The Portland daily press., 1871-01-07
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
James Flynn, who was among the first Irish
men who went to Lewiston, some twenty years
since, recently died in that city at the age of 81
years.
Rev. DR.. Balkan, aud wife were thrown out
of sleigh at Lewiston Wednesday evening.
Mrs. B. escaped without injury. DIR. B.
sprained his ankle.
A writer in the Lewiston journal urges the
extension of the Androscoggin RAILROAD direct
from that city to Danville, connecting there
with the Grand Trunk railroad.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Frank Walker, one Of the boy $ charged with
setting fire to school-house in Brunswick,
has been sentenced to the Reform School dur
ing his minority. He confessed the offense
and alleged that the other boys aided him.
Our townsman Mr. John L. Shaw ard his
qnintette club, will give concert in Bridgton
during the month OF February, under the aus
pices of Farragut Post, G. A. R., of that town.
Henry o. Moses, an apothecary and book
seller at Harrison, had trial in that town on
Saturday last,on charge of keeping intoxicat-
ing liquors intended for illegal sale. This trial
excited considerable interest and lasted all day,
before Trial Justice George E. ChadbourDe
and his associate, Justice John Dawes and
VIM. W. Cross, and is fnlly reported in the
Bridgton News. The decision was reserved
| until to-day.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The post-cffice at South Monmouth has been
discontinued.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Bridgton News of Friday says, Just as
we 90 to press we hear rumor that man in
Lowell, Wednesday, fell in the road and received
wounds from which he died soon after. We
are unable to learn his name or the particulars
| of the accident.
The following is list of Deputy Sheriffs re-
| Gently appointed by the new Sheriff of Oxford
1. D. Stacy, Esq, OF Porter:-Josiah w.
| Written, Buckfeld; John Jackson and Oscar
ton; Samuel T. Beal. Oxford; Charles H.
George, Hebron; Joel 7. Croker, Norway; ia
cob Thompson, Hiram; Eber E. Rice, Brown
field; Andrew Buzzell, Fryeburg; Cyrus Wor.
nell, Alvin B. Goodwin and Gilman L. Blake,
Bethel; with three or four others to be n ade.
S. r. Hutchins, Esq. has accepted tempo
rary appointment OF Deputy Sheriff and Jail
or, until such time as the Sheriff can move his
| family to Paris, and take charge of the Jail.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Childrens' Home at Bangor is in flour.
| ishing condition. 1t now has thirty-fiye in.
mates, fifteen of whom are the orphans of de-
| ceased soldiers. Its receipts last year amount
49,
The mercury at Bangor, Thursday morning
at sunrise was sixteen degree below zero. Al
10 o'clock in the evening it was thirty nine de-
| S.ces AnuVes CuduSe VI hity-hNo oesIeeS IL
| fifteen hours ~
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
James j. Drew has been appointed Postmas
| ter at Mercer, vice Samuel A. Roster, resigned
Joseph Hight, Esq, one of the first settlers
of Athens, died Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 1870. Ht
| would have reached the advanced age OF "a
years. He was well known in his own anc
neighboring towns, as an intelligent and up
right man, says the Reporter.
YORK COUNTY.
A petition is to be presented to the Legisla
ture for uniting Wood Island to Saco, taking
it off from Bddeford. A petition will also bt
| presented for the remuneration to Lmingtou
| of that portion of the town which was set of
to Limerick last year.
A barn belonging to Joseph Small, in Der
wick, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday
| horse and cattle, but lost wagon, harness an(
three tons of hay. No insurance. Cause o
| the fire unknown.
The work OF grading the Portland s. Roches
ter L. L. is about completed to the State line
The steamer Clotlde, on Wells Beach, i
very nearly discharged of her cargo At thu
last storm she leaked very badly, and sine,
then the water in the hold has overpowered tn,
workmen. A survey of the vessel was mad
| on Tuesday. 1t is reported that the vessel ha
been several times afoat since she got beach
ed.
AT meeting of the corporators of the Sac
River Railroad, held in Biddeford on Monda,
evening last the following Board of Director
| were unanimously chosen: Charles Hardy
Esreff Fl. Banks, Joshua Moore and J. E. But
Ter OF Biddeford, and Joseph G. DeefiDg, r.
G. Hartley and Cornelius Sweetsir of Saco.