The Portland daily press., 1868-06-11

THE CONTEST BETWEEN CONGRESSIONAL AS
PIRANTS.

Leter from Lewiston.
THE CONTEST BETWEEN CONGRESSIONAL AS
PIRANTs.
LEWISTON, June 8, 1868
To the Editor ofthe Press:
The contest between Mr.. Dingley and Mr..
Frye, for the Congressional nomination, has
become decidedly hot. In this county all the
towns, except Turner and Livermore, have
chosen their delegates. 1t is understood that,
ofthe delegates chosen, thirty are for Mr..
DINGHY and thirty-t two for mir. Frye. In the
congressional convention this county will
have seventy-two votes, Sagadahoe forty-four,
Franklin sixty-two and Oxford one hundred
and one.
FINANCES OF LEWISTON.
The present valuation of this city, according
to the figures of the assessors for the current
year, is S., GIG, 56S. This shows slight in
crease over last year, though there is loss of
taxable bankstock of 100000. The number of
polls is 2244, gain of 212. The rate of tax is
21-2 per cent, amounting with the poll tax of
three dollars, to $147,1 For highways and
streets there have been appropriated $4,000;
for the building of new school houses $4,000;
for the support of schools $4,000; and $4,000
for the reduction of the municipal debt.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
1t is contemplated to build number of
large primary schoolhouses which will allow
of better classification of the small scholars,
and thus enable the teacheas to give each pu-
pill much larger amount of direct and profit
able instruction than is now possible. Chill
dren, from four to ten years of age if taught
the proper things and in the proper way, will
learn 90 rani11u OF -,
and that too without endangering their health
But, with the present ordinary system of grad
ed or ungraded schools, this cannot be done.
MANUFACTURES.
Mr.. ID. F. Noyes manufactures ma chine
cards and leather betting in this city. He oc-
cupies building, recently erected for his busi-
ness, which is 75x80 feet and three stories
high He has twenty five machines now run
ming, but will at once add seven more, increas-
ing the capacity of his establishment about
one third The thirty-two machines will man
ufacture ten square feet of cards per hour, the
ten square feet containing 100000 points. On
ly two men are required to look after the ma
chimes, while ten, in all, are employed about
nishes the power. Prospect for business
good.
As usual at this season, the shoe manufac-
turing business is quiet in this city and Au-
burn. 1t will start up briskly again a few
weeks from now, and probably more than ever
will be done in Auburn.
ANDRosCOGGIN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The Androscoggin Educational Association
will hold meeting this week, commencing
on Friday evening" in Auburn Hall, Auburn,
and continuing through Saturday. Our new
State Superintendent, Mr.. johnson, will be
present and discourse of the Feasible I'M
provments in the Organization of our Com.
mon Schools" Prof. Atkin son, of the Massa-
chusett Theological Institute, will deliver an
address upon the Defects of American Edu-
cstion." Rev. Mr.. Hall, pastor of tie Congre-
gational church, Auburn, will speak of ed -
cation in Germany" where he has lived and
taught three years. There will also be some
other exercises. No doubt it will be a very in
teresting occasion, and it is hoped the attend
ance will be large.
FIELD MEETING OF THE NATURAL HIsroTY
SOCIETY.
The Androscoggin Natural History Society
propose to initiate the Essex Institute, Mass,
and will hold "feld meeting" ON the 10th,
visiting Sabattis for the purpose.
BARLOW