The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-27
STATE NEWS.


dress at Harlows Point, Auburn, the Fourth.
The graduating class of the Auburn High
School will entertain their friends Friday even
ing.
The Journal says the potato bugs are devour-
ing the potato-tops at fearful rate. These
fellows are not so large as the Colorado bugs,
but do fearful execution, and are quite as filthy
looking
Our Lewiston correspondent says that the
body of Dennis Shanahan, who was drowned
by the capsizing of boat Tuesday evening was
recovered by grapples during the evening.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
Charles E. Gilman of Houlton, has planted
twelve acres OF potatoes and thirty-three acres
of grain
Mrs. Eli Tibbetts of Oakfield, went into the
piling field, and, with other assistance than her
muscle, cleared off five acres of new land SOW
ed the grain and narrowed it in
Freight can now be sent from Houlton to
Bangor and the west, and Uice Uersd i'm E. s. n.
A. sealed cars, with no charge for customs, and
hence no detention.
The Land Agent sold at Houlton, last Satur-
day, the balance of the property sized last
winter from alleged tresprsses ON township No.
II, X. 3. The property was not replevied as at
the former sale.
Fifteen horses have been entered for the
races at Houlton to-day.
Some mean scamp, with stone broke the
glass Ill UIlo IrOnG WINDOW OF rage ~ CarV'S
drug store at Houlton last Friday night
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The closing exercises at st. GATHERINGS Hall,
in Augusta, occurred Wednesday.
j. I'll. Clapp of Augusta, has a Bible in his
possession which was printed in 1872, two hun
bred years ago.
The highest individual tax in Augusta is
that of James G. Blaine, $141O. Joseph H.
Williams pays as trustee, $18S053. Those
who pay tax of $1,000 and upwards, are Jas.
w Bradbury. $1075.11; Allen 1ambard. S1369:
Henry R. Smith, $12s5O5; Geo. W. Stanley,
$l095.O0 Sixteen individuals and firms pay
tax of $500 and Upwards
The Lewiston Journal says that mechanics
and laborers at Winthrop, find enough to do,
and at fair prices.
c. M. Bailey is finishing up his second new
factory building, and constructing large tene
ment house at Winthrop
Mr.: F. NJ McIntire of Winthrop is at work
pushing his new and elegant dwelling
house to completion, while the eff
cient building committee are having the
grounds graded and are making preparations
to erect the new school building for the district
as soon as the summer terms are closed
OXFORD COUNTY
During the shower Friday night, the barn of
John d; Spring OF Hiram, was struck by light
ming, killing one yoke of oxen and two steers
and injuring the barn to considerable extent.
Wallice Rounds, in the employ of Almond
Young had a part of three fingers on the right
hand, sawed off with a circular saw Friday
The Good Templars of Sumner. celebrate the
Fourth at East Sumner with picnic and ad-
dress by Rev. Zenas Thompson.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Several moving machines have already been
entered for the moving machine trial to be
held in Bangor under the direction of the State
Agricultural Society, and if the requisite num-
Der of entries are made the trial will be held
some time from the 9Th to the 18th of next
month.
In 1871, James Walker & Co., owners of the
Basin Mills at Orono, manufactured 28000,O 600
long lumber and in short lumber, equal to 49,
100000 Ten millions or nearly were shipped
OF spruce lumber to single firm of dealers in
Newark N. j., in the last shipping season.
The number of passengers on the European
and North American Railway for the month of
May was Il 1856, an increase of 2731 over the
number for April
Fifteen stores are in process of erection in
Bangor
stalls to be used at the coming State fair at
Bangor
The French are beginning to arrive at Mat
tawamkeag for bark peeling operations.
A Grant and Wilson club has been formed at
Lincoln and is prosperous.
A correspondent of the Le,ciston Journal frees
his mind in regard to the rumsellers of Winn.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Times has coined word, when it says
the Sasano will e1cursiondte to Boothbay ON the
Fourth.
Bath is beginning to feel the effect of her
new manufacturing enterprises in the influx of
mechanics and the demand for rents.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Town of Moroar hoe oro;, oll -. $780,. $500
ing without voting on the Somerset railroad
loan.
Anson Is the third town in the State for the
value of its agricultural products Pennington
being the first, and Gorham the second.
Bingham celebrates the coming Fourth with
an grafton by Rev. VIM. Nutting, and by the
dedication of hall.
The Advocate says the dwelling-house on the
farm of the late Joseph N. Greene, in Embden,
eE s T foSf " spaff from the
chimney: Mrs. Greene saved most of her fur
nIture. The household goods of Sidney Man
tor were stored in the chamber and were who'll
ly burned. Mrs. Greene lost large library of
rare and valuable books.
The Adrocate says that the directors of the
Somerset railroad at their meeting last Tues
day week, elected Mr.. John Aver, of West
Norridgewock was reelected Clerk, and Geo.
A. Fletcher of Anson, Treasurer 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Benz. Flint and r. B. Dunn
were put on the Board with the understanding
ana expectation that they, together with Presi-
dent Aver and ex-Presidents Hill and Gray
should contribute ten thousand dollars each to-
ward the completion of the road, which, with
that already raised in Norrdgewock, will COM
plete 1t to that place. So that nothing remains
now but for these men to come down with
their stamps according to promise, to enable
the directors to purchase the iron and finish up
so far this fall.
Our Skowhegan correspondent says there has
been big scare there about the smallpox, re-
ports having gone out that there were some
fourteen or fifteen cases, and that three or four
mad died The fact is there is only one case,
safely cared for and doing well, and it is not
probable that there will be any more ~
WALDO COUNTY.
There is to be q celebration July 4th at Lin
colnville Centre, and DR.. I'll. A. Lamb of Port
land, is to deliver the Grafton.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Prof. Baird of the Smithsonian Institute, who
mas Ia been appointed Commissioner of Fish and
FISHERIES, was in EastpOrt the Goth.
A rowing match occurred last week between
the Calais and st. Stephens crews, in which the
latter was victorious
The cost OF the propeller Norwich, which is
to be placed on the route between Calais and
Boston, was $14, 900. Her length is 1856 feet,
oeam 70 feet, and her tonnage is 367 She was
"0'ou IL iooo, Dut WAS thoroughly rebuilt
a few years ago, and is now in fine condition
throughout Her running speed is about ten
knots.
Inc ceremony of decorating the soldiers
graves in Calais, will take place July eleventh.
The City Council has voted $1OO towards the
expenses.
Peas e in bloom in Calais, June 10, 1871 June
II, 1872.
The front car of train at Calais was thrown
from the track the other day, and the force of
t the rear cars drove deal completely through
the store OF E. A. Barnard & Sons.
Bears are more plenty this summer in the vi
cinity OF VancebOrO', than ever before known
in Maine. Scarcely a day passes without one
being seen by the passengers on the E. & N. A.
train, somewhere between Bangor and st. John:
twice within the past three weeks they have
crossed the track within a few rods of the en-
CINE.