The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-23
STATE NEWS.


ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says million dollars are depos-
tied in the Auburn Savings Bank.
That venerated righteousness, cider apple
sauce, is popular in lewiston
The Lewiston Journal says that johnson, the
Portland caterer has leased the restaurant in
City Building for five years. johnson is to
serve the dedicatory dinner of City Hall, Dec
9th.
The Lewiston journal says a widow applying
at Probate Court Wednesday for an allowance
out of the real estate of her deceased husband,
was astonished at an attorneys appearing and
claiming that his own client was also the wild
ow of the deceased, which, if true, indicates
that the departed was too much married.
HANCOCK COUNTY
A. B. Newman of fremont, has been APP
pointed Light Keeper at Mt. Desert Rock, in
place of Otis w. Kent, resigned. Capt, Mark
w. Hodgdon is also appointed first assistant to
same light.
EE KENNEBEc COUNTY
Mrs. Platt, of College street, Watervlle is a
lucky woman Last Tuesday boy fired a bull
let through door into her bed room just miss
ing her. ssa
Evergreen boughs being In demand at Au-
gusta for ''banking purposes, bring 20 a load
The honest farmers bring their loads to the out
skirts OF the city, and then after unloading re-
load successive y FIVE times from that one pile.
They won't die young. a
George W., John and Ford Hunt, three broth
ers, were severely injured while blasting rocks
near East Pittston Village last Tuesday.
KNOX COUNTY.
A new lime kiln of brick built upon granite
foundation, has been built in Rock1and by Geo,
L. Snow. 1t has a novel method of being load
ed and discharged, invented by Abner Weeks.
Jonas Dean and wife of South Thomaston,
Ca. -
Mrs. Dean had her wrists dislocated and both
arms broken. Mr.. Dean was seriously iniur-
ed. ss$f
With the horse disease and the Boston fire,
the demand for lime is lively, so says the Rock
land Gazette
OXFORD COUNTY.
Paris has voted to exempt manufacturing en-
terprises where the capital exceeds $4,000.
"Prof.'' Kimball of Boston, eloeutionist, chal-
lenges Mr.. Metcalf of the Norway Normal In
stitute, to give thre recitations wi tn him for
prize of 500, the contest to come off Friday,
Dec. 1st, at Norway.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
In Bangor the ladies use the Boston boost
in doing up their hair. 1t must be gay.
The Wing says that Supt. Angel of the E. &
n. A. Railway, has sent to all the employees
of the road form of pledge for them to sign,
whereby they agree to abstain from using intox-
icating liquors as beverage, and the use of
profane md ungentlemanly language Accom-
panying the blank pledge is circular inform
ing the employees that this step is taken in con-
sequence OF frequent complaints at the Office,
and requesting those declining to sign to give
notice of their intentions that their places may
be filled by others.
One route for the proposed Penobscot Central
Railroad, running from Bangor through Ken
duskeag, Corinth, Charleston, etc., to connect
with the B. & P. road in Foxcroft has been
surveyed, and another is soon to be.examined
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY
Two barns and outbuldings belonging to
Abiathar Briggs of Parkman, were DESTROYED
BY 6y fTe on the 18th inst. Forty tons of hay and
700 bushels of grain were destroyed. Loss
$500; partly insured in the Union of Bangor
The WOODEN manufacturing companies of Pts
cataquis county lost heavily by the Boston fire.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The new car mandatory at Bath is only
waiting the arrival of their timber before COM
mencing operations
SOMERSET COUNTY
The editor of the Reporter is happy; he ex-
poets a new press, and proposes to revise his
proofs hereafter
Bears trouble the New Portlanders. Corn
and sheep have suffered Two boys recently
captured one near Gilman Pond Mountain.
WALDO COUNTY.
Belfast is agitating the question of water re-
sources. They are afraid of fires.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
A fair but not large amount of numbering
will be done on the ST. Croix the present sea-
son.
The steamer Norwich, which was started
about SIX months ago to run in competition
with the international Company between Cal
ais, Eastport aud Boston, has been sold at auc-
ton. 1t will be able to pay only about so cents