The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-04
State News.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.

The AndrOscoggin Co. Sabbath School Con-
vention met at Mechanic Falls at 10 a. m.
Thursday. There are about 100 students in
attendance on the spring term of the Maine
State Seminary.
The Lewiston Journal is about publishing a
religious history of that city.
The Journal says one breakwater of the An
droscoggin bridge is going and another gone.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says the spring
term of the Normal School opened on Thurs
day of last week. The entering class numbers
80. The number of students thus far number
about 125.
Railroad communication between Farming
ton and the outer world has been established
The first through train arrived Friday evening.
The bridge at Wilton was completed only about
ten minutes previous to the appearance of the
train. High water impeded the repairs, but
the work was accomplished with all possible
dispatch.
Mr.. o. Dill, of Phillips, slaughtered an 10
months old pig on the 18th inst. which weigh
ed 532 pounds.
The citizens of Pennington Village Corpor-
alton convened at the Court House on Friday
afternoon. The greatest unanimty prevailed
iu regard to the extension of the Androscog-
gin Railroad. 1t was voted to aid in that ex-
| tension and raise by loan $4,000 for that pur-
pose.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says the P. &K.R.
II. are erecting a station at the east end of the
demolished bridge in Augusta. After the COM
pletion of the bridge at Seven Mile brook pas
se1gers for the east will purchase their tickets
from this station, as this will be permanent
station until the rebuilding of the railroad
bridge.
Col. II. A. Dewitt, of Augusta, has been
very sick from lung fever, contracted from ex-
posure at the time of the great freshet. Wed.
nesday he was more comfortable.
Trains will run regularly between Augusta
and Skowhegan to-day.
The ice over Messrs. Bodwell & Wilson's
stone yard, at Hallowell, is twenty feet deep.
The Hallowell Gazette says that T. M. An
drews & Co. OF that city are doing big ice
business. They are erecting and filling build
ing on Steamboat whalf, and expect to gather
5000 tons.
The Gazette says Deacon Moses B. Metcalf,
of Winthrop, died suddenly Wednesday morn
ing, aged 20 years. He was in the enjoyment
OF his usual health the night previous, when
he complained of severe pain in his breast
A physician W as sent, the pain alleviated and
he fell asleep. In the morning he suffered Sc
verely again and soon expired.
No injury was done to the Gardiner bridge
by the late freshet.
KNOX COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Atwell, Rector of st. Thomas Par
ish, Camden, gave select readings from popu-
lar authors before the Thomaston Lyceum at
Union Hall, Rockland, on Tuesday evening of
last week, before quite large audience. His
readings gave general satisfaction.
The meeting of Knox County Lodge of Good
Templars will be held in Rockland next Thurs
day, March 9Th,
The Supreme Judicial Court sets in Rock
land next week. -
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At the annual meeting of the Penobscot Ioo
Driving Company Wednesday, Geo. w. Pick
ering, Il. L. Boynton, VIM. Fl. Smith, Lvsan
der Strickland, and M. s. Drummond were
chosen directors, and Abram Moor, Clerk and
Treasurer.
An Ecclesiastical Council was convened at
Bangor, wednesday, at the First Parish. for
the installation OF Rev. Newman Smytf, as
their pastor. W.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Among the numerous projects for railroads
In this State is one for a line from some no,nt
on the Piscataqus railroad in Milo. by way of
Sebec river, to Sebec village, to be called the
Sebec railroad, the length of which cannot no
more than ten miles. The corporators Of thi tic
railroad are William 81. Smith, Jos. L. Smith
George M. Weston, Dudley F. Leayitt Georoa
4: Jewett, Jeremiah Fenno, George r. Smith
Hiram III. Fogg, David Dole, Eben F. Coe
a, SanborD, Frank A. Wilson and
ihomas N. Egeiy. 1t is presumed the inten
ton is to connect with the navigation of Sebec
lake, and thence finally extend the lines to-
wards Moosehead lake.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
The Bath Times says citizens meeting was
held at City Hall, Bath, Wednesday evening,
Mr.. ID. Larrabee was chosen chairman and s
ID. Bailey was nominated for Mayor, RECEIVING
100 out of 125 Votes cast. The Times seems to
have received its share of abuse, as the PRFss
did IN the citizens meeting in this city.
An ice mania is raging all along the Kenne.
bee. 1t is proposed to erect ice houses at Ne
quasset pond and bring the ice in by rail when
the Knox and Lincoln railroad is opened
The new Free Baptist Church in Bath ia
lathed and most ready for plastering. The au-
dience loom is 70x4O feet. There will be nice
vestry and other rooms.
Harrington, the Bath boat builder, is build
ing two large yachts.
WALDO COUNTY.
There is at present no coroner in Knox
county. Leander Weeks, OF Rockland. was
the last appontee. but he declined to uuaIifv
himself. on account of the pressure of Other
business. Some years ago, when the Office of
sheriff mad not been constituted, the coro,er
was required to act in that capacity and TO Give
bonds to the amount of S20O0O0O. Now The
coroner is required to act as sheriff when the
shrievalty is vacant The amount of bonds
now required is 100000, and no one is likely