The Portland daily press., 1870-10-14
state News.
AROOsTOOK COUNTY,

ARoOSToOK COUNTY.
Geo w. Eyeleth, accused of having taken
$S5 from REGISTERED letter in the post-office at
Fort Fairfield about two months since. vas ar.
rested at Houlton last week at the instance of
special mail agent, VIM. G. Hammet Eq,,
brought to Bangor and by U. S. Commissioner
Carr, committed for trial in the U. S. Court on
FEBRUARY next says the Whig
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
We learn from the Bath Times that MIR.
Samuel Jordan residing at New Meadows near
the head of Great Island discovered Iuesuay
morning on his marsh the body OF mau
which had been washed ashore at that place.
1t had the appearance of having heen 10 Tue
water about two weeks or less ana OF naT Tt
been a person of about forty years OF age. Inc
body was fully dressed excepting me 'eet
which were baked. The face was badly bruis-
ed and foul play was suspected. NO Que mas
been missed from that iocahty ana tne location
of the place where the body.wa discovered is
such as to preclude the possSoil!ty OF lis nav
ing drifted in from the ocean. The proper au-
thorties of Brunswick were notified and the
body handed over to them for ldentihcatlop.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Fieemau Bowden of fenobscot, was washed
overheard from schooner Fred Dunbar on the
18th of September, during heavy gale on the
Great Banks of Newfoundland.
Some sof the graduates Of Bowdoin, are en-
deavoring to organize BOwdoin Alumni As
ISOLATION for Hancock County.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Governor and Executive Council will
| on the oath inst commence an inspection of
the asylum at Hartford, Conn, for deaf and
dumb, and the Perkins Institute for the blind,
| at both OF which institutions there are benefi-
Charles from this State. Following this there
will be meeting in Augusta for the transac-
| ton of business.
| The Gardiner Journal is told that the post
| age bill of E. @. Allen, of Augusta, for five days
| last week was $413S.
The Gardiner Journal says: We noticed on
board schooner Julia Baker, loaded with gran
tie, one stone which they told us was worth
| $500. This is disposing of raw material to good
purpose. Messrs. Bodwell & Wilson are work
ing the Hallowell quarries more efficiently
than they have been worked before.
Mr.. Charles Keene, one of the old citizens OF
Augusta, died on Tuesday, after an illness of
five months.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Teachers Institute for Lincoln county
will be held at Wiscasset. commencing on
Monday the 31st inst. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon under the direction of Prof T. A.
Allen, of Pennsylvania, Hon. Warren John
son State Superintendent, and the County SUI
pervisor, and continue five days. Entertain
ment, as heretofore, will be provided for teach
ers. We hope all will, who can, be present and
avail themselves of the benefit Of the excellent
instruction that will be impaired on that &C.
casion. 1t is an opportunity none can afford
| to lose.
q Thomas Boyd of Booth5ay, has shipped
twenty-three hundred tons Of ice to New York
during the past season.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says on Wednesday as
number of wOrkmen were running car on
side track from the Veazie Mill in Oldtown, t
the main track, a French lad, about 10 years O
age, who was in front of the car, stepped int
hole in the road bed and the car passed ovel
l m nrUC Hmm npn uvadn n, 1nrpr
| BILE manner. His arm is so seriously injured
that amputation will probably prove necessary
but hopes are entertained that the leg can b.
| saved.
gor some barrels in which to preserve cider
Upon rinsing them out he found in whiskey
barrel, seventeen large plugs of tobacco all soak
ed in whskey, which had evidently been plac
ed theie to improve the flavor and "body' o
the liquor!
over the European and North American Rail
way had reached a spot tour miles this side O
Lincoln, Tuesday evening, the engine struck
large OK that jumped upon the track. The o.
was damaged beyond repair, but in reducing
him to beef, one pump Of the engine was brok
en-, and the mail did not reach Mattawamkeag
until o'clock Wednesday morning.
A patent has been issued to P. s. and Jol
Abbott of Dexter, for cover of culinary boiler
The Bangor savings bank has declared
semi-annual dividend of three and one hal
| per cent.
A Teachers Institute was held in Dexter OF
Friday and Saturday of last under the super
vision of County Supervisor Plummer, assisted
by Messrs Luce and Stetson. There were G.
teachers present.
The stable connected with the double tene.
: ment house in Bangor occupied by F. M Sa
bine and Thos. Moore, was destroyed by fir
!, | early Wednesday morning. The ell and por
l tIOn of the attic of the hOuSQ war hod =
J damaged
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the Smyrna emer,
: mills which have been compelled to suspend
operations the past few weeks on account Of
the drouth have not as yet started work. The
. Superinten dent, Mr.. Lemont, informs US tina
the large reservoir on the premises only re
, ceived about 1000 gallons Of water from th,
lastlrain and as this amount would only run tn,
mill for few days, they have concluded t,
wait until water is more plentiful comm )dity
The Times says lady in Bath had employed
weeks trial. and at the close of the week tn
| girl proved deficient in the ordinary qualitie.
which "hs!p.' should possess. The lady ac
corangy the girl that her services
menu haven't found any fault with yousr'
broke out the girl, quite surprised if not indig-
nant at the news.
YORK COUNTY.
James G. Chadbourne, at North WATERFORD
has in his orcbardian apple tree of the Rhode
Island greening species, which is forty five
years old, and from which, the present season
he has gathered thirteen heaped barrels Of
fruit.
Mr.. G. J. Wedgwood of Biddeford lost a
valuable horse at Newfed last week. The
horse was hired by a party to go that place
when upon their arrival for some cause, the
horse suddenly dropped dead.
A bow named Henshaw, aged about "A, and
who works in No. 8 weave room on the Pep.
perell mill at Biddeford, had his arm severely
mutilated, on Tuesday morning last by car.
lessly getting it between some OF the machin.
cry. Hopes are entertained of saving it: but il
| is doubtful case.
Plaisted who was arraigned and pleaded
guilty, of setting fire to the dwelling house
OF Mr.. WEIGH IN York was sentenced by Judge
Danforth to State prison for life.
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