The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-08
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The thermometer indicated from 10 to Is de-
grees below zero in Lewiston Saturday morn
ing.
voted at recent meeting to build stable 81
by " feet on the ground, before the next an
nual camp meeting.
West Poland, according to the Androscog-
gin Herald, was last week excited over an I'M
expected wedding-Miss III. D. Libby and Mr..
Irving Smith being the victims. At the we'd
ding reception quite an amusing incident took
place. A Stick of firewood was discovered in
the fire closet, and it was purported to be the
last stick OF the counting tirewood, and was cut
up and distributed around among the guests
as memento.
The Lewiston Journal reports that last week
was an unusually lively one for the shoe trade,
more business being done than for months.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Post Office has been established at West
Brunswick, and Louis II. Litchfield appointed
Postmaster.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The body of the late Hon. Samuel B. Holt
was conveyed to his family in Turner on Sat-
urday. Appropriate services were held at the
late boarding house of the deceased, the Cush-
noe House, in the morning.
The Waterville Mail says the old Capt. Bod
fish farm has been sold to j. H. Gilbreth, ESQ T.,
of Kendalls Mills, who proposes to erect sta
bles for his fine stud of Knox stock, His
"Knox-them-alP' bids fair to be formidable
rival on the race course.
The Kennebec Journal saws that the onenino
OF the river and the advent of spring will wit
ness increased activity in the operations of the
Messrs. Sprague at the dam.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Lincoln County furnished not a single con-
vict to the State Prison last year.
OXFORD COUNTY. .a.-.
The Oxford Democrat says that Hon. Sidney
Perham will speak in several towns in Oxlod
County, soon, upon agricultural topics.
Gen. Kimball, Clerk of Courts, saws the
Democrat, has been confined to his bed for sew
eral days, with chills and fever symptoms.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The first salmon OF the season, weighing over
20 pounds, was caught in the Penobscot Fri
day.
The Whig says that the item from TIE Belfast
journal Saturday, stating that Capt. Patterson
had declined to purchase the steamer Alliance
for freight boat between Boston and Bangor,
may convey wrong impression. Other par
ties have purchased her and she will run on
the above route, for frelghting chiefly, making
one trip per week.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing learns that at Foxcroft,
FRIDAY morning, the thermometer went down
10 81 degrees below zero. III
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Portland Light Infantry will visit Bath
next Wednesday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
We learn from the Calais Advertiser that the
Alumni of Bowdoin College, resident in Calais
and the neighboring towns, met in the parlor
Jan. 9th, DR.. Charles E. Swan in the chair,
There were present c. c. Porter, of the class
Of 80; f. A. Pike, 80; Charles E. Swan. al:
George E. Downes, 81; w. H. Todd, SO; Will
lam Carruthers, 50; Chas. Fl. Todd, 81; O. M.
a!derrin, q; W. Trott King, Is; g. F. Granger,
Boardman, &c; G. w. Kelley, 66; G. P.
Cunningham, SO. The following gentlemen
we're invited but were unable to be PRESENT.
lothian Donnell of the class of So; H. L.
Harding, 80; Henry R. Downes, So; L. g.
0ownes, 60; George Carey, CO. A Constitu.
ion was adopted for the Association, and the
GLOWING gentlemen were then elected officers |
or the current year:-Charles G. Porter. M
D., President; Hon f. A. Pike and Chas. r.. |
swan, M. D., Vice Presidents; Fred. II. |
5oaTdman, Esq, Secretary and Treasurer; w. |
/. Todd, M. p, G. B. Rounds, Esq, and G. |
\. Boardman, Esq, Executive Committee: n |
Fessenden, Esq, Odist.
The Eastern papers speak very favorably of
Hon. T. A. Pixies lecture on Europe.
YORK COUNTY.
Joseph f. Deering, one of the most genial
nd enterprising citizens of Saco, who is at
nee barber, auctioneer and collector of taxes.
as moved into the new block erected on the
tie of the York Hotel.
The ladies of the Congregational Society of
'uxton, assisted by party of twelve ladies
M gentlemen from other parts of the county, |
Ill give an entertainment at Berry's Hail. |
ext Thursday evening.
There was slight fire last Sunday in the
uildlng on the corner of Maine and Storer
reefs, Saco.
Leonidas Smith, a native of Alfred. who for.
erly commanded various sailing ships and
eamers, and went over to the rebels early in
he war, was recently killed by the Indians in |
laska, where he was a sort of sutler. While
the rebel service Smith captured Fort
rown, steamer Star of the West and the Har-
ct Lane killing Com. Stringham in a hand
hand fight on board the latter vessel.
John Gaines, Assistant Assessor of Internal
evenue at Saco, has resigned that Office and !
is said that Charles Hill, Esq, of Saco will
appointed to fill the vacancy.
AT LARGE.
The Kennebec Journal says it costs $500 to
ing man in Maine If that is the case r. i
Ill cost nearly $4,000 to strangle the persons
w liable to the death penalty in Maine. i
Ice companies on the Kennebec are NOW
lshng business with rush, says the Bath
mes.
The Boston Advertiser is confident that tho
from large robberies which our State
s enjoyed of late years, comes from the | 4
emptiness with which the Bowdoinham Bank o
bbers were punished and the refusal of the
INK to compromise with the robbers. Not I
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