The Portland daily press., 1871-04-21
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal SAYS the arrivals of
aie and whiskey in that city are large.
The journal has received q call from the
venerable Judge Reuel Washburne of Liver
more, who appears to be in about as good
nea'th as he was 10 previous to his very serious
illness next fall.
The Lewiston Journal says widow Polly
Hunnewell of Old Danville, was found dead in
her bed on the morning of the 10th. She was
81 years of age. She was in usual health tie
night previous, aud her death probably result
ed from heart disease.
We learn from the Journal that the shin
ment OF shoes from Auburn and Lewiston sta-
tions the past week have been 679 cases. and
receipts OF leather 1920 lbs., to 972 cases for
week preceding and 52.250 lbs. of leather.
Knox Post, G. A. r. is holding Fair at
Lewiston. 1t was opened on Tuesday evening
with some brief remarks by Mr.. Dingley of the
journal, who presented the charitable and pa
tnct'c objects OF the Fair, and urged a gener-
Gus patronage.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle SAYS on Friday
last. beautiful little child, daughter of VIM.
" Libby, of West Pennington, straneled to
death hlle in violent fit of coughing. The
child had but partially recovered from lung
fever, whom it was taken down with the whoop.
ing cough
Mr.: VIM. Coburn Of New Sharon, furnishes
the Chronicle with an accurate account of the
snow that has falleu in that Vicinity since Oc-
IoDer last, as Kept 6v himself. 1t is As follows
october inches; November 10; December &:
ganlory .; February II: March 10; April IA |;
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
me kennebec Journal says George Ellis of
WINDSOR, recently fell from q ladder o dis
lance OF thirteen feet, cutting cash in his
skull three or four inches In diameter, and
breaking his arm near the elbow
we learn from the Journal that Mr.. Pres.
colt OF China. an old gentleman n wears of
age, was thrown from his carriage few DAYS
since, breaking three OF his ribs near the shine
and fracturing another. DR.. Merrill attended
MIN, and although a severe case, the patient is
gradually recovering.
An ordinance has passed the C;tv couro;, ~
Gardiner establishing a public library
The Maine Farmer saws abont a veo- ona
nan ago Mr. Albert Goodspeed OF North Vas
salboro, formerly farm and stock managar Ior
I! non. i; 3. Lang, disposed of his property in
Inc Inc village and left for the West to b1y a
informa er ms .amly shortly after his arrival
was IN Michigan and had gone into the woods
since that time he has not been heard Gus
sH;t. teere are apprehensions that he has met
wa;t;n roqi pray ~. his wife and family, after
have gone West in the hope that thew nav dis
cover his fate may u''-
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press SAYS John Hard.
Ing OF Ihomaston, was arrested on Monday nm
complaint charging him with cruelty N his
c cen so. "A Slaughter aged about thirteen
years escaped from a window of Hardino,s
house Sunday not night or Monday morning
and went to neighbours where the evidence
of cruelty were SO aggravating as to cause im'
mediate steps to be taken to punish the Offend
er. The children are reported to have been
long subjected to great cruelty. Harding has
a second wife.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Collector Wingate
has appointed F. e. Mute, Inspector of Gus
toms at Lincoln, in place Of H. c. Coburn, and
Hegry E. Sellers, Aid to the Revenue, in Ban
gor, in place of F. Willis Rice.
The examination of classes in the Maine
State College of Agriculture and the Mechan-
ic Arts, at Orono, will occur on Tuesday and
W wednesday of next week, the 18th and 26th
OIL Aprli. The examination will be public.
We learn from the Wing that Mr.. Harrison
hoDihson, engineer of the Burnetizipp works
In ~, Bangor was so badly injured on tuesday
py peing struck on the head with a heavy iron
n nooh, .hat IL Is extremely doubtful if he can
lFrom our Correspondent
"A young man, clad in red flannel. was hon.
ping ABOUT the streets in Dexter on the 18th
INST, on one loot, Tor which interesting per-
i0rmance ne was paid VIC by the boys of Dexter.
Nobody knew who he was, or where be came
from, but the boys took his own story that he |
makes living by hopping" and went in for |
rure regard for the "fne arts" s,