The Portland daily press., 1871-09-21
state ~ ews.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ArNDiAOoScoNA~N l
Thomas fash, Principal of the High School.
has been elected Superintendent of the schools
OF the city of Lewiston.
The Advertiser says widow lady in Auburn |
has sold this year sxty-ive dollars worth of
apples, the produce of four trees.
The Supreme Judicial court commenced it's
session in Androscoggn county on Tuesday
at Auburn, Judge Walton, presiding.
The examination in the cases of the eight Ii
quor dealers at Lewiston where seizures were
made last Monday, has bt en- continued to next |
Monday. They all pleaded not guilty.
A temporary bridge is TO be built across tie |
river at Lewiston while the new bridge is be- |
ing built.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Ex-Goy Washburn and Geo. T. Davis ESQ. |
with their wives, spent the Sabbath in Houi- |
ton. monday morning they proceeded to Wood
stock and interd visiting st. John and Hall
fax.
The Houlton Pioneer says the Republicans
carried every representative district in Aroos.
took county II puts down Mr.. Keegan OF Van
Buren, as Republican,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The house, barn, stable and outbuildngs of
| Laforest Voter of Salem, We're burned to the
| ground Monday afternoon. No insurance,
| The people of Phillips are agaitating the mat
| Ter of a railroad to that village, and have held
| a meeting organized and chose a committee
| of nine to get up petition to the Legislature
and see about preliminary survey.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Second Annual Fair aud Show of the
Farmers Club will be holden at Bristol Mills,
on the Sd, 4th aud 9TH of October. Gen. j. l.
Cham berlan will deliver the address.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The trial of s. j. Worcester, before Trial
| Justice E. McCTillis on charge of shooting
Frank Ladd, at Dexter with intent to kill, was
closed Monday afternoon. Worcester was
hound over to the Supreme Court, in the sum
| of $1,000. Ladd is recovering from his wound
although he will probably be disabled for some
| time.
Forty.six vessels arrived in Bangor, Tues
day.
order for the appropriation of a sum not ex
ceediug $500 for carrying into effect the pro
, | gramme for the reception of the President o
the United States. The Common Council
amended the order by making the sum $4,000.
t There are some fifty persons in Orringtol
2 aged 20 years and upwards, and the population
| OF the town is only 1850.
Mrs N. Lunt of Orono, met with quite a Sc
> | we're accident on Monday afternoon, Wbil
= going down stairs her foot tripped and she fel
q and broke her arm, and bruised her face am
g | chest considerably. Having received no inter
nal injuries, her friends hope for fnll recover
| in due time.
: After the arrest of Smith, the highway rob
, Der of Mr.. Josselyn, upon HON nearly $3O
| VI tuo StOltu mOuty Was lOuuu, HO IhouO -
y confession and told where he had hidden the
. rest of the money and the papers takep from
Y Mr.. Us. wallet. sMajor Bolton went to Veazi
. as soon he handed Smith over to tailor Whit
y, , ney, at Bangor, and recovered the papers
l. among which are notes to the amount sOf som
: $780, Mr.. Josslyn still continues in a yer.
. dangerous condition, and but slight hopes ar
- entertained for his recovery.
PIsCATAQUIS COUNTY.
A large number OF the younger members
the congregation left the church, at noon, la.
Sunday. and went off 10 pursuit of bear, II
ported to be in the woods near the village
Or Parkman.
n George Palmer of Parkman has sold a fy
lie year old mare to a Boston party for $4,000.
Is WALDO COUNTY.
:. The dwelling house and stable in Montvl
70 owned and occupied by Ephriam Foster, wei
10 completely destroyed by fire Saturday morl
d ing The family lost most of their clothing an
s. furniture. Cause of the fire unknown; lo
about $4,000.