The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-25
state News.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The citizens of Mechanic Falls will have a
general tree planting in the new cemetery on
Thursday and Friday next.
The Androscogein Herald says the house oc.
cupied by James Dennen in Poland was burn
ed on the morning of the 10Th day of Anr;I
Mr.. Dennen had been living in the bouse
alone the past winter. He built his fire as
usual, and went out into the woods to emf
some fire wood. The fire had attained consid-
cradle Roadway before he discovered it. ONLY
few articles were saved.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Telegraph says that the last euphuism
out is that of student, who remarked, the
geeat abiding faith, that he will hereafter have
opportunity ito examine the sulphur spec
trum without building any special fire for the
OCCASION
The Telegraph says that DR.. Alonzo B.
Palmer delivered the opening lecture on Men
day, the 10th, at the BOwdoin Medical School,
in the department of the theory and practice
OF medicine. On the same day Prof Bracket
delivered his opening lecture in the ply steal
department of chemistry.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says Rev. Mr.. lib
belts, of DamariScOtta, has accepted the call
tend cred him by the First Baptist church and
them on the First Sunday in May.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
gives thrilling account of a bear fight which
Henry M. Smith and Major jeremiah Rich.
ardson had on Black Mountain in Rumford on
the I'd inst. About o'clock in tine afternoon
thew discovered bears den, and after a sharp
fight succeeded in killing the mother and two
yearng bears. The old male was in the den
when the attack was made, but succeeded in
escaping. At 9 o'clock they had their game
safe lat Livingston Glories, the nearest resi-.
dent
The Oxford Democrat says E. G. Harlow of
Dixfeld has given the Good Templars the use
of his hall for one year, free of charge, and
FL. F. Howard proposes to furnish melodeon
on the same terms
The Baptist Churches in Paris, Bethel, He
bron and Canton, are now without pastors
Nathan Morse, of South Paris, an aged gen.
tleman nearly SO, went to bed on Tuesday
night, in his usual health, and was found dead
III the morning. He was one of the first set
tiers OF Norway.
The Democrat says that while Mr.. Asa Rob-
inson and wife, of East Sumner were out the
other evening, at meeting of the Good Tenn
plars, some unknown person or persons enter
ed their house and relieved them OF 40 or 80
pounds OF pork.
The Lewiston Journals Norway correspond
ent writes that "the late severe rains have
raised the water in that vicinity to near the
mark attained last fall. Many roads and
bridges are so badly OverfiOwed that in many
places travel is rendered dangerous, and much
damage must inevitably be done. Though the
storm has not equalled in severity that of last
| fall, probably nearly as much injury will be
| done by the water combined with the action
| of the frost. At Frosts Corner, mile aud a
| half above here, the roads for considerable
distance are entirely submerged, aid it is fear
| ed two bridges will be destroyed. On account
| of the great excess of water, the wooden mill
was obliged to cease operations"
The Lewiston Journals Bethel correspond
| ent writes that the treshet On the AndrOscog-
| gin is quite severe. The rain tell fast all day
! Tuesday. Wednesday morning the ground
was covered with snow. The river is nearly
| as high as in the freshet last fall. The damage
arge Is bsq s. ns% It. is probable
| size will be necessary on this road. 1t has
never suffered SO much before since the road
| was built as during the last few months. The
| rain was cold SO that the snow id not melt
rapidly. There is a vast body of snow in the
| woods which will not be removed till after the
| middle of May. The bridgu at Mill Brook in
Bethel, was swept upstream, and the one over
| Alder river moved from its foundation. The
| SIDES of the hills look like winter So much for
| April 21st, 1870.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Albert A. Cluly, clerk in Savace's Hotel.
AOnuusAcdS, was iTIeSleu thursday, DV Mar
shall Wineate on charge Of embezzing five
hundred dollars from the house. Gully was
examined before the Police Court and ordered
to recognize in the sum of six hundred dollars
Hon. John H. Rice has returned from Wash
lneeon where ne mas peen stopping through
VIC "in'e' on BUSINESS
AT meeting for the organization of mil
itary company held at the Bangor armory Fri
Gay evening, vol. Daniel Whlte was elected
o Oap.aa1' L.easenant D. ID. beale 1st Lleuten,
anu ana tne "a lieutenant IS left vacant until
signed the rolls fi' ''N' anu
YORK COUNTY
A stage will run from North Berwick to
WelIs Beach curing the summer by the Hill
Ion hfothers OF wells. s.
Rev. G. H. Kimball closes his labors with
the church at North Berwick on the last Sab
bath in this month.
c M1 mas aGcepted can from the first Congre-
salary SlOOO, and the parsonage