The Portland daily press., 1872-08-05
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDhOSCOGGlN COUNTY.
W. HI. Stevens, Esq, is just starting up his
tannery at Lisbon. He is to manufacture white
Innings.
The Journal says that lady in Lewiston has
dress which she has worn every summer for
twenty-one years. If all ladies in that vicinity
are as economical the dry goods trade must be
dull in that city.
Hon. Leonard SWEET, of Chicago, is revisiting
his relatives in Turner, of which town he il a
native.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. w. Cook Hammond, of Violette Brook,
has manufactured and sent to market this sea-
son one million shaved shingles Mr.. Ham
mond will manufacture during the year three
and one half million shaved shingles
Mr.. George Thomas, resident of Hodgdon,
died quite suddenly last week. He had been
sick but few days. He leave. a wife and one
child.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Wright, who has acccptably filed the DO
sition of teacher at Bridgton Academy, has re-
signed. Mr.. Choate, for some time connected
with Gorham Seminary, is to take his pluce.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
The Law Court, lately sitting in this city,
agreed upon decision of the action of the
town Of Sidney VS.. Alanson B. Farwell pend
ing in kennebec county and argued two years
ago. The rescript transmitted by the Court is
''Non-suit confirmed" The action was brought
to recover back money paid by the town for
men pretended to have been furnished by Far
well to fill the towns quota of soldiers called
Tor the army, but which, it was alleged, he
filled not with actual men but by what is popu-
larry known as paper credits" 1t will be
seen that the suit fails, but upon what precise
grounds viii not appear until the opinion of the
Court is published. But the decision is impor-
tant, as with it goes the whole batch of similar
suits, either commenced or threatened.
The Waterville Mail says that on Saturday,
the 9th ult., Mr. Simeon Ellis, of Win.low,
man nearly 20 years Of age, committed suicide
by shooting. He had previously assured a
neighbor that he should commit the deed, as
signing family troubles as the cause, and when
he had made all the necessary arrangements in
his bedroom he came into the sitting-room
looked at the clock and exclaiming, 81 O. clock
and all is told" stepped quickly back and the
family Immediately heard the report of the
gun. Going in they found that he had shot
himself by placing his gun against his side and
firing it with his cane.
Smith & Meaders saw mill, at Waterville,
gives employment to fifty men, Eight wheels
are rum furnishing the driving power to a gang
saw, mulay, clapboard, shingle and lathe ma
chimes.
A hfe-like portrait of the late Dr. Adam
Wilson has been presented by Mrs. Wilson to
the library of Colby University, of which insti-
ton he was for many years an honored trustee
AT the annual election of Drummond R. A.
T., at West Waterville, the following officers
were elected:--Wm. Mccartney, H. F.; G. W.
Gilman, H.; S. A Allen, S. G. E. A. Wins
low, X. A. e.; M. M. Bartlett, Treasurer; B.
d. Mitchell, Secretary; Nathan Clemson M.
I. N; Abram Bachelor, M. S. "; Samuel
Prescott, NJ. f. v.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. o. j. GRAHAM, of Rockport, was very
seriously injured on Friday, the 26th ult., by a
premature blast in his quarry. The Charge of
ahny,t h,lf &c
keg, and was accidentally exploded by Capt
Granams stepping upon a train of powder
leading to the fuse: His upper and lower Jaws
were fractured badly and the flesh torn from
wounded hopes are entertained that he will re-
cover
LINCOLN COUNTY
The first paper published at Wiscas,et was
the Wiscasset Telegraph, which was established
by j. N. Burrill and L G. Haskins in the au-
tumn of 1886.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Justns I. Millett, of Norway, a younp man
only 1S years of age pitched on and off eleven
large loads of hay in one afternoon, few DAYS
since.
Mr.. H. Maxfield offers his stage line from,
South Paris to Lowell, and the property ielong-
ing to the same, for sale.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Maine Central Railroad Companv have |
been making an extensive alteration in the |
grade of that portion of the road between Her
mon Centre and Bangor
Grand Master David Cargill constituted Fish
or Lodge f. & A. M. at Corinna on Tuesday
last.
The Stetson Sabbath School have passed
vote of thanks to Hon. Lewis Barker for n do
nation to the school, and also for like fayors for
he past dozen years.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
There are two ships on the stocks at Rich
nond.
Several shipments of ice have recently bean
made from Richmond. The companies have
odd their usual amount this season. -"
The Bath Tines complains of the Citv Ru;ld-
ng m that city as built without regard to taste.
comfort or decency. '''
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Carrabasset Lodge No. 191, +. Sc A. M. has
een constituted at Canaan. -''''
The new dwelling house and barn of Mr. lar
miah Stevens, of st. Adams, were burned on
the 9th ult., with all their content.
70 one was in the house at the time and the
rign of the fire is a mystery though II IL
bought to be the work of an incendiary Loo.
bout $2000 insured for $11OO in the Snrin@s
ED Company
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Hon. d. X. Hobart has closed I'D his business
fairs at Dennysville, and is about to remove
Windsor, Nova Scotia, at which place he 4,
he American Consul.