The Portland daily press., 1870-12-16
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhoSSOGSiN COUNTY,
Mr. o. 9. Harrington, an eminert teacher of
very painful illness. We remember we'll
more than twenty years ago when he was Choir
lister OF the Congregational church in Var
mouth: In all the relations of life be was an
estlmaDle man. he was native of Fryeburg,
but removed to Auburn more than TWENTY
years since.
A horse case, involving some thousands Of
dollars, is on trial at Lewiston, before Judge
Danforth and Thomas 3. Lang, referees. The
parties are Otis n. Cutler of New York plain
TIN, and Jesse s. LyfOrd of Lewiston defend
ant Cutler purchased two horses of Lyford,
one Of which was valued at $500, the other at
$500 and gave his note for the amount. He
now declines paying the note on the ground
that the most valuable horse was not what he
was represented to be. He was bought for a
trotter and turns out to be o PAGER on which
account he has been ruled out of several races.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Maine Farmer says an effort is making
in influential quarters to obtain the release Of
w. G. Kingsbury, who was convicted several
months since of melting to the burnineu
Of the Baptist meeting house in tSoutR
China, and sentenced to two years in the State
against him was ef a character to throw grave
doubts upon the fact Of his guilt
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says "the appear
ance in our streets Tuesday noon of Dock
Coombs.' the owner of the Thomaston Accom-
mediation Stage and carrier of the United
States mail between this city and South Thom-
aston, navigating the street in punt drawn BY
a horse, caused considerable merriment. In
the bow of the boat on staff was flag bear
bearg the letters ~. s. M.," Indicating that
the craft or its owner was commissioned lby
the Postoffice department; and from the stern
| foated the stars and stripes. Mr.. Coombs was
| accompanied by boy, who served as helms
man. We learn that Mr.. Coombs came the
whole distance from South ThomastOn in this
vehicle, which is novel, though quite appr,-
pirate in the present condition of our streets.
1t really cleft the sea of mud gracefully
The Masonic fraternity of Rockland propose
to erect in that city an elegant structure 60 by
100 feet-the ground floor to contain three
stores, the second story large hall for public
purposes and the third story to be devoted 20
the Masonic order. The proposed building
| will cost thirty or forty thousand dollars. The
city will be asked to exempt it from taxation.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The town of Boothbay, with a population of
three thousand, has not an Irishman a negro.
or John Smith in it.
A vessel recently, in heaving up her anchor
in BOOthbay harbOr, hooked a chain living on
the bottom. The chain was taken in and the
anchor attached to it, when it was found that
the other end of the chain was fouled round
another anchor with chain to it, all of which
were secured.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
We learn from the Whig that James Kirby,
an Irishman abont fifty years of age, was
drowned Wednesday ev ming by falling from
the wharf M near the Brewer ferry way. 1t is
in falling as his head was considerably bruised
He was in the water but short.time. He was
alive when taken out, but soon ceased to
breathe, and all efforts to rescucitate him were
unavailing.
The Bangor Whig says petitions were in
circulation Wednesday asking for,the appoint
ment Of several gentlemen to different places
of political trust, in Interpretation that gen.
eral change will be made in that vicinity on
the 4th of March.
The Whig says the roads east and north are
in such bad condition that the stages general
No prospect of lice iu the river for tat least a
week.
PIscATAoU1s COUNTY.
The.mistake of young deacon causes sad
nnshap to an old deacon. Deacon Munroe. of
Parkman, bought some hides, the other day,
and left them in rile BY the side of the road,
in front of his house. Soon after the purchase.
deacon Samuel Coburn, a veteran of 75 winters,
came riding past his horse took fright at tbs
hides, capszed his sleigh and ran off at a
furious speed, jumping fences, Sc. Deacon G.
escaped uninjured, but the house is badly in
jured, if not ruined. s.
WALDO COUNTY
The business of changing the guage on the
Belfast s. Moosehead Railroad is being pushed
as rapidly as possible, considering the unfavor-
able weather. Twenty miles of the track have
been changed, and it is believed the work will
be accomplished this week.
YORK COUNTY.
There has been made at the mill of Arthur
Boot6oay, in Buxton eleven hundred barrels
OF cider the present season.
DR.. NJ. F. Wentworth, of Kittery, by the
breaking of an axle of his carriage, was thrown
out of it few days since, and struck his head
against railing at the side of the road, stun
ming him for a lew moments. He has since re-
covered and is attending to his duties.
A fisher" q species of animal of the otter
tribe, was killed at Goose Fair brook last Sat.
urday