The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-30
state News.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says that Mr.. George
A. Chandler has resigned the position of Pay
master of the Lincoln Mill, and has been ap-
pointed Paymaste: of the Bates Manufacturing
Co. and Mr.. w. d. Pennell, formerly in the
Franklin Co.'s Office. has been appointed to
the position left vacant by Mr.. Chambers res
ignation.
Oliver P. Stevens has been appointed Post
master of Livermore, Maine, vice Augustus
H. Strickland, whose commission is withheld.
The Post Office at West Sidney, Me-, is dis
continued.
The Journal says that Lewis Phillips, a far
mer OF about fifty years OF age. residing in Au-
burn, was found dead in his bed ON Thursday
morning. Heart disease was the cause
.Jf5L CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Telegraph says that typhoid fever has
been very prevalent IN Harpswel In tw ad-
joining houses there have been eight cases,
several of which are now in a serious condition.
1t also says, speaking of the Memorial Hall, at
brunswick, that stone has been furnished in
larger quantities. and the workmen have
made better progress on the walls of the Me-
mortal Hall. the past two weeks. The carpen-
tiers are framing the roof, and the timber ap-
pears, to an unpractised eye, of excellent quail
ity. A new trefOil is On the ground, to TAX
the place of the i'll looking mass of rock in the
is a vast Improvement over the first effort, both
in design and execution, though we adhere to
the opinion that it should have been cut in re-
lief instead of being countersunk, so to speak.
Honey ten gears old. Mr. John Furbish of
Brunswick, exhibited at the Fair in Topsban.
some honey, which he said was ten years old,
and which he thinks will keen ten wears
longer, if unopened. The committee spoke of
the honey as looking bright and in good coodi
ton; they added that they thought the exper-
iment of further keeping we'll worth trial.
OXFORD COUNTY. II
A dwelling house in East Hebron, occu-
pied by Benjamin Watson, was burned on
Tuesday night, the 26th. Mr.. Watson saved
his furniture. but lost his stock of corn and
grain, stored in the chambers. ru NE 3
-t v-r YORK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Democrat says that
among the many manufacturing establish
ments in York county is that of Joshua Hol
land, one mile from Limerick village which is
by no means inferior to the best. His princi-
pal mill at this time consists of building
40 feet in length, and 40 feet wide; three sto-
ries high, with five full sets of machinery for
the manufacturing of blankets of all kinds
and prices, from S., 80 to $500 per pair. His
goods rank among the first class and he al
ways finds ready sale for all he can manu-.
facture. Finding he could not supply the
trade with all that was called for, he has erect
ed another building (Which is nearly COM
pleted) forty by sixty feet, three stores high
which will contain two full sets of machinery.
LIZ WILL give cuipioy IutuL W over Que nuuureu
hands, the monthly pay OF which will amount
to nearly or quite $2500.00. This is quite an
ite to be distributed among the laborers in
Inns small village.
The tin trumpet won by the Triumph OF
Biddeford, from the Pacfics OF Augusta at the
trial of Oct. End, was received on Tuesday eve.
ming of this week. 1t is novel affair, ten feet
in length, and ten inches in diameter. 1t is on
exhibition at the iewelry ssore of Messrs
Twombly and Cleaves.
A pleasant entertainment was had at the
M. e. Church at eSaco Road, Kennebunkport,
on Thursday evening last, on the occasion OF
a .ea-party, to raise funds to aid in supporting
the pastor, Rev. A. Turner There was quite
an attendance and the evening pleasantly
spent, the society realizing some $50.
The Baptist church and society at Acton
have pnt new organ into their church the
past season, and are remodeling their church
after the modern style. Rev. S. Powers is
doing good work there, aud things look en-
couraging.