The Portland daily press., 1870-04-28
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


We regret to learn OF the severe illness OF
Mr. F. L. Dingley, junior editor OF the Lewis
ton Journal
The river, notwithstanding it has fallen sew
eral feet f ON the highest point reach I'd last
week, yet still continues freshet pitch, says
the Lewiston journal
At a school meeting at Lisbon Factory on
Saturday last, it was voted to raise $4,000 for
the erection of a school house which is to be
two stories high. ~
The Germania Band is engaged to furnish
music at the Bates College Commencement
next June. Mrs. III. M. Smith OF Boston, one
Of the finest vocalists in the country.is engag-
ed with the Germanias, for the Commencement
Concert on the evening of June 18th.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Quite an extensive burglary on small
scale occurred at Yarmouth Tuesday night.
~ stores of Lawrence and Brown, .grocers;
s Shu n Sis stove dealer; g. Blake's barber
Cn iepves r saIonn S iSiner shop. and Robert
rogaes obtained in the agsl nsa open: The
twelve dollars! a9.n VI
Tuesday an assault was made on the deputy
warden of the State Prison by convict. The
officer was badly cut on the face with a knife
but his wounds are not dangerous.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A large number of foregn-bo born residents are
taxing OUT DECENTRALIZATION papers IN Bangor at
the present term of the Judicial Court. Chief
Justice Appleton peremptOrily declines to
confer citizenship upon aliens who are engag-
ed in the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors
Tusday the town OF Orono voted to give the
Trustees of the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, such deed as the resolve
of the last Legislature requires This renders
the future of the college certain and will be
hailed with joy by its many friends throughout
tine State. & * n =
On dead wall in Bangor one firm caused
to be painted in huge letters, 1.-The best place
to buy boots and Shoes" under which was the
names and place OF business of the advertiser
But under this rival dealer says, lyon can
do better at" and signs his name and
number. 80 szI.------
WALDO COUNTY
Notice has been given by the Lighthouse
Board that a revolving light, alternating with
red and white flashed, at intervals of thirty
seconds between the flashes, will be exhibited
on the evening of May IL, 1870, and each sue
ceedlng thereafter, from sunset to sunrise, from
the lighthouse tower at Prospect Harbor.
Five fishing schooners have been fitted out
by one Belfast firm.
The Lewiston journal says that public Tenn
perance Society called the Belfast city Tenn
perance Society, was organized last Wednes-
day night. Officers, E. K. Boyle, President;
N. f. Houston, Vice President; G. E. Brack-
ett Secretary; H. j. Woods, Treasurer. Meets
every Thursday evening. r.
YORK COUNTY.
In removing the. old Stacy house at York
lately, crumbling skeleton was found lying
in cramped position under the foundation Of
the chimney. This building was over 200
years old, and there is no means of telling
whether the skeleton was lying there when
the walls were made or not But it seems
probable that the body was hidden there since
then, and a correspondent OF the B,ddeford
Journal who has examined the situation is in
clDed to believe that there was foul play in
the matter. If so, it was probably over a CEN
fury ago, as siuce that time the house has been
occupied by irreproachabIe characters.
Nathaniel Perkins of Brooksville writes to
the Transcript that he tried the plan of mt
ting his hay in the barn green with excellent
success Twenty-f five tons of it have come ont
in good order -
-.--f ~ AT LARGE.
The piquant article in the atlantic Month";,
for April entitled "a Lumber Woman . is
from the pen Of Mary B. Harris. Miss Harris
Is sister of Rev. George Harris, Jr., Of Au
H. Al