The Portland daily press., 1870-02-05
State News.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY,

AENDAVoSOo0ASN SoCNAA.
The Universalist Society at Mechanic Falls
have given an almost unanimous call to Rev.
Zenas Thompson.
Rev. J. III. Amies, of New York, has accept
ed call to the Bates street Universalist Soci-
ETY. at Lewiston.
The Journal says that Judge Dickerson, now
presiding at the s. j. Court at Auburn, is in
poor health, and fears he may be compelled to
adjourn the Court unless Judge Appleton to
whom he has telegraphed, may be able to re-
lieve him.
w. S. Young of Auburn, in last seasons hay
harvest put five tons of green grass just from
the mower, into tight bin in his barn, to test
the newly recommended method of curing hay.
The grass was stored snugly away and covered
with several tons of straw, according to recon-
mended practice. On opening the bin this win
ter it was found the entire lot was spoiled-aot
fit even for bedding for horses.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Sherman's steel works at Bucksport make
an imposing appearance and are nearly COM
pleted.
A man by the name of CUNNINGHAM was
tarred and feathered in Orland last week.
There is talk of erecting another factory in
Bucksport to manufacture under the eur
bush patent"
Mrs. Luella Gross, of Orland, is probably the
oldest person in the county of Hancock, if not
in the State of Maine. She is LOG years old
Her maiden name was Luella Lampher.
Mr.. Moses Hewey, of Bucksport, has a sheep
with six legs, four on one SIDE She does not
use the extra legs in walking, but touches
them to the ground occasionally.
John Carter, of Orand, has just finished his
nlnety-fourth school. Mr.. Carter is Sc years
OF age, and has taught school for thirty-tour
consecutive winters.
The Ellsworth american tell of singular
cave or series of caves on the side of Craig's
pond, IN orland. The entrance to the first is
through low and narrow passage which
must be traversed in a creeping posture; then
comes passage about fifty feet in length,
from four to six feet wide and seven feet in
nelgnt, which terminates in an apartment
about ten feet square. Beyond this is another
passage, which must be crept through leading
to an unexplored region beyond. The reason
given for not exploring the cave any farther ia
that the air is so impure that torch will NOT
burn.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Gen. Harris, Superintendent of Public
buildings at Augusta recently drew copy of
Church's chrome of niagara in a gift enter
prise. 1t is worth $50.
The Gardiner Home Journal thinks the Leg
isature should pass law to regulate the cut
ting of ice ON the Kennebec, both to secure the |
cutters in their rights and also to protect the |
public. 1t says room enough for public road |
should be left outside of where the ice is |
scraped, but it will not be unless law pro- |
vides for it. |
The exhibition by the benefciaries of the |
State who have been and are being educated |
at the Hartford Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
given at the Representatives Hall Thursday |
morning, was very satisfactory.
The thermometer stood at Is below zero in
yesterday morning, as we were in
formed by a gentleman yesterday afternoon
who had just come from that place.
KNOX COUNTY.
The report that the Bowdoinham Bank rob-
oers want to murder Warden Rice is pro-