The Portland daily press., 1871-03-11
state ~ ewS.
ANDRoscoGaN COUNTY

Two million pairs of shoes are manufactured
10 Auburn yearly.
The Directors of the Andrcscoggin railroad
were in Lewiston on Thursday, making ar
raneemebts tor the extension of the road TO
Danville Junction.
A woman was toupd dead in filthy UNDER
grouud cellar IN LewistCn last THURSDAY morD-
ing, by some one who called to bring her some
refreshing drink. Her name was Soorey, a.
| she Was found dead in BID, aud her son, 16
years old, asleep along side OF her. She was
| affected with the lung disease. The pace
where she lived and died was not fit tor a hog
pen. .-s --~--s-s
Moses Archibald of West Poland slaughter
ed hog the other day, twenty-five and bali
months old, which weighed eight hundred and
eight pounds. .t -.
We are informed that engagements are in
progress tor the establishment Of Democratic
paper in Lewiston.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| A large and finely executed model of an
Egyptian Sphinx. in paster of Paris 16 feet
| high, by Mlimore has been sent to HalinwelI
where q copy is to be made in granite, which,
when finished, will be placed in Mount Au-
burn.
81 OXFORD COUNTY Eea
Hiram Day of Woodstock, while hauling
logs at the head of Swift River, on the first in
| stant, was thrown down, and the sled passed
over bim. lae miraculously escaped with a
broken leg. t... 3
The boys are doing successful business at
pickerel fishing in Norway, taking some that
weigh four aud five pounds each. ''s
The Oxford Normal Institute at South Paris
now has 174 pupils. @
A ho,el has been opened at the fourishng
village of West Paris. +
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A proposition has been made to the town of
S0lon by the Directors of the Somerset railroad
to re'lbstate The town, pay all costs thus far
arising from pending suits, providing The town
VIII now ra.se the amount formerly voted, all
OF which is to be laid out between Anson and
Solon. The town will consider the proposition
next Monday at town meeting.
Skewhegan has voted TO tax dogs, and to au !.
thorize agents to employ school teachers. 3.
At the town meeting in Anson there was an
exciting contest. Party liues were obliterated
aud the railroad question was paramount The
ticket which was elected by majority Of 13 in
vote OF 400 is in favor OF a connection with
the railroad at Skowhegan, instead of West
Waterviile.
The Selectmen of skowhegan have closed the
liquor agency in that town. LELpG
WALDO COUNTY.
The municipal election in Belfast takes place
on Monday. the absorbing question is the
make no nomination for Mayor. William C.
Marshall, e a., Republican,, has been re-
quested by large nu mber of citizen ms oi both
parties TO stand as candidate and he has con-
sented to allow tue use OF his name.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A fellow calling hmself Professor c. III.
Sands OF Boston,, but whose real name is said
to be George KnOx, aud graduate OF a peni-
| tentiary, bas beeO sDoOging landlords and
printers IN Eastport and vicinity. He adv.r-
tises to perform gvmutstic feats, and the
Down EAsters' acknowledge he has perform
ed something remarkable iu that line.
VIM. d. Aymar has been appointed an In
sDectOr OF Customs at .stport, and Silas
Waldron aud Noah McGarry Night Watch
man at Calais.
The Calais city government has passed an
ordinance, forOidding the erection of wooden
buildings in the business portion of the civ.
larger Than twelve feet square, or of greater
height than twelve feet from the ridge-pole.
Hay is selling in Lubec, on the street at $50
ton.
Henry G. Blanchard of Charlotte, while at
work in the woods at E lmu nds, received sucu
a severe blow from falling tree, on the first
instant, that he died in seveu hours afterward.
YORK COUNTY.
A son of Arthur Verrill of Biddefered. II
years OF sge left his home March first. His
father is aDxlous to hear where he is. The boy,
he says, cannot talk inteIhgby. Any Que
who knows OF 1.-THE whereabouts of the lad will
do kiDdOess by communicating with his ia
ther at Blddeford.
Messrs. Merrill, Smith & Davis have con.
tracted to Lu,ld Schooner of 200 tons at the
ship yard in Saco. tor parties in Saeo and Bid
deiord. --.ss-- se-s-
Schooner Sharon was sold by public auc-
ton, al Cape Neddick, on Saturday last. Capt
Samuel w. Norton was the pui chaser at $725