The Portland daily press., 1872-08-16
STATE NEWS. go

sTF Z gANDRosCOGGINs COUNTY btEa
Defiance Yovng has been commissioned FRS
Lieutenant and Elphalat NOyes, Second Lieut.
of the Auburn Light Infantry.
II. r. Smith, Director of the NAndroscogciu
Valley Railroad has resigned and e. F. Pack
ard of Auburn has been elected in his place
=. +. Ham has been chosen Treasurer, and Lee
Strickland, member of the committee to confer
with other railroads.
The shipments of boots and shoes from Au.
burn for the week have been 915 cases to 113s
cases for the previous week. The receipts OF
leather have been 1880 lbs to $3.50 for the pre-
vlOuS week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. SA@ '.'
The Chronicle says that Albert Leonard of
Industry, aged Is years, few days since was
walking along the street, carrying in his hand
gun loaded with twenty-five pease for shot
Heme young lady and stopped to converse
with her, and it is supposed he leaned forward
on the gun, with his hand over the muzzle,
when from some cause the gun was discharged,
blowing off one finger, and the whole charge
entering the neck just below the chin. He fell
forward into the arms of the young lady, and
instantly expired. 1s+ -t '~2
A paper has been started to aid Mr. Fletcher
of Pennington whose mill wa. burned a few
days since, and some over thousand dol
lars have been subscribed. $50.
The additions recently made to Mr.. ,Jonc,
coTn lacCoIy AT srInlnstOn VIII give accommO-
datiOns for about two hundred laborers As
the crop will be very large the factory will be
run to its full capacity, and will commence op-
erations as early as the 10th inst ftr -
HANCOCK COUNTY.
There are about one hundred and eight thous-
and boxes OF herring, in store at Lamoine.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
The Maine Central railroad is CONSTRUCTING a
breakwater on the east bank of the Kennebec,
at Waterville, to stay the swift current of the
river and protect the company's track at that
point. aaff a-.s -. s.ass. +. .I.l.
The house of George Furbur of Winslow,
by the alarm benggiven by a lite child of Mr..
Littlefield's. - - 80 T-"-'~-'
?. G. Holmes & Co. of Gardiner are doing a
big business in the paper-engne line. They
are building 40-inch one for q mill in West
minister, Mass. This is the biggest one ever
made in that city; They are building 36-inch
ard & Co., and six for the Pepperell Mills.
In school-district No. in the town of China
within the compass of one third of a mile, are
five persons whose ages amount to 428 years.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Two carloads of scantling recently left the
Bethel steam mill, for the paper mill at Var
mouth to be manufactured into paper Tbous-
ands of cords have hitherto been hauled off and
burned in order to get rid of it. fIrl
PENOBsCoT COUNTY
William Nolan had the toes of his left foot
badly crushed at Bangor Wednesday. by the
fall of heavy slab of marble
Mr.. Amos L. Colson of Bangor has received
a gift of sum of money from citizens of that
place, in recognition of his;gallant services in
saving many persons fIom drowning.
The old jail at Bangor has been leveled to the
ground, most OF the stone being used in con-
the abqtments of Central Bridge
And now Bangor is to havo shoe factory.
5he projectors being Mr.. jesse Follett of Ban,
,or and a gentleman from Massachusetts, both
shoe manufacturers.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
We are sorry to learn that A. Williams &
Co., of Skowhegan, are about closing W their
kate factory at that place, having sold their
took and machinery to N. Y. parties who will |
emove the machinery to VAUDEVILLE, ct. |
~ lL ~ #.f+ 4 fHa $40 s7