The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-17
STATE NEWS,
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhooCc0dIN COUNTI
The Lewiston Journal saws Postmasters Par
ker and Little have at last completed their
mail arrangements so as to secure direct mail
to Portland on the five p. M, train. This mail
will close about quarter of five. The Angus
ia mail will close at quarter past five. By the
present arrangement, a letter leaving Lewiston
at five will be delivered in Portland same even
ing SO that it may be answered next morning
The city council of Auburn have voted that
their Representatives be instructed and their
Senator requested to use all fair and honorable
means to secure the passage of bill to author
water from Wilson Pond for the use of the
people of the city for domestic purposes and for
the extinguishment of fires
Folsom Post, G. A. R., of Auburn, expended
about $500 for charity during the past year
ARoosTOOK COUNTY.
The North Star says Lewis Debate of Little
ton has engaged to haul twelve or fourteen
hundred cords of hemlock bark at Winn. at
$1.I1 per cora. he will employ about twenty
The North Star says that during the gale on
Saturday night, Dec. 23d, the barnes of Charles
Ratford, Moses McNelly and George McNelly
of Dalton, were unroofed
KENNEBEc COUNTY. A II
The Hallowell Gazette the name of which
within year was changed to Saturday Gazette.
has been suspended for an indefinite period.
AAS PAOoc ohu IlldGeT1dlS OF tl6 concern
have been sold, and there is no prospect of a
revival of the publication of the paper. The
kenneboc Journal says the paper died of three
distinct diseases, either of which would be
enough to destroy the vitality of a robust pub
irresponsible soliciting agents. the
premium system and one dollar year to sub
scribers.
LINCOLN COUNTY. f
A son of Capt James Harris, aged Is years,
was killed at Boothbay Harbor one day last
week while sliding, by being run into by anoth-
er sled. =
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
An adjourned meeting of the subscribers
to the stock of the Winterport railroad was held
in Bangor Monday, but no business of public
Importance was transacted, and the election of
officers postponed four weeks to which time the
meeting adjourned. .7. es- 9
The Bangor Wing says railroad meeting is
to be held at the town house in Corinth next
Saturday afternoon at one o'clock, by the citi-
zens OF Levant Kenduskeag, Corinth, Charles
ton and Atkinson. The feasibility of building
railroad from this city through the above
named towns to the Piscataquis river, will be
ter for such road considered. The people in
that section are reported wide awake on the
subject, and the meeting will doubtless be large
ly attended. ,---,.-
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
We learn from the Times that young man
n.
urday afternoon, for stealing money from the
ticket office of the Maine Central railroad to
the amount of $500. Money had been missed
for a year past, and Wells was suspected. as he
was hanger-on about the depot On Saturday
trap was set for the rascal He was left in
the gentlemen's room while sheriff was en-
sconced in corner of the ticket Office Soon af
ter the station agent went out Wells effected
an entrance to the ticket office by means of a
false key. He went at once to the money
drawer ara and while making his customary haul,
Mr.. Sheriff put his hand upon him. He owns
up to having taken 5000. He was taken before
Judge Tallman on Monday and pleaded guilty
to the charge of breaking and entering the rail-
road ticket office in Bath and taking money
therefrom He was bouud over to take trial at
the April term of the s. j. Court, and for want
OF bail was committed to Jail at Wiscasset
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A new Lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted
at kendalPs Mills, Tuesday evening under the
name of Fairfield Lodge, No. IS, by D. G. NJ,
George A. Callahan of Lewiston. The Grand
officers present were o. B. Written, Portland.
G. s.; w. p. Pressey, Lewiston, G. M. and j
H. Knox, Skowhegan, G. w.
YORK COUNTY
lFrom our Kennebunk CORRESPONDENCE
Many of your readers will be surprised ON
well-knowu barber and Advent preacher, to
parts unknown, leaving bills in the vicinity of
three thousand dollars unpaid
Dane & Perkins are doing an extensive bust
ness in the box board line, sending away car
load after car load
The Messrs. Lords have enlarged their Irvine
factory and placed fine bell upon the same,
W Mnicn makes it equal if not superior to any
factory OF its kind within the State They are
doing an exceeding large business in their line
ahd as thelr goods are second to none they are
in great demand AVON