The Portland daily press., 1871-03-23
state News.
ANnRoscocc1N COUNTY,

BIDS for the consru ton of the whole or part
tthe worF OF erecting The City Building at
Lewiston were made by The following parties
Messrs: Moron and Edwards. Lewiston; Han
SOD & Hunnewell, John b Jones, A. Il. Fur
Bush, Lewiston; s. G. Chase aid s. M. Chase
20 tland; VIM. Hogan, Bath; G. II. Stewart
q Co, Portland; j. Il. Snow & Co, Portland
A. Holden, Portland; CHARLES ii. Barrel
Turner; s. d, Thomas, L wiston; Harmou
d xnn & Son, LEWISTON; FL "a Richardson
lewiston. The award was made OF the stone
aud mason work to Norton g. Edwards, and
the carpenter work 10 Hanson & HuppeweI
it Is updels stood that the whole job, including
blinds and every item needed to complete The
work, is let for $144 400 The buildings are tc
be completed on or before Oct LIST, 1872 and
the walls up and roof covered before the cold
weather OF next winter. The building will re.
quire at least 2 millions of bricks.
The second Durham town meeting was held
Monday, aud the following officers chos en-:
Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, Alfi ed
Lunt, VIM. b. Newell, Alfred L tile field; fol
Weber; Treasurer, D. Dyer; Collector, H
Sawyer; Town Agent, VIM. u. Roak
few noble hearted persons worshiping il
the Nj. E church at Livermore Falls, have
bought fine house on Pleasant Street, fol
their minister.
The wash-out on the Androscoggin railroad
below Lisbon Falls prevent trains OF that road
from running, and will take two days to re-
pair.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
At the Supreme Judicial Court at Houlton
William Hutchinson recovered a verdict Of
S557 81 against the town OF Easton, for injuries
sustained III consequence OF q defect in 9
road.
AT the town meeti pg in Houton next MOI.
day vote is to be taken "to see if The town
will exempt from taxation for term of years
f.tRf mil Il
steam and water power manufacturing esiab-
lisbme' t. provided the same be erected prior
to April lst 1871
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. George G. Crawford has been nominated
to the Senate as Postmaster at Brunswick.
KNOX COUNTY.
DR.. Daniel Rose, one of the most prominent
physicians in Knox county, and who has been
III constant practice in that section for thirty
tour years die at bis residence, 10 Thomastop
InesdaY.- He was President OF The Senate OF
This State IN 1922 and 1928 and Land Agent In
1928 '29 aud 81
In the caee of Alden LitchfielJ, convicted at
the September term for Deine accessory before
the fact TO the robbery of the Lime Rock bank
the court override / the motion to- new trial
and the prisoner was sentenced on TUESDAY ia
tour years conficeme in the State Prison.
OXFORD COUNTY
Mr.. David Basket of Albany, aged SO. COM
m.tted suicide Tuesday mornIDg. He bad bee n
SICK for some time and was no doubt insane at
the time.
The "Goodepow House, at Newry Corner,
owned aud occupied by L. Goodenow was burn-
ed Monday nisht. Il is supposed TO have
rsneht from some defect in the chimney. Loss
$1,000; insared for $140O They succet ded in
saving most of the furniture, the horses and
part of the carriages The house had been
newly repaired and fitted up, and the loss is IL
heavy one.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
We copy the following marriage notice from
the Bangor Wing. 1t certainly is original:
To South Molunkus, by Rev. Hugh Reed, Col.
j. 4. Twitcbell of o dtown, to Clara L. Glenn
ons OF South Molunkus. No cards, no cake,
pobody's business Clam chowder this even
ing, March 22d. Friends and relatives are in
vited.
A ''washout' on the railroad near Etna, de-
tanned the train on the Maine Central Dad
two hours Tuesday evening in arriving at
Bangor.
The first raft of lumber for the season ar
rived at Bangor on Tuesday.
woman was found dead on the Oldtown
road, Tuesday. She was seen in he moraing
by teamster Mbo was going up. She was
then fstaudiEg in a field, leaning on f-ncc
aud looking at him. On his return, at noon.
he saw her lying among the rocks Leaving
his wagon he approached her and found that
she was dead. A coroner's jury is Investigat-
ing the matter. The corpse was taken to Ban
gor, but it has not yet been Identified. There
we're no marks Of violence abont it.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr. Joshua Fl. Sanborn of Kittery, was on
Monday attending the annual election of town
officers there. At about p. 10. he Tell sense
less in Armory Hall, where the town meeting
was in session, and died on Tuesday without
recovering speech from the time he fell sense
less. Mr.. Sanborn was the representative from
Kittery in the last Legislature.
The election in the town of York, on Mon
day. resulted in the choice of the whole Re-
publican ticket by an average majority of 100
The officers elected are as follows: Selectmen,
&c., SAINT p. Yong David Moulton, Charles
j unklns, Oct .vius Weare; Treasurer and Col
'eector,, Washington Junkins; Town Agent,
Asahel Goodwin; Owe, seers OF the Poor, Chas.
A. Grant, Henry E. Thompson, Avail Traf-
ton; S S Committee, jeremiah C. Putnam.
Oh aries q. BarrelI; Auditor, Chas, O. Clark,