The Portland daily press., 1872-04-20
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooaa1s COUNTY

| A1SOhOcOO0dlN COUNT1.
The Journal says the shipments of boots and
shoes from Lewiston and Auburn the past week
have been 1928 cases, to 1410 cases the previous
week. -
The Journal says COW belonging to Enoch
Verrill West Auburn,a few DAYS since dropped
three heifer calves, all of which are alive and
doing finely.
ARoosTooK COUNTY. af .-re
| The Pioneer learns that the lumber market
promises well for operators
The Wing says that Hon. p P. Burleipb.
State Land Agent, intends to sell at auction
to-day the teams seized by his direction from
lumbermen at work in the Aroostook woods
last winter under permits from the E. & N A.
Railroad Company.
The Voice says that E. Longfellow of Silver
Ridge, was taken bleeding at the nose last Sat-
nrday, and now lies very low. He bled nearly
the whole time two days and nights. Dr. Fitch
was called and for a time the bleeding has been
staunched. 34s5EsF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Bridgton Neacs says the carriage factory
OF MIR. 0ren Libby, in South Bridgton, with all
its contents, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning. Loss $4,000; Insurance $780,
The town of Bridgton has voted to EXEMPT
from taxation the capital stock of a cotton mill
OF from $4,000 to 100000, for the term of ten
ming. r - ----'
Large and enthusiastic temperance meetings
were held in Brunswick Thursday afternoon
and evening; Gen; Joshua L Chamberlain
snd from the
Speeches were made by Hon. Joshua Nye of
Augusta, Hon. Henry Talman of Bath j. *.
Osgood, Esq, Of Gardiner, Francis Murphy,
Of Portland, Camp Meeting John Allen
of Pennington and others. At the close of the
meeting large numbers signed the pledge of to-
tai abstinence. -..-.-..e
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Our Pennington correspondent telegraphs
that the house of Mr.. Lemuel Craig in West
Pennington, caught fire Thursday mon =
from a defective chimney, and was totally CO.. .
sumed, together with the household furniture,
barn, farming tools, and hay. Loss over $4,000.
Insured for $1,000.
HANCOCK COUNTY. -,f
The american says a lad aged six years. son
of Mr.. HI. III. Roberts of Waltham, fell from a
plank crossing from the saw-mill belonging to
his father, into the water below, breaking his
thigh bone, and before assistance came to him
he climbed up on some timber twice and then
fell back into the water again. The Doctor
says that when he arrived and was ready to set
the fractured bones, he would have no assis-
lance but bore the operation without uttering
sigh.
AT the town meeting held at Lamoine on
Monday to see if the town would erect build
ing-costing some three or four thousand dol
lars-to contain library which would be Civ
en- them, on this condition, by Seth Tisdale,
Esq, of Ellsworth, the vote was seventy-three
against building and thirty five for
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev. Mr. Vibbert af Boston, will speak in
Granite Hall, Augusta Saturday night. The
interest in the subject of temperance still con-
tinues and is increasing.
KNOX COUNTY. .., |
Hudson NJ, son of Mial and Ann Mossman,
OF Union, ten years of age, was killed instant
~ on the 18th, by the starting of pile of logs
on which he was playing. The ice had thawed |
away causing the logs to start easily from their |
resting place.
Hon. Horatio Alden late Judge of Probate
Tor hnox county, one of the most prominent
business men in Camden, died Friday morning
at 9 o'clock.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Lewiston Journal says Messrs Reed &
Moore, have just completed the plan for the
proposed railroad from Norway to South Paris.
to connect with the Grand Trunk railway n
leaves the latter line just south of the county
road, crossing the road a few rods out of South
Paris village, and then extending in a direct
line to Norway village, striking the main street
lust north of the engine house and tannery,
thus bringing the station into the centre Of the
village. without crossing valuable property. 1t
will require but mile and an eighth of track,
over level ground, so that the cost of construc-
ton will be very light.