The Portland daily press., 1871-12-06
STATE NEWS
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says o. B. Dwinal, of
Mechanic Falls, lost last week a horse worth
$500, by. throat distemper, Henry Nelson's
fish market, at Mechanic Falls, was broken in
to Friday night and robbed of small sum of
money. A young Frenchman was knocked
down in Lincoln street, Lewiston, Monday and
badly abused for refusing to treat two men
The farm of the late Polly Marston, of East
Livermore, which was appraised at $3.50. was
sold at auction last Saturday, and purchased nv
the Lewiston Steam Mill Company. at S48O5.S
Mr.. Chas A. Addition of Greene was Severely
injured last Saturday by being thrown from his
carriage and striking on the neck, at the top of
the spine. r.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
from our Pennington Correspondence
Two youngsters in this village were seriously
injured while coasting last Thursday evening
by running into stage. One was picked up
Tor dead, but proved to be only stunned; the
other was badly cut in the forehead, requiring
the services of surgeon III rs
Mr.. Frank Grounder, of this village, lost a
child last Thursday night. The babe was put
| in its cradle as usual, and the next morning on
taking it out, it was dead Some think the babe
| was frozen, but the general talk is that it was
snffocated. , 5 .... .., sa5ts
A painter in town procured two quarts OF al
cohol for the purpose of cutting shellac, and
while absent at dinner, two of the workmen
confscated portion, and the consequence was
bad.
pano of six workmen from w. H. Pencil
| & Co.'S establishment 10 your city are engaged
| in putting in working order the apparatus for
| heating by steam the new school room at 'The
Willows, % in this place.
| Eight car loads of stock left Monday for
Brighton-175 head of cattle.
trained all day Monday, and foggy in the
evening. Three barns blew down in Weld and
vicinity during the gale Thursday.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Says the Wiscasset Oracle: One of our neigh
bors recently had occasion to sell a large boiler
and as it was sold by weight, he had it put on
the hay scales in Wiscasset; the certificate says
it weighed 1924 lbs. net. He sent it to Portland
and it was weighed by certain firm there and
certified at $50 lbs. net. The difference being
so great, he had it weighed on the "citv scales'
and it was rated at 760 lbs He sold it then
fearing that if he had it weighed again it would
prove worthless!
The Oracle says shipbuilding in Damariscotta
is reviving slightly. Capt j. III. Stetson pro-
poses to build a ship of 1900 tons; Charles G.
Merry, brig of 450 tons; Franklin Clark, a
schooner of 250 tons, and B. d. Metcalf has just
commenced building small schooner of 125
tons.
The Oracle hears it rumored that company
is about to be formed in Wiscasset to engage in
the manufacture of shoes. And that parties
from Massachusetts are interested in the enter
prise. A public meeting is to be held to con-
slider the subject.
The matrimonial market in Wiscasset must
be pretty brisk, according to the Oracle which
states that the recent engagements number
fourteen. -ad
s ta. OXFORD COUNTY. 4fsrz
The Democrat says at the only meeting in our
village (Paris), on Thanksgiving day, there
were just bakers dozen present, including the
Pastor, Sexton, Governor of the State Sheriff
the choir, the Editor, his devil, and two small
boys. Perhaps, says the Democrat we ought to
say that the day was very cold and that no no.
tlce had been given of a preaching service.
The Democrat says there was fine sleighing
throughout Oxford county last week. On Mon
day the weather moderated, and rain set in, but
it will probably hold cold enough to save the
sleighing
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times states that Mr. VIM Spear
in has been appointed Custom House officer in
that city; and that the Deputy Collector recent
" appointed at Vanceboro' is Mr.. John Stew
ems, of EaStport. 7----
Calais is now favored with two mails a day
one by the Lincoln and Princeton stage route,
the other by the e. & N. A. railroad. The
Times fears the latter may be discontinued.
IN GENERAL.
Among the estimates for appropriations for
the ensuing year, are the following for this
State: Improvement of navigation on Sulli-
vans River, $34, 900; PenobscOt River, $4,000;
Kennebec River $4,000; Royals River, $685. 1000;
Portland Harbor, $4,000; Saco River, $4,000.
A postoffice has been established at Crooked
Brook, Washington county, and Moses A. Col
burn appointed Postmaster.