The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-24
STATE NEWS,

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston JodY7aal says that the prompt
measures employed seem to have confined the
small pox and varioloid thus far to four isolat-
shall probably have to wait for somebody to
bring more cases from Boston before the dis
ease is circulated further -
The directors of the Lewiston 3 Auburn
Railroad Co. advertise for proposals for its
construction.
Charles Gay and Hon. Jere Dingley, Jr.,
have formed partnership in the manufacture
of boots and will do large business in Auburn
Lewiston insurance agents have beea ordered
TO increase their rates 20 per cent. ri "a ggFl
KRNNEBEc COUNTY. = -
A new chair mandatory has just been COM
pieted at Gardiner by Messrs. Haywood
Brothers q Co. 1t is 200 by so feet, and three
stories high. sn>s5asgH = ,8-1.3ll's . 1s7717 a
Hon. E. B. Washburne, U. S. Minister to
Paris arrived in Hallowell Saturday afternoon
and az spent the Sabbath with his brother, A. 8.
Washburne, Esq. = z kNS -a-5E Z 2 e
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The Wing says that on Friday afternoon. Mr..
Abner E. Clement of Kenduskeag, attempted
topull root from the beater of q threshing
machine on which he was at work, when his
rightsarm was draw in and 80 shockinely man
gled that it was found necessary to amputate
1t Saturday morning. Mr.. Clement is about %
will not survive the injury.
Peter Q. Baker of ,Orrington, raised upon an
acre OF land last season the extraordinarily
large crcp OF fifty-eight bushels of nice 'sLost
Nation" wheat.
!, Mr.. f. d. Walker has been re-appointed to
the position of chief telegraph operator of the
hrst division of the Maine Central railroad and
Will control the operators on the railroad wires
&sgf WASHINGTON COUNTY.
T| In Tuhac GOO 0nO rrorth &c ,xo...1.
the past season.
B. F. Curriers' house and store at Had Har-
week ~
49, q YORK COUNTY. gFv - r,,
The Times says that the physicians of Bidde
ford and Saco recently held meeting to re-
vlve the old medical society of the two cities.
The meeting adjourned until the first week in
January VIVA III
The ladies of Christ church, Biddeford rive
supper at Hardy's Hal Christmas evening.
J. L. Merrill, Esq, the proprietor of the col.
IA Iar factory, IS making new collar similar to
the "Elmwood" called the Buckingham. > {
press Correspondence3
The County Commissioners will hold an ad.
Journed session at Alfred en- Friday Of tn.
present week, for the purpose, among other
IreasuTers accounts. '-'s
The matter of preparing and adoptnp ru,o.
and regulations for the government Of the naw
: all and House of Correction at Alfred. which
came before the Board at its last meeting. viii
come up for final action. 1t is thought the
system IN operation in the reformatory institu-
ions OF several of the other States, Of ALLOWING
the Commissioners to furnish the necessar1
supplies for the use of the prison, and a keeper
70 take charge of the same, with such COM
pensatlon for his services as may be determined
npon by the Board, will be adopted, which
one. ~---.r 49,. oiu
Judge Walton will preside at the January
term OF the Supreme Court at Saco.
1t is said that there is an Increased demand
ION. fAs see
Rea' estate has considerably advanced at
ellis village since the construction of the
session & Maine r. r. extension. ~
One case of small pox is reported near Wells
lepot-said to be an employe on the railroad