The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-17
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state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
the movement to obtain subscriptions suff-
Gent to pay off the sec debt on the Pine
Street Congregational church edifice has been
a compile success.
The Journal says the Lewiston Steam Mill
Company have got their main drive out of
Swift river into the AndrOscoggin, on its way
to their mills.
Rev. Mr.. Ford, who has been called to the
pastorate of Pine Street Congregational
church, Lewiston, is to give kis answer next
Sunday.
The appropriations by the City Council of
Lewiston. for the present year amount to
about $175, 900.
John f. Putnam (Repub.ican) has been
elected President of the Board Of Aid eIMen OF
Lewiston.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Eastern Normal school at Castine is one
of the most promising schools in the State
The total attendance the past year was 1874
For those intending TO prepare for teachers it
affords rare opportunity. The tuition is free;
good board may be obtained for So so per week.
The annual examination will take place May
31st. The Governor and Council are taking
measures to build suitable house for which
the Legislature appropriated $4,000. This is
necessary aS Tue I'VE years tnSG OaStlD6 agreed
to furnish house will terminate another year.
Prof. w. p. Atkinson of the Institute of Tech
nology, Boston, will deliver an address the
evening of June LIST.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says a large car load
of looms arrived on Saturday for the Messrs.
Sprague. They will occupy the place made
ready for them in the cotton factory that is
now in operation.
Va frop ho obao 81 hot
Mr.. Allen Spaulding was arrested in Halo
well on Friday night for committing rape up
on Miss Dora l. Thomas Spaulding is. "a
years of age, married man, and belongs in
Wateryille; He has been at work for about
month in Grant Brothers paint shop in Halo
we'll. The alleged victim is the daughter of
William Thomas of Hslowell, a truckman, a
gentleman respected by his fellow citizens
The girl is between fourteen and fifteen years
of age, and there are no suspicious, the Jour-
nal saws, against her purity Of character. The
girl went to the post Office few minutes past
eight O'clock Friday evening, and on her re-
turn was followed by Spaulding. They went
up Central street, and from thence through
several stress to Warren street where the girl
alleges the rape tool place. The preliminary
| examination was held before Judge Gilman on
| Saturday, and Srauldng adiudged guilty, and
| as the offence is not baIlable, he was commit
ted to Jail to await trial at the August term of
the Supreme Court
golden wedding of Friend John D. Lang
which occurs this week.
A fellow broke into the house of John Null
liken in Augusta, and stole twenty quarts of
milk. The Journal says the milk was in cans,
prepared for delivering ts customers on Sun
day morning. ~
The Journal says Jededish Gibson of North
Vassa boro', had his pocket book containing
$500 in money and fifty dollar note OF hand
stolen last week on his passage in the steamer
Star OF the East from Boston to Gardiner.
A week or two ago the Gardiner Reporter
had an editorial paragraph on the effects Of
consolidation" rather taking the ground that
tariff on freights. In reply, Mr., b. A. Neal
station agent at Gardiner states in the last Re-
porter that there has been no change in the
rate OF freight since the consolidation, except
| in favor of the shippers.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Alvin Ches-
ley of Rome, has sow that dropped seventeen
pigs last Friday, of which fourteen are now
living and doing well.
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
Mrs Il. S. Philbrick of Mt. Vernon, was
thrown from a carriage last week and very
| badly hurt.
pENoBscoT COUNTY.
The East Maine Conference will commence
on the last Monday in May, at Dexter village.
A large dog exhibiting signs of hydrophobia,
| went down to wharf in Bangor last Satur-
| day, where the crew of the steamer Cambridge
were unloading the vessel. There was panic
at his appearance, but before he could attack
any one he Yves seized by the tail and thrown
| into the river.
Mr.. Joel Halves Of Orono, while trying to
stop pair OF runaway horses recently, was
thrown from the wagon and injured consider
ao'y. He is now improving rapidly.
There is girl in Bangor not quite twelve
! WING. '' 10y WV
The percentage Of school attendance in Ban
gor TO the census of school children between
fohr and twenty one years of age is 49,
The Wing says the golden wedding of Major
Abner Paine and wife was celebrated at The
residence of Mr.. j. g. Norton in Bangor. last
week. A large number of relatives and friends
were present among them six ladies whose
ages were between 20 and "a years of age.
Some rogues, whom it is supposed may be
the silk thieves, stole from Brewer Village
Saturday night, sloOp-yacht }ltae
Melville Nichols, who has served ont one
term in the State Prison, was arrested in Ban
gor Sunday night after breaking into a store
in that city.
Dunscombe, who was arrested in this city by
Marshal Clark for stealing two watches in Ban
gor, pleaded guilty to the charge in the Police
Court at Bangor on Monday, and was bound
over to the next criminal term of the Supreme
Judicial Court with bail fixed at $500.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
lFrom our Correspondent
The old orchards in the county are fast dy-
ing out Many within the past few years
have vainy attempted to obtain fruit. bearing
orchards by buying New York apple trees, but
The instances are very few in which they have
ever proved to be of any value. It is as easy
to raise apple trees from the seed in Piscata-
gus as in New York, and one tree grown here
"a worth hundred imported from New York.
Far-fetched and dearly paid for trees can new
err be acclimated here. l-ss
Messrs. Small, Huntress & Strout carriage
makers, are about leaving Parkman for some
more populous locality. Mr.. Hart is to take
their place in Parkman. There is to be no
blacksmith LETT at the corner, but there's a can
ital chance for one.
Rev. David 7. Stearns has accented the pas-
torship of the Universalist societies in Gull
lord, Sangervlle and Parkman, and has en-
tered upon his labors. AS MIR. Stearns was
assisting to unload heavy box of goods from
feil, the box falling upon him and severely
GRIPPING his left arm and shoulder. The Uni
Versalists are pleased with their new pastor
and temperance people, who are not Uniyer-
salIsts, are pleased with the accession of his
influence to the temperance cause in the eoun-
ty.. S,
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Joseph Allen of Kendall's Mills, an en-
ployee of the M. 9. r. r.. got jammed unite
badly Friday morning while Stacking cars.
The axe factory of Wharf s. Mason, and the
match factory at Sk0whegan, were slightly
damaged by fire Friday afternoon.
From our Correspondent
TIistram Daggett who lives upon the high
lands of Ripley has never failed to raise an
abundant and good crop of wheat, was never
troubled with rust, and never saw q weeyil on
his farm. Va
celebrated cancer doctor has lately visited |
Cambridge, but it is feared that his efforts To
eradicate the disease from suffering lady will
prove unavailng.
mn WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Inc Mach'as Republican comes tn II. tb;.
week IN new dress and new form heinz
changed TO quarto. 1t presents a handsome
appearance.
On opening drain in Calais the other dav
the box for conveying the water was in char |
red condition for the length of fifteen feet sup
posed to have been burnt at the time Of the |
great fire in Calais
- YORK COUNTY.
Wiiilam Dixon, esq of Kittery, launched a |
yacht May Nth. She is named "Bismarck"
Is very handsome, and some of her admirers
tnlhh she Will beat almost anything afioat OF
the same length of keel. VI
correspondent of the Chronicle saws TIM
ap4lnecaries dare not sell Intoxicating liquors
llglous" or any other purposes
The residence of Mr. Ivory Kniobt 70 novr
yard workman) IN South Berwick. was burn.
ed Saturday afternoon. Part of the furniture
was burned after it was taken out of the house |
Inc hre was probably caused BY defect In the |
chimney. Loss $500; insured for $1,000.
y The Chronicle says little son of Mr.. Melvin
y. otlms0n, a watchman at the navy ward
narrowly escaped drowning Friday AFTERNOON.
% spruce Greek, near Kittery Point Bridge,