The Portland daily press., 1871-12-19
STATE NEWS.
ANnRosooGeIN COUNTY.

ANbRooNooSiN SoSNAi'
The Lewiston Journal understands that the
French Catholic Society in that city are taking
steps towards erecting new church Recent
ly five hundred assembled to look over lot
that they have talked of purchasing for this
purpose.
The Journal saysabout eight millions of brick
have been laid in Lewiston and Auburn the past
season-about five millions in Lewiston and
three millions in Auburn
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Times says the the town of Houlton has
voted to exempt from taxation, capital not ex-
ceeding $4,000 which shall be invested in man
ufacturing establishments, for term of ten
years. ~ Il %
We learn from the Yoice that Neal Shannon,
of Molunkus lost his house and barn, and their
entire contents, including two good horses and
the flames with his family, and had to run to
the neighbors, about one-half mile, bare-footed.
The Voice reports big bear killed in Sher-
man. H it
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Gazette says DIR. Isaac Bartlett,
of Hope, man over 60 years of age, and weigh
ing over 200 pounds, says he never tasted of
bit of meat of any kind in his lifel He lives
almost entirely on bread and milk.
- PRNoBscoT COUNTY.
The late Mayor Dale had an insurance of
$4,000 on his life.
The Norman Elder Trip, has been featuring
in Dexter.
Hay is selling in Bangor at $2S to $3a per
ton; eggs are selling at 80 to 80 cents potatoes,
in small lots at 80 cents; turkes 12a to is cents.
: SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that John f. Simons.
of Pittsfield, who was arraigned on the charge
of forgery before Trial Justice McCrillis at
Newport, a month ago, and who failed to find
the Sl5tlO hail rpOvIirpd his
next term of the Supreme Judicial Court, at
tempted to a few days since to commit suicide
by taking laudanum, but was unsuccessful.
Our correspondent informs us that j. H. Gill
braith Esq, the famous horse breaker, died at
Kendall's Mills on Sunday. Mr. G.. was the
owner of the Gilbraith Knox stallion, and was
famed all over the State for raising superior
colts.
ga q WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Our correspondent states that John French,
| laborer living at what is called Little Ken
nebec'' in the town of Machias fell dead last
Friday morning while walking across the floor
OF his house 1t is supposed to have resulted
YORK COUNTY.
On Wednesday of last week Eben Todd. of
! Old Orchard, while at work in the woods, had
his leg broken and ankle sprained by log roll
ing upon him. Mr.. Willis McKenney, of Saco,
while endeavoring to move a sled on Friday
taS0' snppeu anu broke MS leg, aswe learn from
the Independent
About 700 men are at work on the B. & NJ.
extension. The work is rapidly progressing
- 80. IN GENERAL.
A few days since horse and top buggy was
hired at a stable in Lewiston, by man calling
himself Harry Bartlett, who stated that he
should return in about two hours. SATURDAY. a
team OF a similar description drove into Ports
mouth, n. H., the pretended owner asserting
that he came from Portland, and wished to sell
his horse.and carriage as he had no further use
Tor them. He succeeded in disposing of the
latter, and after leaving the horse at one of the
livery stables in Portsmouth, with the remark
that he should return for him in an hour OF
two, went directly to the depot and took the
half past five train for Boston The City Mar
shall was absent from Portsmouth at that time,
| or the thief would doubtless have been secured.
| There is no doubt that the team alluded to is
the same that was stolen at Lewiston Sc
The Gardiner Reporter says that VIM II.
Bigelow, ESQ.,, of Clinton, who has resigned the
supervisorship of schools for Kennebec county,
has taken the position of route mail agent, be-
tween Augusta and Portland, on conductor
Bodge's tIain.
Two men are now in our State prison for
stealing baggage from the Bangor and Boston
line of steamers, and third has been arrested
for attempting the same game.