The Portland daily press., 1871-08-05
state n ewS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal says the aggregate shipment of
boots and shoes from Lowell and Auburn dur
ing the past week, have been 811 cases. against
09S cases last week. The receipts of leather
have been 1880 lbs against 64,79O lbs last
weeR. Business is good, and promises well for
the next month.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Gould Neal, a farmer, aged 20, committed sui
clde on Friday by hanging in Augusta.
The Banner intimates that Mr.. Giles o. Bail.
ey of the kennebec Reporter, Gardiner is to
settle up his affairs with the view of relinauish-
ing the publishing business He has been in
rather poor health for some time.
The KeInebec Journal hears of farmers Civ
ing away yearling colts; and remarks better
buy corn and keep them. If this sort Of sacri-
flee takes place, stock will reach an enormous
figure the next season."
SOMERSET COUNTY
The SkOwhegan Reporter SAYS quarrel has
arisen in a certain section not tar from Show
hogan, between neighbors and members of the
same church, because certain persons persist in
taxing their dogs to church to the annoyance
OF others, who have undertaken to eject the
animals. The owners of the dogs contend that
they have right to take the animals to church
WIN them, while their opponents contend that
they have no such right, and also persist in
KlcKlhg the creatures out. Both parties are
determined and have attempted to carry the
matter to law. The choir of singers have re-
fused to sing if dogs are to be allowed in the
church. One man, We learn, has been expelled
rom tne society and others have taken them
selves away. On
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says an immense business in
manufacturing ready-made clothing is done in
Wlnterport. Messrs. Snow & Atwood manu-
facture from 10000 to $4,000 vests annually.
crying U Ampieynaent tat their homes) to some
LOU women, and number of other firms do a
business almost as large as this.
The Union says report comes to us of an
attempted rape, Tuesday afternoon on a Young
West street in Biddeford. One of the parties
is we'll known, and we refrain from eiving anv
publicity to the names.
The Union says: Wednesday night of last
week Uncle Sans Office at the Pool was an tor
ed by some one who had no business there. and
ABOUT thousand cOppers and large nnmhar
of letters were taken, the latter being onanoS
but nothing of any value taken from them The
grocery and provision store of Tristram Geld
thwaite jr., was also entered, but the roones
s hs nothing From appearance the would
De extensive burglars were frightened rom
some cause, as they left some $50 in noata um
stamps on desk in the post office. r'''"s'
The fooishuess OF young fellow of Er;.to.,
in interrupting school and insnltina ths
teacher, was quite plainly manifest to bfmsaIf
when Trial Justice Putnam of York ordorod
him to pay fine and costs or stand comm;ttad
and he had to do the latter.
The dwelling-hOuse, stable and store ho,o,,o
ing to Charles e. Carter, and the dvei,;nss
house belonging to Mrs. William Dow az Hnns
wins Mills, Lyman, were entirely destro,aS ~,
IRE at about hali-past two O clock FRIDAY morn.
ing. The house of Mr.. William Dennett TO- was
also very much damaged. The fire oris;nateS
10 the store of Mr.. Carter, and is sunnesa% to
nave been the work of an incendiary. w
The Biddeford journal says two scamns one
by the name of Ward, hailng from Portiond
and the other from Dover, N. H., were arrested
Wednesday and brought before the ,n1;ou
court, where they were each bound over police
sum of $780, for obtaining goods undar - f. Ine
pretAncos of Andrews & Co., Elm street ' a,S
in $500 for breaking the private stable ot R~ GU
Small, No KOssuth street. '"iuS
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been issued this week e. A.,
citizens of Maine: James WoSI :no
Of Portland, for trimming Jack for shoes ~, ~,
boots; Samuel w. Emery and Erasmms "I %
Doyen. of Portland, for steam generator. A 60
+. Colby. of Bath, for hemmer for sew;n1 r 40"
chine; Albion r. P. Walker, of Richmnpa 90,
chunck; Augustus s. Lesnar o of
assignor to himself and G. M. Went.
worth, same place, for blind fastening
=, The Lewiston journal says: on "Wednesday
there were at Danville Junction seventh "arss
loaded with grain to go up the Maine Gon 0ars
road A special freight train, drawn bv tmn
s1gines took part of them in the afternoon
he short hay crop with abundance of ora;n ~
,he West, will make lively times for the rail.
roads next fall and winter. '"A-