The Portland daily press., 1871-12-07
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

Twelve divorces were decreed at the recent
term of the Supreme Court in Kennebec county.
The Journal says tine County Commissioners
of fine counties of Kennebec and Waldo met at
the dwelling-house of Oren Learned, ESQ, in
Rurnham, to act on the petition of Charles II.
Brown and one hundred and nve others, for
county road thence through the Bagley Hill
Settlement to the Unity road, in Benton. After
two davs' patient investigation and a hearing
of parties, they decided that road was not a
public necessity, and therefore the petition was
dismissed.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
Tuesday the town of Brewer voted to take
$40 900 Of the stock of the Bucksport railroad.
Henry Poor & Son will have their tannerv at
Midway running by the first of February.
The river still remains closed to NAVIGATION
despite the many predictions to the contrary
during Mondays rain storm, and Bangor as re-
CARDS water communication, is ice-olated from
the down-river towns until next spring. saws
the Wing.
Petitions will be presented to the next Legis-
lature for the incorporation of all of Midway
plantation east of the Penobscot river, into
town to be called Medway; and for the incor-
poration of those portions of Midway and Pat
tagumpus plantations lying west of the Penob-
scot, into town to be called Nicatou.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Arson ADVOCATE states that conference
was to have taken place Tuesday, at Augusta
between the Directors of the Maine Central and
Somerset railroads., with view to seek the aid
of the Maine Central to complete and lease the
Somerset road.
The Advocate thinks the Coolest inhabitant"
will hardly remember such severe cold weather
in November as was experienced last week, the
mercury falling from 40 to 100 below, with a
high wind prevailing.
YORK COUNTY.
As two young men named Grant and Bennett
were PLAYING in a boat last Sunday evening, it
got beyond their control and was carried over
the dam of the Portsmouth, Manufacturing
Company at South Berwick, a fall of twenty
feet, upon the rough and jagged rocks below
from instant death ON the rocks or drowning
was miraculous. AS it was they escaped with
some bruises.
The Secretary of the Navy was directed in
March, 1869, to appoint Commission, consist
ing of three officers of the Navy and two officers
of the Engineer Corps to examine and report
whether the efficiency of the Naval service re-
quires the maintenance of the two Navy Yards
at points so near together as Charlestown and
Kittery, and the probable saving in expense
which would result from a consolidation of the
two Yards at Kittery. The Secretary will be
directed shortly, by supplementary resolution,
to have the examination completed and the re-
port made at the earliest possible day..
The public funeral services of Mr. John Bar
ker, an English musician of some note, took
place Wednesday, at the Pavilion church, Bid.
deford. Prof Thwing reviewed the life and
character of the deceased, man of sterling
worth, and Rev. Mr.. Tenney, his former pastor
offered remarks and prayer. A number of mu-
sicians were present and many of the stores
were closed during the services which were
deeply impressive.