The Portland daily press., 1872-01-23

and being armed offered resistance to being
taken. The officer, who was unarmed Went
Tor assistance and in the meantime the rogues
decamped
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the Lincoln Aericultur-
al and Horticultural Society had their animal
meeting for the election of officers on Ian 18th
and the following were elected: Presid dara'
Hon. Il. w. Farley, of New Castle; Vice Presi
dents, G. w. Turkey, New Castle, s. w. lack.
son, Waldoboro, Thomas Herbert, Bristol and
Samuel Kennedy, Whitefeld. Trustees. AL
Wiscasset; end Dennis Mahoney New Castle
Secretary III. A. Hobson, jefferson Treas.
urer, G. w. Turkey, New Castle. Member Of
the State Board of Agriculture, LYMAN III.
Winslow, of Waldoboro. The Society for few
years past has been running between wind and
full premium. and are out of funds With the
new Board of officers better things are expected,
PENoBscoT COUNTY,
A young man, native Of st. John. p
who had been employed for three years IS saias,,
man in a wholesale dry goods house in nav Nesy
York city, but lately threw up his situation and
| went to eanyassing for the sale of a book. be-
came inflicted with insanity and was placed in
| an Insane Hospital His mother went on after
| him and succeeded in getting him as far as
| Bangor, when he gotout of the cars before she
did and disappeared. Saturday heiwas found
at the Bangor House setting in a strange man
ner. He was taken tosthe Jail, when in a short
| time his mother came for him, and took him to
! St John on Monday,
| The Penobseot Indians have petitioned for
their annuities, amounting to about two tbous-
and dollars, to be devoted to Agriculture SIM,
port Of schools, salaries for Governor and Lieu.
tenant Governor, Priest, for building a school
house, and to repair their buryins lot The
| petition is signed by the Governor, who makes
his mark, .Lientenant=G Governor, who writes
his name, and by thirty-seven others. twelve Of
whom sign their names and twenty five of whom
make their mark.
Timothy Crosby, Esq, an old and prominent
citizen OF Bangor, died on Sunday morning.
F. The Professors in the Bangor Theolooical
Seminary have issued an earnest appeal to The
pastors and churches of the State, in reference
| to the gradual but constant diminution Of tbe
young men preparing for the ministry. Only
two from Maine have entered any Theological
Seminary cut of the State during the past wear
and only two from the State have entered the
Bangor Seminary. q -
SOMERSET COUNTY. ss'@ ~
There Is more numbering done on the Dead
| River waters this winter than there has beer
for any winter for several years; from sever
/ hundred to one thousand men are employed M
on the dead River and its tributaries this win
ter. The numbering season has been about one
month earlier than usual, and so far has beer
unusually favorable. 1887
Albert Henpewell Of Embden, one of Steward
u Games crew, who, are operating some si1
miles from Flagstaff was severely if not fatally
injured about one week ago. A falling tres
struck him on the side of the head, bruising Ii
badly, and rendering him senseless for soms
three days. He was taken to his home in Emb
den, and lately seems TO be mending somewhat
with some hopes Of his recovery.
lenu YORK COUNTY.
A seal, weighing about one hundred and fit,
pounds, was caught early Saturday morning BY
Messrs. Edmond RamsdeH and Charles Mouf
ton, on York River, q mile and a half above
salt water. He was caught with lasso, taker
to Portsmouth, and sold. isfG
The Cornish Cornet Band az pieces), ha.
elected its officers for 1872, as follows: Rosco,
G. Smith, president; Ezra William Barker, sec
Rotary and treasurer; John M Pease, leader
/ Calvin e. Woodbury., vice-leader; Horace A
Pike, John f. Smith, and Eben Barker, direct
ors 81 i'59 90 Sl ''S
The Saco Independent says operations have
begun towards the building of the Boston &
Maine K. +. bridge across the river.
The Independent learns that last week Johr
Row, sub-contractor on the b. & NJ extension
absconded with $1,000, leaving bills of q larger
amount unpaid. Laborers and boarding house
keepers are the printpal sufferers.