The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-24
State News.


to obtain the toll bridge between that town |
ana 'I0psham, for the purpose of making it
free. Betterco SO at once for the business of |
the place. Formerly we had three toll bridges |
leading out of Portland. Now we have none.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American contradicts the
statement, published in Boston paper, of the
amount of lumber manufactured on Union
river this year. 1t says the amount manufac-
tured this year foots UP 80 250O 900 feet of long
lumber and 1916 sugar boxes. The expecta-
ton is that only about two-thirds of the usual
amount will be cut this winter, unless the sea-
son shall prove unusually propitous.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Winthrop Bulletin says the business
o. the North Wayne Tool Goa stock COM
pany with $4,000 capital-is lively, and their
goods are sold as fast as made. - ''
The Bulletin says owing to the enterprise
and tact of the business men of Winthrop all
the machinery III town is kept in motion. The
boot manufactures are running on large or
ders, and everything is full of life and &C
tivity. .'t-< Dino
There is a heather -esiding near Winthrop
who has raised family of children and the
third generation are pratting on his knee.
Yet he does not and never has taken newspa-
per, nor had nis buildings insured. So says the
Bulletin. OH TfTpA rfnpUGTlM
The Waterville Mail says some petty thief
went through the office OF Mr. l.. T. Boothby,
the station agent on the Portland and Kene-
bee Railroad, last Thursday night but was
considerable enough to take only about two
dollars in counterfeit scrib and some worthless
steamboat tickets. s..r. -
Winthrop, with population of about $500,
has establishments for the manufacture of
shoes, woOlens, oilcloths and agricultural i'm
plements. 1t has two fine churches, with ex-
cellent schools, and is altogether one of the
most temperate, moral and enterprising little
villages in the State.
A fire occurred in Augusta Saturday MORN
ing, destroying wooden building owned by
A. Sc w. Sprague and used as workshop.
Loss $1,000. No insurance. tA.lf'1
o5.tzl 1lf OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norwegians and Parisians have enjoy
ed first "a te sleighing for some time.
James Irish has been appointed Postmaster
of Hartford, vice M. Q: Osgood, RESIGNED. AL
| so, Elisha s. Wyman Postmaster at Peru, vice
Jonas Greene, resigned, says the Oxford Dem
| ocrat.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
Mrs. Peter Davis of Bangor was very seri-
! ousy injure last Saturday in that city by the
! sleigh in which she with her husband was rid
| ing coming into collision with another sleigh.
The Wing says her hip was badly crushed,
and the neck of he left thigh bone broken in
| the socket. There were fears of some internal
| injury which at the present time are not en-
tirely disspated. l3i rMtL .er 97fs1
In an attempt to rescue prisoner, William
| Herrin, from the police in Bangor last Satur-
! day evening by some dozen or twenty half
| drunken young 1rishmen in which some of
the police were struck, the latter were COM
PEELED, in selfdefence, to use their pistols.
| Several shots, says the Wing, were fired, one
men about eighteen years old, son of VIM
| ODonohue, a truckman, who is in critical
condition. . y 1's' q IN
The recent earthquake was noticed in Ban
gor by some members of family who were
awake and perceived the trembling of the
earth about o'clock in the morning, says the
Wing.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Some person entered the premises of Mr.
Sheldon Reed of Madison, a few nights since
aud stole sixteen of his best turkeys. I'D -
The Clarion says the water in the Kenne
bee is unusually low Tor this season of the
year. and most of the Mills in Skowhegar
run at about half their usual speed. r m
Mr.. Kilsore has left the new hotel at Nor.
ridgewock, and thu house is now closed.
WALDO COUNTY
| Belfast, says the Journal, is suffering in he,
shipping interest, by disaster as well as from
stagnation in business. Within fortnight
news has been received of the loss of two first
class vessels, one in the China sea, and one in
the Mediterranean.
The Belfast journal says the Cutter Dobbin
seized, few days ago. in the Eastern Bay
the schooner Lebanon, of Boston, Jordan, mas
ter, charged with a violation of the revenue
laws. She was from the Provinces, with q
cargo of lumber. h''N l'-lte92A H51sG@~si
On the 18th inst. Rev. o. whitcomb, of
Monroe, fell from scaffold over his barn floor
a distance of about fourteen feet, and wrench
ed his back, put one ankle out of Joint and
broke one bone of his leg Just above the
sprained ankle. ~ AA.tft f-t0 " cAA]lLGA
A1tNHht WASHINGTON COUNTY. CI8oag
Capt-Joseph Amazeen relieves Lieut. C. T
Chase as commander of the U. S. Revenue
Steamer "Mosswood," at Eastport. Lieut.
Chase is ordered to the steamer "Northener''
stationed at Baltimore. EusgegfSN /
The Eastport Sentinel states that Mr. John
Edgett, OF Deer Island, about so years of age
died very suddenly at the house of Mr. Har.
vey Cloud on Saturday 14th instant He re-
tired Friday night apparently in his usual
health, but not making his appearance in the
morning Mr.. q. went to his room and found
him in dying condition. A physician was al
once called but nothing could be done for him
1t was decided that the cause of his death was
hemorrhage of the stomach.
The Machias Republican says Capt. James
Libby OF schooner Garland, just arrived at
Machiasport from Boston, picked up S. S. w
from Seguln Buoy, No; 2, belonging to Broad
a& ia YORK COUNTY. OK
The Kittery correspondent of the Biddeford
Union furnishes the following items:
+ The U. s. S. Contocook has finished her tri-
al, and the machinery proved to be quite eff.
cient. Commodore II has been here look
ing after this steamer as he intends to make
! her his flagship for some foreign port.
| Midshipman NJ. A. S. Mckenzie has been or.
dered to the yard, and attached to the Ord
| nance Department. naePt, tra rs5
The appropriation of $716828 for this yard
may look large to an outsider, but it is small
| compared to the vast amount of work that is
necessary to be performed for the next year.
Much more is requisite to place this yard on
| an equal footing with other yards The at
tachment of Seaveys Island to the yard rem
ders it of the utmost Importance that liberal
| appropriation shall be made by Congress to
make this new purchase profitable. - -
The number of men employed in the yard
at present is about 1900 and the prospect is
now of a decrease of some Of the gangs. r
Last week the constables visited the store of
Mr.. A. b. Wright in Saco and searched for
liquors. They found few bottles of ale which
they took. In court, Mr.. Wright's defense
was that the ale was for his own privat to use
and he was discharged. ta5iA .z-s-S--. LII
The citizens of Limerick have organized a
Frank lin Library Association Tor the purpose
OF procuring public library s1as -
FIRE IN SALEM.-About 10 o'clock Satur-
day night, fire was discove ed in the shoe store