The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-12
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Journal that the shipment
of boots and shoes from Lewiston and Auburn
the past week have been 1410 cases, to 1403
cases the previous week. Last weeks ship
ments were the heaviest of any in the city's
record fs 5.sn-ass rrsn q
The Journal says Mr. G. H. Cobb of East Po-
land, has fine Durham Shorthorn cow, that
dropped a calf Tuesday weighing 1O7 lbs.
The city government of Lewiston is consid-
ering the subject of macadamizing some of
its streets, and inaugurating more permane mt
sidewalks
kins, in the employ of Dea William Dingley of
Auburn, while telling a tree in the woods Mon
day, accidentally cut his foot, nearly severing
it, 49,
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Reform Club at Augusta now numbers
about $50 members The liquor dealers in Au
gusta complain of a dearth of customers.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says Francis E.
son of John Walker of Union, aged nineteen
young man of fine PROMISE left the house on
the 9th ult., and went to the barn, where he
was soon after found by his father, lying upon
the hoor cold and still in DEATH He had been
in his usual health.
The freight on the Knox & Lincoln Railroad
is rapidly increasing. Large quantities of lime
are transported by rail from Rockland
The two shoe factories in Thomaston employ
about 100 persons.
The Free Press says some vessels have arriv-
ed at Thomaston with timber from Southern
ports, which indicates that shipbuilding is to
receive some attention the present season.
~ ~ OXFORD COUNTY
The Lewiston Journal saws Mr. Jacob Abb
bott Of Rumford, committed suicide Tuesday,
March 18th, by hanging himself in his barn.
he was partially insane, and had previously
made attempts to kill himself.
PENoBsooT COUNTY. ~
Fifty-two bundles of pressed hay, brought
from Fredericton over the E. & N. A. Railway,
| were sold at auction in Bangor Wednesday at
$3.50 1929 per ton,
The Bangor Wing learns that quite number
OF families in that city have made arrange
mentS to send to Sweden for servant girls and
cooks, by purchasing tickets for their passage
to this country-the money thus expended to be
refunded from the girls wages
The Wing says the supply of corn, -four and
coal is not large in Bangor at the present time,
as dealers are waiting for the river to open be-
fore they get in large stocks.
Two divorces per day are worked out in the
Supreme Judicial Court at Bangor. Probably
the number will soon be increased.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A Bath correspondent writes us that the Re
form meeting in that city Wednesday evening
sers was mo- francis a Magphy
made thrilling address, and was followed by
number of gentlemen from that city. Some
nifty signed the pledge, and another meeting
was to be held Friday evening, at which MIR.
Murphy was, by invitation, to speak The good
work is progressing. ss--,vsF.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
We are informed that professional female
abortionist, quite famous in the Kennebec Ie-
gion about Skowhegan, has recently been ar
ested in consequence of one of her many fail
ures, and is now under heavy bonds to answer
in court. AS the woman in question moves in
good circles" an attempt will be made to
smother the matter
WALDO COUNTY
They have got fellow at Belfast who bowls
worse than any savage beast The Journal says
the officials at Washington have made him
liberal offer to substitute himself for one of the
fog horns on the coast to warn vesselts to keep
off the rocks A Chinese gong or a clap Of
thunder stand no show when he exercises his
lungs. ss
The Sheriff of Waldo notified the dealers in
liquors last week that they must cease selling
after Saturday if they would avoid the penal
ties of the law.
YORK COUNTY.
The Town Farm in Limington has paid all its
expenses, including the overseers services upon
the farm, for the past two years, and paid into
the treasury about 1923.
The grocery store of Joshua B. Bickford, on
the Berwick side of the river, was entered by
thieves and robbed of teas, tobacco, &C., to the
amount OF $500 on Wednesday night Ia