The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-02
STATE NEWS.



The Journal says the Auburn shoe business
is moderately active. Small buyers are plenty.
Better classes of goods than formally are going
South. Western trade is dull
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
On Friday, August 23d, while Mr.. George f.
Huckns of Presque Isle, and men, were TAX
ing supper, his little son Willie, aged six years,
got upon the hay cart at the door, when the
passed over his head, crushing it so that he liv-
ed only half an hour. -- .t
The Sunrise says that Messrs. Holmes Bros,
from Vermont, have purchased the Cochrane
mill privilege at Caribou, and erected large
building for the manufacture Of potato starch.
They are putting in the machinery and will
have the mill in readiness for operation by the
time the potato crop is harvested.
The editor of the North Star, following the
example of the venerable editor of the Sunrise,
is erecting large building at Caribou, contain
ing hall, two stores and comfortable quarters
in which to publish his paper.
KnNNaBnc COUNTY.
Mrs. Charlotte Little of Boston, while riding
on Wednesday, near Monmouth Centre was
thrown from her carriage striking her head
against the stone wall, cutting long cash to
the bone. She was rendered unconscious and
continued so for three hours. The skull was not
fractured, though there was severe conclusion
of the BRAIN s
= KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette says the firemen's muster, to
take place at Rockland next month, seems des-
tined to be one of the largest displays of the
kind ever witnessed along the Eastern shore of
Maine ErrE
The Rockland Gazette gives description of
visit to the quarries at Clark's Island, which
shows that large business is being done
The store of VIM E. Currier of Camden, was
broken into on the night of Saturday, oath The
money draw was robbed of most of its contents
and goods to the value of $3.50 were taken.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Norway issagitated at the prospect of a,militia
muster sometime next month.
The Norway base ball club have challenged
the Oxford club to play match game on the
fair grounds, Saturday, Sept. 9TH.
rHNoBscoT COUNTY.
The store of j. c. Grant of VIM, was enter
ed Friday night and the money draw smashed
open with hammer. About So in fractional
currency was taken, and the clothing overhaul
ed, some of which was TAKEN .--H
sQ te-. sAGADAHoc COUNTY. -tl-r
Messrs. Bangs, Weston & Co.. have been
making large additions to their previously ex-
tensive lnmber manufacturing establishment
in Bath.
The Times says that Messrs Goss & Sawyer
of Bath, are putting up a steam mill in their
yard to aid them more rapidly in filling orders
loA ohC OldSS VI NtSStte bEey nave D6en SO sue
cessful in building for the past four or five
years past. At the psesent time they have no
less than five vessels on the stocks in different
stages of forwardness.
.g5 WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Nathaniel Higgins of Calais, had yalua-
BILE horse and wagon stolen few days since
The town treasurer of Wesley has paid the
bounty on forty-four bears killed in that town
the present season.
was in operation "a days in succession in Aug
ust, on account of the thick fog.
The school committee of Pembroke, publish
in the Sentinel, interesting school statistics of
that town and congratulate its citizens upon
the gratifying success which has attended the
abolition of the district system. ia-...
YORK COUNTY.
The outbuildings and part of the house of
Daniel O'Connell of Berwick, were burned
Monday f... AID .: -