The Portland daily press., 1872-10-28
STATE NEWS.



A young lady in shirt factory at Lewiston
performed the feat of stitching into the shirts
So b0soms, in the space of five heurs the other
day.
The Lewiston Journal says the daughter of
Scion Clark, aged three years. died Thursday
morning of diptheritic Group. Every method
was taken 20 remove the membranOus exuda-
ton, but without effect. As dernicr resort
DIR. Hill cut down upon and opened the wind
pipe, hoping to afford the little sufferer more
air, but the disease was found SO extensive that
it gave little relief.
The horse disease is rapidly spreading in Lew
ist0D and Auburn. A horse in the latter place,
belonging to the city, valued at $500, died
The Journal says lazy Nimrods in Auburn 90
hunting and sit in their carriages, blazing
away with double barreled guns at diminutive
red squirrels on stump fences, by the roadside.
Ii the Nimrods enjoy it, we are quite sure the
squirrels do; for no casualties are reported so
far.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Postmaster McFadden
at Waterville, was damaged by fire on Friday
to the amount of $780,
Twenty-one horses belonging to the Sprague
Manufacturing Company in Augusta, were at
tackled with the dlstemper on Friday, and one
of them died.
Hon. G. G; Stacy is breaking ground on his
property at Augusta, for the erection of a large
boot and shoe mandatory
Pressed hay is selling in Augusta at S1S per
ton. Loose hay sells for $16 to $17 per ton, ac-
cording to quality. IN
+. X. Osgood, the great Reformer. has been
appointed special policeman of the city of
Gardiner to attend to the enforcement of the
Maine liquor law. leo 8 stk aGsa azs q
E KNOX COUNTY. s.s.z... .---s-
The Camden Herald says Portland eempa-
ny is negotiating with Mr. Sidney A. Jones of
Camden, for his wharf and storehouse for the
purpose of establishing the Lobster Canning
business in that locality. A more convenient
place for the business could not be found on the
Penobscot Bay. ls azG saas Eg
Capt, Oliver GRAHAM of Rockport, who was
injured by the premature discharge of blast
in his quarry, has disposed of his farm, horses,
carts, &C., and intends to spend the winter on
the island of St. Thomas.
fine three-masted schooner of $50 tons,
ready for sea, named the Stephen Bennett, was
launched Saturday morning at Roekport, from
the exception of the captains interest she is
owned mostly by parties in town. as4 sA
svsE4 LINCOLN COUNTY. s.s es.f.r
party of roughs at Wiscasset disturbed the
exhibition OF panorama in that place last
Thursday evening and in cjecting them Depu-
ty Sheriff Folsom of Somerville, had one of
his ribs broken. I,4Ts, - s.s
Joseph Clark is the largest Taxpayer in Wal
doboro, his assessment for 1872 being 1928.
The adjourned annual meeting of the Ken
nebec q Wiscasset Railroad was held at Wis
casset Monday, Oct. 21st The following board
OF directors was chosen: Henry ingalls,, r. H.
Tucker, Andrew Lacy, Isaac T. Hobson Alfred
Lennox. Richard T. Rundlett, William S. Til
board.
Mr. George Mink, who died last week at the
age of 81 years, was, at the time of his death.
the Oldest man in Waldoboro, and his wife the
Oldest woman. They had lived together more
than seventy years. Mrs. Mink is 50 years old.
OXFORD COUNTY SsAs1 = T.
The horse distemper is spreading at South
Paris. ~ - SAB = Sc = = IS -
Norway is in hopes to have shoe factory
to be established by Lynn manufacturers.
The largest hens egg of the season was laid
by a biddy. last week owned in Norway. Size
Sx63; weight rising quarter of pound, says
the Advertiser.
A lad in Waterford, about ten years old.
while amusing himself with gun last Tues,
day, shot valuable OK, so that the owner was
obliged to kill the animal
~ 80 PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The net proceeds of the late Catholic fair in
Bangor were 50, 100. 1881 -
There is movement on foot in Dexter look
ing to the annexation of that town to Pts
cataquis county.
the firm of Shaw & Kingman, proprietors of
the extensive tanneries at Kingman, has sold
out his interest in the business and will remove
to the West. rs~ -
A Bangor sportsman went Is miles by rail !
one day last week to go hunting, and after
hunting all day returned with one partridge. |
G. B. Abbott, Esq, has arrived home in Ban
gor from an extended visit to Europe. The |
last part of his stay was in Berlin. where he |
was confined to the house for several months |
with a broken hip; but the Wing saws he has
entirely recovered from the effects of this mis-
hap.
The field mice in Bangor make their nests in
the beets that are left unhoused.
Mr.. Aaron BeLner, injured in the Nav street
explosion, In Bangor, died on Saturday after
noon.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A correspondent says that Benjamin Jewett,s
house in Bath, was burned on the 22d instant
md other property damaged--the whole loss
amounting to $2500. Insured for S1OOO-and
Ir. j. resides in Topsham. - hN''''
eet 6 .ls WALDO COUNTY. s,-ass,s5
There has been new post Office established
It Thorndike, on the Belfast and M. H TaLe
ranch of the Maine Central railroad. and Hon
:. s. Rich has been appointed Postmaster.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr. w. W.. Apologize of the U. 8 Saoro+
erviee, has recently been engaged on tbe
Iaine border in looking after gang of smure
lers who have operated extensively 1herSe
.ast Thursday at Eastport, with the aid of the
United States officers, he arrested Frank Me-.
'ride, the town liquor agent, and Patrick Gil
ok, both of Lubec, and Charles jackson and
Warren Brown of Eastport, for smuggling IL
uor from the provinces. They seized two {
lses of gin, eight cases of assorted lionor.
nd two large cases of porter, besides % OF 70
lses not bearing the United States stamns
ON which the liquors had been removed
[cBride has been engaged in the business for
long time, and is said to have made at least
%, 900 by the business. All the parties waro
rought before Commissioner Rand and heiJ
n trial in the United States Court in Portiand ,
December. Il
YORK COUNTY. .-,e.,-
The Saco Grant Guards and Tanners have
tied to attend the grand Republican demon
ration in Boston on the Both inst. =
The Biddeford Times says an amusing Incl
mt is related in connection with the reoent =.
reeey and Brown demonstration. Our Meth i
list brethren of this city and Saco had on that
ening union sociable at theresidence of Ia,
d Buck on Elm street, Saco, which wonld
ltrrally cause his house to be nrettv rvoll ~