The Portland daily press., 1870-05-13
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhoSCO6GiN COUNTY.
A few weeks ago, says the Lewiston Journal.
four barrels of liquor were taken from, tho
Lewiston City Agency, and carried to Denntv
Sheriff Strouts and put into his she'd Jndoe
Smith subsequently ordered the licuors re-
turned to the city. Tuesday night some indi
viduals broke into the shed, aud nearly all
the contents OF the four barrels Disappeared
OF the fines imposed at the last term of the
Supreme Judicial Court in Androscnc1;n
County, for liquor selling $2750 have aiready
been paid. On Monday Mary MURINE maid =
fine of $500 and Sarah Cochran one If Ss0o
The exercises Commencement week ut Rates.
College will be as follows: Sunday afternoon
June 26th, Baccalaureate Exercises: Snnday
evening" June 10Th Sermon before the Chris.
tan Union, by Rev. Charles H, MaIcom Of
Newport, r. T.; Monday evening. Jnne 81.
Prize Defamation of the Junior Glass: Tues,
day morning, June %, Annual MEETING of tbe
Corporation; Tuesday evening, June %. Com
cert by the Germania Band, assisted Nv Mrs
Smith Of Boston; Wednesday, June %, Com
Address before the United Literary Socities
Thursday forenoon, June 80, Meeting of the
Alumni; Orator, Rev. A. ii. HeatbSPoet.
Rev. s. ". Stockbridge; Thursday evening,
June 90, Glass Exercises.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says the season in that section
is at least two months in advance of that of last
year.
Mr.. William w. Dodge, of Salem, has a ma
tive COW which dropped calf, May 4th. that
weighed when "A hours old, one hundred and
eighteen pounds.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Westinghouse, stable and outbuildines
OF Samuel Beckwith of Ellsworth, were burn.
ed on Monday night. The family barely es-
capped through window. A COW, calf, horse
and colt persisted in the flames Insured for
$500.
Measures are being taken to raise a military
company i'm Bucksporr. Twenty-six names
were enrolled at the first meeting.
A brig of 500 tons is loading a: saith
Brooksville with granite, for JOSEPH Wescott
and Son of Portland for st. Louis.
The city Of Ellsworth raises $500 for the
purposes of the City Government tr the en-
suing year.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Additional machinery has bee, received
during the past week for the A. & Y. Sprague
millsin Augusta, including two TuDine WA
ter Wheels, measuring each ten feetn dame
ter and weighing together overl25 90 pounds.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Charles III. Harris has been appoited Post
master at Newery, vice Samuel G. York re-
signed.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Two barrels of whiskey and one barrel of
sin, marked ~. d. Prescott, Town Agent, Ex-
eter, Me-, were seized by the police IF Bangor
from the steamer Katahdin on Wednesday,
The cause OF the seizure, says The Vhig was,
that the liquors were purchasedin Boston in
stead OF the State Agency at Portland.
The Wing has received a Communication
from "Young Sabatts," statingthat in Janu-
airy last a man calling himself Joseph Brant,
and purpOrting to come from Bantford, Cana
da West, came to the Oldtown indians, repre-
hal l., <Iol.
ernment OF Winnepeg, or Rupet's Land, au-
thorlzed to offer large farm to every Indian
who would move thither, and Offering to pay
the expenses of a removal to this land flowing
with milk and honey, but first they must sign
some documents which he produced. He per-
suaded number to comply with his desires,
and ook them to a tailor's to have them meas
ured for new suits OF clothes, Gncludng swal-
low tailed cOats) saying that it was necessary
to have them in uniform, and promising to
send the clothes and passage money assoOn as
he got to Brantford. Brant then left, bat went
via Portland to New Hampshire, where, as
Young Sabattis has since learned, he i lectur-
ing on the subject of the "Poor Penob.cOt In
dians," representing that they are desrOus of
leaving for a better land, but are prevented for
want of funds, which he is endeavoring to COL
lect;probably using the documents he psrsuad-
ed some members of The tribe to sign,to sup
port his claim
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
At a meeting of the Trustees of the Orphans
Home, held the 9th inst, it was decided to
have formal dedication of the Homo Gov.
Chamberlain was chosen orator ani Moses
Owen, Esq, poet for the occasion. Tie exer-
cises will take place some time in June.
WALDO COUNTY.
>, Tho Bangor Wing is informed by Upton
treat Esq. OF Frankfort, that the item which
has been going the rounds of the Mainepap
announcing the death eof Hon. Adams Treat.
IS incorrect, as he is still living, though he re-
Gently had severe attack of sickness, His
life was for a time despaired of.
YORK COUNTY,
>, Mr.. Henry Dopnell of York, fell dead on
Tuesday while picking rocks in a field. He
was 70 years of age.
AT LARGE.
Capt. Solomon Dodge of Maine, master of
sch. Champion, was drowned at Shoal Wator
Bay, Oregon, on the 18th of Apsi4.-