The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
OUR OWN STATE.

The Republican State Convention will he held
in Portland, July 9Th, at the new City Hall.
The Warren Manufacturing Company have
voted to rebuild their mills.
T.J. Jones, Of Athens, committed suicide in
his wifc's presence on the 9th inst.
The watervillc Mail says the annual meeting
OF Ticonic Water Power Company took place at
Wsteryille, Monday evening. The report Of the
Treasurer shovel that sSl 900 Of the stock had
been taken, all but $500 OF which had been
paid Most OF the stock has already been invest
cd in real estate.
A roll of cloth Of the value Of $50 or more,
stolen nj the Warren fire, was found next morn
ing by W. j. McCallum upon his door step, Ia
belief, Rum took this of, but Sober brought 1t
back"
The Garlincr Reporter says that market has
been fooled with hay the past week. Loose
hay cells at from Sl5 to SlS per ton. Large
quantities Of pressed hay are being sent by rail
from that point to Boston.
Somerset has more sheep than any county In
the State, and Arson more than any town
In the County. In numbers and quality they
have not fallen OIL since the depression OF the
wool mari et. The flock Of Hon. w. X. Flint OF
Arson, consisting Of 400 sheep, cut 22oo lbs.
per annum.
A very gentlcmanly dignitary (if he Is not
mistakenly put up the other night Mt farm
house in Island Falls. In the morning when he
;nouirctl for his bill, the farmer said, $50 cents
for meals and lodging, and % cents for squirt
inc tobacco Juice over the floor" Served him
RIGHT. That farmer did not mean that his wife
should scrub filthy floor for nothing.
A TALL FAMILY.-Thc Patten Voice says
there is a family living in Crystal Plantation,
consisting of seven pcrsons-fathcr, mother, two
sons. and three ughters-whose united height
Is forty-two feet. The family referred to Is that
of Mr.. John Bell.
Il Is said that there were five hundred appll-
cations for divorces ON the dockets last fall.
What is the matter with folks!
Francis 7. Sargent Of Gouldsboro, and Mel
son ID. Foss of Hancock, were WASHED overheard
and drowned from sch. Laurel, March 81.
The Lewiston Journal gives the result OF
DAYS winter fishing. Seven men and three
teams gave days work to the sport inlrty
holes were cut In Ice two and half feet thick !;
threc-fourths Of pound.
Col. Humphrey, Of Thomaston, commit
tel suicide last week in the insane asylum ut
South Boston. lie was one of the commissions
ers from Maine last year to the Paris EXPOSE
ton. lie was a man Of many excellent traits
Of character, kind, generous, cultivated, but,
wthal, somewhat eccentric.
A strike occurred last Monday at tho Portland
Glass Works.
Maine has 10000 farmers. Three acres OF
wheat TO each farm, at ID bushels per acre, will
give 700 900 barrels Of flour, allowing four and
a half bushels to the barrel. With population
of $50 900, one barrel Of flour to each person
would leave n surplus Of 10000 barrels. AT
SIC per barrel, Maine will have paid over So
600 900 annually for flour the past two years.
The flags Of the Spanish and British Consul
atcs in Portland were at half-mast on Friday,
In recognition Of the death Of Prime Minister
Naryaez Of Spain.
Hon. Axel IIayforl, Mayor Of Belfast, has
been chosen President of thc Belfast and Moose
heal Lake Railroad, and Vim. +. Colburn,
Treasurer.
The case against Dwincl and others for de-
stroync the Bangor Democrat Office in 1868,
which came before the Court at Belfast on FRI
day, was continued until October by request OF
the defendants.
A man in Portland, in an unguarlcd moment,
kickel woinan's dog, and she followed him
for considerable time along the street, giving
| him "IIal Columbia"