The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-29
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

NA|DA0SNO10AN SOONI1'
Lewiston has been edited by the sight of 6
woman smoking in the street.
The railroad fever is so great in Androscog.
gin County that recent levee at Brittun's
Mills lady read some verses on the VALLEY
Railroad" 1t is not often that the Muses.
have anything to do with railroads.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Frost and Goldthwait who were arrested Oh
the charge of stabbing Mr.. Taylor of Win.
throp, Tuesday, have been bound over in the
sum of one and two thousand doffars respect
lively.
The Gardiner Journal hears that every spot
OF ground suitable for ice houses between
farmlngdale and Swan Island on both sides
OF the river is takenop. The names of COM
panies are given that in the aggregate propose
to store about zoo, 600 tons.
Mr.. Lambert, the accomplished teacher OF
the Augusta High School, has consented ia
give public readings in that city, as we learn
from the Journal.
Thursday morning the Belfast stage came to
Augusta on runners, but the sleighing is very
poor.
The Kennebec Journal speaking of the re-
cent stabbing ARRAY in Winthrop says it is the
second one of the kind that has recently oc-
CURED. A canvassing agent for maps was in
wired last week by the proprietor of shop to
leave his premises, but as he did not step out
quite. quick enough, he was knocked down
hoped that justice may be melted out in that
case.
The Maine Dental Society closed its ses-
sion at Augusta thursday. Its next meeting
will be held at Biddeford next August
KNOX COUNTY.
The total number of casks of lime mapufac-
tured in Rockland in 1869 was 1139. LIZ: in
1867, 915, 73S casks; in 1858, 1O23,27O; increase
in 1869 over 1868, 107, 847 casks
DR.. True is lecturing on Geology in Rock
land.
OXFORD COUNTY.
George Cushman, prominent citizen of
Bryanrs Pond died Jan. 14th.
Daniel Hodgman of Gilead RECENTLY at.
tempted to commit suicide by cutting his
throat with pocket-knife, but was living at
last accounts.
DR.. Trne, County Supervisor of Schools for
oxford County, will present box of mineral
oglcal and geological specimens to the teacher
who shall write the best essay on the best and
greatest variety of methods of teaching geog-
raphy in our common schools.
The Oxford Democrat says that Rev. Samuel
Paine of Oxford is lecturing on "The Seige of
Sebastapool"
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. SYLVIA
nus Larnard OF Andover took place on the
18th of January; that of Hon. Silas Barnard
and wife of Dixfeld on the 10Th of Jan.
The Bethel Natural History Society met at
DIR. True's on the 9th of January. Mrs. Ham
mons read paper on the phenomena of
Earthquakes" Mrs. E. Foster on "Painting."
Mrs. N T. True on the ''Conch She'll"
The Lewiston Journal says that Major Ar
thur Deering organized last Friday at West
Paris lodge of Good Templars of fifty-seven
members At Locke's Mills, County Deputy
Saturday evening. Steps are being taken to
establish Lodge at Paris Hill.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The West Penobscot County Agricultural
Society met at Exeter on the 9th OF January.
Stephen D. Jennings of Garland was elected
President.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Loose hay sells at Bath for $1S or $40 ton.
The Bath Times says there are several advo-
Gates OF woman suffrage in that city.
SOMERSET COUNTY
stephen Weston, formerly of Skowhegan,
died at the residence of Prof j. B. Weston, at
yellow Springs, Ohio, on Nov. Both.
Rev. Hosea Pierce of Freeport, is supplying
the desk OF the Baptist Church in Skowhegan
on three months engagement.
On Monday 24th inst, Bert Shattuck, son of \
James Shattuck of Athens, was PLAYING with
a loaded pistol, when it accidentally discharg-
ed, the ball passing through his hand.
Mr.. G. A. f. Emery has sold his interest in
The Somerset Reporter to A. l.. Brown, who
has formed copartnership with Col. Smith.
The Reporter is one of our very best State en- |
changes and deserves liberal patronage.
WALDO COUNTY.
We learn from the Belfast Age that Is YES
els, with an aggregate tonnage of TO- lis tons,
we're built in the District of Belfast last year.
The report of Capt auckland, engineer of
he Penobscot Bay and River Railroad is be-
ng printed. The whole distance from Winter
'ort to Rockland is just 30 miles. The total
stimate ofthe cost of the road is 81 1892, 918;
verage cost per mile, $26656 SO.
The Waldo Agricultural Society is in bad
7ay. The debt is $4,000 and the fairs do not
ay the expenses.
YORK COUNTY.
The York Quarterly meeting, Baptist, held
heir last session at Shapleigh last Wednesday
nd Thursday. An interesting session is re-
orted and one converted. The next session
to be at Springvale, in April.