The Portland daily press., 1870-02-26
State News.


CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On last Sunday afternoon, Rev Dr. Adams
Of Brunswick, notified his church and congre-
CATION that he has received a call to taIre
charge of new enterprise in the bnildino nm
of Congree rational Chntch in ORANGE, New
Jersey. This call was entirely unsolicited by
him. He had not felt at liberty to daoi;ne 4
neither had he concluded to accept it.
HANCOCK COUNTY,
The Lewiston Journal saws tbat IN Iohn
Stevens of Castine, now 80 years old recentiv
went in an open boat seven miles in the nioht
during a storm, to visit patient. For more
than 30 years much of his practice has reonir-
ed him to visit his patients in a small boat
and ottentimes exposed to great peril.
Rev. William +. savary of Ellsworth, has
been appointed County Supervisor of Han
cock Mr.. Savary has received his his cow
misson and will enter upon tie duties at the
proper time.
The Ellsworth american saws sorhe Messrs
Wescott of Portland propose to commence
operations at their quarry at Bucks Harbor
Brookville, about the first of March CO..
Wescott was in Bluehill last week enos~ Ips
hands to work in the quarry. We are elsd IN
know that this branch of business is imnrov.
ing. This country can furnish the matarial
and the men, to supply large part of the de.
mand."
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
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pose of examining the damage to his property
by the recent freshet.
The Journal says that the Floating rail-
road bridge at Seven Mile brook and The one
two miles above it cannot be repaired before
three weeks.
The lower portion of the Keupebec hr;doe
cannot be repaired until the water snhsides,
A correspondent writing from Vassalboro
says it seems strange to receive the mail in the
old fashioned way by stage, as the people be-
freshet carried away the railroad bridges
The Maine Farmer saws that Tho sr.
perintendent of the National Military Asv.
lum in Augusta has evinced his Interest
in matters pertaining to improved agricultnre
by purchasing for the Asylum farm. Eve full
booded Devons.
KNOX COUNTY.
Joseph Fish, well-known wealthy mer-
chant and ship-owner, died Thursday night at
Ihomaston, of congestion of the lungs, alter an
illness of thirty-six hours, aged 20 years.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that the sudden death of Mr..
Walbridge in Bangor, Saturday, was caused
| by heart disease probably induced by the in
temperate use of tobacco
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Athens academy has opened with ninety pu.
pills.
The Reporter says that the loss of extensive
bridges are very severely felt by business men
sides calling for heavy expenditure of mon.
ey.
WALDO COUNTY.
The leading question in Belfast is that con.
corning the bridge projected over the tide
tide water of the harbor.
YORK COUNTY.
The "Saco River Teachers Association
holds its next session at the City Hall, Saco
commencing March Sd at 0 A. NJ, and con.
tinuing three days.
Charles f. Littlefield, has been appointed
Clerk to the Bureau of Navigation, vice Gardi
ner M. Goodrich removed
The wife of Capt. James Talpey of Cant
Neddick dropped dead on Tuesday mornine
OF this week, while attending to her household
| duties.
Mr.. Charles. H. Bragdon Of Biddeford ha,
| Just completed a contract to furnish the gran
| lite for the monument to be erected at Spring.
neld; I'll, IN honor of our countrys martyr
y. L. Griffin & Co., has sold the macbiner,
and fixtures in their new Braid Mills in Ken
nebnnk, to Capt. Nathaniel Thompson. Mr.
Griftln the senior partner retires and Mr. Reei
| is retained by Mr.. Thompson to manage the
| mllls. Inc company retain the name of the
Union Lace Co."
A slight fire occurred in the paint and OF
store of George T. Bryant, Saco, last Thurs
day.
Ihere is lit is Said) man in York count,
having SO numerous family that he is undel
the necessity of using a check list at mea
time.
independent ticket at the municipal election
on the second Tuesday of March.
AT LARGE.
An AuouSta diSpatob COWS +l,oL 49, GIL.
treasurer is buying up the bonds of the recen
| issue of over three millions at 80 for the sink
| ing fund. They have never sold at less tina,
| w, and with the small accrued interest are ca
| erly bought at the first figure, Surely this il
most healthy state of things, and can hardly
be paralleled In the country.
| j. T. McGregor of this CITY is lecturinc q,
License and Prohibition
The courage possible to woman was stronpl,
shown In a recent disaster to the schooner EN-
ny billiard, in passage from Bangor to New
York, during which she narrowly escaped
wreck. The captains wife took her turn a
the pumps regularly, and once, when the worn
out seamen declared they would pump no lon
| ger, she took an axe and threatened instan
death to the first man who left his station
| She carried her point, and the vessel aadsiiye
| were thereby saved.
Rev. p: p Parker, formerly Associate Prin
| cipai OF Lewiston Falls Academy, now of th,
Sou.n SohSIeSd.ioudl Cnurcn IN Hartford
| Conn, has declined call to the Concreea
tional Church in Merden, of which the Rev
w. FL. H. Murray of Boston was formerly The
pastor.
The Lewiston Journal :~so mat the railroad
bridge over tbe.zcandy river at Earmlngton
carried or IN Sundays freshet, has been re-
o1aced-the work being completed Thursday
morning The crew of men at work at that
i..staediate1y left to aid in replacing the
bridge at Wilton. 1t was hoped that The
bridge would be repaired by Friday nioht and
the entire road in running order again.