The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-23

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LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times understands that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has sold the lot and ruins
of the old Custom House at Wiscasset, for
$1O7, that being the highest sum offered.
The following is a list of the town officers
elected in the town of Damarlscotta: Moder-
Campbell, Fellows S. Knowlton; Clerk, Waite
w. Keene; S. S. Committee, e. W. Dunbar,
q. B. Dunn; Treasurer, William K. Hilton.
All Republicans
The following is a list of town officers elect
ed in New CASTLE Moderator, j. II. Converse;
Clerk, Albert Glidden; Selectmen, Richard
Bailey, Charles Pinkham, Lewis Kennedy;
s. s. Gdden John Fl 3 ooleesor psn
mis- Mahoney. All Republicans but the clerk,
and he chosen by Republicans.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Mills Company of Dexter. con-
template erecting new mill this season, says
the Gazette.
The public are now accommodated by the
running OF two trains over the Bangor & Pts
cataquis railroad, daily-the first train leaving
Bangor at 730 A. M. +, arriving at Dover at
lilo Returning, leave Dover at IL O'clock,
arriving at Bangor at 3 P. M.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Ten women. living on High street, Bath,
shoveled off their sidewalks Monday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Republican favors Sidney Perham for
Governor.
The young ladies of Machias have taken
steps to organize society or circle, for tie
purpose OF raising funds 10 purchase a town
clock, says the Republican.
The Republican reports that there are in
Machias tour fourishing Sabbath schools with
four or five hundred scholars and teachers.
The Machias Republican says iron ore has
North Lubec. Parties from New York have
purcha ed the right to mine The minerals, and
have contracted with John Ray, Esq, for the
sinking OF shaft.
The Sac0 Independent says Hon. +. w. za:ss,
formerly U. S. Consul at Panama, has pur-
chased the elegant residence of e. r. Wiggin
Esq, on Main street, and will hereafter make
this his home.
Mr.. Joseph c. Roberts and others of Wa.
terboro have contracted to fence the line Of
the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad for dis.
tanoe of forty miles, at 81 25 per rod
The Independent says that on Wednesday
afternoon girl named Kate Schwartz, board
ing at No. IA Laconia Corporation, attempted
to put an end to her miserable existence BY
taking poison. She was discovered, however
and her purpose frustrated.
At the Saco and Biddeford Ship building
Company's yard there is three masted
schooner on the stocks. and propeller of Is.
tons and a yacht for Frank Cleaves will be
built the coming season.
The President has nominated Edward A.
Bragdon for Collector at York.
AT LARGE.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars O
Maine will meet az Lisbon Hall in Lewiston
on Wednesday, April 18th, at o'clock P. M
Mr.. G. D. Cutter of Sabattis, a recent grad.
uate of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, has
received the appointment of superintendent o.
the Institute fer the Deaf and Dumb in Ar.
kansas.
The Maine correspondent of the Boston
Herald says: 1--WE are informed that the Bow
don Bank robbers are still negotiating fol
their deliverance from the State Prison al
Thomaston. They have offered to restore
$55.000 of the stolen mQuey if they can be re-
leased. Tue robbers offer $4,000 70 defray the
expenses of circulating the petition, and one
OF them agrees to give heavy bonds for his re.
turn to prison if the officials will allow him to
to be absent three Gays, so as to obtain the hid.
den treasure. Compromises of this sort won'l