The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-18
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Leavitt celebrated the 56th anniversary
of their wedding day on Wednesday at the resi-
dence OF their eldest son, E. M. Leavitt, Oak
street, Auburn, sons, daughters, and grand
children to the number of twenty being pres
emit. q4sf ~ -o.k
The dwelling house of Augustus Bumpus, of
Turner, was burned Thursday night The Lew
.istOn Journal says the contents of the carriage
house, carriages, sleighs and harness were de-
stroyed The loss is estimated at about $500,
on which there is a policy of insurance, includ-
ing other buildings, of $500.
The Journal says the Lewiston Machine Com
pany have declared a semi-annual dividend of 4
per cent, payable January LIST. The company
has never done better business than during
the past six months, and the prospects for the
future are excellent. The company is making
machinery for big mill situated at Cedar
Falls, N. c. The company is also building 100
Thomas fancy looms for the Warren Manufac-
turing Co., West Warren, Mass. The Machine
Company has just completed 100 Of these fancy
looms for the York Company of Saco. j. w.
Danielson,. Esq, agent of the Androscoggin
Mills has just ordered 200 plain sheeting looms
for the Androscoggin Mill. Probably $50 will
be eventually needed.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
We learn from the Sunrise that the town of
Presque Isle has voted unanimously to offer the
bonds OF the town for an amount not to exceed
nually, to any parties who will within two years
expend an equal amount in the erection of
wooden factory in that town of sufficient capac-
lty for three sets of machinery. Also to ex-
empt the building land on which it shall be
erected, water power and machinery from taxa
zion for ten Tho town to ho arAa i-e--
less BY mortgage on the property, which at
all times is to be kept insured for the benefit of
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. - va
The County Commissioners b.yo located n
new road from Bridgton to Hiram,
KENNEBEc COUNTY
The Journal says Mr.. Henry A Mears of Hal
lowell a gentleman about fifty years of age,
came very near being killed Friday afternoon.
While he was in the act of crossing Water
street, in that city, he was struck by double
team driven by Mr. Alfred Reed of Augusta
Mr. Mears heard the BELLS but thought the
team was coming from different direction, and
he did not have time to clear it, and was hit in
the head by the pole of the sleigh. The horses
nearly passed over him, breaking his collar
bone.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
ment of Mr.. James HI. Stackpole, at Union
Mills, caught fire on Saturday evening last be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock. 1t had got such
Roadway by the time the engines arrived all eff
forts to save it proved abortive. He estimates
ms loss between $1,000 and $4,000; insured for
$4,000. * 81 81 t'll-F =
The Sentinel says that the herring have come
in at Eastport earlier than usual this winter
They have been very plenty lately and are very
large. The fishermen are making large hauls.
IN GENERAL
John Knight has been appointed postmaster
at Casco, vice Frederick E. Legrow resigned
Robert N. Marsh is appointed mail-route mes
senger between Bath and Rockland.
The Bangor Wing says Rev. Thomas Cooper,