The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-10
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
| The Bates Manufacturing Company, of Lew
iston which recently increased its capital fiv
| hundred thousand dollars, has found takers a
par for all the shares which the stakeholder
did not subscribe for.
The exact majority against annexation t.
Lewiston given by the citizens of Auburn
Monday, was 157.
| ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
| writing from Caribou, says: "a few DAYS agt
saw in our mill grist of one hundred bush
els Of winter wheat, it being the second one o
like amount carried there, and raised bv tn,
Dwinal brothers of this place. It weighed
sixty lbs, and made forty-five lbs. of foul
per bushel, after dedccting the toll"
Moses Perry of Sherman was severely if no
fatally injured on the oath ult. by iumpine
from load of hay.
The Pioneer says that the progress already
made on the European & North AmericaI
Railroad has reduced the expenses of travel
ing to Portland end Boston fifty per cent. a.
through tickets are now sold by the Eastern
cypress agent in HOulton to Portland for 49,
and Boston for $40, with the p rivilege of stop
ping at any station the route, resuming the
journey at pleasure.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Baptist Church of New Gloucester has
passed vote to invite the Congregational
and Free Will Baptist brethren to attend their
forthcoming Quarterly Meeting, to be held on
the 18th and 18th of this month, when it is
hoped pleasant season may be enjoyed.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
"A correspondent writes that the store at
Morrison's Corner, Clinton, owned bv George
n. Woodsome, was burned Wednesday even
lug, Feb. I'd. Loss estimated about $1,000 90:
insured for $500 90; cause Of fire unknown.
The Journal learns that DR.. Paul Merr;u of
Parsonsfield, formerly of Augusta, died Tues
day.
The Journal speaks en- Enthusiastically of the
Light Infantry exhibition in Aueusta. Tines.
day. N'''' "e'-
Frank Richardson was killed in the ice
mouse at Greens Ledge, Pittston, on Tue sday,
by the falling of the block used in hosting the
sawdust to the top of the building. The de-
ceased was IS years old.
The ice house of the North American Eaple
Co., situated in Stevens Shipyard, Pittston,
near the Gardiner and Pittston bridge, build
ing two hundred and sixty feet long and sew
Tuesday night. Ii was owned by Peter Grant
and Eben Haley of Gardiner, Daniel Glidden
of PittstoD, and others. Damage about S50(1
1t was blown fat 10 the ground. They had
about halt tier of ice and were commencing
to fill up.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
l he City Council of Bangor favors the nass.
age of bill by the Legislature AUTHORIZING
IneIcity to grant farther aid to the Bangor and
flscataquis railroad to the extent of $125. 600.
sAaADAHoc COUNTY.
Quite shock of an earthquake was exne-
rienced in Richmond Tuesday evening. ahant
a quarter past seven o'clock.
The new ship Austria" Capt. Delano loft
Bath for st, Johns Tuesday. She will sail from
thence to Liverpool The "Austria'' is own
ed by H0ughton & Bros, and is in every re-
spect fine ship. AZ
Toby" of the Bath Times disguised him.
self in new suit of clothes at a late masouer.
ade. See his confessions.
The Times says that the ice business at
Richmond is assuming "almost mammoth
proportions"
AT LARGE,
Profs. Bracket and Goodale of Bowdo;n
College, are about beginn ing the publication
of a fortnghtly journal of science under the
auspices OF the College, for the benefit of the
students and OF the departments over which
these brilliant scholars SO admirably preside
The first number will be issued next week from,
the Office of the Lewiston Journal.
Information received from Vice Consul of
the United States at Jerusalem, states that
Mrs. Anna Z. Watts, late of Jonesport, Maine
another of the. victims of Elder Adams coloni
cation scheme, died at Jaffa on the 23d of Oc
tober last.
The Kennebec Journal learns that there are
TWO claimants of the seat in the House made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Paige of the
class of South Thomaston, Vinalhaven and
\ ortiz Haven. An election has been held to
b the seat, and James Roberts and Edward |
h. GRAHAM claim the seat; the former is a Re-
publican the latter q Democrat.