The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-16
state News.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY,


An affray took place at Lewiston on Tues.
day between John Daily and John Kinney,
growing out OF old feuds. Kinney used d
knife and club Daily used his lantern and
struck Kinney with it on the head, knocking
him down and INJECTING such injuries that be
died on Tuesday night Daily is under arrest.
Tim Reardon who was discharged from the
Androscoggin mill at Lewiston a few days
since, paid a visit to his old boarding place on
Monday night, and, with key in his posses
sion entered several rooms and stole various
articles. He was arrested on Tuesday.
Pickerel Of large size have been taken free
ly in the Poland ponds this winter, and find a
ready SALE
Prof W. X. Emineer. an eminent teacher Of
music at Lewiston, died a day or two since at
Jacksonville, Florida, whittier he had gone for
his health.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A child of VIM. Alexander, of Great Island
Harpswell, aged five years was so severely
burned, Saturday, February 11th, that she
dled IN about eight hours. Cause, playing with
nre when her mother was out of the room.
A boat club has been organized by the stu
dents Of Bowdoin college, and they have made
choice of the following officers: +. A. Kicker.
Commodore; A. G. Ladd, Vice Com ore
Weston Lewis, Secretary and Treasurer; f. A.
Kicker, w. A. Blake AID w. G. Shannon, Ex-
ecutive Committee. They will purchase their
FRANKLIN COUNTY. f-
The classification for the representation OF
Franklin county for the next decade has been
decided as follows: FaI mingtoD, Perkins Plan
tatiOn, Washington Plantation, 1; Chesterville
New Sharon, Industry, Temple, 1; Wilton,
Jay, Carthage, 1; Strong. Avon, Phillips, Weld,
New Vineyard, /; Kingfield, Freeman, Salem
River Plantation, Greenvale Plantation, Let
ter E Plantation, Dallas Plantation and all
other plantations not heretofore included, 1.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal relates the following: A consta-
BILE in Rene recently arrested citizen of that
town on an execution for debt and brought
him to this city aud lodged him in JAIL He
was put into the room assigned to debtors,
where some other persons were confined. The
gentleman was asked if he had any valuabes
about him which he wished to deposit with the
sheriff for safe keeping. He replied that he
had, and gave into the hands of the sheriff a
watch and wallet containing 1858 in money,
remarking that they were the only things he
had about his person of any value. After re-
naming about the debtors room half hour
o. more, he called the sheriff and inquired
what the damages would be if he should pay
the debt tor which he was lodged in Jail and
the costs. He was told that the sum total
would be $77, whereupon he reached his hand
into pocket which he had in his shirt, and
hauled out pile of bills containing it is esti-
u1dteu, dUOuI @oUOU lie pdlu the Dill ana costs.
was liberated, aud started for home. it ID
probable that having told the sheriff, in the
presence Of witnesses, that he had delivered
up the valuabIes about him, he had some Tears
that should he by any means lose his "pile"
there would be no evidence that he ever pos
sessed it; and so be took the earliest and wisest
course to pay his bills and go home.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The classification of Oxford county Repre-
sentatives will be as follows: Paris, Green-
wood, Hamlin's Grant, and Milton Plantation,
l; Norway, Waterford, Albany, Stouehan and
Mason, 1; Buckfied, Hebron aud o kford, 1 /;
Hiram, Denmark. Lowell and Sweden, /; Por-
ter, Brow nfield, Fryeburg and Stowe, 1; Can
ton, Hartford, Peru, Sumner and Franklin
Plantation, i; Rumford, Dixfeld, Mexico,
Woodstock, Hanover, BYRON and Roxbury, 1;
Bethel, Giead, Grafton, Newry, Andover,
N Jrth and West Surplus, Upton, and all plan
tations not otherwise classed, 1.
YORK COUNTY.
In consequence of the severe snow storm of
Sunday, the lecture of Geh. Chamberlain be-
fore the lyceum in Kittery was postponed to
Monday evening, FeD 90
IN GENERAL.
Joseph Carr, Esq OF Bangor, has been ap-
pointed Special Mail Agent and Post Office Iu-
spector for the district, including Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont, IN place of William
q. Hammatt, resigned.