The Portland daily press., 1871-06-27
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The Lewiston Journal says the Bates Mills
are now making per week 1900 pieces of gng.
ham leach of 40 yards) The mills also pro-
duce 5O0O quilts per week. They have 600
looms on .glnghams and cottonades, and 800
looms on imperial cords and pques. There
are also produced in the wooden department
800 yards per day of beavers and 300 yards of
repellents.
KNOX COUNTY.
Two Boston ''drummers were arrested at
Rockand Saturday night, and lodged in the
lookup of that city, for insulting respectable
young ladies on the streets. Monday morning
they were arraigned before the Police Court
where they pleaded guilty aud were fined.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The towns of Buckfield, Oxford and He.
bron, comprising Representative District, in
oxford county, met by delegates at Hebron
Academy, Monday, June 18th, to determine
the number Of years of representation that
each OF said towns is entitled to. 1t was voted
that Oxford and Buckield have four wears
each, and Hebron two years. in the following
order, viz. {: Oxford-1872, rs 70. 80. Buck
field-1S73, &C. 70, 81. Hebron-1S74, II.
Our correspondent at Fryeburg Informs us
that the house of Mrs. Sullivan Wiley ia that
townwas burned on Saturday. Loss $500. No
insurance.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the engineers of the
locomotives which came in collision on the E.
& N. A. Railway last Wednesday, have been
discharged by Superintendent LUnt-One be-
cause he was running into the city ahead OF
the schedule time, and the other because he
had no right, according 10 the rules of the
road, to be on the main track after train had
left VeaZie on its way down.
The Wing publishes full report of the evil
dence given at the examination of Lowell and
Spencer on charge of setting fire to their
store in Bangor last Friday morning. 1t is
pretty conclusive against Spencer, who up to
Saturday night had not been able to furnish
bail in the sum of $1,000.
Twenty-Five vessels arrived at Bangor Sat-
urday.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A Mrs. Sherman, from Rhode Island, was in
Bath Saturday to see if the unknown suicide
could be identified as her son. From all that
couid be ascertaned it seemed probable that
such was the fact. Tue family formerly lived
10 LincOlnvile in this State, SAYS the Times
Bath votes Wednesday on the question of
extending further aid to the Knox & Lincoln
railroad.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
states that at the circus balloon ascension at
Skowhegan last Friday, a horse attached to
a carriage became frightened and ran away.
the thill of the vehicle striking lady, (whose
name he could not learn) SO severely as to
Cause her death on the same day.
Another correspondent of the Journal men
lions that party of three or four went out on
the Ncrth Pond in Smithfield, Friday, in a
leaky boat to fish. 1t soon began to fiji with
water (there was nothing to bail With and at
once they made for the shore; fiuding it begin
ing to sink boy abont IA years of age sprang
into the water and swan ashore OF the 9th
els a father and son were drowned Their
names and residence the correspondent did
not learn.
WORK. cOJrNTv
The house of Charles Harmon of Saco was |
broken into last Thursday night. The thieves
obtained hundred dollars ard two watches. |
They also entered the house of S. s. Mitchell |
and some others but obtained nothing In |
one house these unwelcome visitors displayed |
their sense of humor by Leaving ten cents in de- |
lision at the poverty they found prevailing
there.
The house of Daniel Sullivan in South Ber-
wick and bowling alley close by were con-
pletely destroyed by fire about o'clock Fri
lay morning. Loss $500; insured for 5000
1undred dollars in money were burnt up in
ne house. The house of George Grant, about
~ ieet from the one burnt was saved, though |
'corched ON the outside.