The Portland daily press., 1872-05-27
STATE NEWS.



1t will be remembered, says the Lewiston
Journal that we published an Associated Press
telegram, last spring, saying that Francis w.
Parker, of Lewiston, was reported to have
jumped from Sound steamer the night of the
18th of March, and was drowned We were
unable at that time to ascertain that any such
man ever resided in Lewiston. We now under
stand that the Parker reported above was in
this city or Auburn last winter; that there was
an insurance of $4,000 effected on his life
while here, which the companies have thus far
declined to pay, claiming that the evidence of
Parker'ss death is unsatisfactory. The case
may go to the courts for settlement
The appropriation for the city expense of Au-
burn, for the present municipal year amount to
$72, 3211 ee
The Lewiston Journal says on Thursday eve
ming the employees of the old Androscoggin
railroad presented to Dana Golf a splendid tea
and water service, in token of the pleasant re-
latons that existed during the many years that
he had been in the service of the road.
sAA 81 ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Our correspondent from South Aroos-
took writes as follows:-Mr. Charles Tarbell,
of Hodgdon, one of the most enterprislng citi-
zens of that place, is to put into his carding
mill building several large LOOMS and if suffi-
cient encouragement is offered still larger I'M
provements will be made during the season.
A good many logs have been left in this vi
cinity this season for want of water to drive
tieIn 10 uldTkeU DuU the recent rams Will PROD
ably enable some to start and get into the
booms.
The Grass looks better in this section than
usual and is but very little winter killed.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing says
there was born in Orland on Sunday morning
last, to wife of a Mr.. Hysler of that place. fe-
male child having six perfectly developed toes
on each foot, five fingers and thumb on one
hand, and six fingers and thumb ON the other;
that is the index fingers are divided at the sec
ond joint and terminate in two, with the nails
and all intact. All of the members are equally
well proportioned well developed and will be
.s.t-s ar KNOX COUNTY. s-safs 81
President Hichborn of the Penobscot Bay &
River r. r. had a consultation with the citi-
zens of Camden relative to the extension of the
Knox a. Lincoln to that town. 1t was suggest
ed that the town vote an additional per cent.
of stock and bonds and that the directors of
the Z. b. & r. r. r. furnish the balance nee
essary to complete the road There is pros
pect that it will be done.
PENoBscoT COUNTY. la -s.4
The Wing says says the tide at Bangor Fri
day night was even higher than on the previous
night, and many wharves were completely sub
merged.
A householder in Bangor, says the Wing, who
has missed several of his chickens lately, set
el"P ioi thC liiicl lew nights since, anu IOunU
eleven skunks caught in it, in the morning.
The Penobscot Central Railroad Company
meets at Kenduskeag on the Both inst. to adopt
bylaws, &c.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Messrs. Patten have purchased a tract of
land in Bath, on North street, next east of Dr.
G1more's, 81 feet on the street by SIS deep,
and as soon as arrangements can be completed
will commence the erection of works for build
ing railroad cars of every description, from the
comm0nest dirt car to the most superb Pullman
car. The plans for the buildings SO far as they
have progressed include an erecting shop 900
feet long by IS feet wide and II feet high;
wood shop $50 by % feet, two stories high;
paint shop 1872 by 70 feet, and II feet high;
machine shop Is by 80 feet; smithery, so by
30 feet; and foundry 60 by 40 feet
IN GENERAL
Under date of May 21st, patents have been is
sued to the following Maine citizens: George
D. A. Gay, Bath, for medical compound for
the cure of fever and ague; Dexter S. Rice,
Portland, for easy-chair; Nathaniel T. Worth
ley, Brunswick for wsahinr machine