The Portland daily press., 1869-06-15
state News :
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PCS si.4fflf ANDROSCOGGiN ICOUNTY.9IOta 9fis 70
oa A gang of thieves who had been stealiDg
Lewiston, have been discovered to be former
employees in that establishments Three Of
them were arrested, but; one of them escaped
from the officer in Limerick, says the Journal.
He was handcuffed and put for a night in a
room in the third storyrofia hotel, whence he
managed to make his escape by tearing up the
bedclothes, making a rope with them and let
ting himself down to the ground. III 81 -iM
oi The Lewiston journal says the money
drawer of Mr.. s. Newell, music dealer in Lew
iston, has been twice robbed within a short
time by girl eight years old. She obtained
i've dollar bill at each trial,7 The last time
she purchased quantity of candy, and had
the hardihood to go back to Mr. NewelI's9 to
eat 1T and treat some persons she knew. nOn
inquiry she did not explain where she obtain
following up the matter she confessed the
theft. Her parents refunded the money in. the
last case.
Mr. Tash, Of the Lewiston High School hfiinn III
forms the Lewiston journal that the percent
age in his school, for the last month was $3.50.
The drive of logs of y r. Bearce 81 Co, has
reached Livermore, and win be at Lewiston in
year, says the Journal. Igos a04B dsgdHGgE
7at nitY4fa LINCOLN COUNTY,. "a rFor ,fa,l Il
The harbor of Wiscasset is thirteen miles
from the ocean, with an approach by q river,
or more properly an arm of the sea, averaging
one third of a mile in width and over eight
hundred feet wide in its narrowest part. This
river varies in depth from thirteen fathoms at
the narrows, opposite the town, to thirty faith
oms at the entrance off Hendricks Head
The harbor is about two miles long, and half
or three quarters of q mile in width, with a
depth of from five to ten fathoms. Il All these
measurements are from the Coast Survey
charts and are at Joao water The tide has an
average rise Of little over nine feet. Best OF
ALL our harbOr is never frozen over, to obstruct
navigation, says the Seaside Oracle. ~ ss53ls
The Wiscasset Oracle says the citizens of
that place were considerably excited recently
by the discovery that Mr.. Hogan, contractor
for the new Custom House, was engaged In
tearing away the remaining walls of the old
Fort, at the entrance of the harbor, to obtain
brick for use on that building. Application
being made to the Collector Of Customs, the
depredations were suspended, and the War
Department has been notified Of the facts cts IN
the case. 'ii~ ia ~ ~ ""o- '
The Oracle says the length Of the railroad
bridge from the foot of Main street, Wiscas-
set, to Clark's Point will be- when completed,
4loO feet or about four-ffths of q mile. The
S Ssal length of pile bridging from Pottie' s
Soye 70 clark Point will be 800 feet or q lit
tie over mile and a half About two thirds
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"a ssc-,i PENOBsCoT COUNTY
The Bangor Whig gives the foIlowino as the
prices paid for produce from teams IN that
city: Loose hay is plenty at from $l4, 90 to SIG
00rper ton for the best qualities and interior
loads sell at from 1000, to b13 90; good loose
straw sells at from 10 IN to 10 M. oats ara salI