The Portland daily press., 1870-05-28
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
1t Is proposed to celebrate the Tooth ami
versary of the settlement of Lewiston, which
occurs this year.
The proposed excursion of Lewiston and
Auburn City Governments and Others up the
line of the new Somerset railroad, to Cara
funk Falls, will probably occur week after
next.
Thursday afternoon, the body of a male in
FAINT was discovered in the canal near the An
droscoggin mill at Lewiston 1t was in bar
rel, both heads OF which were gone. 1t appear
ed to be only a few hours old, and to have been
exposed only short time, says the Journal.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph has heard of roth
ing that so fully illustrates the fearful deca-
dence in our navigation as the testimony of
sundry of the Brunswick shpmasters before
the court held in Portland, last week. The
captains we've called to testify in the case of
the Town vs. the P. & X, Railroad Co, and as
Is customary when witness takes the stand,
the first gentleman called was asked, "What is
your business?v His reply was, Il am a gen.
tleman loafer.'' The next witness replied to
the same question, Il tend babies, and feed the
hens" rhe third shipmaster replied to the
same question, 81 have no business, but I have
got the rheumatism" 1t is perfectly obvious
that something must be done to remedy this
state of things, for what is true of Brunswick
is equally true of other parts of the State.
The class of 'G6 of the Maine Medical Scoool
had reunion at Brunswick last week, and
after ride and hunt, held business meet
ing at the Tontine and social gathering at
DR.. Daniel f. Ellis's, where line time was
enjoyed. AT the business meeting, after an
address from DIR. Wendell, and an interesting
paper hOm DIR. G. b. NOyes on veratrum vi
ride, resolutions were adopted expressing the
high appreciation of the class of the merits of
DR.. Charles e. Gilpatrick, the only member
deceased, so far as known The following Off
GERS were then elected: DR.. Wendell, Presi-
dent; Dr. Sanbo,n, Vice President, and DR..
Ellis, Secretary; and the class then adjourned
to meet on the third Wednesday of June, 1873,
in Brunswick.
ed at the depot at Cobb's Bridge, New Glou.
cester, on Tuesday last. They were intended
for Lewiston, and to be taken from the depot
by teams.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Leonard J. Thomas has been appointed Post
master at Eden, Hancock county. vice Simon
H. Richards resigned.
The Bangor Wing says the Sherman Steel
Works in BucksDOrt have been in operation
for nearly month, experimenting upon Sher-
mans new method of making steel, in which
we learn they are meeting with great success.
The new military company at Bucksport,
the Hancock County Guards" organized
Tuesday evening by electing officers as follows:
Captain, V. p. Wardwell; 1st Lieutenant, Silas
b. Warren f.; I'd. Lieutenant, G. j. Cobb
Orderly Sergeant, M. F. f. Arey.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
In the Municipal Court in Boston on Thurs
day, young man named John M. Keith, hail
Ing from Gardiner, was on a complaint.
We find in the Maine Farmer that D. Gun
nlngham, OF Litchfie!d, has Two sheep of the
native small breed, that are worthy of notice.
One of them weighed May 14th, 225 pounds,
and the other weighed 200 pounds They are
two years old this spring. They sheared, when
one year old, twenty-one and one-iourth
pounds of wool.
The course of lectures provided by the stu
dents of Colby University left the students
considerably out of pocket.
A Waterville correspondent of the Boston
journal says Senator Sprague is about aban-
donlng bis great business enterprise at Au-
gusta, which we are inclined to doubt.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Democrat says Mr.. Asa Nevers, al aged |
gentleman of Sweden, while washing, few |
days since, accidentally fell, breaking one of |
his arms. The injury is severe aud it is feared |
it will prove fatal.
We learn from the Oxford Democrat, that
the house owned by Mr.. Wilder at WOrmelfs
Mills, Peru, was burned Tuesday night at
eleven o'clock. Mr.. Wilder and Mr.. Lewis, &C.
c1upants OF the house, saved large part or
their furniture. No knowledge of how the lire
originated. Insured for 800.
M IN MONDAY last, the barn of Mr.. Aoner H.
eGnot' OF Rumford Centre, was found to be on
,l1; 1t spread to the shed and dwelling house
Mnich were consumed, with the furniture in
lne upper part of the house, 2 sleighs,
cart wagon, mare with foal, about fifty dol
lars worth OF farming tools. The cause of the
fire IS unknown. There was an Insurance of
only $3.50 on the buildings says the Demo-
crct.
David I'll. Farnum of East Rumford had
promising yearling colt drowned last week, by
falling into well at Seth NJ. Raymo1ds,
Rumlord Hill, where it was being pastured.
The Democrat says some of the night-hand
spinners in the wooden factory at Norway took !