The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-17
state News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.


The coroner's jury in the case of john Kin
ney, who was struck on the head by John Da-
ly, at Lewiston, last Tuesday returned q YER
dict in accordance with the facts. Daly is in
Jail and will be tried for murder.
The Lewiston Journal states that in a school
in a neighborng town, while some company
was present in the afternoon, several of the
scholars behaved rather badly, and the next
morning the teacher, an estimable yonpg LADY.
called six of the oldest scholars, young men.
out into the floor and gave them spanking in
the old way.
There has been sudden and rapid rise saws
the Lewiston Journal IN the price of potatoes
Agents are traversng this part of the State in
every direction, buying them for shipment to
Massachusetts and the South. One farmer re-
fused the offer of $15O for one hundred and
fifty bushels early Rose, and the asking price
> for White Mountain and other varieties of DO.
tatoes is from 80 cents to ST..
Tim Reardon, who was arrested in Lewiston
on Tuesday, on the chai ge of entering rooms
at the Androscoggin boarding block and steal
ing various articles therefrom, was arraigned
and disc harged, it appearing that the identified
ton was not satisfactory. -..
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mr.. jeremiah Ellsworth Of Pennington, died
very suddenly last Friday noon, while sitting
at the dinner table. ''' .H
Mr.. David Hunter, the Oldest inhabitant of
Strong, is very sick and cannot live but few
days. Mr.. ID. Is now 81 years of age. n
.- KENNEBEC COUNTY. -t
Thomas S. Lang of Augusta, has sold his
stallion, Gen. Knox" to New York parties
for $4,000.
Jedediah Thomas of Gardiner, while un-
loading heavy machine at E. brakes, We'd
nesday afternoon, was crushed on the shoulder
and chest There are hopes of his recovery. 3
The health Of Mr.. Walter Hatch of Augusta
7 continues very feeble, and his physicians en-
terrain no hopes of his recovery.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A man by the name of Mason, belonging at
Dresden Mills, drove of the ice into the water
at or near Cheeseman's ice house, Wednesday
afternoon. The horse and team were lost, and
1t reported that nothing has been heard from
the man since .z eq9vs atrtR Oh
The representative classification of Lincoln
county will be as follows: Wiscasset, Dresden
and Edgecomb; Boothbay. Westport and
Southport; Newcastle, Nobleboro', Alma and
Somerville; Damariscotta, Bristol and Monhe-
gan; Whitefeld, Jefferson and Bremen; Wald-
obOro and Muscongus.
sAGADAHOc COUNTY.
We learn from the Bath Times that the body
week about forty rods west of the farm and
dwelling of Mr.. l. Edward TedIord, on a lot
formerly belonging to her father. About two
years and half ago she was missed from the
mouse where she lived alone as she had for
years. On discovering her absence the neigh
Dors turned out, secured the woods, dragged
the river and ponds and made every effort to
md her. She was possessed of considerable
property, and reward was offered by her
friends Tor the recovery OF her body. She was
woman of uncommon tenacity of memory,
full OF wit and Inherited all the characteristics
of the "Old Brigadier," with his shrewdness,
but unfortunately labored under an alteration
OF mind. The spot where she was found had
peen 1amlliar to her from youth, and no doubt
those early recollections had prompted the
Wanderer, until overcome by fatigue she Law
down, covering herself with shawl for that
sleep which knows no waking. Strange, in all
that time, two and a half years, her garments
70 nave peer anessg5Sed the shawl Hu cey
lay in natural position as though she died
without suffering. Her age was about sixty
years.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The classification of representatives. of Som.
erset county will be as follows: Fairfield, Smith.
field, Mercer, 1; Ansop, Norridgewock, Siarks.
1; New Portland, Madison, Scion, 1; Skowhe.
gan, Detroit, l; Palmyra, Pittsfeld, Canaan,
|; Harmony, Athens, Cornville, Embdcn, 1;
Moscow, Concord, Bingham, Mayfi Lex
ington. Brighton, Dead River, Flagstaff, Moose
River, West Forks, The Forks, Carratunk,
yackma Plantation, Pleasant Ridge and No. 1,
r. z, 1.
The Belfast Journal SAYS on Friday morning
OF last week, S. L. Milliken put in an appear
auce at the railroad depot at Augusta TOR the
purpose of taking passage homeward. He was
dressed in his usual good style, and bore upon
his arm an overcOat of the newest and most
expensive style, which he deposited Carefully
across seat. When the train reached Burn
ham, our fellow citizen emerged bearing on bis
arm faded, ragged, seedy, patched and dilap-
ldated garment, that looked as though it might
have pertained to the earthly estate of Lazarus.
1t was the only unclaimed garme ut in the car
He desires to interview the man that made the
exchange.
The Belfast Journal says there is some float
ing ice in the harbor, but vessels go in and ont
OF the harbor every day. The hay business is
dull. Storehouses are crowded. dealers being
unwilling to sell at offering rates from abroad.
which Just now gives nothing better than
new dollar for an old ope ~
IN GENERAL
The salary of the Governor of the Passama-
maquoddy tribe of Indians, as paid by the
state, IS sixty dollars year, and of the Lieut.
ent Governor twenty dollars. while the nriest
has one hundred. The Governor of the PEN
obscot tribe has $50 salary, the Lieutenant
Governor $50, and the priest 500.
The apportionmeat of Councillors for the
next decade will be reported from the special
committee as follows: Cumberland one each
year; York-1874 5000 81; Oxford-1872 3.
Androscoe gin-18723 9; Hancock-1874.
$50 81; Sagadahoc -1876 z; Kennebec-1872.
3 81; Somerset 1874 5-8 9; Lincoln-1872 10:
WaldO-1873 80 81; Knox-1875 60; PEN
obscot - 1872 Sc 8 9 80 81; P,scataquis -
1873 4; Wash ngtoo-1873 $3.50 81; Aroos-
1872 10; Franklin-1875 6.