The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-25
state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the Trustees of
Bates College have decided to establish the
department in conjunction With
the educational society and make it denart.
ment TOT the college under the control OF the
college government The following gentle.
men have been elected Professors: Rev. John
Fullerton. d. D., Rev. j. j. Butler, d. D..
!rot. b: f. Hayes, transferred to Theological
School for one year. Rev. j. A. Howe, to take
logical School will open Sept. 10Th. The fac
ulty of the school will consist of the Presi.
dent !Of the College, Rev. DIR. Cheney, and
the above named Professors.
The Lewiston Journal tells of couple of
Lisbon street clerks, who, at the close of bust
I ness Wednesday night, found that the key to
the outside door was missing. Surprising it
to have been stolen by some pei son who would
probably return during the night to make
raid upon the goods, and not daring to leave
the store, the young men made up bed upon
the floor, and with brave hearts lay down pre-
Of the night wore away at last, and the morn
ing light revealed the key, lying upon a box,
lust where it was placed when the store was
opened the day previous!
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A son of John Alexander of Brunswick the
other day by the accidental discharge of gun,
received its contents in his arm above the ell
bow, breaking the arm.
Twenty-three have been admitted to the
Freshman class of Bowdoin College at the first
examination. None were rejected. There were
several from Portland, some from Yarmouth
and Lewiston and one or more from Bath. It
is thought that at the examination at the COM
mencement of the term enough will present
themselves to make up class of forty or more.
The widow Of Hugh Ward, a woman advanc-
ed in life, was drowned in the Androscoggin
river at Brunswick, near Cow Island, ON Thurs
day. 1t is supposed she must have fallen from
the p. s. K. railroad bridge, or thrown herself
from it with intent to drown herself, says the
Telegraph.
The new Triennial catalogue of Bowdoin
College contains the names of 1877 graduates of
whom 1150 are now living. 316 of these have
been ministers of the Gospel, and 227 of the
number still survive. The Medical School
counts 993 graduates, 1874 being now alive.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Gardiner Savings Bank has $582, IA. IS
on deposit
The people of Gardiner are acquiring love
for swOrdfish as an article of diet.
The Maine Farmer printing establishment at
Augusta, has been moved into larger and
more commodious quarters.
The match game of base ball at Augusta,
Friday, between the Dirigos of Augusta and
the Passagassawaukeagso of Belfast, was won
by the former, 80 to 80. After the game closed
the winning club was presented with purse
of money by the citizens.
The Waterville Mail says the thermometer
has marked 98 deg. in Waterville within a few
days, at place where the same instrument has
hung for over IS years without indicating so
extreme heat before.
White Bass are caught with hook and line in
the deep pools at the foot of Ticonic Falls. The
Mail says Salmon have been seen this year as
as far up the river as Carratunk.
The Sidney boys are reported to be on fire.
The Kennebec Journal tells of pious gentle
man who called on one of the noted physicians
in Gardener. the other day, to procure some
medicine. After being furnished with the
medicine, he asked the man of pills what would
be the expense. The doctor replied that he
never charged christian anything, and they
were SO scarce that it only cost him but about
twenty five cents year.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mrs. Kuhn and young man named Mel
beck AchOrn were thrown from q wagon in
Waldob0ro', Wednesday evening, the horse
taking fright from some unknown cause and
the reins breaking in the attempt to hold him.
The lady received severe injuries, whilst the
young man escaped with but slight sprain of
the ankle.
A party of gentlemen of Lewiston have pur-
chased Squirrel Island, off BOothbay harbor,
as place of summer resort. 1t contains 1875
acres ofvaluable land and they purpose to build
wharf and put up building for their accom-
mediation in the summer. The price paid was
$1,000.
PENopscoT COUNTY.
Capt G. II. Littlefield, marine reporter of
the Bangor Wig, was down the river in his
boat on Friday afternoon, when he saw
schooner running up before the wind. In re-
Spouse to his hail they threw him line, which
he caught, standing in the bow of his boat.
The schooner being under full Roadway, when
the end of the line was reached it came taut
with jerk which drew the bow of the Cap
tain's boat under water, and being heavily bal
lasted, she sank Immediately, leaving him in
the water. Captain L. encountered by his
clothes, sank and became insensible, but assist
ance came from the vessel and the shore and
he was saved and after considerable effort was
restored to consciousness.
The Bangor Wing tells of an umbrella in that
city, which has been in the possession of one
family for fifty years. The head Of the family
presented the antique protector (then in the
anced before they were married, and it has been
carefully preserved ever since.
An n-year old girl in Corinth, manages q
moving machine with all the ease of born
farmer. This year she prepared the Eground,
planted the seed and now has quarter-acre
OF as fine corn growing, as can be found in the
county. She handles a horse as we'll as
Jockey, and in all farm work seems to be at
home.
A full-grown 18th amendment went into
jewelers. shop in this city the other day and
said he wanted to buy gold chain. One worth
$2O was shown him, but as his funds did not
amount to over 81, he declined offering mere
ed watch chain and key for bis 81, and putting
on the establishment he marched up and down
in great delight, frequently pulling out his new
time piece for a look. When he got ready to
leave, he astonished the jeweley by asking
what time it was, as he didn't know muffin
about tellin' the time by no watch" Bangor
Wing.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that within two months
over 1000 tons of coal have been discharged
at Bath and freighted over the Kennebec &
Portland Railroad.
The Bath Times learns that nearly all the
ice up river has been sold. The profits real
lied from the total crop that was harvested
last winter will not fall much short of 500 900.
A workman named Conant in the machine
shop of Mr.. Torrey of Bath lost q finger
by getting it caught in punching
machine.
AT LARGE.
The Bath Times says the Knox & Lincoln
Railroad is rapidly progressing and in about
TWO months the rails will be started at Wool
wich, and will probably be laid at the rate of
half a mile per day. The trestle- work at Ne
quasset bridge is being put up under the SUI
perintendence of Mr.. Fuller of Brunswick.
The bridge will be about six hundred feet in
length. supported by stone piers The grading
between Bath and Wiscasset is nearly COM
pleted.
;, 1t is reported that the Portland & Oxford
central company is negotiating with the
Maine Central road for a car with view to
run passenger train. The read has no pas
senger car fit for use.
Patents have been granted to A. A. Walker,
Portland, regulator for steam heating appara-
Jus; j. W. Stockwell, Portland, improvements
n manufacture of cement pipe; G. B. Broad,
W aterville, shawl-strap.
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