The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-24
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscosG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the shipments of boots and
shoes from Lewiston and Auburn for the past
week have been ,315 cases to ,227 cases for the
previous week. The receipts of leather have
been sc, O5O POUNDS to IS, 800 for the week pre-
vious.
The Lewiston Journal says Boston parties
are in town purchasing horses. Horses are
plenty and cheap, ranging lat 800 to 5000 for
sound work horses of average SIZE Large and
well made young horses bring $3.50 to $780,
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
The North Star says the Caribou postoffice
paid the government last year, over and above
the salary of the Postmaster, $223.58.
The North Star says at Fort Kent, French
woman, the other day, killed loup-ceryier
with an AK. The savage wild creature was in
the act of killing pig when the woman made
the successful attack.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The american says school house at Long
Pond near N. K. Harbor, was burned last week;
supposed to have been set on fire by an incen-
diary.
The american says Mr.. Samuel Dow of Han
cock, was up before the Police Court ON Tues
day, on charge Of cruelty and numerically
beating his little girl of three years of age
The childs grandfather preferred the charge.
ordered to give bond in 500 for his appearance
at the April term of the Court, which failing to
obtain he was committed to Jail. The evidence
went to show total want of even natural
feeling for little deformed child whose situa-
ton was enough to excite the pity of the most
hardened person.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Journal cautions the public against a
bogus firm, sailing under the name Of j. C.
Kingston & Co., and pretending to do business
IN Augusta, which has been advertising in some
n 10 no ov,oy,a to-
fabulously low prices
A new Division of the Sons of Temperance
was organized in Weeks Mills on the 10th inst.
1t is called Dirigo, Division No. T. G. Grown
Is W. I: and V. Turner, R. S. d. G. w. P.
Alfred Dennis.
The house Of Mr.. Charles HI. Davis in Sidney
was entered on Tuesday evening by a couple Of
There was no one at home but Mrs Davis and a
child. Two men were subsequently arrested
who are supposed to be the robbers
James Flynn, one of the walters at the Au-
gusta House has come to grief for taking Col
Chase's team without leave and smashing the
sleigh. fs
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Sanford Steamers have lost a captain. a
pilot, and an express messenger, by sudden
peath this winter.
:, About 500 ladies and gentlemen assembled at
the new mansion of Colonel Eben Webster, at
OronO Tuesday evening for a house-warming.
1t is one OF the finest residences in the State
and furnished in keeping.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
MI. j. B. Lewis of Ripley killed a eatamount
that was feasting on the fowls in tie shed. Says
a correspondent of the Dexter Gazette.
The Reporter says the work of preparing
rooms for the county oficeys at Skowhegan Is
gong forward very rapidly.
WALDO rorr,rrv
A store in Wints mort. about five miles from
the village, was troken into few nights since
ana small Quantity of gouds stolen. A lad
aoout IL years old has been arrested on suspi-
cion OF beipg the burglar.
The Be)fas Journal says r. L. Keene esq.
a promv .ent citizen of this town, well known
as gal practitioner, died suddenly of con-
gests>n of tht lungs. He had been sick but one
Tee6. Mr. Keene was the Democratic candi-
late for County Attorney at the election last
- September. ~ = - 50 tt5-s#s
The Journal says on Sunday last, Samuel
Peck, aged 81, died in Belfast at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs John Dyer. Mr.. Peck
was native of Massachusetts,, and had resided
in Belfast over 20 years. He remembered the
visit of General Washington to Massachusetts,
and was one of the schoolboys that at Ipswich
termed double lines, between which Washing
ton rode. For many years previous to his death
Mr.. Peck has been a helpless invalid. ~
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Capt. Joseph Sawyer of Millbridge, while
driving from Cherryfeld to Franklin, one day
last week, was run into by the Bangor and
Calais stage. His sleigh was badly smashed,
his harness broken, and his horse slightly hurt
Capt Sawyer, it is said has sued the stage COM
pany for damages to the amount of $500.
YORK COUNTY
Peter Suhr reports that on the 7th inst as he
was riding towards his home he was accosted
while near the Alfred Crossing, by a member of
the Sixteen-String-Jack profession, who de-
manded his watch and chain. This modest de-
mand was readily complied with, and the gem
tleman of the highway, so the highway, SO the
story runs, jumped into a carriage, and in COM
pany with companion, rode towards Bidde-
ford. On the 18th Mr.. Shur entered COM
plant against one Joseph Place, and the case
was brought up before the Biddeford Municipal
Court. 1t transpired during the examination
that VIM. LaFleur was also concerned in the
transaction. The case was continued. 10
The stable of G. L. Foss, in Biddeforl, was
burned on Tuesday night. The horses and all
the stock on the first floor were removed Sew
en- carriages were stored in the upper part,
which were burned. Mr.. Foss had an insurance
of $3.50 on the stock .... rs
The Biddeford Union says Mr. David Caven,
who resides on Maple street, near Elm, went to
bed apparently in his usual good health Thurs
day night, and Friday morning was found dead
in his bed. He had been married but few
weeks