The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
state ~ eWs.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal saws over fifty tons Of
Vermont and Western butter have been
broug ht into that market, this year. Ten tons
of Wisconsin butter was recently shipped
from that State to Auburn. More than tou
times the ordinary amount OF Western and
Vermont butter has been shipped to this coun-
ty this year than ever before.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Col. Thomas Lambard, of Augusta, has lust
received from j. Prescott, Esq, Superintend-
ent of the Eastern railroad, an order for the
manufacture of seventy-fye freight cars for
that road.
The Journal says Mr.. Horace Moody of
Skowhegan, young man q years of age, was
damned between two freight cars at Gardiner
Monday morning, and quite badly injured in
ternally He is brakeman on the freight
train. and while engaged in sbackling cars
stood between the safety boxes, and his lett
side was jammed SO badly as to break through
one of bis lungs.
[from our Correspondent
One of the first settlers in Winthrop, then
called Pond Town. was Joseph Stearus. he
had very large family of sons and daughters,
and his descendants, now numerous, reach to
the 9th and 9TH generations. 1t is proposed to
have meeting of all these descenia with
their wives and husbands, in Winthrop, on the
9TH of June next. The meeting in Shapleigh
in June last included only one branch of the
Joseph Stearns family, beginning at the Sd
generation from him. S,
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says On the 10Th of June last,
Patrick I'll. MoClusky, tailor in Bethel, broke
into the house of Mrs. Murillia Locke. between
Walkers Mills and Bethel, in the night time
and committed rape upon her. The next
day be fled to Canada. Last week, G. NJ
Wormell, well known detective of Bethel,
got word of his whereabouts and went for him,
and succeeded in ares ling him this side of the
line. He was brought to Bethel and arraign-
ed before Justice Elias M. Carter, when he
waived an examination, and was bound over
to the December Court Mrs Locke was re.
spectacle widow lady, SO years of age, who
lived in the house alone.
Two hundred and seventeen actions were
disposed ofduring the term of the S. j. Court
at Paris, as follows: 56 in which neither party
was entered; nine divorce cases-two by iury
trial, (the other five cases tried being mad
law,) and 147 by default, in which executio
are to issue. This reduces the docket to 456
about what it was at the commencement of the
term, as we learn from the Oxford Democrat.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Forty five vessels arrived at the port of Ban
gor on Monday.
Matrimonial business is dull in Bangor, only
eleven intentions Of marriage having been
recorded in the City Clerks office sduring the
month of September just past.
tfrom our CORRESPONDENCE
On visiting Dexter and making faithful en-
qnlrles, lind bul little sympathy for Ladd,
who was, recently, dangerously shot by Young
Worcester. The prevailing impression seems
to be that Worcester acted in necessary self
defence, and that Ladd has, simply, been ini-
tated into the Mind your-own business socie-
ty. The ceremony of initiation is said to be
subject TO variations. S.
PIsCATAQUIS COUNTY.
From our Correspondence
The Agricultural Exhibition on the 9th and
18th ult. at Abbot, was pronounced by compe-
tent judges, the best thing of the kind ever
held in the county. About 80 pairs of working
oxen were exhibited. The show of ho1ses and
other animals was good The mechanic arts
emlnentIy salts fac'ory TO all parties. The
women of Abbot are entitled to special praise
for their efforts to make good time.
The boot and shoe store of e. Bachelor. and
the house of Edward H. Burr, in Brewer. were
entered Saturday night, probably by the same
gang OF thieves From the shoe store they
stole $15 in scrip and few pairs of boots
From the house of Mr.. Burr they stole Two
coats, a red and blue shawl, table cloth,
retcule, two pairs of wooden
tockings half dozen silver teaspoons, two
liver forks, about dozen knives and forks,
liver watch and gold plated chain and about
a in money.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mrs Cynthia Hutchins, who died at New |
Sept. ODD, at the venerable age of |
early 50 years. was the first white child born |
u that town.
The Lewiston Journal says Samuel Good
ich of Canaan, was 104 years old the 9th day |
June last. He was the father of eleven chill |
ren, nine OF whom are living, and what is
1ore remarkable, the youngest child was over
fly years of age before a death occurred
mong the children. He has at present liv
lg fifty five grand children, ninety-fve great
rand children and six great great grand chill
rem.
IN GENERAL.
Walter p Vose has been appointed Post.
laster at South Robinson, vice E. j.
erry, resigned; James M. Butler at North
hancock vice Thomas Graves, resigned;
merry q Dodge at North Brooklyn, vice
ohm S. Wells, resigned