The Portland daily press., 1871-06-23
State News.
ANDRoscoearN COUNTY.


We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
the aggregate shipment of shoes from Auburn
and Lewiston stations the past week have been
6O2 casrs-90 by express and 512 by freight-to
652 cases Tor preceding week. Receipts of
leather 81 $3.50 lbs. to 49, $50 the week preceding.
Mr.. G. w. Blossom of Turner manufactured
$500 bushels of apples into cider last fall, says
the Journal
..l t FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle say s Mr.. Nathaniel Richard
son, while at work in the new mill at Jay, one
day last week, got his shirt caught in the
shaftiDg. and was drawn rapidly up from the
floor. The shirt was of strong drilling and
nearly strangled By almost superhumau ef-
forts he extricated himself before the speed
was shut OH, escaping with few severe
bruises 1t was narrow escape from instant
death.
The Cronicle says in Phillips there has for
few weeks past been an epidemic raging
among horses, resembling diphtheria Several
horses having died with it.
The Chronicle says business at the Cheese
Factory in Strong opens briskly, although
some farmers are inclined to withhold the
products of their dailies, probably till they as.
certain how the enterprise is likely to come
out.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Peacock, while at
work at the Knickerbocker Ice House in Gar
diner on Monday, got his legs between two
cakes Of ice, and broke it, and they had to kill
him. 4t 'rr a
The Farmer says the Messrs. Sprague are
vigorously prosecuting operations at The dam
this summer on the west side of the river at
Augusta The old factory is running with A
full complement of operatives, under the eff
cient superintendency of Capt. N. w. Cole.
and the new mill is rapidly going up, the ma
sons having already reached the fourth story
II VIII probably be covered during the month
of July. -
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The U. s. District Court holds term at
Bangor commencing on Tuesday next.
A collision occurred at Bangor Wednesday
evening on the E. & N. A. Railway between
mixed train and special train loaded with
iron. A fireman was injured, but not serious
ly, but the locomotives were damaged consid.
erably. @
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
The late rains have improved the prospects
Of the hay crop, but it will be light. at tine
best
tbs probably true that the B. & P. R. R.
will be extended to Guilford the present sea-
son, but how the towns west of it are to be
benefited by it is more than we can see.-
tSa naS %S neea n Is some with
built from Pittsfied to Piscataquis river, it
would precisely meet the wants of the coun.
try and add immensely to the profits of the
Maine Central
Sangervile village is being rapidly improv-
ed. New buildings are being erected and old
ones are being rejuvenated. The sounds of
the mallet and hammer are making merry
music all over the village. All this is due to
the liberal course which the citizens of the
village have taken to encourage manufact-
ures.
Rev. Mr.. Washburn baptised several con-
yerts by immersion, in Kingsbury, on the
Hoopipg Cough makes frequent and long
1nterludes in the school exercises in Park man.
Field straw berries are abundant and deli
clous, luxury which you city people would
Moose Head Lake is now yielding an album
dant harvest of beautiful salmon trout and the
season is being fully improved by sportsmen
from the "Outside world"
n. r. Harrington of Parkman has lost
valuable horse, by his getting something in
his throat and choking to death.
As Doctor Folsom was riding through Park
pan, recently, staid and venerable retired
gentleman called him into his house ard re-
quested him 10 leave him something to make
him sleep nights. The Doctor dealt him out
some sleeping powders and directed him to
take one each night at bedtime. Wishing to
make sure thing of it, and thinking the pow
ders looked too small, the gentleman took
three instead OF one, and slept, to his satisfac-
ton, for the space of two nights and two days.
The town OF Parkman was not "named in
honor of DR.. George Parkman of Webster
murder netoriety," as stated in Hoyt, Fogg &
breeds Year Book, but in honor of Samuel
farkmaD, tie original proprietor of the town.
S.
YORK COUNTY.
Two young seals were caught near the mouth
of Saco river, on Friday last
The Democrat says few days since, brace
OF New Workers, who are rusticating at Old
Orchard, visited Portland, and when they re-
turned, valuable trick dog, by ways that are
dark," was induced to follow them. The own
er of the dog got on the trail, and, assisted by
an officer, recovered his property, tho Workers.
paying literally for their amusement