The Portland daily press., 1871-10-20
state News.
ANDRosCoGaIN COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The aggregate shipments OF boots and shoes
from Auburn and Lewiston the past week have
been 749 cases against 1033 cases last week
pounds against 60 ,270 last week.
William Toward, of Bangor, was severely
injured at Lewiston on Wednesday, by failing
from the frame OF the bridge
The saw mill at Lisbon Falls is runpips
on full time saving for the Androscogein rail.
road. Eight sticks of timber, Sc feet long, Il
by 16. have been sawed for the bridge across
the Little River.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that last Monday night
an old house filled with hay was burned to the
ground Oh the east side of the river in Avon
few miles below Phillips. The building was
owned by widow Cook, but had not been oc
cupled as dwelling house for some time. j.
+. Sylvester, OF Avon, had stored in it several
tons OF hay. The fire must have been the work
of an inceudiary.
The Chronicle says Mr. E. Searles, of West
Pennington, has bought since April up to the
14th inst, 40, 600 dozen of eggs, for which he
paid the round sum OF $4,000.
The citiz ms of Phillips are moving in the
matter of the railroad from Pennington to that
place. At meeting held last Saturday eve
ming committee, consisting of A. Toothaker
T. II. Stubs. Sheldon HI. Beal and Seward
DIll, was chosen to procure the services of a
civil engineer and have preliminary survey
Of tho ra"tA naaaa and aisa X
the Maine Central road and other parties
abroad, to see what assistance can be obtained
from them.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Jessie Hines, of Bangor, who has been work
ing in the mills of Hall Brothers, at Ellsworth,
had his hand injured so badly on Monday, that
amputation became necessary.
At Waltham, on Monday night, the store of
A. M. q A. j. Fox was broken into, and a
pocket book, containing about $175 was taken
1t also contained note made 10 Thos. Lawrie,
to the amount of $243, with about $3.50 indors-
ca on 1t, and some other papers of notice.
Goods to the value CT $3.50 were also carried off.
The owners offer reward OF $3.50 for the APP
prehension of the thieves.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The average number of deaths in Hallowell,
Tor the year 1871, to Oct 10th, is forty and
ior tne post twelve years will average about
tne same. The average age is forty-two.
Mr.. James Merrill, of Gardiner. sold three
year old colt to Boston parties last Monday for
$1,000 The colt was sired by a Knox horse
and has made quarter OF mile at the rate of
2.40. -"'o VI
~ KNOX COUNTY.
The Free Press says some miscreant at Dix
Island vented his spite on some finished pieces
OF stone one night last week, doing MANY hum
dred dollars damage. He posted a notice saw
ing the cowardly deed was dons because the
perpetrator was refused employment.
A small house on the northwesterly side of
Owls Head, unoccupied, and probably owned
by Mr.. Merriman, was burned Saturday eve
ming.
WALDO COUNTY.
At the axe factory in Belfast, last Friday, as
one of the workmen, Mr.. VIM. Stevens, was
grinding axes, the huge stone burst while 90.
1ng at tremendous rate, and one of the frag-
menus STRIKING him caused severe Injuries
dis aw and collar bone were broken and his
face injured 1t is thought he will survive
On Friday evening Otis Walker, of Knox,
drove his horse into Belfast and L. # him in the
rear OF the American House stable. During
the evening, some persol cut the apimaI's
throat and did the job so bunglngly that he
hyed for long time. The poor horse wander
Eu up 70 Ine staDe OF tbe stage company, leav-
where he stopped in the yard. Ee then stag.
gered into an alley way, where he died some
time during the night.
The Belfast Journal says the late Alfred w
Johnson, in his will, set aside the SUM of five
hundred dollars year perpetualy, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the trustees of
MS estate, for the relief of the needy poor of
Belfast, who are not paupers. The trustees
have delegated this duty to committee, con-
sisting of Daniel Faunce, Charles Moore and
II. Fl. johnson. We learn that since the be.
quest went into operation in January, 187O,one
duu tWouty -Ouo poTsOuS nave De6Q re-
lieved, by the expenditure of sums ranging
from two and half to twenty dollars-in most
cases taking the form of fuel, clothing and pro-
visions.
YORK COUNTY.
Miss Staples, accused of arson, at Kittery,
not being able to obtain bail, has been taken to
Alfred Jail.
The sum of $3.50 has been subscribed at Bid
deford for aid to the Chicago sufferers, and a
meeting is to be held there this friday eve
ming to increase the amount
Hon. H. X. Bradbury, of Hollis, who has
been seriously i'll for several months past, left
for Florida, few days since, where he will re-
main during the winter months.
The Postmaster General has established
mail route over the Portland & Rochester r.
Il and consequently the route between Alfred
and Kennebunk depoa has been discontinued
Quite an amount of property ia Biddeford
aud Saco that had been bonded to the Boston
& Maine Railroad Company has, during the
past week, been purchased outright.
Henry Remick, Of Kittery, has recently COM
meDced civil action in the Supreme Court,
against Henry B. Remick, of that place, for in
uries sustained by receiving the contents of
revolver discharged at him by defendant sever
Il months since at KIttery Foreside, laying
damages at five thousand dollars.
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been issued this week to L.
Cheetham, OF Lewiston, for roller clearer for
spinning machines; Cyrus A. Hooper. of Lew
stoD, for picker staff check for looms: Jonas
y. Spooner, of HOulton, for harness.