The Portland daily press., 1871-11-04
state n ewS.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY.

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The Lewiston journal learns that new
| brick cotton mill is to be built in that city mex
season, to be called "Androscoggin No 50 l
| will be erected on the Androscoggin Corpora
| ton. near No Mill. It will be of the sam,
size as No. Mill, and will increase the capac
ity of the corporation to go, 600 spindles-an 10
| crease of 10, 900 spindles of twenty per cent
Benz. e. Bates, Esq, was in the city on Wed
| nesday-ledving Thursday-but before be lef
| be gave orders for the machinery for the ne
| 10000 spindle mill. which will be built at the
Lewiston Machine WORKS in part and portion
| at Biddeford. The work on the new mill viii
| begin very early in the spring, and it will b.
pushed as rapidly as possible.
A party of fOur-three ladies and a gentle
man-now residents of Lewiston, acquaintan.
ces in youth, met Wednesday after an interval
OF forty years.
]. The Journal says the brick work on the Lew.
fston city buildings will be com pleted ia about
two weeks. The main walls are nearly com
plete already. The Incomplete portion is main.
~ on Pine street. The utmost good fortune
has thus far attended the work.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News has been considerably
enlarged and otherwise improved. 1t is an ex-
cellent local paper and deserves liberal encour-
agement.
The News gives an account of another HINT.
ing match at Pinhook, between party under
Capt. Lyman Bradstreet and party under
Capt Orlando V. Plaisted. Bradstreet's party
shot 1 hedgehog; weasel; l OWL crows;
ducks; partridges; 81 woodpeckers; IS blue
jays; skunk; Z grey squirrels; 227 red SPUR
rels; and 561 striped squirrels. Plaiste1's per-
ty shot duck; II cartridges; q blue jays; II
woodpeckers; 3skunks; 15 grey squirrels; 203
red squirrels and 365 Zone for every day in the
Year, striped squirrels. By the rule of count
5,255. The latter party therefore had to pay
for the fine supper partaken of at the close of
the hunting match.
Mr.. c. Bliss of the late firm Of e. s. c. Bliss
of Freeport, the senior member OF which died
some two years ago, we learn is also dead He
started on Western tour for the benefit of his
health, but being in Chicago at the time of the
fire, suffered exposure which had a bad effect
AID his death took place at Council Bluffs He
married daughter ofCapt e Soule.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Only twelve intentions Of marriage were re-
corded In the city clerks Office at Augusta last
month.
James Seymour, of the 18th Massachusetts,
Regiment stopping at the National Asylum,
Iogus,. had his hand damned quite badly
Thursday while breaking up one of the dirt
cars used in grading.
The Metropolitan Theatre Company of
Messrs Myers and Huntley are performing at
Augusta.
Mr. J. p Whitney, who has spent the last
eleven years in Menomonee, Mich, has return
ed with his family to Augusta. Menomonee is
only about seven miles from the Inflated town
of Peshtgo, and the terrible copfagration ex-
tended almost to its outskirts. Mr.. Whitney
says he believes at least 1900 lives were lost
and that the horrors of the Peshtigo fire inf
nitely exceeded those of Chicago.
KNOX COUNTY.
Two shoe factories have been organized in
Thomaston, and it is now proposed to start
third.
The Knox County Lodge Of Good Templars
had an interesting and profitable session at
West Camden last Monday.
Admiral Henry K Thatcher, U. S. Navy, a
grandson of Gen. Knox, has been paying a
visit to Thomaston, his native town.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mrs Emily j. Green, widow of John Green,
Of Oxford, committed suicice on Monday night
last, by cutting her throat with a razor. She
appeared depending and greatly Depressed in
spirits.
The attempt of Mr.. Elbrdee Austin to run
split cord wood from Peru to Lewiston IN the
river proved failure and the |
WOOD had to be taken out of the river seven |
miles above Lewiston. OF $50 cords that were |
started, about one hundred were lost aud the |
is said to be in a damaged condi- |
ton. Had the wood been put in on high, in
steadfof low water, perhaps the experiment |
would have been success.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A semi-anuual dividend of per cent. has |
,een declared by the Trustees of the Brewer
Savings Bank.
Mrs. George, of Orrington, returning from
ecent visit to Winterport, fell IN the Terry SUP