The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
state News.



The French population in Lewiston is said
to number two thousand. They came from
Canada.
The mayor of Lewiston is authorized by the
board of aldermen to purchase liquors for the
city liquor agency wherever he can get good
article.
The case of Nancy and others vs.. Andres
c0gglng Park Association, has been referred TO
Hon. Woodbury. Davis aud Col George w.
Kicker.
newly married couple in Lewiston were
serenaded the other night for three hours with
gongs, bells and fish horns. The couple final
ly caved, and bought off the serenaders with
an oyster supper.
A Lewiston trader stepped into back room,
containing fi(ty-five dollars. When he return
ed the pOcket-book was gone, and of three
boys he left, one was missing. The police were
notified and in about half an hour the thief
was arrested, and the money, save IS, recover
| ed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The famous Stearns Sampson case is on trial
| in the Supreme Judicial Court at Augusta be.
fore Judge Cutting. The action is trespass for
| forciby and without process of law ejectins
Mrs Louise p Stearns and her family from
the house occupied by them in Hallowell, for
| the defendant had deed of the premises. The
defendant after using force endeavored to
starve the tenants out by mailing up the win
dows and investing the premises SO as to cut
off supplies of food and fuel
OXFORD COUNTY
D. o. Gleason has been appointed postmas.
ter at Mexico, vice @. Z. Gleason, resigned.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Hon. VIM. p. Win.
gate, collector OF that port is seriously ill of
| affection of the throat.
The Wing says company Ct" 9Th regiment
Massachusetts, volunteer militia, of Lynn con-
template wishing Bangor in June, when they
| will probably be received in grand style by the
| Jameson Guards
Tuesday morning, says the Bangor Wing,
as a Nj. Curtis, employed in Morse & Co.'s
lumber mills on the Kenduskeag, stepped up.
on the edge saw table to fix a belt, he slipped
and fell close by the rapidly revolving saw
which tore the left leg of his pants completely
OFT, cut piece six inches in diameter out O.
the middle of his boot leg and sawed diagonal
ly across the sole of his lett boot, clear throuc
two thick soles and a heavy tap Men look
ing on were almost paralyzed with horror, ex
pecting that Mr.. Curtis leg and foot were ter.
rbly maDgled; but wonderfully as it may seem
not drop OF blood was drawn by this hazard
show for it is slight scratch in the thick skin
on the sole of his loot Not once in ten thou
sand times, say experienced mill-Inen, could
man escape injury under like circumstances
John A. Miller of Holden, was savsgely as
saulted by his father aud brother last Thurs
day, as they SAID ito pay off an old grudge.
Charles, the brother, stabbed him twice in thu
head, and he was shot in the groin by his ia
Their. The Wing says the ruff ans were ar
res,ed. and in default of bail for their appear
ance at the next criminal term of the Suprem.
Judicial. Court, were committed to jail
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A Topsham correspondent of the Bath Time
says the abutment OF the bridge between TOPS
ham and Brunswick is nearly completed ant
trusting ready to go upon it. In the course o
ten days there is a prospect of having fire.,
bridge open for travel. This toll bridge was in
corporafed somewhere near 1900 the late Gov
King and others, proprietOrs its stock wa
considered "gilt-edged' and has been handed
down from one generation to another as al
heir loom" too good to be parted with, having
pale for itself over and over again. The pres
emit tOll-gather Rev. Benjamin Jaquith, has
been town clerk the past six years, and afte
organizing our town meeting Monday morn
ing, eXpr assed his thanks in brief and effec
tive speech, declining reelection. Mr. J. wa,
appointed toll-gatherer in September, 1910, a
salary of $3.50 per annum. Id 1850 it wa
raised to $500, ann 1860 was again raised tt
$500.
ward TedfOrd of TOpsham, lost from his her,
of cattle fine two year old heifer last week
first, loss of appetite, ceased to chew its cud
then dizziness and blindness followed tn
next day, and the third day it died He fan
cied all the symptoms of rinderpest and tool
| necessary precautions but has observed NJ
other symDtOms of ina ffecton