The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-12
state News.
ANDRoscoaoIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal calls for two more
steam fire engines, one for Lewiston and one
for Auburn. If the authorities of these two
places are wise they will heed the suggestion
of the Journal in time. The narrow escape
from serious condagration by the fire IN the
Central Block on Monday night should serve
as warning to be prepared in season to pre-
vent such disasters. az e.ft ..s-...-.4.s -
The Journal states that a young lady in Au-
burn has recently bt come insane, and her mel
anchely condition has crazed her mother, who
is raving maniac. ia sia4e a1.g-sy 5.t
The Journal says that the Lincoln mill at
Lewiston is now being thoroughly overhauled
the machinery in the old wing having been
shut down for few weeks to permit such
changes as it is desired to make in the ma
chinery A large quantity of new machinery
has arrived, expressly imported from England.
The new English Cards are novelty in this
country, and are said to be superior piece of
machinery. The repairs and Improvements
will be pushed as rapidly as possible and The
entire mill, including. the large and new wing,
will be started up probably on or before spring.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
The ladies of Presque Isle are about to pur-
chase bell for the academy in that town. 81.
There have been erected in the town of
Sherman during the present year, thirteen
houses, seven barns and one blacksmith shop,
twenty-one buildings in all. 1-issno '@'>
Up to Friday last there lad not been snow
enough in Presque Isle and vicinity to make
sleighing. ''-...l-
.rr-s,-.. .KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Maine State
Board of Agriculture will be held in Augusta,
at the. Capitol, on the third Wednesday and
Thursday in January. Six new members will
take their places at the Board this year, and
six old ones will retire. ...aulo a.1l x
The Farmer says the lumber business,
which is one of the leading industrial pur-
suits OF Augusta, has received check by the
somewhat premature appearance of severe
through the lock. Operations at the steam
sawmill on the east side were also suspended
for the season on Saturday last =.T asIl
The Augusta Farmer says three children of
Mr.. Thomas Hopkins of that city, of family
of five, died last week, after brief sickness.
The disease was malignant type of scarlet
fever and throat distemper, which has utterly
defed medical control. another child lies
very low with the same disease, and is not ex-
pected to recover. The age Of the eldest of
these children was about six, and the young
est two years.
The sum of Seven thousand dollars has been
subscribed by the members OF the Episcopal
church in Augusta towards the establishment
of UNCONVENTIONAL school in that city. Lib
eral contributions have also been made in
other portions of the State for the same object
and measures are in progress for the immedi-
dtG puTCudse VI eieCtlOH VI Suitable DullulDTS
for the accommodation of pupils. sll
A reduction of the hours of labor from ten
to eight hours per day, and corresponding
reduction of wages, has just gone into effect
ar the works of the Z. & X. railroad in Au.
gusta. -.. Doe. .t. s.-..
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Patten Voice says there will be about
half the amount of Numbering done this year
in the vicinity of Patten that there was last
year. .
The Bangor Wing, after abiding to the cold
weather of Tuesday, says the representations
of the weather-wise-b based upon the reliable
appearance of the gooses breast-bone, &c.-are
now that the first part of the winter will be
early and hard, and the last part soft and asy.
We have no doubt, says the Wing, about the
first part, because we think we can see it,
The Newport & Dexter railroad is graded
nearly to Dexter, a distance of thirteen and a
half miles, The rails will be laid and the road
put in running order another spring.
SOMERSET COUNTY. .
eioh hens nest, containing one hundred and
few dav USd and sound eggs, was discovered a |
tbe haymnn,ce by some boys while at play in |
ridoewock 1Sf Mr.. w. B. Kennisou at Nor |
them for bipbnnee old herwas probably holding |
prices than 80 cents.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
AZ Harrlngton preparations are making for
each and one Of 135 tons, besidass o. Ho IONS
brig already on the stocks. hnishing
Daniel Chapman, of Milbridge, was l,,oo
overheard by the main boom of the sch Ro,,aS
ary Nov. q, and lost off Isle au Haut. 'onu-
Capt Mariner Crosby, Of Passport t.. With his
st. Thomas with load of salt for New York, |
about the 2Oth of Sept, since which time he |
has not been heard from.