The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-10
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY. SRI.
The Journal says the shipment of boots and
shoes from Lewiston and Auburn, the past
week, have been 1851 cases, to 1915 cases for the
previous week. The shoe shipments are still
increasing, the last weeks being the largest of
any yet. ~
The Journal says the new French Catholic
church at Lewiston is to be 120 by 60 feet on the
ground. 1t is to be built of brick, in gothic
style. st. Joseph's Catholic church has be-
come too small to accommodate the society and
it is thought that the Catholics will build new
church next season.
The Lewiston journal soys Wednesday morn
ing the body of Mr. Jonathan Bangs was found
in the Drew Brook nearlLeeds Junction. He
got up early and went out without making a
fire. Not returning for some time his wife as
certained that he was not about the premises
and got some neighb0rs to search for him. Go
ing to the brook they found his hat and coat
hung up and the body in the brook. 1t had
probably been in the water some three hours.
Mr.. Bangs was about sixty years of age, and
leaves a wife but no children. He had recently
sold his place with the view to remove to anoth-
er place, and it is conjectured that feeling of
dependency may have produced temporary de-
rangement.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that the farmers in that
section are going largely into corn growing the
present season.
The Chronicle says young merchant in New
has left for parts unknown, committed quite
extensive forgeries before he took his daearture
His fathers name, as we understand it, was
principally used, but as notes are being almost
daily presented he does not know to what ex
tent The names of other parties We're used.
The paper SO far discovered amounts to between
$1,000 and $4,000. Something like year since
The young man was detected in a forgery, but
the matter was settled and hushed up. -sN
The big bass drum, manufactured at Far
MI IL. c. Al.
feet in diameter and five feet high, and SO wide
that no car can receive it.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
The citizens of Gardiner are to vote next
Tuesday whether or not the city agency for the
sale OF spurious and intoxicating liquors shall
be abolished. -.
The Augusta Journal says since the temper
ance reform, business has been remarkably
light before the police court in that city.
The Kennebec Journal rays Frenchman
employed in lowering ice at Barker's houses in
Pittston, had his head badly injured by an ice
pick Wednesday afternoon.
The Lewiston Journal says Rev. A. G. Leon
ard, a local Methodist preacher, living at North
Monmouth, had his arm amputated at the
shoulder joint several years ago, in consequence
of a severe injury. This spring he has. put up
framed building, hewed the TIMBER done all
the marking, boring and mortising without any
help, and it is said it is as good and looks as
we'll as though done by some workman with
TWO arms.
as A KNOX COUNTY.
Mr. j. H. Jacobs of Thomaston, has received
the appointment OF mail agent on the Knox
ana Lincoln route 4
Ihe city OF Rockland appropriates 800 iu aid
OF decorating the soldiers graves.
The Free Press says Mr.. Rogers, the default
ing cashier of the bank at Brunswick. suffers
very poor health in the Prison at Thomaston
The warden recently informed Mrs. Rogers of
the condition of her husband, and she is now
aesiGns I1il'. MI. rogers is sixty three years
ment Int thinks II inst pi'''n-
M H. De- TT
hort o,,ain, 80 80 says L. -; .awly anu her.
Pno,la~5 sn wv h;,S Tnoei Pishis younS men OF
at Carver's Harbor ViHal6aven
.EFT- 100000. - .r
rhNoneoor oooNff. zll1
a., dh 1e5 bangor whag says George Mccormick,
Inc lad who whose leg was crushed by car
TUESDAY ana afterwards amputated, is doing
wei ana VIII doubtless recover.
Three Bangor young men made a haul of 500
dozen of smelts in three hours i'm Penobscot'riyer
Wednesday night.
Some miserable scamns have baen brooL;no.
and defacinp the marble crosses and other As
naments placed over the graves in the Catholic
cemetery a' bangor.
The Whtg says young gentleman anxious
to be ''sculllst was twice split out of shell
boat in the Kenduskeag, Wednesday evening,
10 the great delectation OF large crowd stand
ing on the lower bridge.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Adrocote saws that the town ,,oo.. :.
Mercer to vote on the oaast;on nf n at IN
Somerset railroad failing to oct on 60 au W tne
vote adjourned two weeks for f,rth IiliiatiSe
Grafton The Starks town meet KIM rn 81 eonsd
the same subject, voted to adjourn sine ~ ;t
out direct vote on the question Inotbnr
town meeting is talked Of
w.1no co,rvr,
Ihere is ehly one tenant IN Belfast Jail.
A barn belonging to John Heustis Jr in !
Freedom, was burned last Saturday ni1bt The /
stock was saved Loss about S4O6: coyerad nv
INSURANCE.
Inc Belfast Journal says daughter of Mr..
Howes mayo, fourteen years old, of Frankfort,