The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-29
state News.
ARoosrooK COUNT

ARoOSTOoK COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing learns that the custom
house officials at Houlton seized on Tuesday a
flock of some 500 sheep which had lately come
"oyer the line" some paying duty and some
"0theI wise."
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A paten; has been issued TO Henry J. Beard
OF New Sharon, assigDOr to himself and James
Halves, Jr, for machine for telling trees.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The boards of County Commissioners of Cum
berland and Oxford counties have refused to
discontinue that portion of the Harrison
road that lies in the town of Oxford.
The Democrat says at meeting of the sub
scribers to aid the P. & o. railroad, at Sum-
ner, they decided not to pay their subscrip-
tons on account of breach OF contract on the
part of the railroad company.
Midshipman w. w. Kimball of Paris has
passed successful examination and has re.
ceived commission as Ensign. He has been
ordered to Newport for instruction in torpedo
duty.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
one day dug icS bushels Of potatoes, took them
to the depot, sold them and got his cash. Then
by way OF recreation, he peeled two bushels OF
apples.
A couple of youngsters in Dexter, not more
than ten years old, entered house last Mon
day during the absence of the family, and stole
small sum of money, gold chain, lOcket, &c.
The Gazette thinks it would be an act of Justice
and mercy to them to send them to the Reform
School.
A chap from Glenburn stole $40 from the
money drawer of the Central House in Bangor
last Sunday. He was arrested on Wednesday,
owned up, returned the money and was re-
leased at the request of the proprietor of the
house, says the Wing.
A fellow YVES arrested in Bangor Wednesday
morning, in the act of breaking into Low =
market. On searching his residence large
ed he stole from the establishment OF Mr..
Schwarz, where he had been employed as fire.
man.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Age says the city of Belfast narrowly
escaped confagration during the night of the
heavy gale last week. A fire was discovered
about 10 o'clock IN Mansfeld's paint shop, in
the rear Of the American House, and luckily
extinguished before it had made much head
way. 1t probably was a case of spontaneous
combustion from a mixture of oil ana lamp
black.
Joseph Estes of Belfast was badly Injured on
Saturday night while Stacking cars. He was
damned between the bunters breaking three
ribs and seriously brnising his chest. He will
probably recover, says the Journal.
On Friday last, says the Belfast Journal, by
vote OF the directors of the B. & M. L. railroad
Mr.. Simpson, of the board, officially notified
the directors of the Maine Central that the road
of the former corporation would be ready for
acceptance, under the contract on the first day
of November. Judge Rice replied that COM
mittee of the Maine Central board, consisting
of Messrs. A. D. Lockwood, r. B. Dunn, Alb
ner Coburn and Geo. M. Patten, had been ap-
pointed to inspect the road, and would proceed
to do so on the first day Of next month. On
that day The directors and engineers of the B.
3 M. will proceed to Burnham, to meet the
committee, and accompany them over the road.
YORK COUNTY.
Hon. John II. Burleign celebrated the twen-
tieth anniversary OF his marriage at his elegant
mansion in South Berwick, last evening. The
spacious parlors we're thrOnged with neighbors
and other invited guests from various parts of
this State and New Hampshire, and the occa-
who had the pleasure of participating therein.