The Portland daily press., 1872-05-03
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhOSCOGGlN COUNTY.
Huldah Newton of Lewiston, the particulars
OF whose attempt to commit suicide by swal-
lowing dose of arsenic were given last week,
died on Monday @aaE 6 feaa
AT meeting of the stockholders of the Lew.
iston & Auburn Railroad Company, Wednes-
day afternoon, the whole board of directors re-
signed. The following gentlemen were elected
directors: n. w. Farwell, E. f. Packard, S.
II. Bearce, j. B. Ham, Ara Cushman, David
Cowan, Alonzo Garcelon, Daniel Holland and
Howe Weeks The old board was reelected SO
far as they consented to serve; and Mayor Cow
an and DR.. Garcelon of Lewiston were elected
to supply the vacancies.
A fire at Lisbon Folls, Wednesday night, de-
stroyed the AndroscOggin House and tenements
connected Herewith. The house was owned by
VIM. Small, Jr., and occupied by Stephen
Small Part of the furniture was removed in a
damaged condition. Loss about $4,000; par
TALLY covered by insurance. Cause of the fire
unknown but supposed to be from defective
f1ues. lE3LtJ4e
The Journal says the shipment of boots and
shoes from Lewiston and Auburn for the past
week have been 1915 cases, to 1852 cases for the
previous week. -.'9-
The Journal says among the many excuses
that are given at the Lewiston Liquor Agency
to obtain liquor, was that of an old Hibernian
woman. She wanted pint of rum. The ques-
ton was then asked, what use she wanted it
for. She replied that she had lost a sister in
Bangor and she wanted pint of rum to drown
her trouble. ..z--r 1
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Gardiner Journal says j. X. Osgood, the
Father of the Reform movement, has his hands
full of business, to answer all the calls he has
to speak for temperance. Rev. DIR. Haven, ed
itor of the Ziou's Herald, writes him that the
State Alliance are going to get up meeting for
him in fremont Temple, and will probably want
him to devote considerable time to that State
We are told, says the Gardiner Journal, that
orders came on Monday, to knock off all the
workmen in Augusta, in the employ of the
Spragues. This is very severe blow to Au-
gusta and it will be felt in her sister cities
We hear it said that Gov. Sprague says he can
buy English goods cheaper than he can manu-
facture goods here, and this is why he shuts
down.
The Standard says there are rumors that Mrs.
Davidson's heirs, or at least some of them, will
contest the validity of the will in the courts, ON
the ground of the alleged insanity of the testa
trix at the time the will was made 1t will be
recollected that she gave the bulk of her prop
erty to her attending physician, DIR. George
e. Brckett.
A petition to the Governor and Council for
the pardon and release from State prison of MIR.
VIM. G kingsbury, whose buildings were de-
stroyed by hre, with Others at South China on
Friday night last, is in circulation in Augusta,
and the eastern part of the county, receiving
numerous signatures.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press, in speaknq of the
existence of small pox in that city says Two
cases of the natural type and one of varioloid
occurred at the Lynde Hotel last week. one of
which, Mrs. j. F. Singh, was removed to the
residence of her friends at the Meadows before
the nature of her sickness was discovered, and
terminated fatally on Tuesday. The other two
were removed last Monday to hospital remote
from other buildings, and suitable measures
taken to prevent the infection from extending.
We learn that a servant of the Lynde Hotel be-