The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19
state News.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


The Chronicle says that on Saturday night
some scamps visited the store of James Allen
in West Pennington and daubed the front part
of the building over with mixture of lamp
black, tar, kerosene oil and feathers.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Capital Guards at Augusta have ,eciev-
ed their new uniforms
The Kennebec Journal says the raising of
cabbages in Augusta this year has been fail
ure on account of the worms.
The work of rebuilding the Kennebec dam
is progressing night and day as fast as possible.
A large crtw is employed; four hundred and
week, the Farmer says.
The Dirigo Base Ball Club of Augusta has
been organized four years, b Is played "a games
for the junior championship, and the total of
its scores is 1927 to 463 for its opponents. 1t
holds the champion bat.
The Standard says that Mr.. Jefferson Par
sons, steward and treasurer of the Insane Asy-
lum, has rendered his resignation to the board
of trustees, to take effect September 1st Mr.
Parsons has been connected with the institu-
ton, in some important capacity for twenty
two years. He proposes to emigrate to Cali
fornia.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Officials connected with the U. S. Coast Sur
vey are now encamped in Dresden. They &C.
cupy seventeen tents beautifully pitched upon
green s'ope leading down t. the river
The Townsend Maine Railway has been in
operation two months and has already drawn
up thirty-eight vessels. The entire cost of the
railway was $14 000 and from twelve to twen-
ty workmen are constantly employ ed at wages
ranging from 80 30 to 81 90 per day.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
[From our Correspondent
Lucien Maxfied of Sangerville lost five cows
from his pasture on the LIST inst, and as vet
has not been able to find any trace of them.
He at first supposed that they had wandered
away in search of better feed, but IS now of the
opinion that they must have been stolen as
dilgent search has been made for them in ey.
cry direction.
There was slight frost on the ,ntervae
farms on the Piscataqnis river on the morning
of the 10th inst. S.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Rundlett, of Etna was lately burned out,
and the Farmer saws that before the ashes
were cold his neighbors aud townsmen were
at work upon the frame of barn to take the
place of the one burned, and before Wednes-
day night he was the owner OF two cows one
given him by Mr.. S. P. bennett, another by
Mrs Morsely.
The Bangor Wing says that the steamer City
of Richmond, on her trip down the Penobscot,
Wednesday morning, came in collision with
schooners Diadem Of Islesboro', and Elizabeth
vi IeuUDsCOt, III DUCkSpUrJ NarfOWS, C0o
weather being thick at the time. The Diaaem
was cut down so that she filled and was towed
upon the fats to save her. The Elizabeth lost
her bowsprit, and the City of Richmond had
her wbeel-house badly stove.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
In the Calais Advertiser of this week Hon,
G. r. Whielden vindicates himself from the
charge that he had succeeded in collecting
from The city fraudulant c lain for services
performed, in obtaining the amount due to
the city from the State, on account of war ex-
penses.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Democrat saws that Mr..
Abram Haines, of Saco arose from his bed one
night last week, and walked to the head of the
stairs whence he fell to the bottom, breaking
bis shoulder blade, and otherwise injuring him.
It is supposed he vas in state of somnambu-
lism.
The Democrat says the health of Hon. VIM
P. Hanes continues to improve, and he will
probably be attending to business shortly.
The barn of Solomon Staples, of Eliot, was
struck by lightning on Friday afternoon last,
by taking fire. and was consumed with all its
contents, consisting Of % tons of hay, 80 to 60
bushels of barley, one new moving machine,
and yearly all his farming tools. Loss about
$500; no insurance.