The Portland daily press., 1872-12-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoeG1N COUNTY,

ANDhOSCOGGIN COUNTY.
| The Lewiston Journal says that there is an
excellent state OF feeling as to the future of the
| shoe business in Auburn, and there are evil
| dences that next season there will be more
| manufacturing firms doing a far larger bust
ness than ever
Nasty lectures in Lewiston Friday evening
January II.
The dry goods store of Mr. Perley, No Lis
bon Block Lewiston was injured by fire Sunday
to some extent
LINCOLN COUNTY.
David Barker, Esq, of Exeter, follows the
rev Mr.. Murray of Boston, end reads from his
rhymes amid the Rebellion" and other poems
In the lecture course at Damarscotta, Dec. 16,
and at Camden Dec. 18th.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The doucket of the Supreme Judicial in Ok
ford county numbers SO new and 47S continued
cases.
The members of the Oxford Bar passed reso-
lutions in honor of the memory of Ron Levi
Whitman. Addresses were made by Hons. N.
S Littlefeld, W. w. Virgin and Judge Kent.
G. D. Bisbee, the Democrat says, has resign
ed the office of Assistant Assessor of Internal
Revenue. No successor will be appointed.
A j. knight, an East Rumford farmer, will
keep forty cows next season.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Dry hard wood is worth from 81 to So per
cord in Bangor.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Cornet Band will have a benefit in
Columbian Hall this Wednesday evening.
DR.. Loring of Salem Mass, lectures in Bath
Thursday evening" on American State and
Society,""
SOMERSET COUNTY.
From Correspondents
GOV. Coburn is slowly but steadily recover
ing.
David Bailey of Cambridge, has held the Of
hce OF postmaster more than fifty years in sue
cession.
The County Commissioners Court meets at
Skowhegan Dec. 10th. The Supreme Judicial
Court Tor Somerset county commences its term
Dec. 18th, Judge Cutting is to preside. The
term was assigned to Judge Danforth but as a
matter OF accomm >dation to Judge G., the
change was made.
Teams are daily starting for the woods and
business is again lively.
The granite is to be hauled upon the site for
the new Court Hourse in Skowhegan at once
WALDO COUNTY
Eden Reynolds of Unity, has reached the aee
OF VI years and has never been in wagon but
once III his life says a correspondent of the
Wing. Next!
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times advocates the policy of that
city. loaning its credit to the Shore Line
Railroad.
Potatoes are scarce at Calais and command
high prices.
There are 40 new cases of small pox in CAL
ais and the patients are all recovering.
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says that Biddeford boy stole $50
from his mother. He got caught and refunded
the monev--all but fifty cents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Staples of Biddeford. were
quite severely injured Saturday by being
thrown from a carriage.
The Bddeford Times says that j. M. Good.
win, Esq, is to build block of four houses on
Centre street.
The Bddeford Times says that it can learn
OF but one case of small pox in that city.
Early Monday morning fire was discovered
in the carriage and paint shop of Henry Butler.
in Berwick, and ere the flames could be extin
guished, the building and an adjoining one, oc-
cupied as blacksmith shop by Avery Broth
ers, were totally destroyed.
IN GENERAL.
Twenty-four members of the Senate have
seen former Legislative service but in the House
only thrty-three members have been in the
Legislature before.