 8 Sons are arranging to remove
their Agricultural works from Winthrop vii
LACE to st. Louis. These works employ some
hard wood lumber. Many of these workmen
have families and own real estate in the viii
lage. Winthrop cannot afford to lose these
works and workmen. A proposition will
come before the town to exempt this establish
ment from taxation for certain number Of
years, should some one purchase it, and con-
tinue the manufacture as the Messrs. Whit
have done.
Miss Abby Pulsifer has been appointed stem
ographer for the term of the Superior Judicial
Court now in session at Augusta.
The Kennebec Journal says that General
Boynton, Pension Agent, since Friday morn
ing had paid to pensioners over $65 600. Tues.
day he had paid more than $4,000.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Bangor is really getting walked up on the
subject of temperance. The Bangor Temper
GERS of which are as follows: President-Joab
w. Palmer. Vice President-J. S. Wheel
wright Secretary and Treasurer-John s..
Patten.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that at special cleo
ton in Wards One and Four Tuesday, the Re-
publicaDs redeemed those wards by the cleo
ton of their candidates. There has now been
elected seven Republican Aldermen, and nine
teen Republican and one Democratic Council
men. One vacancy in Councilmen in Ward
Seven yet remains to be filled.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Within the last year a large wooden factory
anu nearly MY uweinng houses nave Deen
built in Pittsield village. The place also
boasts of seminary, founded under the aus
pices of the Freewill Baptist denomination
The building is beautiful structure, on
which $40 90 have already been expended, and
will require some $40, 900 more to complete it
in all its details; the institution has 120 pupils
and is in a prosperous condition. A railroad
has been projected from PittsSurg to st. AL
bans, distance of eight miles; its cost is esti-
mated at $500 900.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Republicans of Belfast have nominated
Hon. Axel Hayford for Mayor by 80 majority.
AT LARGE.
In the class of fty-eight medical students
graduated at Harvard College on Tuesday, the
following are the names from Maine :-Alphon.
20 Holland, Lewiston; Roscoe Smith. Peru
George Beckwith, Castine; Edward Newton
Whittier, Gorham.