The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-15
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooGGIN COUNTY.

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The Journal says the shipment of boots and
shoes from Lewiston and Auburn last week
were 1347 cases, to 1856 cases forsthe preceding
week. The shipments since the first week In
February, have been 774S cases, an average of
nearly 1900 per week. The receipts of leather
for the past week were 81, $3.50 pounds, to 73, 800
pounds for the previous week.
Hon. W. I'll. Stevens has resigned his posi-
non as Superintendent of the work on City
tee publish in the Journal series of resolutions
on the resignation of Mr.. s.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. III
A correspondent of the Pennington Cbrou;.
Gle speaks OF the unusual mortality that has
occurred in the town of Strong since January
18th, and mentions the sudden death of PhiiliTn
r. Worthley, who was found dead in his bed by
his daughter, who was keeping his house at
the time. Mr.. w. went to bed in his usual
health on the eve of the 26th of Feb, and when
found had the appearance of resting in uuiet
Sleep but it was soon found to be the sleen of
keath. -
AT the annual meeting of the Franklin County
Agricultural Society held on Wednesday, 9Th
INST, the following officers were elected -
President, H. B. Prescott; Vice President. DR..
I. Dyeri Secretary, ?. ?. Tufts; Treasurer, E.
Edgar Leavitt, of New Vineyard, graduate
of the Normal School in Pennington, has been
appointed principal of the Grammar School in
Bath, at salary of 81 200 per annum. 30
At the town meeting, March 4th, the town
of Strong voted by large majority, nearly
three to one to pay its proportion of the cost Of
preliminary survey of the route for railroad
from Pennington to Phillips. n f.T ,.,.-
KNOX COUNTY.
The City Council ct Rockland met last Mon
day to organize the Municipal Government for
the ensuing year. But the organization could
not be completed in consequence of the absence
of the Mayor elect, who had not returned from
Savannah. The Council adjourned to next
Tuesday.
The Supreme Judicial Court is in session at
Rackland, Judge Barrows presiding
The Free Press says the embargo on Dix
Island, by the ice, has been removed.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Wednesday morn
ing down train on the e. L. road run over a
broken rail between Paris and Oxford The
mix car was thrown from the track and con-
slderably smashed, besides splitting the stock of
milk The train was detained about three
quarters of an hour.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY
The Bangor Commercial SAYS the train which
lett that city Wednesday morning. on the
European road, was stuck in the deep snow at
Lincoln. 'P 'A'" '''
line commercial says at the latest acounts the
hatahdin and the tug G. B. Sanford, which had
gone to help her, were both fastened in the ice
about three miles below Bucksport.
WALDO COUNTY r.r
The Belfast Journal says the ice left Searsnort
harbor early Monday morning taking with II
schooner and a scow. The schooner arrived ali
right the next morning. OF the scow nothing
is known after dark Monday night. Fears are
entertained for the safety of the two men on
board, as it is thought that they were without
fuel, food or water.
The Belfast Journal says one evening last
week young man with his store clothes on,
vending his way to party, encountered /.
skunk; instead of continuing on to the gay and
festive scene, he went home and hung his
Clothes out of the window.
Inc Journal says at meeting of the citizens
d Beifast last Friday to consider the matter of
establishing shoe factory in that oty, a for