The Portland daily press., 1870-03-24
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANOIsOSCOOGIN COUNTf.
Dptheria is said to be prevailing to some ex-
tent in Lewiston.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Aroostook Pioneer says the case of G..
w. Pickering and others, appellants from the
decision of the County Commissioners, loeat-
ing road through an almost unbroken Wild
erness, Oh petition of =. F. A. johnson and
others, was before the court last week and at
ter lengthy hearing of all parties, Judge Bar
rows decided that the appeal should be sus-
tanned, and knocked the bottom out of the
swin6le by disallowing the location as it was
such road. The scheme was inaugurated by
Elder Stckney, on account of his well known
hostility to HOulton, in order that the mer-
chants of Presque Isle might convey their mer-
chandiSe thither by teams, a distance of seven
ty-six miles rather than come to HOultOn q
distance of forty-two miles. Over forty miles
of this road was to be laid out through dense
forest totally uninhabited. The expense al
ready insured in locating, surveying, and the
appeal will cost the county over $1,000.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
There has been hitch in the Bowdoin Lee
lures, caused by the managers not being able
TO secure the lecturers desired promptly.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Consul Murray sent to Governor Chamber
lain the English Governments acknowledge
ment OF the courtesies extended to the Peabody
fleet.
The attendance of pupils at the Seminary at
Kent's Hill is unusually large the present
term. An excellent religious interest prevails
in the school.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Commodore Joseph F. Green of the U. s.
Navy, has been in Bath on a brief visit.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A Machias Union correspondent writes: One
day, recently Cyrus E. Elsmore and Stephen
c. Gooch passed over Second Lake after hay.
While loading their teams the lake opened, the
ice separated from Inlet to outlet. making a
channel ten feet in width cutting off their re-
turn. They left their teams in the woods all
night ana returned next morning with a crew
of men to clear around the lake. Meanwhile
toe ice closed over the channel again and they
returned with their teams over the lake with
out difficulty.
YORK COUNTY.
At the town election in York Monday the
following officers were elected by over 100 ma
jority: Clerk, Samuel P. Young; Selectmep,
David MoultoD, jr., Charles Junkins Octavius
Weare; Auditor, Charles o. Clark, AGENT,
ris. All Republicans.
The rate of assessment of the State tax the
present year has been fixed at six mills on
dollar, and one cent on each poll.
The following nominations by the Governor
have been confirmed by the Council: Nathan
French, Auburn, Judge of the Police Court;
william H. Morris, Portland, Judge of Munict-
Messrs. Vose, of Winterport, Tobey, Of Ath-
ems, and Boyd, of Newcastle, were the only
members who voted against the resolves for
further investigation of the paper credit bust
ness. An amendment submitting the charges
against towns to the Governor and Council in
stead of the Adjutant General, received seven
votes; Messrs. Baker of Augusta, Bonney of
Portland, Kinks of Bucksport, Ames of JEFF
ferson. Mears Of Bristol, Tobey and Vose.
Portland will pay $176,7136S of the State tax
this year; Bangor, $50, 14189; Lewiston, $52-
9O435; Bath. $38 1924; Augusta, $29, 3O387;
Blddeford, $34 116.46