The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-15
state News.
ANDRoscosaIN COUNTY.


Auburn has gotnew plank sidewalks.
There is to be a shooting match at the old
depot in Auburn, to-day. Two matches have
Maxfield and FERRIS, and the second between
Messrs. Mason and Shaw.
From the Lewiston journal we get the fol-
lowing items:
Eight new applications have been made for
admission to the Freshman Glass of Bates
College since the first examination. III these
applicants pass the examination the Freshman
class will number "a. 5fs
Benz. e. Bates, Esq, of Boston, will be in
Lewiston in few days, when a decision will
be reached concerning the erection of the new
wing to Bates College, the completion of the
Gymnasium and chapel, and completion OF
grading the grounds. Doubtless beginning
on this work will be had this fall. Mr.. Bates
gift of $50, 900 is for these purposes as#
The alarm of fire at 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, was accustomed by the burning Of small
unoccupied house, below Lincoln street. 1t
belonged to Ellen Manning, wife of John Man
ming, who is now in jail serving out a sem
tence for rum-selling. The cause of the fire is
unknown, though the circumstances indicate
that it was the work OF an incendiary. Insur-
ed in the Etna Insurance Company for sum
sufficient to pay all damages.
Monday afternoon a boy named William
Cooley, residing on Lincoln street, in Lewis
ton, stole $50 in greenbacks from his father s
house. He was suspected of the theft but was
nowhere to be found. When the FIRE alarm
was given Tuesday morning his curiosity to
witness the conhagratlon was SO great as to
overcome his fear of being identified, and he
came out of his hiding place, and on being
recognized was taken in charge by the police.
Fifty-three dollars of the money were found
upon his person. He will be sent to the Re-
WIN S 'us' res xs.s..Ff
From the Kennebec journal we learn that
it is proposed to have Fireinan's Muster in
Augusta, September I'd, and subscriptions
have already been made amounting to between
5000 and $500. Ifsuficient funds are subscribe
ed, all firemen in the State will be invited, and
four prizes for hand engines and one FIR steam
ers will be offered. Special trains will be run
at half fare to accommodate all who wish to
come. Would it rot be well for the City Coun-
Gil to appropriate at least 800 to help make up
the required amount?, Success to the enter
prise. We understand that the Augusta en-
gines will not compete for the prizes.
Work is progressing rapidly on Cony's new
hotel on Water street. When completed it
will not be the least attractive building on the
street. ~N fa
Nineteen "Cushnoc' fishermen went fishing
recently but got nothing but good time out
of it to speak Of ssl s saf & Z 9Grr5a S +.
Major Benjamin FL. Gilbreth and his son
Colonel f. W. Gilbreth, and his family, left
for Bcnicia, Cal, where they have been ap-
pointed to the superintendent Of the Benicia
Arsenal.
The corner stone of the new Sprague cotton
factory at Augusta was laid on Tuesday.
There was no particular demonstration.
The Journal tells Of a strange coin it has
seen: 1t was penny bearing date Of $780, and
the profile and inscription of George the Sec
ond: 1t was recently found by Mr.. McFar-
ofH
Vassalboro, and may have been buried there
for a century or more. Mr.. Mcfarland has al
so a coin of the denomination OF one two-hun-
dredths of a dollar, which bears date of 1906
OXFORD COUNTY.
DIR. True, Supervisor of schools for Oxford
county, held Teachers Institute at Dixfield
on Saturday. A good number of teachers
were present, ard q gratifying feature was the
tact that most OF the committees in the vicini-.
ty Were in attendance. Remarks were made
by Fl. f. Howard, former principal sof the
High School, and w. w. Bolster, ESQ. DIR.
True delivered a lecture in the village the eve
ming previous.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that Hon. Hannibal Hamlin,
who has been negotiating the bonds Of the Pts
cataauis railroad, hopes to be able 10 dispose of
the remainder, some $50, 900. in short time.
The same paper says at tho meeting of the
City Council on Monday evening, an order
was passed to submit the question Of granting
aid to the Winterport Railroad to vote of our
citizens in October next. Ae
The Bangor City Directory is out.
The following item about well known @ar-
tiele" in this community, will be read with in
terest. The Great Utopia Lake and Sea Ser
pant" has come to grief ThelInternal Rev.
enue officials have bounced upon him for the
of special tax and percentage.
They hauled him up in a barn-yard three or
four miles out of town, and as he was rather
unwieldy, contented themselves with confscat-
ing the wheels of his cart, and left him alone
in his glory M
The Wing says counterfeit fives on the jew
EFT City National Bank of CT. have been offer
ed in Bangor.