The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-05
State News.
AROosTooK COUNT

AROOSTOOK COUNTY. tsf
Judge Kent has been holding a term of
Court at Houltop. A dozen or more divorces
were granted. ali
that an engineer and 10 assistants are explor-
ing for the purpose of locating railroad into
ArOostook 1t understands that Mr.. Ramsey
is directed by his employers, gentlemen in
Ban cor, to examine all the proposed routes for
the road, and find the best location, He is to
pay no attention to the wishes or opinions of
any one, nor any town, but is to follow the die
tates of his own judgment. $4,000 have been
appropriated to pay the expenses of the sur
vey. and the whole tall will be devoted to the
work. Mr.. Ramsey was the locating engineer
of the European and North American rail-
road, and has proved himself eminent in his
profession.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing is informed that Arno
Wiswell, Esq, of Ellsworth, has recently pur-
chased a valuable marble quarry at Deer Isle,
which be has since sold to Boston parties at a
handsome profit. The marble is said to be
equal if net superior to that of Vermont, and
the facilities of water transportation will; it is
thought, enable the owners to compete sue
cessiully with the Vermont quarries.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A little son of Geo. L. Randall, OF Riverside,
day. He had ran afoul of o hornets nest, and
in attempting to fee from the troublesome fell
lows, stepped into hole and broke his leg
Horace n. Hamlin, Esq, of Augusta, has
resigned bis position as one OF the Assistant
Assessors of Internal Revenue in the third
district, and the towns under his charge are
assigned to the other assessors. Augusta and
Manchester have been assigned to Warren
Percival, ESQ.,, of Vassalboro'; and Hallowell
to John Webb, ESQ.,, of Gardiner.
County Attorney Whitehouse will be assist
| ed in the trial of Hoswell by Attorney General
Reed. 1t is understood. that Judge Walton
| will preside at the trial.
The County Commissioners of Kennebec
| County have been engaged for three days in an
examination Of the "Bog road" from Winthrop
| to Wayne. After due examination they de-
| cided to discontinue the road across the bog
and locate it around the same. The bog road
has been expensive to keep in repair.
| Two millions of ball cartridges from the U.
| S. Arsenal at Augusta, were loaded on the
| freight cars on Monday for New York. The
| cartridges are metallic primed for Spencer car
| bines They are packed in boxes containing
| zoos cartridges each, and marked to IS. Girls
| pin, Captain OF Ordnance, New York" Where
| this large amount of ammunition is to be sent
after reaching New York is not known. 1t is
limited it will be sent to Europe.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
In the supreme court which commenced its
session at Bangor Tuesday, the decision OF the
| referees in the case of j. B. Jones & Co.
against the Piscataquis railroad was opened.
IL AWARDS the plalntlHJ $57 ,5O0, with other
| items which will swell the aggregate to nearly
| $65OC0.
The rate of taxation in Bangor is two and q
half per cent. last year it was eco. sla
| sOMERsET COUNTY.
| Last week the business over the railroad
from Skowhegan station, was the largest ever
done in that period. Station Agent Eaton in
| forms the reporter that the number of freight
cars, out and in, was 120, and the amount oil
freightage on the same was $4,6C0. The
amount received from passengers during the
same period, was 81 1000. The business on the
road never promised so well as at the present
i season.