The Portland daily press., 1871-07-03
state News.
ARoosrooK COUNTY

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The old Hancock barracks, with their con-
tents, in Houlton, are to be sold at auction by
order. of Government, on the 18th of this
month.
The store of Mr.. johnson, in Pressure Isle,
was recently broken into and vest, three
watches and $50 in money stolen. The thief,
Frenchman. was arrested in Madawaska a
day or two afterward, and is now in Jail al
Houlton. Isl
The Sunrise says Rev. Mr.. Austin has re-
signed his passionate of the Congregational
Church in Pressure Isle.
KENNEBEc COUNTY. E
The Gazette says that between thirty and
forty thousand dollars have been subscribed in
Haliowell to be given to the Maine Classical
School, should the Conference decide to locate
it there.
Rev. Chas. G. McCully, pastor of the South
parlsh Church, Hallowell, accompanied by
Mrs. MeCully, arrived home last week, after
spending several months at the Sandwich Is
lands, and also several months in California.
Mrs. Freeman Tibbets, of Gardiner, had her
collar bone and one of her ribs broken last
Thursday, by the upsetting OF carriage in
which she and Mrs. Cyrus AIMEE were riding,
the horse taking fright from a COW. Mrs. An
pee escaped with some slight bruises on the
head.
Mr.. Lorenzo d. Moody of Chelsea, was bru-
tally assaulted last Tuesday evening, by two of
his nephews, named Frank MOrang and Fred
Moody, in settlement OF an old grudge. The
affair caused mnch excitement and indigna-
nation, says the Gardiner Reporter.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times states that lad seven years
old, named Luther Thompson, was drowned at
Marr's Harbor, Southport, June 29th He was
in a small boat ard evidently fell out; but was
not discovered in time to save him. A quanti-
ty OF air collected upon his back, under his
garments, that foated him, SO that he was
soon discovered and taken out by his father,
but all means to restore him were Intellectual.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the Fourth is to be du-
y celebrated at Small Point At Morse's
Mountain hole was made fifty deep, thirty
years ago, in search fer coal. 1t is to be load
ed properly ana fired off on the Fourth and is
expected to be sight worth witnessing.
WALDO COUNTY.
The lightning struck in three places in Bel
fast last Wednesday, but no serious damage
was done.
About $500 worth of liquors were eeized on
the premises Of Henry Wyman, in Belfast, last
Monday.
Steamer Argo il now making three trips per
week from Belfast to Ellsworth, touching at
Mount Desert.
IN GENERAL.
Says correspondent of the Lewiston Jour-
al:-"CommunicatiOn between the upper
towps in Oxford county by railroad, with the
eastern portion of the State, is about as awk-
ward as it could we'll be arranged Passengers
on the G. I. railroad who desire to go to Au-
gusta, must stop at Danville Junction, take
the Maine Central at Winthrop, and then ride
ten miles by stage. II they go to Yarmouth
Junction, they must stop at place for several
hours where 4hey can get nothing to eat. 1t is
provoking to know that the Kennebec train
mas left only few minutes before. A whole
day is spent in going as far as an old fashioned
canal boat would carry us in "a hours. Won't
that Valley railroad be built sonn2n