The Portland daily press., 1872-12-10
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDfSooCOGGlN COUNfY
Several leading citizens of Auburn petition
to the Legislature for a charter for mutua
lire insurance company.
| The Journal says that Auburn is daily
crowded rs never berore with teams.
The Lewiston Journal says that Knox Post
q. A. r., give dramatic entertainments at City
Hall, December 10Th, Goth and 21st which will
be under the able direction of Mr.. G. w
Heath. The Drummer Boy of the Shenandoah,
fine drama, will br presented with new seem
cry.
The Journal says that S. B. Greenwood rails
ed from II acres, POP bushels of ears of corn, 8
bushels OF beans, 5 of potatoes and two cart
loads of pumpkins.
The Lewiston Journal speaks in terms of
highest praise of its 1000 or $4,000 Canadian
Ereach population They are Industrious,
quently have ten and one is quoted that num-
bers eighteen children.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Aduertiser is informed that in the town of
Strong there is already so much snow as to
render the breaking out of the highways neces-
sary.
OXFORD COUNTY.
From our Fryebug Correspondent.
Fourteen inches of snow fell in Fryeburg on
Sunday. There is more than two feet now on
a level in this vicinity
AGNODoOOl SOUNII
The quantity of lumber surveyed at Bangor
between January LIST and Dec 7th, 1872, was
Z4,453, 649 feet, against 227 491 675 feet in 1871
and 202, OLD, 1872 feet in 1870.
The Wing says that nothing having been
heard of the schooner Julia Ann of that city,
whic sailed from Bangor for Boston Novem-
Der 3D. all hopes of her safety are abandoned.
She was In ballast and is supposed to have
foundered at sea- Capt. Reid of Hampden
commanded the vessel, which was of rs tons
and had two unknown seamen
Saturday night public meeting was held in
Bangor to consider the propriety Of loaning the
city credit in aid of the Shore Line Railroad.
Without expressing any opinion the meeting
adjourned one week.
Joseph Cheever of Portsmouth. N H.. has
been appointed railway postal clerk from Bos-
ton to Bangor, at a salary of $1,000 per annum
vice Jno. j. Leayitt, removed.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Wisconsin papers are quite generally adj
vocating the election of Hon. VIM p. Rartlett
for the speakership of the Assembly. Mr..
Bartlett is a native of New Portland and
graduated at Waterville in 1858.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Several citizens of Columbia Falls give No.
tice that they will ask the Legislature to re-
peal special act of the year 1841, autborizing
William Nash of Addison Point, and others to
build bridge across Pleasant River.
YORK COUNTY
The Independent says that Isaiah M. Clar1r /.
laborer about 81 years of age, BELONGING in Ria.
deford, was found dead on Sunday evening last
on Elm street in that city. He was found
leaning against the fence besioe the road and
undoubtedly died from the effect of intemnar-
ance and exposure.
The Lewiston Journal says that 1SooO sn;,-
dies have been ordered of the Saco Water Paw
er Company, for Barker Mill in Auburn.
IN GENERAL.
The entire system of the Maine Central Rail
road embraces 357 miles. The most annie az
rangements are providcdfor the transportation
of freight and passengers. AT the present time
its rolling stock is made up as follows:-975
freight cars, 55 passengers cars, As baggage and
saloon cars, "a locomotives. The com1any has
now on hand $4,000 cords of wood. distribntaJ
along the line, and $50 tons of coal. The vaarlu
consumption of wood is about 81, 900 cords. If
coal, from 1000 to 5000 tons. Sir locomotives
are fueled With coal.
The Boston Journal says that on Sunday
evening, constable Caleb B. Watts went to tho
st. George Hotel and took into custody YIN
II. Dalrymple and Georgina E. Day, in a room
where they were living man as wife. Mrs
Day was Miss Sylvester of Camden, Me and
was married to Horace Day, young cabiret
maker of this city, last January. Last .Inlv
she left her husband and went to house Of IL
fame in Lowell street, and subsequently, ba-
came the mistress of Dalrymple, LAWYER hay
ing an office at No. Court Square