The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-18

"a cOSLlng not more than
500 is to be built at North Auburn.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
22,733 sheep passed the Mattawamkeag
house between July 18th and January 10th on
the way to market.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
At the regular meeting of Cummings En-
eampment, No. 16, Saccarappa, on Tuesday
evening the following officers were installed
by Post Grand Patriarch j. N. Read, assisted
by delegation of officers of the Grand En-
e ca p 1H II. B. Spro9l, G. p; A. W. Shaw
Scribe; Eleazer Chase, Treas.
At the annual meeting of the Standsb
Lodge, Jan. 10, 1870, the following officers
were elected: M. S. l.. Lane, w. M: John
D. Higgins, S. "; Seth Higgins J. W; Chas.
" Swasey Sec: Fred. Lowell, Treas. Daniel l..
Warren, S. D; Aug. B. Rand, j. d.
Conductor Jewett's freight train ON the p
q K. r. r. was thrown from the track near
Woodfords corner, (Westbrook) about five
CLOCK Saturday afternoon. The accident was
caused by broken wheel.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
Gardiner sends nine delegates to the Lewis
ton Fat Mems convention.
A cake of ice was swung across the Kenne-
bee at Watervlle, Friday in order to make a
passage across the river by teams, as there is
no bridge now at Waterville.
Mr.. Lunt, who lost his life by the friebtfpl
accident at the Copscook paper mill in Gardi-
ner GA Friday last, was engaged to be married
and the nuptials were to have taken place
Sunday, but instead of his wedding day. it
proved to be the day of his burial.
AT the annual meeting of the WateryiIle
MUTUAL insurance company, held on the Sd
inst, the following officers were chosen. as we
learn from the Mail: DIrectors-C. r. McFad-
den, j. B. Bradbury, VIM Dyer, e. f. Webb.
Il. II. Drummond. q r MeFadden was
e. F. Webb, Secretary.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says that Mr.. Edward
S. Crandon of Rockville was on Wednesday
morning robbed of wallet containing $160 by
Canadian boy named Napoleon White about
10 years old, who had been in his employ some
six months.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A Sunday School Convention of the Evan
gelcal Sunday Schools of Oxford county will
be held in South Paris January 25th and 18th.
Rev. Arthur Deering, State lecturer for the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Maine, is
lecturing in Oxford county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says graduates from
Washington Academy in East Machias NAV be
found in all parts of this country, among them
sucn men as PRESIDENT Harris of Bowdoin Col
lege; Prof. Hitchcock of the Union Theoogi-
cal Seminary of New York city, any hosts of
others who are occupying positions of honor
and trust among their fellow men.
Machias people are looking with great inter.
est to the fate of the application for charter
tor railroad eastward from Bangor
Appropriate notice was taken in the Su-
preme Court at Machias last week of the death
ofHon. George Downes of Calais.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY
The third annual session of piscataouis lodge
VIII be holden with Eagle Lodge, No 252, at
Dover, .on Thursday, Jan. Goth, 1870, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. Hon. Joshua Nye, G. wv, C. 4
Rev. Smith Baker, Jr., G. w. Chaplain, and
other distinguished members of the Order, are
expected to be present
YORK COUNTY.
The Congregational Society at Alfred give a
Levee at thesTown Hall to night, if the wealth
er is suitable, otherwise ON the first fair eve
nlng Last week asimilar entertainment proved
very attractive and profitable and this repeti-
tlon is IN response to general request. The
performances consist Of tableaux, pantomimes,
charades, music, art sgallery &c., &c. The
young ladies and gentlemen of tAlfred tcannot
be excelled in getting up an entertainment of
this kind, and furnish their patrons with more
Jun and enjoyment than can be obtained for
the money elsewhere.
The Mechanics Mutual Association at Ken
nebunk, of which Mr.. H. b. Whitehouse is
agent has declared dividend of ten ner cent,
for six months ending Dec 81, 1869. The div
idend for the preceding six months was eight
PEI per cent, making Is per cent for the wear.
This speaks well for the business tact and sa-
gaclty OF the agent, who by the way is a
young man of enterprise and enerey. and
pound to achieve success in whatever he Under
takes. --' "NNs'
We learn that George C. Yeaton ESQ of
South Berwick, will appear before the LeSis-
latlye Committee on public printing, in behalf
of Mr.. Vickery who, it will be remembered.
asks to do the States expressing at a less price
than now paid
hon. Moses Lowell, Mayor of Saco, who has
kept a stove and tin store in Saco for many
years, has sold the same to Enoch Lowell and
Augustus Lord.
Hon. r. NJ. Chapman, of Biddeford, delivers
the closing lecture before the Lyceum at Bid
deford tomorrow evening. His subject is ga
trip to Europe, and what saw there" Mr..
chapman is fine writer and graceful speaker,
and the announcement of his name cannot
tail to attract large audience.