The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-13
state News .
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Mr.. lima Greenwood, of Pennington, has a
collection If almanacs, dating from 1859 to the
present year an unbroken file, covering q Pc
riod of one hundred and eleven years.
Abel D. Russell, of Weld has been appointed
a deputy sheriff for Franklin county.
KENNEBEc COUNTY,
Sheriff Barton has appointed the following
deputies for Kennebec county: Charles X.
McFadden, Waterville; Thomas b. Stnchfeld,
Libby, Augusta; Isaac T.. Thompson, Halo
well; Joseph Siphers, Gardiner; F. G.. Fuller,
Readfeld; James f. Blunt, Mt. Vernon; Jo-
sephus Stevens, Winthrop.
In the case of the liquor seized in the apoth-
ecary store of f. x. Wilson at North Vassal-
boro, Justice Drummond Of Waterville inn
posed fine of $50 and costs. Wilson, who
says he has never sold liquor except for medic
inal purposes, appealed 10 the s. j. Court.
KNOX COUNTY.
The congregational meeting house in Thorn
aston caught fire last Sunday, smear the fur
mace, but the fire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
We learn from the Wing, that at the annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the Bangor and
Piscataquis Slate Company, Wednesday.
Charles B: Abbott. Thomas Mason, H. N.
Plasted, Whiting s. Clark, Lorenzo E. Sabine
of Bangor, Zsnas Lawry, Jr., of Bre yer, and
Abner Lowell of Portland, were elected Di-
rectors for the ensuing year. At a subsequent
meeting of the Directors, Lorenzo E. Sabine
was elected President, Thomas Mason, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and VIM. Sparrow, Su-
perintendent at the quarry. Reports Of the
Superintendent, Treasurer and Agent show
the affairs of the Company to be in prosper
Gus condition.
Tho Wing states that Mr. Luther Cutter of
Bangor, while attempting to get upon train
at South Sebec, while it was in motion slipped
and fell between the cars and the depot plat
form. The train was stopped as soon as posi-
BILE and Mr., Cutter fortunately escaped with
some severe bruises.
Preparations are being made for the erection
of an extensive Steam Saw Mill at Upper Still
water. Capt Geo. Lancaster and G. f. Hamp-
len, Esq, are the projectors of the enterprise
and will be the owners of the mill when COM
pleted, says the Bangor Wing.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondents
The Week of Prayer was devOutly observ-
ed by the Baptist and Congregational churches
of Monson, and several cases of conversion
have resulted.
"Rev. DR.. Cobury," who has obtained con-
siderable celebrity in the newspapers within
the last ten days, is a terrible Typographical
nsiace of the name and title of Rev. Mr.. Co
burn, venerable licentiate preacher of the
Baptist denomination in Parkman. Mr.. Co.
burn, Mr.. Llbby,(M E.) and Mr.. Huxley
IF. w. B. }, are laboring in beautiful harmony
in truly union protracted meeting The
churches are all:revved and some conversions
have occurred.
A suggestion.-Let all of the temperance Or
CARNATIONS in the State do something every
week, or every month, by voluntary contribu-
tions to sustain, at least, one good earnest tenn
perance lecture among the freedmen of the
South
The men who have paid their money to the
"Home Insurance Company" are not feeling
particularly pleased at the present time. There
are many victims in this County, and the hum
BILE correspondent of the PRESS is one of them.
s.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mrs. E. Davis OF Norridgewoek died sudden
" Wednesday the 9th, as she was returning
home from washing she had been doing
Heart disease was supposed to be the cause.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Orphan's Home at Bath now contains
ffty-seven children. It is noble institution
and deserves the fostering care OF the State.
The Times says the Lincoln Ice Co. of Rich
mond are packing already, their ice being over
a loot thick and Of best quality.
WALDO COUNTY.
hon. y. w. Kendall, Democratic member of