The Portland daily press., 1867-11-25
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

cry tor the new Lincoln Mill at Lewiston nave
! recently arrived. The new mill is being fitted
| for operations probably in the spring e1E
The Journal is urging the establishment of
butter and cheese factories in Androscogggin
county. There is no question that they would
prove beneficial, but still. they would not turn
ont any nicer or richer cheese than is made at
| Livermore.. 1fiatiaf 'leWt5 y ~
Trial Justice T. S. Waterman, Esq, of Me-
| chanlc Falls, in the Androscoggln Herald, cor"
| reets statement that has been going the
| rounds in relation to his judgment in the case
| of Conductor Stowe. He says il appears ip ev-
| idence that after being put off for not paying
extra fare, Perkins stepped upon the car and
| said to the conductor, "that thing is settled and
| now 60 to Mechanic Falls as q passenger,
| Offering to pay his fare to that place. Conduc-
tor Stowe replied that he (Perkins) could not
| go on that train, and again put him oil. For
| this second putting Oft the magistrate lined
| Mr.. Stowe $5 and costs, without reference to
| his guilt or innocence in the former putting
| Oft, that question not then being under consd-
Grafton by the court. RI.
| Sleighing was good all last week at Mechan-i
| ic Falls. yit f9bs9a 3
HANCOCK COUNTY. "-' "a
We learn from the American that Mr.. Fred
Witham andswife, members cf the Jaffi Colo
ny, have arrived at their old home in Surry,
glad to get back to Maine again. -t'l -
In Ellsworth they had fall of about three
inches of snow Wednesday afternoon and
evening" but, on Thursday morning the
weather was clear and moderate. .taia
The American says Union river is in good
navigable condition and will continue TO be
for weeks beyond doubt. There is consid-
cradle lumber on the wharves yet to be ship
ped. In the up river towns the lsleighing is
good. Il 9lglh UE1 1Ul ia "a
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
MIR. Hiram Harlow of Winslow, has recent
" lost,by typhoid fever tour children aged re-
spectiyely, IL, is, 10, and ri years q
The Gardiner Reporter says the Kennebec
at that point closed on Monday night last, aud,
at the time of writing, bids lair to re-
main so until spring. Some seventy-fve ves-
sells along the river are nipped in tho ice, some
of them having Just arrived with cargo, and
others loading for some other port. Many pre-
dict "thaw, )" but should the river remain
closed somebody will get disappointed. Is :
OXFORD COUNTY. -o,sfsI
The Oxford Democrat says the Directors Of
the Norway Savings Bank have decide to erect
a building in which to place their new Burglar
Proof Safe. The foundation of said building
is now nearly ready ior the edifee, which is
be two stories, and when finished, an ornament
to the village. 1t is to be ON the site of the old
hay scales, near Dennisons store. tH9
We regret to learn OF the death of Hon.
O'Neil W. Robinson, of Waterford, formerly
High Sheriff Of Oxford county, and later, for
time resident of this city. He died on Tues
day, 10Th inst, at the age of 70. The deceased
was lOI a iOuS ntFCuduG III
Bethel. II GgrEE TgKa8rQ &
The Democrat says one of the best farms
probably, in the northern part of Oxford coun-
ty is the Bolster farm, in East Rumford, own
ed by A. J Knights. He bought it about three
years ago for $4700. 1t contains about 200
acres, and is well arranged He raised this
year aud sold $2500 worth sof hops One acre
produ,ed 226 bushels OF corn, in the ear, or
about 113 sheled, worth there $1.50 bushel.
He got 700 bushels potatoes, which he hauled
n Rrvant'e Pond and ont fnr Ho-
keeps fifty head of cattle and estaimEates aaEt the
prohtss q his than this in the West? ~
/ ~ - p PENoBscoT COUNTY sI.is an
The Bangor Whig of Saturday says opera
tions have been commenced on the river with
view to extrication of the lumber from the
docks. Some of the docks have been partially
cleared of their contents, andra wide channel
has been cut along the outer edge of them all; !;
through Il is it is proposed to float the RATS be-
low the bridge. where they be loaded INTO
vessels. Stevedores are busy night and day,
and il the mild weather continues few days
longer, 1T is thought great part of the lumber
may be shipped. At Bangor, according to the
Whig the extraordinary cold tenn of Novem-
! ber continued up to Friday. The mercury was
only 100 above zero Friday morning The
weather moderated during the day and there
was a prospect OF rain in that evening. oI.g 58,
SOMERSET COUNTY. oso-e
n The Kendalis Mills correspondent of the
Bangor Wing furnishes the following items:
Deputy State Constable j. L. Nye, made a
raid on the drug store of L. Ii. Evans on
Tuesday asst, and seized about three gallons of
whiskey. Evans plead guilty and appealed to
the March term of the Supreme Judicial
Court at Norridgewock. Mr.. Nye then Motif
ed the saloon keepers that sold cider that they
must stop selling. gfii
On Wednesday night last, Daniel Bunker,
Esq, had a fine mare choked to death. She
tried to get her head into the nextstall and
got caught in such way that when the hired
man got to The stable she was dead. Mr. Bum
ker sold colt from her last spring for $780,
He valued the mare at four hundred dollars.
There have be en- twelve thousand bushels of
potatoes purchased here this season, at the
average price OF So cts. They have all been.
shipped to the Boston market. They are now
paying 95 cents for them. ;NFraTlgl tS"N
" Hay is bringing $14 foriloosel and $17 press
ed-and in good demand ut that. Il
There will not be more than half as many
teams put in the woods from this vicinity this
winter as last. The reason is there has not
been so much sawed lumber piled up here for
years and not much sale fof it.s5 a y
WASHINGTON COUNTY. -d.e g..
The Eastport Sentinel says winter is there
IN earnest. Wednesday morning the mercury
stood at degrees above zero.
Lieut.. e. B.Knox of Eastpoat of the 11th
U. S. Infantry has been brevetted captain for
House, Major for service at Gettysburg, and
Brevet Colonel for battle of Spottsylvania. u.
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