The Portland daily press., 1872-04-01
STATE NEWS.

L The Journal says there was cut last week on
the MarstOn farm in East Liverlnore a pine
that measured five feet eight inches across the
stump. 1t cut one log IL feet long that averag-
ed four feet through. AT this point the trunk
divided into four branches, two of which were
broken in falling, one hundred and ten feet
from the main trunk, and were eight inches
through at that point; the third was one hum
dred and nine feet, and the fourth eighty-four
feet to where they broke off. The tree scaled
six thousand five hundred and thirty-two feet
The Jour ,ol says Mr.. William Small, of Me-
chanic Falls, started last Monday with his team
a short distance to load some wood and return
Not being heard from, search was made about
hve O. clock and he was found near his team,
not dead, yet beyond recovery and on being
conveyed to the house was soon pronounced
dead. He had been subject to heart disease.
The Journal says the old lady Miss RobinsonI
who died so suddenly at Mr. III. Dinsmore's in
Auburn, Sunday, came from Lee, Mass, and
has lived in Mr.. Dinsmores family fourteen
years.
ARoosTooK.
AT the town meeting in Houlton last Monday
the following officers were elected CLERK.
Hadley Fairfield; Selectmen and Assessors. r
L. Staples, Lysander Putnam and Abner
Weeks; Supt School Committee, c. NJ Powers;
Collector, Lewis B. johnson. The town re-
pudiated the debt contracted in aid of the Houl-
ton Branch railroad.
A vigorous movement has been inaugurated
for the suppression of the liquor traffic in Houl-
ton.
KENNEBEC COUNTY:
The Gardiner Reporter says considerable anx-
lety has been manifested this week by stock
raisers from the lack of corn in our market.
On Thursday not a bushel could be bought in
the city, circumstance that has not happened
before for many months we are Informed
F KNOX COUNTY /s8FH.
(From another Correspondence -.
The losses of the insurance companies by
the recent fire at Rockland foot up about $685.
600. The burnt and damaged blocks were
among the best in the city, and will be repaired
at once. A new brick block of stores is soon to
be erected on the easterly side of Main street
The Knox & Lincoln Railroad is doing good
work for Rockland, and is fully appreciated by
the people in that thriving city
Our correspondent at RockIand wrote on Sat-
urday:
The ''City of Richmond" arrived here this
morning on her first trip overladen with freight
greatly to the relief of the people The harbor
is not entirely free of ice, and it was with diff
Guilty that the boat reached the wharf The
ReGpe an ana oattle on Deer Isle are actually suf
tive and six hundred men will be put into the
granite quarry there this spring early, and there
is a loud call for a steamboat to ply from Rock
land connecting with the Knox & Lincoln r.
making Mt. Desert or Ellsworth the terminus
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the temperance meeting
Friday evening was an effort worthy of the
cause. The City Hall was literally packed and
many who wished to attend were unable to do
SO without being uncomfortably crowded. The
speakers all manifested that earnest sincerity
which always exerts such a magnetic influence
on an audience. A deep interest was manifest
ed and about a hundred signed the pledge. A
Reform Club was orgonized, with David o.
Foye as President and Hugh Mckay Secreta-
ry. .- -..-.-.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says some friends of Gen. White
OF Bangor, who reside in Portland, sent him,
Friday, a splendid sword and belt of elegant
pattern and highly ornamented. ss--sgf
The Wing says Henry G. Coburn Of Kingman,
has deer pen at the old John Goddard farm
in which he has had till recently six deers, late
ly caught in that vicinity. One was sent on
Wednesday to j. b. Watts, Brunswick, and
two others are to be soon forwarded to the May
of Rockland. ~ ~
The Bangor Commercial says Patrick Hasey
OF Of Winterport, dropped dead at Six Mile Falls
FRIDAY morning, of heart disease. He has been
here for few days in search of employment, +
and was staying Thursday at Stockwells Tav
ern. Friday morning he got up early to go
down the road short distance to milkman's
In order to get ride to the city. While on his
way he fell dead as before stated
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Our Lubec correspondent says the following
are the town officers elected: Clerk, A. W. Lam
son; Selectmen HI. Harmon, j. G. Reynolds,
r., Warren Small; Assessors, H. Comstock,
Lew L Ramsdell, M. P. Lawrence; Overseers, G.
w " Godfrey, r. P. Reynolds; Treasurer, w.
ID. Hunter; Town Agent, H. Harmon; Audi
tor, James McGregor; School Committee NJ
T Lawrence. The first time the Republicans
nave carried the election since 1866.
YORK COUNY.
The town of Eliot has been excited the past
few days over case of real small pox.lMr. |
James Kimball living at Sturgeon creek was
taken ill on Sunday, March oath, and died on the
morning OF Thursday, the 2sth The disease |
was brought into town by man from Boston. /