The Portland daily press., 1868-01-04
State Items.

-a CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
First rate hay is selling in Brunswick mar
ket at $40 per ton. is Te5 htE
of Baldwin, dropped dead in his barn, where
he had gone to feed his cattle. His age was
Is years. g.l,I1H s+.lo afra- So.
The Brunswick Telegraph says teamsters
are now hauling upon the ground, stone for
the basement wall of the Memorial Hall. 81
Mr.. Eli Russell, of Cumberland, while at
work on avessel at Spears Wharf recently,
fell and broke his leg very badly.
The Telegraph says the cotton factory at
Brunswick is now running portion of it's
machinery, employing few operatives.
KNOX COUNTY.
A dispatch to the Star states that Beethoven
Block, in Rockland, containing meat mar
ket,a fish market and clothing store, was
burned Thursday night, the fire breaking out
at about ten O'clock. The fire was first discov-
cred in the clothing store and the goods
soon caught fire and burned so easily that it
was impossible to save anything of value fir ON
this tenement. 1t is impossible to estimate
the loss yet, but the building and stock were
insured for $14 900 in the Etna.
The Rockland Gazette says ship Alice
Thorndike, Snow, and barques Henry A.Litch-
field, Sleeper, and Mary M. Bird Packard
all sailed from that port Saturday morning
Dec. 28th, for New Orleans with lime. The
Henry A. Litchfield had about three miles the
start of the ship. and the ship about the same
of the Bird. A fair wind from the northwest
gave them start down the coast and we shall
look anxiously, shortly, for their arrivals at
New Orleans. 1t, no doubt, will be quite a
lively and interesting race.
VIM. McLoon is building schooner of some
300 tons, the only vessel being built in
Rockland. Cobb, Wight s. Case will build
ship of 800 tons the coming season.
and wanted in the Rockland market
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Rev. E. G. Bolles, of this city, delivered
lecture in Dover, last Tuesday, before the Ii
brary Association of that place. The subject
was 'Work and Play" The Observer says
the lecture was a splendid success and is uni
versally praised. t-.-E s-,vt- .r,,--
Col. Wildes. Civil Engineer, was in Dover
on Tuesday, and made another preliminary
survey OF route for the railroad.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union relates as an instance of
tremendous self-deniaP that a young lady of
that town has sold the privilege of wearing a
waterfall So long as she lives The price is not
stated.
The Eastport Sentinel says James Kelley,
son of Mr.. VIM. Kelley, of that town, was lost
overheard and drowned ON the 14tb ult, from
the schooner Senator Grimes, on her passage
from Perry to Providence.
The Sentinel learns that the Newfoundland
herring feet from that town have all been
heard from, and all but the "W. R. Page" have
arrived at Boston All but the LENA Hume
had full cargoes, which were sold to arrive at
s. per barrel.
The fare to Eastport and st. John, by the
steamers of the International line has been in
creased one dollar.
We learn from the Sentinel that the store of
Mr.. John S. Pearce, Eastport, was entered
by thieves on the night of the oath ut., and a
quantity of flour, sugar, &c. was stolen flom
barrels which were opened. also lot of shoes
and boots. -H..s a.r--- a-.r,..-. +
Mr.. Boissonnaults's saw and grst mill, in
Waite Township, was destroyed by file on
Tuesday week.
Elk Mayor Lawrence, of Calais, arrived home
last week, after an absence of nearly nine
years, most of which he spent in the golden
regions of California.
YORK COUNTY.
Our correspondent at Cape Porpoise informs
us that MIR. Jedediah Towne, Post-Maste at
that place, having resigned on account of i'll
pointment of Miss Melissa Rice, who will CON
tinue the Office in It's present location. Also
that Mr.. S. III. Pinkham is finishing large
store opposite the post-ofice, and another fine
store is going up near the Methodist church;
also three new dwelling houses are nearly
completed in that enterprising village.
The tin-shop OF J. Seavey at West New
field, with all his stock and tools, was burned
Wednesday night, Dec. 25th. Also the foun-
dry binding of Asa SWEET used by him and
others for the storage OF carriages &c. Mr.
Seavey's loss is about 500. Mr.. Swett's loss
is about $1,000. j. Durgin, N. N. Loud & j. S.
Loud also lose qdte an amount of carriage
tools, &C. No insurance, says the Biddeford
Times.
The Biddeford Union says North Shapleieh
has one enterprising and busy "institution"-
Hargraves' Wooden Mills. The main factory
has four sets of machinery, and employs up
ward of forty workmen. 1t is situated on the
Little Ossipee river, which furnishes good
power at that place. The mill is now manu-
featuring at the rate of about 100000 yards of
blue mixed flannel au1 100000 yards of cassi-
meres, annually, which production is worth
about S125 600 at the low price of wooden goods
at the present time. The monthly payroll
now amounts to 81 200.
We learn from the Union that manufac-
turers meeting was held in Biddeford on
Wednesday to listen to the report of its dele
gate Mr.. Hamilton, " no attended the conven
ton at Cleveland, and made an interesting
report Mr.. Hamilton represented that the
manufacturers were in earnest, satisfied that
unless something was quickly done to alter ex-
NJ US. the industrial interests of the coun-
try were inevitably ruined. Measures were
taken to form a permanent manufacturers
organization in that locality, and committee
was selected to obtain names to the memorial
OF the Cleveland Convention.