The Portland daily press., 1870-04-18
State News.
ANDRoscoeG1N COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says that the many
friends of G. I. Barker, Esq, will be gratified
to learn that his condition is rapidly imprOv-
ing, with every prospect of an early and full
recovery from the serious accident which befel
him on Tuesday.
The Journal learns that about two hundred
twenty-gallon kegs of liquor have been landed
and hauled to Lewiston by teams. City Mar
shall Douglass is putting forth the most ener-
getic measures to stop this illicit traffic so far
as it can be.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
We learn that the people of Bridgton Cen
and commOdious school house. The plans by
Mr.. Harding, architect of Portland, were SUBJ
mitted on Saturday. The projected changes
will enable some three or more schools to unite
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Belfast Republican
Journal says: "Bucksport has the honor OF
sending the first colored gentleman to the
Courts as juryman, and to-day he takes his
place side by side with his equals. Moses
Carney, the c0lOred barber, with pride takes
his place (if he is not cheated out of it by those
who have tried hard to exalt him) beside the
leading men of our county. He is duly sensi-
BILE of the Importance of the event. Mr.. Car
ney remarked in my hearing, the other day
Mr.. Revels is the first colored Senator of the
United States, aud 1, Moses Carney, am the
first colored juryman of the State of Maine,
and shall try to honor my Calling"
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
A. II. Small of Gardiner a claim agent who
has done large business in that city, has left
town suddenly, much to the regret of his
friends among whom are many creditors.
Oakland Lodge of Good Templars was or
ganized at Gardiner with sc members last
Tuesday.
Rev. G. G. McCully, pastor OF the South
Parish (CongregationaD Church and Society
of Hallowell, will depart to-day, accompanied
by his family, for Honolulu.
The Kennebec dam seems to be disappear
ing, little by little. The present increase in
the volume of water has undermined and
washed away more of the structure, and fears
are entertained that the lock at the eastern
end of the dam must fall.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says travelling in that
part OF the State was never so bad. The stage
from Bath to Wiscasset, April 8, was drawn
by two yoke of oxen and four horses. Passen-
gers walked on that day all the way. The
stage winch was due at WaldOboro at 9 O. clock
+. NJ arrived there at o'clock Sunday morn
lng-thlrteen hours from Bath-thirty miles.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house of Steven l.. Etheridge, of Ham.
lin Grant was entirely DESTROYED nv fire on
Thursday last. Loss $1,000; insured in the Et.
ma for 5000. Barns and outbuildings saved.
PENOBSCoT COUNTY
Rats are beginning to come down the Pc
nobscOt
One hundred and fifty passengers came over
the E. & N. A. Railway Friday morning
WALDO COUNTY.
A young man of Belfast carried $S5 in a roll
tucked in his vest pocket He was also accus-
toned to smoke a short pipe, and to deposit it
beside his money. Feeling an unusual warmth
in that region one day, he discovered that the
pipe had set his money on fire, and that it was
all consumed except a few ends of the bills, of
not value enough to buy him a weeks tobacco.
He is considering the question whether it pays
to smoke, says the Journal
The Age says that Rev. j. E. M. Wright,
Congregational, from Mass, but formerly Of
jackson is to remove to Belfast.
The boy HAYES of Belfast committed to the
State Prison Feb. 9, 1869, for the period of 2