The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-24
state News.
ANnRoscoGGIN COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says:-Our brother
Richardson managed to squeeze into the Fat
Mems Convention between the rotund abdo-
mems of two 300-pounds and.so ESCAPED ohser.
walton. We noticed he shrewdly avoided Fair
banks scales and the tape measure!
The Lewiston Journal gives long and ex-
ceedingly entertaining account of the Fat
Mems Convention.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The ministers and members of the Readfield
District M. E. Church gave their Presiding
Elder, Rev. George Weber, d. D., a donation
visit at his residence at Kent 8 Hill on Wedpes-
day evening, 10Th inst.
The Kennebec Reporter learns that Hon.
Joshua Gray has purchased of the trustees of
the Gardiner estate Dam No. 2, or Factory
Dam so-called, on the Cobbossee stream, in
that city, with land above and below the dam
on each side of the stream sufficient for the
erection of extensive factories and buildings
necessary for the capacity of the power on the
dam. Two lots on Winter street. near by,
were also included in the sale. This is the
most valuable water privilege in this city, with
the exception of Dam No. 1. He has recently
erAo+od a mill on the premises at cost of
about. $4,000.
j. B: Webb, Supervisor of Schools for Cum.
beriand county, addressed the people of Vas
salporo on educatlona 4! matters in Oak Grove
Seminary on Wednesday evening.
A very pleasant meeting of the Central
Homeopathic Medical Society was holden in
Augusta on Thursday at the house of DR., ".
L. thompson. Papers of interest were read
by the members.
The Good Templars held County Lodge at
North VassalbOro' village on Tuesday evening
and Wednesday of last week.
The Bath Times says that a couple of men
from hancock county, while travelling from
pam pam 10 augusta, accosted a youngster with,
To hou for - Il
ta?" He Strengthened himself up and replied i,
who do you call boy? I've chawed and
smoked these three years."
An Augusta correspondent says:-The Can.
ital Guards of Augusta gave Levee last Fri
day evening at Meonian Hall. The Musical
Association of Augusta and Berry's Band
volunteered their services and the ladies of the
city contributed their services in behalf of the
objects of the levee, which was to raise funds
to furnish their Armory. The music was most
excellent, particularly the singing of Miss
Fanny Baker and the Cornet Solo of Mr.. Pat
terson, and at about half-past o'clock the As
sembly formed on for dance, which was
kept up till the small hours of the morning. !"
The whole affair passed off with the best of
good feeling, and the Guards feel highly COM
pllmented by the very general attendance of
ene cltlzens. Many OF the law-givers of the
ioyed their meeting with the fair ones Of the
Kennebec. Wv
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Damariscotta stage, in order not to be
caught by the fickleness of the weather, ar
ing runners lashed on top.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Foxcroft Exchange, new and spacious
hotel, erected in Foxcroft during the last sum-
mer by Mayo & Son and E.. G. Thompson,
Esq, is to be opened for the reception of guests
on Tuesday, the 25th inst, says the Bangor
Whig.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says that the chief clerk in the
Skowhegan postoff1ce is not suspected of being
engaged in the piltering of money recently
pissed there, but person temporarily en-
Capt. VIM. Psasr.kn9a a iniosf n absence sen
the lumbermen in the vicinity of Moosehead
Lake were never doing better business than at
present
The barn of Nathan futile of Athens was
destroyed by fire on the 14th inst, together
WIN COWS, 1 horse, pig, farming tools, &c,
The cause of the fire is not known, Insured
for 800. 'N
WALDO COUNTY.
Pansies in bloom and lilac branches with
buds ready to burst in Belfast.
The Belfast Journal concludes that the crop
OF fools IS perennial since postmaster in one
OF the back towns received circular from
Wogan & Co., 70 Nassau street, New York.
offering for five dollars, to be paid on delivery
OF the article by express. 70 sond a watch that
could not be told from gold, sent the five dol
lars and received lump of lead!
Belfast has mysterious female who writes
anonymous letters to men, accusing them of
all their sins, and more too. The bachelors
laugh at the illusions, but the married men.
especially those whose wives have got hold If
the documents, think it a very serious matter.
The boys say they don't see how she knows 50
much, unless she has been therep'
At the house of Judge Dickersons few eve
nings since, the editor OF the Belfast Journal
was shown an Indian scalp-a genuine article,
sent By friend on the western frontier. II
was taken from the girdle of an Indian killed
in skirmish, and who had been so unchivsl-
rous as to scalp woman. The skin was buta
few inches square, to which adhered braids IF
long, soft, glossy black hair-a sad relic of HI
mainly, which perhaps might have told tab
as touching and romantic as that of the bride
of Hiawatha.
YORK COUNTY ~
A post-otice has been established at Masons
Mills, and John L. Davis has been appointed
postmaster.
On the 10th day of January, flowers ("five
laced underwoods,') were in full bloom in tie |
open air, in the grounds of Civil Engineer
chandler, at Seavey's Island. The grass il |
green, and growing