The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-24
State n ewH.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDkOSCoGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says three new and
fine organs are to be placed in churches in that
vicinity within few weeks, one in the new
First Baptist Church, one in the Catholic
Church and one in the Court street Baptist
Church, Auburn.
The total valuation of Lewiston for 1870 is
$6,271719 The rate of taxation is per cent:
aggregate taxation, $195429. OF this amount
the Bates Manufacturing Co. pay 1923, $50; An
droscogein Mills, $21 $50; Hill Manufacturing
Co., 21,750; Franklin Co., $50, $50; Continen-
tai Mills, $11,25O; Lewiston Mills, $1O5OO;
Manufacturing Co, $3.50; Lewiston Gas Co.,
5000; Lewiston Steam Mill Co., 5000; Lewis,
ton Savings Bank, 5000; total paid by these
corporations, $114, 900. The only firm or ind-
vidual taxes exceeding $1,000 are S. r. Bearce
& Co., 1854, and N. w. Farwell, $685.. Five
wards viz:-Bates & Watson, $500; j L. II.
Cobb & Co 5000; jesse Davis, $522; Daniel
Holland, $3.50; P. McGillicuddy, S579.
Oliver Record has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Lvermore Falls, vice Stillmau Reed, re.
signed.
of Nichols Latin School in Lewiston voted on
Thursday to reconvey all the Seminary prop-
erty to Bates College for the use of the Free
Baptist Theological School, which is to be To-
Gated in Lewiston on certain conditions, the
chief of which being that the College main
tain in that city first class Latin school; and
it is intended that Nichols Hall shall be used
for the Theological school. The 18th anniver-
sary of the Maine State Seminary was OBJ
served with the usual literary exercises by the
graduating class.
The Lewiston Journal says there is rather
more doing in the shoe manufacturing way in
Auburn. Some of the manufacturers are al
ready meeting their Western customers in
Boston, They report good prospects for the
| fall trade.
Elias johnson, now serving sentence of
| ten months in Androscoggin county Jail for
rumSeling, has made the county present of
aBible for each cell in the jail, making twenty
four Bibles in all, says the Lewiston Journal.
| ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Land Agent, accompanied by Hon.
| Noah Barker, is engaged in surveying lots OF
one hundred acres each for the new colony of
| Swedes who are expected to arrive in August
| The locality selected is in township IA range
three, lying northwest of the town of Lyndon.
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
| During the recent tempest the lightning
| struck the house Of Jeremiah Austin in Free
port, SCATTERING the chimney and slightly in
juring Mr.. Austin.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth american says malignant
disease prevails at Goose Cove, Tremont,
which has proved very fatal. In one family all
| those at home, the wife and two children hare
died. The husband is at sea. 1t has the ap-
pearance of the spotted fever.
Schooner Georgia Staples, from Portland fol
Calais, arrived at Ellsworth last Sunday
Capt. Lord reports losing overheard George
Williams, a seaman belonging in Calais.
The schooner Elect, of BrooksvilIe, lying il
Steuben harbOr, about hundred yards below
| the wharf, was struck by lightning Monday
morning, about o'clock. Both masts were
stove to atoms, pumps injured, two holes made
in the deck and one through the bottom abou
as large as mans arm. The crew were moi
hurt. 4
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says prisoner WHIT
was employed about the prison at Thorn aston
on Monday left without permission.
The Kennebec Journal says there was yer,
sudden death in West Washington on the 19d
inst. A young man named George Folsom
| was attacked with malignant erysipelaS or
Monday, the 18th inst. The first indication 0
the presence of the disease in the system wa
small pimple on the chin, which continued
to increase IN size until the whole face, throa
and chest became SO badly swollen that TIN
physician could not procure any relief
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Potatoes are selling in the Bangor marke
for 80 cents per bu>hel.
A branch railroad has been constructed b
the E. & N. A. Railroad Co. at Lincoln to &C
commodate the Nattanawcook Mill Co.
The Bangor Wing says the E. & N. A. Rail
way have completed the abutments and vii
soon commence to erect piers for their bridg
across the river Mattawamkeag. The Com
pany has also commenced work on the mort
side of the river on cut, which will be th
heaviest of any on the road.
The Whig says horse belonging to Lev
Moore, of Burlington, was killed by lghtuin
Sunday night, and during the same storm
chimney was demolished in the blacksmit
shop of Mr.. Warren Peavey.
| YORK COUNTY.
| John l.. Thompson of Boston hired a tear
in Portsmouth, drove to Biddeford and off.re
to sell ont for $40. City Marshal Hill of Bid
detord arrested him and took him to Ports
mouth, where he is in Jail in default of $50
bonds to appear at the October term of the Su
preme Judicial Court.
The York COnnty Agricultural Society wi
hold its annual Show aud FAIR in Sa"o an
Biddetord, on Tne-day, Wednesday and Thurs
ay, October 4th, 9th. and 9Th, 1870.