The Portland daily press., 1867-12-30
State News


The Directors of the First National Bank
of Lewiston have declared dividend of z
per cent. on eight months earnings, payable
on the first of January.
The new Baptist church in Turner vii
lage will be dedicated Wednesday, January
LIST, at IL, A. M. Sermon by the pastor Rev. Mr..
Richardson. The house was erected the past
season, and has cost with bell and furniture
about $4,000 ..-. r. -a.a "a
The Lewiston Falls Manufacturing Compa-
ny, says the journal, was Incorporated in
1884. Capital stock, $4,000. Runs SIX sets
100000 pounds of wool, mostly purchased in
Maine, and manufactures about 100000 yards
OF goods yearly, VIZ: cassimeres, fancy cas-
simeres, tweeds, repellents and fancy flannos.
The debt OF Auburn is $4,000; of Lewiston
$4,000
HANCOCK COUNTY. ....-.
The Ellsworth American says the number
of lathes made by Warren Brown Esq. was
two million. ...-
We learn from the American that Capt.
William Leland ofTrenton, tell from the scat
told in his barn on Monday, while assisting in
pressing hay, and broke his neck. He was
neatly eighty years old.-His death was imme-
diate.
Mr.. James G. Moore of Waltham was killed
Thursday, instantly, by some accident while
hauling lumber. The particulars have not
been recei"ed by the American.
KENNEBEC COUNTY. -
The Gardiner Reporter says it is rumored
that an effort will be made in the Legislature
this winter to have that portion of Farming
dale that formerly belonged to Gardiner, set
back again. There was not any good reason
why it should have been separated, and the
sooner it is back again the better it will be for
all parties concerned.
The Gardiner Reporter is anxious that the
authorities of that city should buy steam fire
engine.
OXFORD COUNTY.
G. a. Prince, formerly OF BuckfieId, and
Captain of the 23d Maine regiment, is a dele
gate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention
from the 10th election district. G. G. Rchard-
SOD, formerly of Rumford, and Captain in the
18th Maine, is also delegate from the same
district.
The Androscoggin Herald saysau accidental
collision occurred between two sleighs in Nor
way village on Christmas eve, by which six
persons were thrown out into the snow togeth-
er. and Mr.. Henry Tucker Of Mechanic Falls,
was quite severely injured.
A loupeiver was killed in Oxford one day
last week, says the Mechanic Falls Herald.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY -~f
The Bangor Wing says that q few weeks
since several barns in Hermon were destroy
ed by fire, and about the same time the Meet
ing House was set on fire, but fortunately it
was discovered in season to prevent its des-
truct!On. Charles ManSell, OF Hermop, was
suspected of being the incendary. He was ar
rested and brought before the Police Court,
when full hearing was had, and he was
bound over in the sum of $1,000 to answer the
charge at the next term of Court.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Kendall's Mills correspondent of the
Bangor Wing says that Stephen Kendall died
in that town on Thursday morning, aged 81.
He was member of the Convention that
framed the Constitution of Maine.
The Clarion says Mrs. Sally Dearborn, of So
lon, sc years of age, spun, between the 18th OF
june and 10th of November, TO skeins OF yarn,
Rnit six pairs of mems wooden socks, and one
par ofcottons tockings.
MI: ID; II. Emery has purchased the lot of
land IN okowhegan, ON which the Ware Tav-
ern STAND was lately destroyed by fire, and in
TENDS 10 ereo,, early next spring, large and
commodious hotel with many of the modern
Improvements.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
We learn from the Calais Advert;ser that
Mr.. William e. Slayton of that city' GOT nret-
ty badly burnt on Thursday 10Th, by the mn.
setting of ladle of molten iron on the snow
which caused the metal to fly all over his per-
son and into his face, burning it pretty severe
ly. One his arms was also badly burned
1t was thought at first that his eyesight would
be injured, but such is not the case,