The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-04
state N ews.
KENNEBEc COUNTY,

hENNhohS COONTI.
Another hearing before the Kepnebec Com
mssioners on the subject Of bridge was held
at Waterville Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr.
Heath of Wate,ville and Mr.. Stewart of g.
Albans represented the anti.brdee faction
while Mr.. Libby of Augusta appeared for The
friends of the bridge.
The Mail says that some of the students of
Colby University, like good lieee subjects eel.
ebrated the advent of All Fools Day. nv ner.
forming Har Kari, not by ripping themselves
up, Japanese fashion, but by blowing Their
brains through tin horns, after their own
fashions.
In the famous paper credit suit-town of
Sidney vs.. Alanson B. Farwell to recover hacI
money paid during the war to the defendant
for filing the quota OF the town-has been snh
mitted to the law court on the evidence. Sim
mons of Brunswick and Larrabee of Bath an.
peared for the plaintiff and Libby for defend
ant. /. *
Eight divorces were granted at the late farm
of court in Kennebec cOuhty.
At the next term of court April 18th. will, be
heard the testimony on the petition of Darins
Alden for review vs. Geo. M. DELANEY. Rion
Bradbury and Lancaster for petitioner: ]. Ra.
ker and Libbey for Delaney, who wa. plaintiff
in the original action.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A Waldoboro correspondent writes AZ fol.
lows: "The Band of Hope which W as insti .uted
good work-a work that cannot be apnra,
ciated. This Band was instituted by some ten
members, not exceeding thirteen years of ace
They now have about fifty, and have succeeded
in getting some adult members in to assist
them. Their pledge is total abstinence from
all intoxicating liquors; the use Of tobacco in
any way or shape; and the use of obscene or
prOfane language. May they prosper in their
work, for we believe that an institution of this
kind will do more to promote the morality of
AI,<. sasv o1n khnw,
that can be formed. AS the twig is bent &c.
The officers are: Supt, w. L. Allen; Prest.
Thomas jackson; Secretary, Carrie Cakes
Treasurer, Damon Oliver; Usher, Gilman
Standish; Monitor. D. o. Cashier"
| OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat saws that Mr.. Elisha Bart.
| lett, of StOneham, while saving slaves recent
ly, was struck by slab or stave thrown by the
saw, and which stove hole through the fender
board striking him on the right side of his
| head and side and stunning him so he fell on
| the saw which took his hand off, leaving bis
Little finger and part of his thumb badly man
| gled. Being recut and dressed by physieian
| it is doing well apparently.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
| The Reporter says that the Skowhegan Light
| Infantry now numbers ninety members. A
uniform of gray with light trimmings has been
voted, and the requisition for arms, &C., will
be filled at once. The company is to be armed
l
tern.
| The Reporter says that a large meeting Of the
Academy Trustees on Wednesday evening
voted to tender their aid to the SkoWhegaI
| village school district tor the purpose of erect
ing High School building and establishing
first class school on permanent basis.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Age learns that Stockton and Prospec
have enterprising Farmers Clubs.
TIE barn of Osborn Curtis of Searsport wal
burned on Sunday night, together with twt
cows and yearliDg, six tons of hay, riding
wagon and farming tools, says the Progressiv,
Age.
The Belfast Journal says that Mr.. Hayford
the President of the Railroad, is making al
engagements with the Custom House authori
ties for bonded warehouse for railroad iron
near the west end of the bridge.
We learn from the Belfast Journal that tn
centre pier for the railroad bridge in the Sc
bastico0k river is finished. the cap-stones hav
ing been placed on it. The abutments upol
either side of the river are about finished, Tn
stone work on the Twenty fve-mile Stream i
now ready for the bridge. The piling acros.
Unity Pond is finished.
The Belfast Journal says Caldwell, Dana s
Co., sub.cOntractOrs on the railroad for gradin
the section between Brooks and Unity hav
failed. Their liabilities are understood to b
about $1,000. The grading of their portion Q
the work is about completed, and will be a
once finished by the contractors IN chief
Rev. j. E. M. Wright, formerly of Burling
ton, has closed his labors at Orleans, Mass, O.
account of i'll health and will remove to Bel
fast.
| AT LARGE.
Simmons. the sculptor, as his many friend
in this State will be glad to learn, has recent
received several orders for ideal marbles an
for portrait busts from art patrons in Ne,
| York civ. His gtndO in Roma 10
BY the attentions of the elite OF artists and al
amateurs, and his increasing reputation is cor
stantly enlarging the field for the activity
his genius.