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


The Journal says the shipments of shoes and
boots from Auburn and Lewiston were 1928
cases for the last week. to 932 cases for the week
preceding The receipts of leather have been
S2,S3O pounds to 66, S20 pounds previous week.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Bacon delivered discourse
evening, on "The Infallibity of the Sovereign
Pontiff." The Journal says the Bishop defin-
ed "Infallibility" as applied to the Pope, to
mean not that he is snless but that when he
teaches faith or morals, that he cannot err In
other words, Papal infallibility means simply
that the Sovereign Pontiff of the Catholic
church cannot err in his his teachings although
he may err in his acts. In short that a Pope
might be a bad man, although good Catholics
hoped and prayed that all might be impeceable
while from the character of his trust his re-
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY. ,-..-.
A Good Templers' Lodgewas instituted on
Orrs Island, Harpswell, on the 9Th inst. and
called n freeman Lodge. Robert Fl. Blake, W.
Orr, W. s.; Taylor Durgan, Deputy. The
regular meetings of the Lodge will be on
Wednesday evenings.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chroniclee says Mr. B. R. Rollins. of
Weld, last week refused an offer of So 1900 for
his trotting horse Honest Bill.
The Legislature has passed an act incorpora-
Why tue new TOrtlanu camp Meeting ASSOCla-
ton, and also to incorporate the Sandy River
Valley Railroad.
The Chronicle understands that an enlarge
ment of Little Blue" school is in contempla-
ton. Its rooms are all full, and applications
for admission are being constantly received.
The subject of better and more suitable county
buildings is being agitated at Pennington, the
present accommodations being entirely made
quate to the wants of the community.
HANCOCK COIrNTy
The american says there is prospect that
Ellsworth will have fire insurance company
before long.
The american says the town of fremont is in
trouble, because it has no debts to pay, and has
from six to ten thousand dollars of State bonds
which the State Treasurer refuses to keep for it;
and so therefore there is trouble as to what to
do with the money
We learn from the american that about a
week since widow Martha Emery, of Eden,
about 80 years of age, while sitting by the fire
after the family had retired to bed, was badly
burned by her clothes taking fire, and before
she could be relieved by the family, who heard
her scream, she was burned to crisp. She
fingered in great distress for week when death
pnt an end to her sufferings.
A new agricultural society is petitoned for
by the Western towns in this county, to be To-
Gated In Bueksport
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says the loss to Augusta parties
by the robberies recently discovered in the Bos-
ton Post Office, are about $4,000, E. G. Allen &
Co. being the principal losers. The discovery
was made from information furnished at the
Augusta Office.
The kennebec Land & Lumber Co. has seven
camps crews, consisting of nearly 200 men in
all, and sixty horses at work at Moose River Six
camps are hauling spruce, pine and cedar, and
one camp OF ten horses pine.
KNOX COUNTY
The Free Press says Mr.. John Robbins who
was last week reported in our locals as having
been injured by the branch of falling tree
striking him, died last Thursday morning. He
was son of Isaac Robbins, of Thomaston He
leaves wife and seven children
Warden Rice, of the State prison, received
from III. G. L. Dorsey, ESQ.,, the we'll known
"Prisoner's Friend" sum sufficient to fur
nish dinner of boiled ham and cabbage to all
those confined within the prison on the 31st of
January, the birthday of Mr.. Dorsey.
The Warren Wooden Manufacturing Com
pany held its annual meeting last week, elect
ing Albert johnson of Camden, John Fogler,
of South Hope, VIM. o. Fuller of Rockland,
M. M. Richards of WaldoborO, James Creigh-
ton, Church Vaughan and F. N. Crawford of
of Warren, Directors Albert John was re-
elected President, and w. j. McCallum Agent
and Treasurer. The business of the factory is
reported very prosperous, and measures will be
taken to enlarge its capacity for production.