The Portland daily press., 1871-12-13
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

John M. Perry has been appointed pastmast-
er at West Auburn, vice ii. M. Packard re-
signed.
The Lewiston Journal says DR.. Garcelon was
rendered more seriously sick on Sunday from
an attack of congestion of the lungs, but Tues-
day morning his condition was somewhat i'm
proved.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that Ellsworth lum-
bermen are proposing to build railroad from
Falls Village down the river, by the mills. to
the wharves, and perhaps to an open winter
port on the bay. Notice has been given of
petition for charter, and the Legislature will
undoubtedly grant it. The road will be about
two and one-half miles long.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat of Tuesday regrets to learn that
Ezra f. Beal, Esq, of Norway, has been living
for several days in a low state, not expected to
survive from day to day.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
Gen. S. P. Strickland, of Bangor, gives no.
tice of petition to the Legislature to have the
scaling of logs regulated by law:
Delesdernier Lebroke was arraigned in Dex-
ter last Thursday, under the cognomen of "De-
less Lebroke, for stealing S145 from Francis
Ames, of Glenburn, last March, and after a
three days examination was ordered to recog-
nize for his appearance at the February term of
the ). j.. Court. The plea of misnomer was
put in, claiming his name to be Delesdernier;
Wv 60 hO h"u ilCNCI Uccu KNOWN DIV LnaG name
there, and as his counsel and all his acquaintan-
ces during the trial called him plain Deless the
court overruled that point Monday the same
Deless was arraigned for resisting and threat
ening officer Shepherd with a loaded pistol,
waived an examination, and for want of bail
was committed on both charges, as we learn
from the Bangor Wing.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent.
The Piscataquis correspondent of the Dexter
Gazette is very sick with acute rhematism, She
is believer in the prescription of disembodied
spirits, but, in the absence of medium obtain
ed good nights sleep from the exhibition of
doctor in the flesh. She is SO wonderfully pleas
ed with the result, that, although unable to use
her own fingers, she is anxious to see the fact
recorded in print.
Rev: w. s. Knowlton, Supervisor of Common
schools Tor Piscataquis delivered an able and
tute in Parkman, on the I'd inst. on seWhen.
what and how to read" Mr. Knowlton is de.
seryedly popular in his position as Supervisor,
and has done much to elevate the character Of
the schools in Piscataquis.
The Baptist and Methodist churches are hold
ing union protracted meeting in Parkman.
hourshing young merchant in Piscataouis.
engaged to be married on Thanksgiving day,
but forgot to get booked by the town clerk
and had to submit to postponement Subse-
quently he had the Intention duly entered
with the town official and obtained the little
moose paper, but, when the happy day arrived
found that he had lost it, and was compelled to
repair to the clerks office for duplicate. which
having obtained, he fastened to a maestrate
and was made happy
The dwelling house in Shirley owned and &C.
c9pled by Mr.. Willard Littlefeld, was destroy
Of the furniture, &C., was saved Insured for
$780, ~
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Returns to the Bureau of Statistics from East
port, for the quarter ending Sept 80. 1871.
showed the arrival at that port of 6O21 emil
were adult males, 233 of whom are reported as
carpenters, and the remainder are farmers and
farm laborers. ''-'N
The Republican says that Simeon Ryarson
VINO received severe injuries last week at Lubec
Dy falling through mast hole in the new sch.
Marcia Reynolds, is recovering.
J. & S. Griffin of Eastport. have been oblig-
ed TO suspend, owing to severe loss in shipping.
The Calais Times says two men, one of whom
was named Getchell, started in company last
tuesday night from Princeton, as we are in
formed for their camp on Grand Lake. When
Just this side OF Farm Cove they both broke
through the ice and the man named Getchell
was drowned. His companion, being able to
SWIM, succeeded with much difficulty in extri-
eating himself from his perilous situation, and
managed to reach Grand Lake Stream, a dis
lance OF five miles from the place of accident,
where he arrived at Mr.. Bates office in Der,
lshing condition. His hat was frozen to his
mead, and his arms were much bruised, caused
by his breaking the ice while in the water in or
der to find place strong enough to sustain his
weight
Fifteen millions of log lumber were shipped
from Calais during the month of November
says the Times. The shipping of lumber is now
about concluded for the season, many of our
merchants having already despatched their last
cargo. This business will be entirely closed hv
the 10th of the present month.