The Portland daily press., 1870-01-25
state News.


The Lewiston Journal says that the large
quantity of liquor bought at the Lewiston
agency may BE- accounted for by the fact that
much of it is purchased by surrounding towns
where no agencies are established
The Auburn City Council passed Joint
resolution at their last meeting requesting the
representatives of the city in the Legislature.
and our Senator, s'to use all fair and honora.
BILE means to defeat'' the proposed consolida-
ton bill of the Maine Central and Portland
& Kennebec Railroads.
The Auburn people had a novel entertain
an oyster supper, after which colored couple
were married. an admission fee of ten cents
being charged!
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev. Z. +. Penney, pastor of the Free Ban
tlst church in Augusta has within the past
week, received two calls to leave Augusta for
pastoral labor in other fields-one from Provi-
dence, H. l., and the other from this CITY, The
salary offered in each case is $4,000.
The Kennebec Journal well SAYS that most
OF the farms along the Kennebec are in HIGH
cultivation, and would not suffer in compari
son with those Of any in New England, and
that SO far as they are concerned the talk
about the worn out farms of Maine is wholly
irrelevant.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The question of subscribing $50, 900 to the
Wlnterport railroad is not to be submitted to
the people of Bangor until further action of
the Legislature.
Mr.. Frank Emerson of West Levant. had
his hand taken Oft by single saw Thursday
the East Branch is said to be excellent and the
teams are doing well. About six feet of snow
nave fallen there during the winter, which the
rains have kept down to about two or two and
half feet just right for operating.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Ensign Fred. E. Upton of Bath left home
last Friday morning for San Francisco. to ioin
the Y. .. Steamer Ossipee of the North Pa
cl6c squadron.
The Bath Times favors the establishment of
a line of steamboats, between that city and
New York. "-N
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Sixty five cars left Skowhegan station dur
ing the week ending Jan. 22nd, loaded as tol.
lows; oil cloth, one; slate, one; cattle, four;
hoops, four; lumber, six; potatoes, fourteen;
nay, ntteen; miscellaneous, twenty.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says that E. Long
Wnltneyvllle and parties in Boston, have re-
centiy concluded bargain with Daniel Ham
mono OF Boston, for his interest, which COM
prlseS ABOUT one hall, in the Whitneyville Mill
ana railroad Company. Price 100000.
Inc Eastport Sentinel says the frozen her.
? "s'Aeos, WHICH mas been engaged in
quite extensively by persons in that section.
lhe present season, will not prove particularly
remuneratlve in majority of cases The
warm weather has rendered large onantitias
worthless, except for manufacturing into
pumice. iN'o
=, The Republican says that County Attorney
Harvey has done good business in pupisbin1
Iumsellers at the present term. Last Satnr,
day, over twelve hundred dollars were paid in.
to the treasury.
1t is estimated that not less than one tbou-
sand dollars per day Is lost to Iumbermen In /
the vicinity of East Machias and Ma cbias r;v.
ers, for lack of snow and ice for hauling loos
ipars and piles.
YORK COUNTY.
A correspondent says that a pleasant time
vas enjoyed by the members and friends of the
Methodist Church in Hollis, on the evening of
he 18th inst. The evening was one of the
lnest OF the season. A large company all in
rood spirits assembled at KING hts Hall, where
N oyster supper and clam chowder were pre-.
jared, which for richness and fine favor could
lot well be exceled. A large table was heav-
y laden with other eatables, such as the la.
les of that place know just how to prepare
he entire company sat down and partook OF
hese dainties, just as though they were pre-