The Portland daily press., 1869-04-03
State News.
ANpRoscoaarN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
There were sent from the Auburn depot
Thursday, two hundred and thirty-three cases
of shoes.
The Androscoggin Riding Park Association
has purchased about thirty acres of land a
mile and half from the bridge near the Bar
ker's Mills Railroad crossing. About $4,000
has already been subscribed. The track will
be a half mile. A good stand will be built
and capacous shed for horses.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
At the annual town meeting in Brunswick
it was voted that the Selectmen be instructed
not to license any billiard saloons in that town
the ensuing year.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The ice left Union river on Tue sday night
and Ellsworth has communication by water
with the outside world.
Mrs. Jane A. Howard wife of Charles How.
ard of Brooksvile, on the 18th ult. presented
her husband with three children at birth
two girls and boy.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The sugar makers in Bethel are wide awake
making preparations for tapping. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be one hundred and fif-
teen thousand trees tapped the present spring
in that town.
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
says it is feared by many that Hartford, in
loaning her credit to aid the railroad to Can
ton village, destroyed the only water privilege
in towd. Workmen are employed in lowering
the TRACK across Bungermuck Pond IL feet
1t looks like giving too much for the whis-
tle''
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Gazette learns that a store in
Etna, near the Depot, was broken into on
Friday night of last week, and about $1,000
worth of dry goods, groceries and patent med
icines carried off. The proprietor tracked the
ftra1r 1rrI 30 xx<~I
Dexter northward, but lost the trail after peo,
pie commenced stirring on Saturday.
The Dexter Gazette understands that Mr.
Oliver Lane of that town has lost two valuable
cows recently. They were in good flesh and
ate heartily until a few days before they died
On examination it twas found their livers
were almost completely wasted aw.
The Dexter Gazette says that an extensive
| business has been done in that village for some
| time past, in buying potatoes for the BostoI
market.
The Fair held at Bangor to aid the Orphans
Home in that city has proved more successful
| than the Committee of Arrangements had rea
son to expect. Over $4,000 had been realized
up to Thursday night, and it was voted to con
tinue the Fair one dayi longer. Well done
Bangor.
YORK COUNTY.
There were three fires in Biddeford Thurs
day night and Friday morning, supposed tt
have been the work of incendiaries. The frs
was about IL o'clock Thursday night, in G.. L.
Foss' livery stable, ON Alfred street, which
| spread very rapidly, and the stable and nearly
| all of the carriages and sleighs therein were
total loss Horses and harnesses saved
| Adams fish market was badly damaged. The
| stable and stock were insured for $500 in the
Security and Roger Williams. The next was
about clock Friday morning, in barn own
ed by George Scott, on Green street, which wal
a total, loss, and the adjoining house was dam.
| aged. Insured. The third was discovered soor
after the.second one had been subdued Itwal
| in lumber house in the rear of the City Build
ing, occupied by Deering & Pillsbury, coffin
makers, which was extinguished without dam
age. The exertions of the firemen in prevent
ing destructive confagration are worthy o
all praise.