The Portland daily press., 1870-03-08
State News.
ARoosrooK COUNTY,

ARoosrooK COUNTY.
Hoo. Hannibal Hamlin has given S1Oe to
the Fort Fairfield Library Association.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American has had q visit
from woman IN That vicinity who served in
She has resumed female habliments ,hongh
she uses tobacco.
KENNEBEc.
ON Friday while, s. B. Starbird. Of Pisbon's
Ferry, was loading bay at Hunters Mills his
hay hook slipped letting bale of bav fall nm
on hlm, oreaeing MS leg Just below the knee,
KNOX COUNTY.
The contested case of the representatives
derstaud by mutual consent of al nart;es con.
cerned ,lthey concluding that there was M Ie-
gal election neid on account of informa]itv in
the notice to one of the towns in the class.
The Rockland Gazette says that the Knox g.
Lincoln Railroad 20. have contracted for their
rails, az saving Vi S4o,OOO from the estimates.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A store owned Dy Mr.. Alphonse Matthews
of the town OF Southport, and occupied nv MIR.
Cyron Matthews was consumed by fire on the
first of March. The store was ;nsnroJ for
$780, Value of goods $1,000; insured for $500.
Mr.. Matthews pocket book CONTAINING S1T5 in
money and from 5000 to $500 in bills being in
q IcfN ne
sumed. Cause of the fire unknown.
OXFORD COUNTY,
The Oxford democrat learns that Bethel
citizens are contemplating building a large
block of stores in the spring, using Che second
story for a town hall.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
.~he prOprietors of the timber lands in
Maine, most of whom reside in Ranoor are
to have bearing before the Valuation Com
mlttee IN augusta, the present week, with a
view to the rate of taxation.
Inc catalogue OF the Bangor Theological
Seminary shows the number of students to be
IS. The officers and faculty remain as hereto
fore.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY, -s
Otis Kimball, we'll known citizen of Bath,
died very suddenly Sunday afternoon of heart
disease. Until recently he was Treasurer of
the Knox and Lincoln Railroad Company.
YORK COUNTY.
VIM. w. Cuts, Town Treasurer of Kittery
died Of heart disease Friday.
AT LARGE.
An important case has arisen in the State
growing out Of the late decision of the United
Tender act. Hon. John Ware, of Athens,
who was for several years President OF the
Maine Central railroad, has notified the Treas
urer of said road that the $15, 600 interest due
Nun IN april must De pald IN gold; also, that
his second mortgage bonds. amounting to
$4,000 due August next, must be paid in
like manner.
The report of the Bath Military and Naval
Asylum, which has just been submitted to he
Governor and Council, shows some facts of
general interest. Fifteen thousand dollars
were appropriated by the last legislature, and
something over six thousand contributed by
individuals, which, with the sum yearly set
aDart by the State made the last wears re-
ceipts $24,O79. Two thousand dollars were
taken to buy the Home (the family mansion
and grounds of the Hon. William Rogers, )and
something over $4,000 expended in improve
ments and repairs. 1t has been practicable to
increase the number of children cared for the
past year, owing to the disordered state of af-
fairs, but the trustees design to complete all
proposed improvements at once, for which a
further appropriation will be needed, so that at
least 100 children can be cared for and syste-
maticalIy supported and educated. The little
family now consists of thirty members.