The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-28
state News.
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ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
Inc arg uments ON the motion for a new Jri-
al in the case OF Luther j. Verrill, convicted
of murder, came off yesterday at Auburn. be-
fore Judges Walton and Dickerson MIR. Ind
den appeared for the prisoner and Attorney
General Frye for the State.
The Lewiston Journal says the Androscon-
GIN Mills OF That city are running so 600 spir-
ules on iuil Tune, and have manufactured the
past year 10000 pounds of sheetings, shirt
lngs, ETC. They give employment to over 600
persons.
The Lewiston Machine Company, as we
learn from the journal, employs $50 men In
the manufacture of cotton and wooden ma
chihefy-ahd does business of 100000 per
year 1t has expended in improvements, the
past year, $24 600.
The deputy sheriffs of Androscoggin conn
ty, on Friday, presented Sheriff L. n Parker.
WIN gold watch and chain of beautiful de,
sign, and OF the value of $500.
The Lewiston FIGURING Mill manufactures
ABOUT 100000 bushels of wheat into choice
Hour IN year, says the journal.
cartridges are unusually abundant in the
WOODS III the vicinity of Lewiston.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
We learn from the Houlton Times that IT &
ofhcer Burnham, of Portland, assisted NV n
detective from Boston, on Saturday. 18th list
made the seizure of account books and paners
p@eilohslhg TO ;. ;. Stevens, doing business at
Richmond, n. b., and Houlton. Warrants
were issued, it is supposed, upon the strength
OF evidence thereby obtained, and served upon
some half dozen or more business men m
Houlton, who have, as alleged. been dealing
III uutlaDle goods, and damages assessed in
sums varying from 81 900 to $1,000. accorIino
to the supposed strength of the evidence in
each individual case. No money has vet
changed hands, and an appeal will probably
0e taken by all the parties TO await trial at u.
.. Court IN Portland or Bangor.
Nba
Randall, at Island Falls, was DESTROYED nv
hre, on Tuesday morning last. Notbino was
saVed-loss 81 800; insured in the Hartford
Company for $500. The cause of the fire il
unknown. 49, -
The Times SAYS the item going the rounds of
the press that horses are SO plenty and bust
ness requiring them so duh i'm A roostooI-
county that good workers cannot be let for
their keeping" is libel so far as that section
OF the county Is concerned. There is no Lack
OF employment for horses in Houlton: and
nrst class animals always command a GOOD
figure and ready sale. 49,
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
In Augusta, early Sunday morning, a barn
owned by the Messrs. Sprague, and the con,
tents, consisting of coopers' stock and a 6 nail
lot OF hay, owned by Freeman Barker. ESQ
were entirely consumed. The pssrsp
SpraSues' loss was about 500; Mr.. Rarller's
loss, $l200. Reinsurance. Cause OF fire. sun
The Central Homeopathic Medical Associo-
ton OF Maine held a quarterly meeting in
augusta, says the journal, on Tuesday. the
list inst. OF fourteen physicians forming
inns ASSOCIATION. nine We're present. The
PRESIDENT, Or. Payne, of Bath, was in the
chair. DIR. Thompson, of Augusta, read Some
clinical cases. Dr. Briry, of Bath, presented
a report ON the treatment of DysmenorroCea.
Dr. Savage, of Wiscasset, gave some clinical
experience. A paper was read from DIR. Clark
OF Portland, reporting case of amputation at
the shoulder blade, and one from DR.. +. w
Payne, OF Bath, on the treatment of skin dis
eases. DR.. Bell, of Augusta read a paner on
EHpedlents. The annual meeting will he
held at Waterville, April 21st, at Up. NJ. and
Will probably be night session.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing is informed that Mr. Geo
r. Lancaster has sold his fast trottinp horse
Nevada" to Messrs j. Il. Judkips and Ash
Savage of Wateryille. The price paid is said
to be $4,000. The Nevada" is a bay oeldino Of
the Drew Stock and is be lieved by his ovgners
to have the material in him to make The sautast
trotter in the State. wv ''''0s0
The Wing gives the following as the state
OF the produce market in Bangor. Potatoes
sell az S.io0-very few coming in; v. e. beans
&C 1910 to $3.50; ex. p. beam 400 to 4.25: harley
9l'lo 70 Stu; oats 80 to so; hay on the market
at from $1,000 to $1,000; straw, $500; solid
butter, ~ to SOC; common lump, % TO 80 c; ex.
- to 30; turkeys, Is to 22c; chickens is to 1Se:
dried apple, 10 to 15c; round hogs, IL to 10 10
All kinds ofprodnce coming in slow, aud bust
ness quiet. =