The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-22
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ANpRoscocG1N COUNTY.

The city of Lewiston will celebrate the 4th
of July, and the city council have appropri-
ated $1,000 for the purpose.
A valuable Hereford COW, belonging to Mr..
z. l.. Peck OF Lewiston, was choke. to death
Sunday night, by large potato lods ng in her
throat
Speaking of the hail storm of Monday after
noon the Lewiston Journal says Mr. G.. W.
Morrison brought inuO their Office about 4
o'clock a basketful OF h ilstones which he
L. vision on the river road. These halstones
were, wnen brought to the Office as large as q
med UNI sized hens egg, and when picked up
as large as turkeys egg. We never saw any
thing SO huge N he line of haiIstoues. The
damage to glass in that section was qnite ex-
teuslve. The first shower which passed over
Lewiston with little effect soon after noon.
was quite severe at Greene Corner, doing much
damage to glass and trees. The hailstones
were of the hens egg dimensions.
little daughter of Elisha K. Rose, Of
Greene, accidentally broke her leg, while Jump
ing at school, says the Journal
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A mysterious relic has been plowed up al
HOdgdOn. Roman Catholics call it stone
baptismal font, with the remains of a a cross
in the bottom, and the representation of the
trinity on the side of the font. Their suppo-
sition is that Jesuit mission iries amoug the
Indians lost it on their way across from ST.
John to Penobscot river.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The house, ell, barn and outbuidings of D,
b. Libby Of POwnal, We're burned on Satur-
day. The fire caught on the root probably from
SCOT in the chimney. Mr.. LIS loss is So, 900
over his insurance.
Rev. George E. Adams, d. D who has been
pastor OF the Congregational church in Bruins
announced to his people on Sunday last his
resignation OF the pastorate- In making the
announcement at the morning service he re-
viewed his past labors with them, and spoke
of the pleasure it had afforded lin TO lie SO
long their pastor and of the mauy kind nesses
shown him by his flock aud the people of
Brunswick. The health of himself and fam
lily required that his labors should be dimin-
ished, and these were the maiu reasons Ior his
resignation. He has recently had a call to
take charge of Presbyterian church in Or
ange. New Jersey. aud it is probable, if the
church in Brunswick accept his resignation
that be will accept The call to go to Orange
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Seiners of menhadep, who have erected ex-
pensive works at various places on the Eastern
coast are preparing to contest the legality of
the State law, pi OhibitDg the taking of tIt Sc
fish with sein within three miles of the
shore. AS the statute now provides that in
tringement shall be prosecuted by Indictment,
the owners of net, now that the STATE bears
the expense OF the proceedings, declare that
every use of the seine within the forbidden
limiIs shall be vigorously prosecuted. The
seiners deny the power of Sta e legislature
o restrict the use OF the coast fisheries, which
thev contend are solely within the Jurisdiction
of Congress. Il is understood that they have
retained Hon. B. f. Butler, and propose to
test the constituliOnaIity of our statute.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A preliminary examination of Geo. Dingley.
for setting fire 10 the Williams House 10 Wa
tervlle, was held Monlay, and he was COM
united in def,ult of 81 500 bail.
The hailstones did great damage to gardens,
shrubbery and ops at Gardiner, yesterday af-
ternoon, besides smashing Unlimited
amount of glass. The hail stones, says the
Aennebec journal laid in some places two
.hcn. thick. At South G,rdin.r nothing of
'ov w h'nu was seen nor at r chmODd
Earn 7 ON the KeDnebec Journal that
~ q. u. narr"ws, a well-kuown physician of
Gardiper' was found dead in his bed Monday
morn,ng IN E.., sunday evening he complained
OF telling nttie unwell and neryous md asIr
ed his wife to take another room IN or,sin,
10 the morning, Mrs. Barrows looked into hass
husbands room, and saw him, as she snnnos-
ed, asleep. She afterwards found he was cold
in death, having died apparently without n
struggle. He probabl, died OF heart disease.
His age was a few mouths over forty years
DR.. BarrOws formerly resided in Vassalboro,
but for several years has bren at Gardner, en-
gagged in the pra ,tice of his profession.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The keunebec Journal SAYS Albert Kidder
Df Dresden, met with sad accident last week.
he was engaged 10 telling trees on his farm at
Dresden, when one of them tell upon him,
breaking IF the neck of his thigh bone. Be
8 sky five years If age, and Dr. Chamberlain |
,f Richmond, who was called to attend him. ia !
earful that the accident will cause permanent |
disability If it does not terminate fatally.
PENoDsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says house in that city, |