The Portland daily press., 1871-01-28
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ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Ia the case of lyford v. Cutler, in which
referees gave decision of ST., 1874 for nlaintiff
exceptions are taken and the case goes I'M to
the law court.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Brunswick Telegraph remarks that the
last time the engines in that town played at a
fire in that vicinity was when the house of Mr..
Robert BOwker was burned, Jan. 21st. 1869
On the goth of the same month they were ont
hut did not play, when the Cobb tool shop was
burned. They have been called from their
houses twice only we believe since that time,
We certainly have had most extraordinary es-
capes from fire at home.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The trial Of William e. Cunningham, Eben
Dodge and Edward A. Wright for rape COM
mitted upon the person of Caroline a. Davis.
at Somerville, on the 9th Of October lost. was
concluded on Monday last at Wiscasset. and
resulted in general verdict of guilty.
John Benner, of Nobleboro, while driving
his team one day last week, accidentally slip
ped and fell under his loaded SLED, which passed
over him, killing him almost instantly.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
That the name "Mattawamkeas'' can be
spelled 10 315 different ways in directing letters
to that town, and every letter reach its destna-
ton, is proved by Mr.. Geo. W. Smith, who
sends to the Bangor Wing list collected by
him while in the post Office during number
of years past.
A correspondent of the Wing writes that on
Monday morning at OronO the mercury stood
30 deg. below zero; on Tuesday IA below; on
Wednesday 10 below; aud on Thursday Is be-
low.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Oscar B. Eaton of Skowhegan died on
Monday, and on Wednesday his wife, who has
been sick for some time, followed him. They
were both buried on Friday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Jabez Pike of Lubec, lately deceased, gave
by his will, $1,000 to the Church to the Disci.
pies and $1,000 to the Methodist church in that
town; the principal to be the nucleus of a fnnd
the income Of which shall forever be devoted
to the support of the gospel
The Sentinel says Abram Cropley, who de.
ceased in Little Lake Valley, CAL, in Novem.
Der last, has left to his mother Mrs Margaret
Cropley, ef Lubec, the greater part of his es-
tate, which consisted in part of 1000 sheep,
homestead, cows, &C., amounting in all to $12,
084. Mrs. CrOpley has other sons, but this one
has beenher chief support in declining years.
YORK COUNTY.
The Post Of the G. A. R. at Biddeford cleared
about $500 by tbs performance of 1.-THE Drum
| mer Boy" in that city.
James B. Haley, of Saco, slaughtered pie
last week, II months old, which weighed wheI
dressed 723 lbs.
Capt. VIM. L. Richmond, of Winthrop, ha
been appointed writer in the department. o
engineering at Kittery navy yard, in place o
Richard H. Cooling of Alfred, who declined tt
accept the position.
The Gut of-doors gang at the Kittery nav.
| yard were not mustered on Thursday, order
having been received to suspend work whel
the mercury is one degree below zero.
| IN GENERAL
Patents have keen issued this. week to w. Fl
Brown, of Bangor, for baggage truck; A. H
Sturgis, Lewiston, sizing machine; L. Abbott
do, window protector; w. Hersey, Pembroke
vegetable cutter; j. p. Rideout, Bowdoinham
hay loader.