The Portland daily press., 1872-07-09
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOG<IN COUNTY.
ValoIus p Coolidge, young man % years of
age, employed in the Wounmbo Mills at Lisbon
Falls, was drowned at that place Friday, while
bathing.
On Wednesday, the Journal says, Charles
Stone, clerk at the Dewitt House. rode out
with a team from the stable. Next day he
missed his pocket book containing seventy dol
lars 1t was afterwards ascertained that Fred
Coburn, the stable boy, had taken the pocket
book and had spent half the money in celebrat-
ing the Fourth. 4
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
We learn from the Augusta Journal that JOS
eph Merchant Esq, respectable and well-to-
do farmer, residing on Belgrade hill, about 20
years of age, committed suicide on Friday morn
ing, by hanging. He had become impressed
with the idea that he was coming to want, and
had become melancholy, often speaking of TAX
ing his life by hanging. The deceased was
highly esteemed in his neghborhood,
Work has been begun upon a wooden mill at
Wayne. The building will be 65x45 feet,
three stories above the basement, and will con-
tain four sets of machinery.
The Lewiston Journal says the house of Jesse
Bishop of Wayne, was struck BY lightning
few days since, and slightly damaged.
The barn of P. F. Pike of Fayette, was very
much injured by lightning on the 4lh inst.
A new post-office has been established at
South Fayette, and Samuel Hussey appointed
postmaster.
Hon. J. G. Blaine having been absent from
Augusta, when the annual tax was assessed,
appealed to the assessors for review, which
resulted in an abatement of his tax which now
stands at S1109.22
ated last Saturday afternoon, under the direc-
ton OF the q. A. X. Prayer was offered by
Rev. .. M. Cousens, singing was by twenty
five young ladies under the direction of DR..
Nutting and addresses were made by Mayor Z.
Rowell, Rev. Mr.. Crane and others.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The parties engaged at Canton in the manu-
facture of tooth-picks, employ thirty hands and
turn out $50 bushels of tooth-picks per day up
on an average.
The farmers of Dixfield have erected cheese
factory, which went into operation week
since Seven hundred quarts of milk the pro-
duct ct 100 COWS, were brought in the first
morning, and arrangements have been made to
manufacture from 200 COWS. The building de-
voted to this industry is two stories in height
32x4O feet in dimensions and nearly completed.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Simon Stuart of Hol-
den, came near being destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday last. s
sAGADAHoc COUNTY
All accounts from Bath agree that new day
has dawned upon that city. Business was
never more lively In the palmy days of ship
building The new railroad enterprises which
Bath has always treated with lberality, are be-
ginning to make themselves felt in the develop
ment of various manufacturing establishments,
SO that mechanics and laboring men readily
find employment at good wages. Under the
thunders of the new tariff act, shipbuilding has
revived: One firm propose to launch eleven
vessels of various tonnage during the present
season. We congratulate our sister city upon
her prosperity.
The City Council of Bath has appropriated
$1,000 for the repair of the City Hail.