The Portland daily press., 1873-02-19
STATE NEWS.
ARnoSTOOx coIrNTy

AROOSToOK COUNTY.
Mr.. Peters has presented in the House of
Representatives a petition from citizens of
Houlton, asking an appropriation for public
building there.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The citizens of Windham propose to get the
advantage of three good lectures by readings.
Wendell Phillips lecture ON "The Lost Arts,
will be read at the meeting house at Windham
Hill, Saturday evening, Feb. 22d; James T.
Fields lecture masters Of the Situation" will
be read at the meeting house at Windham Cen
tire, Saturday evening, March list; and the Sat-
urday evening following Henry Ward Beech
ers lecture on Compulsory Education will be
read at the Friends meeting house.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Bucksport q Bangor Railroad Company at
Bucksport, Monday, the act of the Legislature
amending its charter was unanimously accept
ed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says gentleman who
has lived in that city twenty-eight years. was
in the State House the other day for the first
time.
The Augusta papers complain that their ex-
changes take long time in getting round
Capt. S. G. Cox of Hallowell, had some kind
of fit in the Northern Bank Monday. He is
better now
Fsstsgs;g.fs OXFORD COUNTY. -s.s-.sr
The Democrat learns that Mr. Carpenter is
about to purchase Beal's Hotel, Norway, for
$4,000.
A spirited trot on Wells run, Dixfeld, took
place on Thursday and Friday of last week.
Alexander Cushman and Walter B. Morrill,
OF Buckfeld, have died of small pox in Boston,
within few weeks.
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Jason Weeks of Bangor, has had returned to
him Bangor bond for $1,000, of which he was
robbed with SIG, 900 Of other bonds and money,
IN New York, over a year ago. being knocked
down at the same time. The bond could not
be sold, hence the consderate thieves returned
it.
VIM. Courts, boys in their teens, were arraign-
ed before Trial Justice Norton at Oldtown, on
Saturday, for endeayoring to break up the
school of Mrs. Rideout, at Alton. They were
ordered to furnish bonds of $50 each to appear
next Saturday and pay the $25, or submit to
stand prosecution.
: SOMERSET COUNTY.
The singers of Skowhegan are rehearsng Mr..
Billiards. Cantata, PRAYER and Praise y and
are soon to-perform it in concert under the
direction of the composer. Mr.. III. F Kim
ball now has charge of the chorus, and L. L.
Morrison, esq, leads the orchestra.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Washington County Teachers Associa-
ton will hold a meeting at Dennysyille after
noon and evening of Feb. 21st and throughthe
day Feb. 22d.
YORK COUNTY.
At the quarterly session of the County Lodge
of Good Templars at .Shapleigh, last week, the
matter of employing q county temperance mis-
sonary was considered favorably, and COM
mittee appointed to put the project into effect,
The order numbers 1000 in the county.
The Times says that James Coffin of Shap-
leigh, was very badly injured on Friday, the
9TH inst by tree falling on him while chop
ping wood. r
A Lodge of the Knights of Pythias is about
to be organized in Saco.
Mr.. and Mrs Solomon B. Seavey of Saco
celebrated their golden wedding Feb. 18th
Some rs children and grand children were pres
ent.
IN GENERAL.
A Washington despatch notes the following
promotions of Maine men in the departments:
Frank Bartlett from S1100 to $1,000 clerk
ship, and III. V. Barton from $1,000 to $140O
clerkship.