The Portland daily press., 1869-11-30
State News.
ANDRosCoGaIN COUNTY.

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man at Mechanic Falls was recently at
tackled on the street by a rat. His thick cow
hlde boot proved too much for the "critter'
VINO peat retreat, whereupon the gentleman
went for and after smart battle killed him
The Lewiston Journal says that S. soule &
20, at Brettun's Mills, Livermore, employ
tnre of boots and Shoes They have a three.
story building, 26 by &C feet, and manufacture
LOU dozens of mems and boys heavy boots
annually, and 400 or 800 sixty pair cases of
| Women's shoes. Their market for boots is
that sells roat,iiy All Ife sew, ~
by hand by girls.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
| George Seely has been appointed postmaster
at Fort Kent in place of David Page, resigned.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
"A rum seller in Ellsworth convicted for the
second time as common seller was senten-
ced to pay fine of two hundred dollars and
a ahree months imprisonment with the addition
was to get four months more in fail.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette says the new Methodist Church
IN Rockland is now fully completed, and will
De dedicated after the sale of pews, which will
take place on Thursday, Dec. Cd.
OXFORD COUNTY.
E. s. Cotton of Brownfield has built stable
TO match his hotel.
Aver Bros, Of South Waterford, are putting
up dried pumpkin for the market
The nj. E. church in Woodstock have rrr-
chased an organ for the meeting house in that
place. - 'n"'
The South Paris correspondent of tho Do,,o-
crdt says that Bolster & Haskell have packed
aDouG Twelve tons of pork and will pack more
when round hogs come in. One hog twenty
months d Iold, thought of Benz. Maxim weigh
q fxuf, Ior,
came to over 500. They pay from IS to ID
cts per Id. "
Inc following is list of the officers of Silver
Lake Lodge, Sweden, regularly installed for
tne present quarter by d. G. w. G. T., Frank
=: Holden: James n. Stone, W. c. 4; Miss
bury, W. s; Miss Mary P. Webber, W. d. s:
Frank G. Flint, w. L; Charles Stevenson. W
M; w. ID. Eastman, w. G. BENJAMIN Flint.
w. l. G; Melville NJ. Hamlin, W. o. G.: Miss
Elylra 3; Hamlin, W. A. S; Miss Sarah E.
Mrs. Phebe Pike, W. L. s.; VIM. Jewett'
P. w. c. T.
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat |
says that Mrs. Sarah Marston of NORWAY.
widow of the late Bracket Mars.op. il in
her z7th year She has spun two hundred |
mending and most of the common SEWING for
a family of six, besides doing a large amount
OF Knitting and sewing for her own children.
OF OF whom she has ten; has buried two. Has
thirty six grand children; buried ten, and has
-FOUR great grandchildren. What is the more |
remarkable about it is, she has done done ali
OF this sitting in her chair. She is able to |
walk very little, only to and from her sjeen.
ing room; has not stepped ON the ground for
Ker two years.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
me new Universalist church in Dexter will
De dedicated Dec. 22d.
. The Bangor, Oldtown & Milford Railroad |
company have sold their road, thirteen miles
length, to q. X. Jewett and Noah Woods
ctlng IN behalf OF the European & North |
lot transpired. The sale is to take effect Des
smber LIST. This is one of the oldest roads in
he country, and will be discontinued Soon os
he tracks can be laid from the u. q, N
'aliroad 10 points now accommodated bv il.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
John Jordan of Harpswell was recentIv
)bbed of $500. 00""y
The Times says that the new shin OWNED br
essrs. Il. & A. Sewall and to be Commanded
capt. .; Is. DinsmOre of Richmond. has
Is, been finished. Her dimensions are as L
iiows length 207 feet 3-10's; breadth Al feet "
lOs; depth % feet and 5-10's. In TONNAGE ~
e registers 1894 For beauty, model and y
to be appreciated, she must he | :"
en-. her decks are of hard pine, and her
olns are finished with ash, chestnut and fl
ack walnut moudings. She will sail for tho | "
ulf Stream to-day. 'n'
WALDO COUNTY
In Brooks, man named Hill, taking adv.r-
&c OF the large number of railroad men there
ldertook to sell liquor. Temperance man TO
10 believe in action, prosecuted him. follow Tt
MIN up, convicted him, and he is now in
!, Belfast Jail for fine of three hundred