The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-08
state News.
ANpRoscnGGIN COUNTY,


The Lewiston Journal says one of the clergy
men of that city, in sermon on Sunday, took
ground in favor OF removing the Bible from the
| common schools-arguing that we must do it to
save the schools.
The Lewiston journal says that lean men S
convention is proposed to be held on the hottest
| day in August. The Journal being experience
ed in meteorological representations will set
| the day, in advance.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Only eight persons died in Augusta during
the month of MAY.
Ira o. Carr, a young man aged o. was found
dead in small brook in Rome last Saturday
evening The water was about six inches deep,
his bead not being covered with water. He
had been subject to fits for some twelve years,
and the suppostiOn is that he was attacked
with one and fell just as he reached the brook,
and died in the fit
The Augusta Journal says Walter Hatch,
Esq, who spent the winter in Florida for the
benefit of his health, arrived at his home in
that city last week. He has not only fully re-
covered from his attack of sickness during the
winter, but will no doubt be wholly restored to
health by the exhilerating air of his native
STATE.
The Journal says on Saturday forenoon the
large lot of valuable buildings in the vicinity
Of he Cusbnoc House, in Augusta, narrowly
escaped confagration. Fire took on the roof
of the hotel from a chimney which was being
burned out in the ell of the building, and was
making considerable Roadway when 1t was dis
covered and checked. place about two feet
square was burned in the roof.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says there were 160 sailing
vessels and steamers IN that port Monday
The JVhiq saws the steamer Cambridge was
detained from one to two hours beyond her
time on account of slabs, edgihgs and saw dust
deposited in PenObscot river. What has be-
come of the law?
On Wednesday evening, as a young man
named AlphonsO Weber was attempting to
get upon moving car on the E. & N. A. Rail-
way at Enfield, he fell, and one or the wheels
struck his right leg, badly bruisng and crush
ing the flesh, but fortunately not iDjuring the
bones.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Fourth is to be celebrated at Machas,
and Gov. Chamberlain has been invited to de-
liver the address
A correspondent of the Macbias Union says
the body of woman, apparently forty years of
age, was found at high water mark, at Petit
mepan Point, May 23d. A report prevails that
q boat was capsized in Dyer's Bay May ODD,
and Mr.. Ryder and wife, recently married,
were drowned. Probably the body found was
that OF Mrs Ryder.
YORK COUNTY.
Mrs. Wentworth, wife of Gen. Mark Il.
Wentworth of Kittery, received a painful and
serious injury on the 9th inst, in singular
manner. she was engaged in feeding her
poultry, and separating the hens from the
ducks, when the old rooster flew at her and
struck her in the leg woundiug her severely.
She had to be carried into the house, and has
not been able to step since; and suffers much
pain.
Mr. Howard Watts, of Buxton Centre has
recently lost three children, all he had, by
diphtheria.
AT LARGE,
The next session of the Executive Council
will be held june 18th.