The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-25
state News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNT

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Hill Mill and Androscoggin Mill. at
Lewiston have each declared semi-annual
dividend of four per cent, payable Jan. 1.
The Lewiston Journal says little girl aged
two years, daughter of Mr.. John Palmer of
that city, fell down stairs Tuesday and fractur-
ed her shoulder A few days ago she fell from
trunk and fractured her left shoulder from
which injury she was Just recovering when she
met with the last accident.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Norway is one of the most lively places in
the county, and not house rent of any kind
is to be had The water power is improved Inv
a factory for making shovel handles, one for
making clothes pins another for piano KEYS
There are also two Touring mills, a corn. Mas
ter, saw and single mill and wooden mill and
a custom clothing mandatory On the first
of January another large clothing factory will
be put in operation, which will emplov three
hundred women. The manufacturing enter
prises enumerated above give employment to
perhaps hundred heads of families
Green hard wood is sold now at Hiram
bridge at So per cord.
Mr.. Azel Tuttle formerly conductor on the
Grand Trunk Railroad, has purchased-she stage
line from Bryants Pond to Rumford, DixfeId
and Andover.
Miss Nancy G. Kimball, daughter of Asa
Klmball, OF Rumford, on rising one morning a
partially blind. 1t continued to grow worse
till she lost the sight of it. Soon after. the
other was affected the same way. Becoming
alarmed, she went TO Boston and had her ewes
operated upon, with good effect
The Oxford Democrat demands either the
restoration of the December term of the SUI
preme Court or the organizati IN of an inter-
mediate court, as in Cumberland County. An
overburdened docket, and consequent delay in
the disposition of legal matters is the reason
of the demand.
Christmas is observed this year by MANY OF
the religious societies in Oxford county.
A Fryeburg correspondent of the Oxford
Democrat says ground was broken on the con-
templated Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad,
near the Fair grounds in that village, on Mon
day, the 10th inst. A large embankment has
already been made in the fill at the bead oil
Wards Pond. Stone masons are at work on
the masonry. Work is progressing rapidly on
the whole of this division extending to Hiram
and at the present time over mile has been
graded.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Fuel Society expended $15OO0O
last year.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says boy in Bowdoinhanl
was Knocked from the top of car as it passed
under bridge and was severely injured. The
name OF the lad was not ascertained.
WALDo COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says the railroad troubles
now seem to be in a fair way to be satisfactory
ly arranged and adjusted. The sale of the
stock held by delinquent shareholders has been
indefinitely postponed and an arrangement en-.
tered into which seems to be entirely agreea
BILE to all. 1t is proposed to issue first mort
gage bonds sufficient to secure the completion
of the road, the whole amount not to exceed
$3.50, 600. Second mortgage bonds will also be
issued covering the remainder of the stock
preferred and unpreferred, the latter to receive
6 per cent. interest
The valuation of Belfast is 81 S72, 469.
The January term of the Supreme Court
which begins on the 4th prox., will be presided
over by Judge Cutting.
There are only two inmates in the Belfast
Jail,
A Farmers Club has been organized al
Brooks This makes four clubs in that coun-
ty.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The hopping cough is raging at PASSPORT, and
masquerade ball was held there Thursday
night.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Reuben Chadbourn of North Berwick
killed hog aecently that was eli .hteen mouths
old and weighs IT'S lbs
Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, Methodist minister al
Maryland Ridge, Wells, dropped dead on
Thursday forenoon in field which he was
crossing He was found about 9 O'Clock il 4he
evening. He had suffered from heart disease