The Portland daily press., 1870-02-05
nounced by the Bath Times pure fabrication

nounced by the Bath Times a pure fabrication.
Mr.. Rice is not afraid of EN-.
The new Methodist Church at Rockland was
dedicated Wednesday. Rev. z. B. Dunn
preached the sermon.
A lady by the name of Charlotte Kelar
aged about go years, of South Thomaston emf
her throat with dull sheath knife on Tues-
day afternoon last, making cash about fonr
inches long, laying the jugular wien and caro-
It'd artery bare.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At Bangor Friday morning the thermomatar
was "a IL degrees below zero at z clock.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Mrs. Samuel
Hartford, who lives at Moosehead Lake .weiobs
$50 mounds and asserts her belief in woman;s
rights BY chopping wood padding canoe 90
ing with her husband and neighbors in their
hunting and fishing excursions, roughing il
with the best of them, and doing her full share
of the rude labor. She takes her bag of warn
with her, with which she employs the time Of
evenings, and such days as are too stormy to
fish with profit. She is most inveterate
smoker, consuming the weed with all the gusto
of the cloudier set. Her dress is that USUALLY
worn by women, except that she has heavy
overcoat over all. For foot gear she wears oil
tanned moccasn boots with heavy wooden
stockings Last winter she chopped a hun
bred cords of wood besides attending to her
d0meStlc AFFAIRS.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter thinks Skowhegan ought to
loan its credit to build wooden mill, as Pitts
field did.
NV. Bixby, of Athens, has sold his saw
and single mill on the upper dam to parties
from Gardiner, who are to ut 1t up for first
class single MILL
WALDO COUNTY.
On Thursday. the 9th ult., AtwelI son Of
James Nash, one armed soldier of Liberty
had his leg broken about four inches above the
ankle joint while chopping wood alone in the
woods.
The Belfast Journal says:-"One of our civ
physicians advertised in this paper last week
for boy, and within a few days was present.
ed by his wife with girl-which came within
one of it,
The Journal says the railroad bridge at the
Point is finished. 1t is fine structure, that will
repay visit from those who like to view
substantial and handsome piece of work.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The graduates of Bowdoin, residing at ard
around Calais, had social gathering on the
9th ult. A dinner at the Calais House, fol-
the first feature of the occasion. An Alumni
Association was also formed, constitution
adopted and officers chosen. DR.. Charles G.
Porter is President.
The net earnings of the Calais & Barring
Railroad last year were S311 ,65S. 81.
At the late term of the Supreme Court two
men named Silver and Murphy were sent to
the State prison five years each for robbery,
and George Foley was sentenced to two wears
tor burglary. Two rumsellers were sent to
Jail, and the fines received from this class of
offenders amounted to $1,000.
A house on Lafayette street, in Calais, owned
by Dea. Kelley, was entirely DESTROYED by fire
on Friday week. Loss $1,000.
Last Saturday night, Mr.. Eson, photo
grapher, was severely beaten by three or four
men at Pembroke, with whom he had been
drinking, and at first it was thought he had
received fatal injuries, but it is now thought
he will recover.
YORK COUNTY.
The religious interest in the Freewll Bap-
tist church at Lebanon, is gradually increasing.
Fifteen have been converted there in two
weeks and number of backsliders reclaimed
The Journal says that the York County As
ISOLATION of Congregational ministers met
with Rev. j. D. Emerson on Tuesday, Feb.
LIST. In the absence of Rev. S. Bowker.
Rev. z. Tenney was chosen Moderator Spe-
clal religious interest was reported at Wells,
Buxton and Biddeford.
The Union and Journal says that promi-
nent Biddeford firm, finding it difficult to de-
rive much cash from their bills, recently took
litter OF 'purps" in payment for one bill. 1t
forbears mentioning the name of the firm, lest
they be overwhelmed by applications to re-
ceive dogs for goods, and even their dog-ged
natures be compelled to yield.
The York County Freewill Baptist Quarter.
y Meeting was held at Well Branch, last
Wednesday and Thursday.
At the annual meeting of the York County
Agricultural Society, held in Biddeford last
week, the following officers were elected:
President-John M. Goodwin.
Vice Presidents-James H. McMullen, Hen
ry Jordan, John Milliken, E. B. Randall, Jo-
seph r. Haley.
Secretary-Wm. S. Noyes.
Treasurer-Charles ii. Milliken
Libraran-Edward Eastman.
Trustees-Ira G. Doe, John Gaines, Law
renee Jordan, John Q. bennett, John T. Da-
Wis, Luther Bryant, Joseph Davis.
AT LARGE.
The Biddeford Journal and Somerset Report
er both make mouths at the Peabody solem-
mites in this city.