The Portland daily press., 1870-02-03
state News.
COUNTY.

SoSO00AN COUNTI.
Inc Turner Dramatic Company gave an en-
tertainment at Folett's Hall on the 9th nit
which was grand success.
Lewiston pays its superintendent of schools
salary OF $17OO, its mayor $500 and its street
commissioner $780,. '' O'-
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Pioneer says that the last number of
Appleton's Journal has a steel engraving in
tended to represent a crew of lumbermen at
work breaking JAM" 1t adds: I'VE reckon
it would cause some of our Aroostook bovs to
smile If they should gaze upon it, The crew
are all armed with 'spuds' instead of sPeaveys'.
ana one OF them is swinging horrible look
ing weapon, which we suppose is meant for an
axe, put Fogg has nothing in that line that re-
semoles 1t. One chap has neither stockings or
boots on, and has his trowsers rolled IN to his
knees, which we should imagine was not ex-
actly the cheese for April In this climate"
"A man named Perkins hired a team at
opfagues stable in Houlton, on the 22d ult..
and attempted to steal it but was pursued and
Obliged to abandon his prize.
Inc mouse OF VIM. Jordan of Houlton was
destroyed by IRE last Saturday.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The spring term at Colby University onens
on Wednesday, Feb. 9th. The new Gympasi.
UNI Is all furnished and ready for use.
Jabez Mariner, Messenger of the Senate ia
SICK OF lever at Augusta but is improving.
Flags were at half mast Tuesday on the
state House and COny House in honor of the
memory OF George Peabody as We learn from
the Journal.
Asaph Works of the Farmers Hotel. Au-
gusta, has been fined $50 for rumselling.
Hon. Fred Hutchings of Nevada who lee
tured at the State House on "The State of Ne
vada, last night is a native of Maine.
An unknown man, about "a years of age.
VINO mad been arrested &c a
mltted to Augusta jail, was found dead in his
cell tuesday morning, having hung himself to
nook IN the wall, making use of his Suspend
ers ana pocket-handkerchiefa as a rope with
be VIM. Clark, of Bowerbank. formerlv am.
ployed IN the mills at Dexter, but who disap-
peared from there a few days ago Grief at
the dangerous illness of his brother is thouoht
to have made him insane.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
SIx inches of snow fell in Bangor Tuesday,
says the Wing.
William Clark of Bowerbank, an employee
IN me Dexter o0: Mills, disappeared from Dexter
on tne 18TH OF January and has not since been
heard from. He is thought to be deranged.
he IS between and feet high, about % wears
OF age, light complexion, smooth face. and
when he left, was dressed in light suit, with
Dlack, narrow trimmed hat He is a young
man of good habits.
fIoCAIAQUIS COUNTY.
Our correspondent writes: We have man
IN our county 81 years old who has filled vari-
Gus ohces OF trust and has been many wears a
school teacher and member of the Board Of
Education in his town. met him this morn
ing, and to his inquiry, What is the news?"
said he had neUer heard of Prentice;' that be
had never taken newspaper in his life!
A session of the Piscataquis Teachers In
Stltnte was holden in Monson on the goth inst.
This association is doing good work.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Dr. A. p: Gilmore of Bath, proprietor of the
steamer Lily, is negotiating with the Portland
Kennebec Railroad Company for the lease
VI ms poat during the next season, to run in
connection with the trains.
The Bath Times tells how a vouno man from,
an up river town lost his wife, to whom he had
been married only few days, in this city dur
ing the Peabody ceremonies The bereayed
swarm regrets that he ever came to see "tbis
MIR. Peabody buried" and bewails the infideli-
ty of woman.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Eight or ten inches of snow fell at Machias
on the Goth ult.
Samuel D. Leayitt, Esq, of PASSPORT, has
covering.
Hon. F. A. Pike is lecturipg before lvceums
in Washington county on Europe"
The Machias Union learns that Daniel
Leighton OF Addison, was thrown from his
carriage recently, receiving serious iniprv
he remains lnsensible, with no hope of bis re-
covery.
i, The Machias Union says that since Maine
became State in 1920 Washington County
has had representatives in Congress as follows:
jeremiah 0'Brien, of Machias 1928 to 1928
Joseph Z. Noyes, PASSPORT, 1887 to 1889. Josh
1 ma "A. Lowell, East Machias, 1889 to 1913.
Thomas J. D. Fuller, Calais, 1849 to 1851
Stephen G: Foster, Pembroke, 1857 to 1861.
Frederick A. Pike, Calais, 1861 to 1869. In ali
thirty-two years. For. twenty years in sue
County had representative in Congress
From 1929 to 1887 Leonard Jarvis, of Els.
worth represented the district From 1913 to
1847 and '49 Shepard Carey of Houlton and
Hezekiah Williams OF Castine represented the
district. WV