The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-18
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says there is still fair business
among the Auburn manufacturers The ship
ments of boots and shoes for the past week have
been 1214 cases to 1412 cases for the previous
week. The receipts of leather have been 49,
OSO pounds to $3.50 pounds for the previous
week.
has been missing since Monday, called the same
afternoon at one of our Savings Banks and
drew out his deposit there, amounting to So
This indicates that the youngster had conclud-
ed to try and paddle his own canoe
On Tuesday, little son of Increase Gould of
South Lewiston, was standing by the barn as
his father opened the large barn doors The
upper hinge OF one of the doors gave way, let
ting it fall to the ground The little fellow saw
1t and attempted to run out of the way, but his
foot stuck in the mud and he fell to the ground,
and the door upon him. He suffered COM
pound fracture of the thigh, and had severe
cut on his head
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The city of Ellsworth will vote next Wednes-
day on the question of subscribing $65, 900 to
the stock of the Bangor & Calais Shore Line
Railroad. Its payment conditional upon the
the company raising 100000 before demanding
any part of it.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10Th, Mr.. John L. Murch
OF Ellsworth, suddenly died. He took his din
aer as usual and was apparently in good health,
but In few minutes after rising from the table
was corpse.
Judge Tapley, now holding court in Hancock
county, ordered an Ellsworth rum seller named
Cameron, to recognize in the sum of $500 to
answer at the next term for perjury he having
sworn that he had sold no rum, though the gov
eminent had proved numerous sales.
KBNNEBEC COUNTY.
Mrs. William Savels died very suddenly at
the residence of her son-in-law, Benz. Shaw, in
Gardiner, while setting in her chair, without
moments warning. She was about 20 wears
old.
Albert Lovejoy, who for the last fifteen years
mas peen Express Agent in Gardiner, died on
Monday morning.
Kennebec farmers ihold their apples, winter
fruit, first quality, at 10 to So per barrel.
I. H. Spear has big eel-catchery at tGar-
diner He has built dam across the Cobbosse
and takes the eels as they come down. He had
about ton in his boxes the other day. Mr.
spear not content with the quantity of eels that
naturally go up the stream to the pond, goes
oo"h 10 the seashore and gathers up the young
ones This summer he put 40, 900 into Cobbosse
pond.
KNOX COUNTY.
Policeman Brown of Rockland, was fined $5
last Monday by Judge Hall, for clubbing man
unJustitiably. He appealed.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Levi Fletcher had his throat badly cut by
striking board in his way to the ground on a
falling staging. His jaw was also badly crush
ed, at Bangor, Wednesday,
Twenty-nine vessels arrived at BANGOR We'd
nesday, one steamer, three briggs and twenty
five schooners.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
President Allen stated at the Farmers Con
vention at Skowhegan, when speaking of the
profits OF small fruit culture, that one of the
tanned at the Institution from the proceeds of
strawberries grown and sold by his widowed
mother from one acre of land.
The slate quarry at Madison Mills, six miles
from Skowhegan, promises to be one of the most
valuable in the State. 1t is operated by a Wig
OrouS company, and several large orders have
already been filled.
The clothing mandatory of John Diggles of
Mercer, keeps employed about four hundred
women making coats for the New York Bos-
ton and Hartford wholesale dealers. MIR. D.
has been engaged about twenty two years in
the business, and at the present time he occu-
pies three buildings in Mercer, and turns out
over 400 garments per week. -
The Methodist Camp Meeting Association
has purchased ten acres one and half miles
from North Anson village, for the permanent
location OF their camp meeting. The lot is to
be nicely trimmed up fenced and graded next
spring. 1t makes one of the finest locations in
the State.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Journal says that q sensation was Great
ed In household in Belfast few DAYS ago by
the discovery of still-born babe in the trunk
OF girl that had recently left the house The
MOTHER by exposure in going from the house,
is dangerously sick.
The proprietors of the Belfast Foundry Com
pany have made an offer to sell the stock at
fifty cents on the dollar to Mr. w, w. Castle.
OF Cleveland, Ohio, with ninety days in which
to accept.
Mrs. Barstow of Freedom lady 80 years of
age, shipped upon the door step of a nelghbor's
house and injured her SO severely that fears
are entertained for her recovery.
The following vessels are in course of con-
struction at Belfast: By Henry McGivery, a
ship OF 1900 tons, to be launched in November;
by Z. z. Carter & Co.. a three-masted schooner
OF $50 tons, to launched the last of October;
three-maSted schooner of 800 TONS to be launch
ed in the spring Messrs. Carter have con-
tracted to build schooner of $50 tons.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
press Correspondence)
The North Lubec Goldfish fleet have arrived
with their last fare and report the bsst seasons
hshlng since 1868. The herring fishery has
been almost total failure. The fish have been
plenty but small and poor, and sold to the farm
ers for dressing. In 1871 there wero smoked in
Lubec BOO, 900 boxes of herring, including 81, 900
OF Magdalens; this year there has not been put
mp more than $4,000 boxes, including 1000 boxes
of Magdalens.
YORK COUNTY
press Correspondence
Cyrus H. Hobbs, esq.,, the contractor for
building the York County Jail at Alfred, in
forms us that the building will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the last of December Mr.. Hobbs
has also contracted with the County Commits
sioners for the erection of a stable near the
new jail, and also for hauling and filling in the
earth around the Jail, and terracing and grad