The Portland daily press., 1873-02-24
STATE NEWS
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal learns that person drove
through Turner Tuesday evening, beating his
horse mercilessly. The team had proceeded
but a short distance out of the village when
the more decent brute of thetwo scnsibly fell
down and died.
of Bankrupty and John w. May, Esq, has
| been appointed to suceeed him. b.. "a
Joseph Harlow of Auburn, broke his arm
and barely escaped with his life by falling
down the hatchway of Cushman's shoe factory,
says the journal, 1870
The Journal says that the Grand Army fair
in Lewiston is elaborate in conception and ar
rangemeut, and successful in every other par
hcular.
In Diminishing the petition for an injunction
on the Lewiston and Auburn Railroaa Co.,
Judge Kent placed his decision on want of ju-
rlsdiction. The statute on which the petition
is founded, was passed in 1864 to prevent towns
and cities from paying out Illegal bounties to
soldiers 1t was not meant to apply to a case
like this, where money was to be raised for a
purpose acknowledged to be legal. He gave
no opinion. if he had any opinion he would
not express it, as to whether all the proceed
ngS of the city of Lewiston were legal in form.
There was an intimation that it was not too
late for the city to rectify former errors if
there had been any in their proceedings.
KENNEBEc COUNTY. ~, g
A levee at West Waterville in aid of the
soldiers monument nettel $500.
Waterville is to Lave masquerade ball the
9th inst
The Gardiner Reporter informs its readers
that Capt. Meaher a native of Whiteiseld, vino
made money as a rebel blockade runner, is
honorng his town with visit after 10 years
absence.
The Reporter says that gentleman in that
city is preparing to build a structure similar to
the tower of Babel!
Gen. H. NJ Plasted, Attorney General eject,
has appeared before the Governor and Coun-
Gil, been qualified, and has entered upon the
he discharge of his official duties.
The Kennebec Journal chronicles the death
Of the only daughter of Gen. Henry Boynton
OF that city at the age OF IL years.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Kennebec Journel has ascertained some
facts is regard to one of the Representatives of
the present Legislature, which it challenges the
world to beat, Moses ALLEY, Esq, of Hartford,
IS 40 years old; has wife and ten children all
living; father and mother both living, aged re-
spectively rs and rs years; all of his brothers
and sisters, seven in number, are living ;sall the
grandchildren, twenty-one in number are living
Up to the present time there has never been
death in the family.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Capt. Clark Parker of Corinth, died in the
street at Bangor last Friday of congestion of
the heart. SIS
The Wing says that work will be commenced
on the &pcksport and Bangor Railroad on Mon
day, in the cut near Mill Creek The deep
cuts all along the line will be commenced upon
immediately, and will be near completion by
the first of June.
Mrs. j. P. Moore, who had leg broken on
the Grand Trunk a few days ago, lives in Dex-
ter She is recovering.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The "Chase heirs had meeting in Ken
dalPs Mills last Thursday, at which Elijah
Chase of this ci y presided About 100 were
present but little was done Money is wanted
to prosecute their raid upon England, but on
the question of procedure there is a diversity
of opinions
IN GENERAL.
The following patents have been issued to
Maine inventors for the week ending Feb. 4th {:
Hiram Peavy, assignee one half to Michael
Jersey, Bangor, moccasin. II. p. Hood, In
dianapolis, and VIM. Coombs, Bangor, nut
lock. . 1sSs Sc JftEs-s ksrs E.GF's.s E
Although President Chamberlain and Prof
Henry w. Longfellow were not present at the
annual dinner in New York, Thursday, as ex-
pected, a goodly number of prominent gradu-
ates and a genial company were present. W..
Prentiss presided, and around the board were
Professor Hitchcock, the Rev. DR.. Adams, the
Rev DR.. Henry 3. Smith, the Rev. Henry
Field and others. At the business meeting
which preceded the dinner, Thomas, H. Hub
bard, son of Ex-Governor Hubbard, was elected
President for the new year, James McKeen,
secretary, W. A. Abbott treasurer and Gran
vile P. Hawes, DR.. b. Fl. Baker. Al ustus Il.
Libby and S. G. Fessenden, executive commit
| tee,