The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-11
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY,

The church building fund of the Horton ST.
Free Baptist church in Lewiston has reached
$4,000
The Lewiston journal says the drHmmers
from Boston and New York have been on the
war path this week. One firm here received
a call from eight in one day
The journal SAYS an enterprising student of
Bates College being unable to renta room,
hired To- for $12 year, and built house
with two rooms IN it, so that now he hangs out
sign room to let." That student will do!
We learn from the journal that Mr.. VIM
L. Holton, an employee of the Lincoln Mill,
got his hand caught between the feed rolls of
middle fingers OF his left hand were SO torn
and mangled as to require amputation.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Houlton Times says a young man by
the name of Briggs, aged about 10 years, COM
mitted suicide in Littleton Tuesday night
last, by shooting himself with gun. He got
up in his night clothes and walked barefoot,
some -fourths of a mile from his fathers
house to the place where he was found dead.
No cause is assigned for the rash act.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
An Indian stone chisel was recently plowed
up on an intervale on the Mark Allen Farm in
Pownal. 1t is composed of the Mt. KineO
stone SO much used by the Indians for their
cutting instruments, and is very smoothly fin
ished.
The Bowdoin Seniors have chosen the fol-
lowing class day officers: President Norman
CALI Chaplain, Clarence Hale; Marshall,
George w. Hale; Orator, Hiram Tuell; Poet,
G.. Frank Mosher; Chronicler, John G.
Coombs; Prophet, Leavitt Lothrop; Address
at the Tree, Edward p. Payson; Odist, o. f.
A. Greene.
LINCOLN COUNTY
A valuable mare belonging to Patrick Crow
ley was stolen from his stable in White6eld on
Thursday night, April 10Th. The thief was
traced by officer G. j. Smith, of Gardiner, to
taken at Durham on Saturday forenoon, and
the horse secured, but the thief made his es-
cape by taking to the woods.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing gives the following as the
prices paid for produce from teams in that
city: Hay continues about the same in sup
ply and price, the best quality selling at from
$14 to 16 per ton, and inferior loads at from 10
to 10; loose straw, 10 to II; potatoes are COM
ing in quite plenty, and the prices paid to-day
has been from As to SO cents; yellow-eyed
beans, $50 to ITS, and nice pea beans are
worth from 1925 to $50; butter we should
quote at from 38 to AZ cents for a good article,
and but little coming in; eggs are selling on
the market in small lots at 20 cents, but large
lots sold in reference to the Boston market
would 60 at a price considerably less; dried
apple is scarce, and would sell at from 15 to IL
cents.
The milk producers of Penobscot county
had meeting at the Nichols House. Bangor
May 9Th, and voted to organize permanent
association. They adopted resolutions fixing
the price at IS cents per gallon for May and
June, and 16 cents for July and August Also
that it be expedient to continue the present
measures for milk until September.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the sad intelligence
reached the afflicted family Friday afternoon,
that Capt. James Aud of Bath died at Pensa-
cola, Fla, April oath. He had been i'll several
weeks.
Hon. Washington Gilbert has closed up his
law business in Bath preparatory to removing
thence. Francis Adams, County Attorney for
Sagadahoc, takes Mr.. Gilberts law office, and
becomes a resident of that city.
The Bath Times says Saturday evening Off
Ger G. M. WormWell. -<otf Bethel, arrived in
that city having in custody the Rev. John r.
SmitR, VINO is charged with forging and utter
ing check for $2400 on parties in New York.
Smith, having formerly been a preacher at
Ninnegance, succeeded in finding friends who
had him brought before Judge Tallman, about
20 o'clock Saturday evening, and went bail in
the sum of $1,000 for his appearance before the
Municipal court on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Advertiser says there are four
Calais; three or four in Robbinston; three or
spur in Perry; four in Eastport and four ia
Pembroke sc
( The Machias Republican learns that the
wife and daughter of Scotchman named Nc
Morton, residing in Indian River, were drown
ed on Wednesday of last week, in small
Stream not far from their home. 1t appears
that they were gathering cranberries, and to
find these berries more plenty, attempted to
cross the stream on raft, when, from appear
ances, they were precipitated into the water
and drowned.
The Sentinel says the Selectmen of East
port are fulfilling the pledges made at the
caucus that nominated them. Complaints
were made by them against most if not all
those who sell Intoxicating liquors in town.
They have made good beginning, and if they
will continue on the war path, and the county
attorney will do his duty, we will close up the
rum shops
The Calais Advertiser says at the last meet
ing of the City Council, held Friday evening,
April 80, it was voted to sell the Lewy's Island
Railroad to the Calais & Barring Railroad
Company for $4,000, and @. r. Whidden,
City Solicitor, Alderma s. w. Smith, Coun-
cilmen j. A. Lee and A. 81 !. Sawyer, were APP
pointed committee to meet committee of
the Calais & Barring Railroad Company, and
consummate the trade on the basis of the first
proposition, with the exception that the pur
chasers become individually responsible for
$4,000 of the purchase money.