The Portland daily press., 1870-06-10
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

A seizure of liquors was made near South
West Bend, Durham, on Tuesday night. Sub
sequently the liquors were rescued from the
clutches of the officer, by the teamsters, and
carried off safely.
A meeting of the directors of the Androscog-
gin Valley railroad for consultation occurred
in Lewiston on Tuesday. We hear it stated,
says the Journal, that one gentleman Of large
means on the route of this road offers to SUBJ
scribe $4,000 to start the subscription for the
road
The Journal says at an adjourned meeting of
the stockholders of the Lewiston Falls Manu-
featuring Company (woo!en mill) on Wednes
day, the reports of the treasurer and auditor
were read and accepted and it was voted to
increase the capital stock from $57 900 to $780,
900. The following gentlemen were elected d.
rectors: Samuel Packard, John M. Frye, VIM.
?. Frye, Edward A. Little, VIM. F. GarcelOn.
At subsequent meeting of the directors,
John M. Frye was chosen President and
Agent, and Samuel Pickard, Treasurer and
Clerk. A semi-annual dividend of eight per
cent was declared. RE
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Timothy Woodward, Esq, of Wilton, went in
to the woods, cut and piled up thirty cords of
wood, a pretty good winters work for an old
man ninety years of age last January. Mr.. w.
was Postmaster at North Wilton some thirty
years.
Line CRTO11ctC says INC not term
which has prevailed in that tow II for some
time past closed with rain Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Vegetation receives vigorous start
from the latter course. We do not learn that
crops have been sensibly affected by the alb
sence of rain although grass is reported thin in
many localities. &z
HANCOCK COUNTY.
There are 81 individuals and firms in Els
worth who pay tax of $1O0 and upwards.
,lvla LARGEST taX-OaVerS n M 81 n Hall
$2223; George N. Black, $2O68; Seth Tisdale
$9e3; John Black, 1927; Estate of Joseph
Grant, $72t; Mrs. Frances Black, $713; j. D.
Hopkins & Co., $577; B. f. Austin, $50.
The Am 3ricGn says Hatch Macomber, ESQ.,,
has been collector of taxes for fourteen years,
during which time he has collected upwards of
two hundred and eighty-two thousand dollars,
which sum has been paid into the treasury,
and there remains at the present time uncOl-
lected on his books Only the sum OF s23.9C
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A. Sampson & Sons send from Hallowell
weekly about three carloads of fifty cases
each of oil-cloth carpeting.
The Maine Farmer says: "Mr. E. G. Myrick
of Vassalboro' has laid on our table man.
moth egg, the product of one of his Brahma.
pootra hens, which weighs four ounces and
| measures eight and half inches the longest
way and six and quarter inches round.
The Augusta Journal says a day or two since
while the freight was being discharged at the
wharf in that city from one of the schOOners
loaded with coal for the Insane Hospital, sew
erai OF the inmates of that institution were
assisting in the work. While thus engaged
one of them advanced to the edge of the wharf
and jumped into the river, apparently with the
intention OF committing suicide, as he made no
| ct ort to save himself He was rescued just in
| regard to the rash act, he said that he wanted
| to drown himself, as he preferred that kind Of
death to being burned up.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
Our Norway correspondent says Eve have
| been having line showers during the past 81
hours. Fruit promises to be very abundant in
this section-especially apples.
| sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says last Sunday or Mon.
day about $3.50 was stolen from the pocket
book of gentleman boarding at the CONNER
| cial House. AS the suspected party left OF
one OF the early trains Monday, sometime be-
| fore the money was missed, the thief has thus
| far escaped detection.
The steam yacht Twilight after waiting in
vain at Boothbay for its Portland friends, re.
turned to Bath Tuesday aud steamed up riv.
WALDO COUNTY.
| The new dwelling house of Daniel O'Heron
in Winterport, was wholly destroyed by fire at
ocfech tf"esday morning. Cause unknown
YORK COUNrr.-s.s-..asia.s7
Triumph Company of Biddeford have one o.
the tallest and most symmetrical flag stats OF
liberty poles to be found in the State Owing
to the disbanding of the company they pro
pose to dispose of it at a bargain. Any person
or organization desiring such an article car
buy it for much less than its value.
AT LARGE. :.S
Patents have been granted the past week to
Edward w. Holt of Corinna, for lamp-shade
supporter; to Nathaniel Bradford of Addison
for mechanical movement; and to William
Spear of Cape Elizabeth, for alarm for safes.