The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-25
state n ews.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Yarmouth correspondent of the Lewiston
journal writes, that the numerous descendants
in this State of the Rev. Ammi l.uhamah
Cutter will be glad to learn that a history of
the Cutter family of New England, has been
prepared, and is now nearly ready for publica-
tion. Rev. A. r. Cutter was the first pastor
in Yarmouth, then North Yarmouth, and an
cieutly called Wescustogo. He was born in
West Cambridge, Mass, and educated at Har-
ward in the class of 1725. As the book is to be
published by subscription, all who desire q
copy would confer favor by sending in their
names as promptly as possible to the author,
As some of the family are of the Miles Standish
descent, we suppose every member will feel a
little curious to ascertain whether he or she is
among the fortunates.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A mad dog in Jay has attacked and bitten
10 other dogs, eight or ten of which are still at
large.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal says that if the cold weaeher
continues there is No further danger to be ap-
pretended from the ice, but it warns owners
of exposed property to be prepared for the
worst.
A road has been made across the ice.iam at
HallOwell, by the citizens of Chelsea, who
wished to go town. The road is emphatically
nary low water. The damage done to the
STOCK OF dry goods in the store of Messrs. E. j.
Hersey & Co., by the great inundation at
Hallowell, amounts to nearly $1,000.
Michael Leary of Vassaiboro' has been
charged with stealing watch, on the 18th of
January last, from Isaac Jenkins, jeweller, of
Vassalboro'. He was arrested the other day
In Dover, N. H., and the watch recovered.
The Journal says that although Augusta is
now the eastern terminus of the Portland &
Kennebec railroad, the trains that are m ade
up here are well filled, to all appearance near
~ up to the number of passengers that passed
through here when the connection was made,
KNOX COUNTY.
Daniel jackson was seriously injured by O
premature explosion in q Rockland lime omar
~ last week, but it is thought he will recover.
1t is q singular fact that majority of the
shares of the old Thomaston bank are owned
bv- women and that their vote elected the whole
board of directors at a recent election.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
49," writes that on Feb. 221, a spirited and
genial Temperance meeting was holden at
Parkman, at 10 O clock A. NJ, P. M, and 10
evening The forenoon and afternoon sessions
were devoted to a free conference on matters
pertaining to the cause. Speeches v ere made,
prayers offered and exhortations delivered.
The season was one of deep and solemn inter-
est.
.sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A little son Of Mr.. William Harrington of
."In, wHhe asleep Ounuay nlgnI, was bitten
in the thumb and leg by a rat which it ia said
has partaken of poison. The child is now suf-
fering quite severely from the wounds.
YORK COUNTY.
Hon: V. d. Paris is lecturing in York coun-
ty on ''Numismatics.''
James r. Clark refuses a reelection as
Mayor of Biddeford.
A young man, son of Nahum Day Of Sand
ford, while in the woods, split one of his feet
through nearly its entire length, making .
most distressing and terrible wound
AT LARGE.
The Bangor Wing comedies that Portland
harbor is just the place for building iron YES
sells, while the Bath Times is of the opinion
tnag Bath possesses equal advantages for that
kind of industry.