The Portland daily press., 1870-01-22

day on Eloquence.
verbenas and pansies are hourishing in the
Surry flower BEDS
The american denies the report that l.. A.
Emery Esq, of Ellsworth labored to secure
his nomination for Attorney General He ia
vored the:election of Mr.. Reed,
Ellsworth is so crowded that some families
are obliged to find accommodations in the
school houses.
Mr.. Peter McGown of Ellsworth and bis
wife Mary haye Is children IA of whom are
now living.
A Mr.. Nntter of Castine. was chopping wood
in Brooksville last week, Thursday, and took
his boat to cross the river to his home got Inst
in the storm and in the ice and froze to death
He was a man nearly 20 years old, and leaves a
wife.
The inhabitants of Dedham propose to build.
the present year, a town house on the site of
the old one at Hanscom's Corner. The lum-
Der is now upon the spot.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Bath Times is informed that $50 was
realized from a musical entertainment at
North Vassalboro' last Saturday evening for
the benefit of Henry Adams, who recently
broke one of his legs in that village. After
the entertainment was over, young man who
had been present started to go home with a
young lady, when his horse, by means Of an
accident that occurred to the harness, started
into a run, tipped him out and broke one of
his legs short off near the ankle joint The
young woman, with great presence OF mind,
seized the reins, and after going short dis
tance stopped the horse.
At the masquerade ball at Gardiner. We'd
nesday evening, Chambers Band furnished
the music. Among the names of participants
we notice the pames of the following Portland
parties: Miss M. j. Norton, Chas. "A. Libby.
A. E. Webb, VIM. Dennis, John Randall,
Fred. f. Small, Frank Whitney, F. A. Small,
G. A. Barstow, G. W. Allen, G. L. Hanson. G.
L. Lamb and f. E. Partington.
The Kennebec Journal says that the Y. M.
c. Association of Winthrop are about COM
pleting nice hall for the purposes of the as
sociation. The rent is given free for one year
by G. M. Bailey, Esq.
The Journal says that thieves stole bottle
of bitters and Sc from Manley & Tozier's store,
and beehive from the premises of Daniel
Shorey in Waterville on the night of the 17tb
inst.
A brute Of fellow appropriated the seat
XGgasfa thf G Ht5fp ia 5}Adz III the cold after
noon. The Journal recommends strangulation.
Friend s. N. Taber, agent of the Maine
Farmer, while crossing China Pond in sleigh
recently broke through. 1t was more than an
hour before he got his horse on to the ice again,
it being necessary to obtain assistance.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
An old fashioned Washingtonian TEMPER
ance meeting was held in Damariscotta on the
14th inst. Eloquent remarks were made by
n. M. Pike, Esq, Gen. Hall, Mai. Edwin
Carnage and others.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford Democrat says Mr.. H. Winslow
is to expend $500 in repairing steamer An
drew johnson, now running on Umbago Lake,
and have her ready for tourists and sportsmen
next spring.
The ladies' sewing circle of Upton have $500
in hand for a church building fund Mr.. II.
Winslow of Portland has promised 800 and
Mr.. Allen of Boston will furnish bell.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Whig is conducting mild controversy
with one of our Portland contemporaries.
The Bangor Whig favors the project of the
city's giving, $4,000 to the Bangor 8 Winter
port railroad.
Rev. Billings Clapp, of Enfield, in his sOth
year, has wife of thirty and three young chill
dren, the Oldest five years, and the youngest a
babe of nine months. Mr.. G. has also ten 9th
er children living by former marriage.
A Miss Butler employed in Abbotts mill, at
Dexter, had her hand terribly injured in the
gear of a finisher last Thursday.
Skating and sliding are the popular amuse-
ments in Bangor just now. The weather, or
something, has so demoralized the Whig that
1t says: I'VE presume some of the paunche-
GUS pilots OF the Natural Seaport will grace
(grease?) Auburn with their presence TO-DAY
Bangor sends Small specimen
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Piscataquis Teachers Association held
a session in Parkman on the 10Th inst, E. f.
Harvey. ESQ.,, presiding: An able address
was delivered by Rev. Mr., Bowler of Gull
ford, and interesting discussions of various
topics, relating to the interests Of common
schools were had. The Association voted to
petition the Legislature to enact law to Sc
cure uniformity of text books throught the
State.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The upper portion of A. L. Allen s. Sons
spice and coffee mill at Bath was injured by
fire to the extent of $4,000 Thursday morning
The building belongs to the estate of Freeman
Clark.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Eastern Steamboat &c. was held in Bath
on the 18th inst. The following board OF direc-
tors was chosen: S. D. Bailey, H. W. Swan
ton, g. M. Patten of Bath, Isaac Rich of Bos-
ton, K. W. Riggs of Georgetown. The busi-
ness = OF the company was reported to be in
Hourlshing condition, and it is proposed to put
larger boat on the Boothbay route, the COM
ing season, says the Bath Times.
Dr gShn hiPraA Aer rna5Ga Of Ss efaaa
sidewalk.
Machias and Calais are to settle their quar-.
rel as to where the terms of the Supreme Court
shall be held by a vote of the people of the
county.
The members of the Lewey's Island Lodge,
No. 13S, of F. & A. Masons, dedicated their
delegation from Sussex and st. Croix Lodges
accompanied Deputy G.. M. Walker of PEN.
broke, to assist them in the services.
YORK COUNTY.
Last Saturday as ex-Mayor Haines of Bidde.
ford was riding through City Square, coming
from Adams street. his sleigh was overturned,
and he was dragged quite a distance by the
frightened horse. We understand no serious
damage ensued.
The ladies of Hollis held social Levee at
the residence of James Knights, Wednesday
evening, and presented their worthy pastor.
Rev. s. B. Sawyer, with the snug sum of one
hundred and two dollars
Mr. S. P. McKenney of Biddeford, recently
had flock of ten Southdown sheep destroyed
by dogs. -
AT LARGE.
The aggregate of the shipping of Maine, as
gathered from the books of the valuation com
by counties is as follows:i Androscog-
gin, w tons; Cumberland, 81 ,648; Franklin,
81; Hancock, 37,157; Kennebee, 1865; Knox,
s. 1850; Lincoln, q, ,071; Penobscot, M,943; Sag
aadahoc, s7,997; Waldo, 3S,975; Washington,
81, 75O: York, 9050; making SIC, ,S39 tons in all,
and it will probably be valued at not lar from
$12,O00,000.
The Augusta Journal says that the Farmers
Club movement is proving great success in
The State. A large number have been organiz-
ed and more are being formed in all sections
Gen. Henry Boynton, Pension Agentin Au-
gusta, is preparing proposition to submit to
the proper authorities for a change in the pen
sion laws, which will effect great saving of
expense to the government.
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