The Portland daily press., 1872-10-29
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.

The third division of the Bates College Fresh
man class, will give an exhibition at College
chapel next Thursday evening.
-Four more guns caissons, sall complete, have
arrived for the Androscoggin Artillery company
Line company now has a full complement of
SIX guns. The new guns are all steel, 3inch
rifle and throw 10-pound oonical shot.
The Lewiston Journal says the horse epidem-
&c has been growing worse, under the influence
OF the bad weather. Nearly all our livery sta
bles are badly troubled. Twenty horses are
sick In one stable, and many horses quite ser-
ously.
Two Auburn boys last Thursday drew their
deposits of $53 from the Savings Bank and took
the cars for Portland, where they probably got
rid OF most of their money, returning home in
the 10 p. m. train.
The Lewiston Journal says large numbers of
trout have been speared in Thompson Pond,
Poland, within few days. The law should be
brought to bear upon such persons as would
spear the fish in spawning time.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Gilman Smith, a practical printer and for
merry mail agent (under Pearce's administra-
toni died at Augusta last Friday.
The Journal says diptheria seems to prevail
somewhat extensively in the vicinity of Au-
gusta.
George MeGafRery of Mt. Vernon. celebrated
the 18th anniversary of his marriage last We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. Stacy's shoe factory building at Augusta.
Is nearly completed Its capacity is 80 cases a
day. The cost of the building is about 500 mn
1t is leased by Jas. Donohoe of Massachusetts
massachusetts gentleman proposes to start a
straw factory at Augusta.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Edward L. Mari, a worthy and enter
prising citizen of Southport, died Monday
morning He was one of the traders in that
town, member of the Masonic fraternity, a
Good Templar, and Town Clerk
OXFORD COUNTY.
press Correspondence)
Mrs. Cassie Locke, wife of Mr. Charles
Locke OF Lowell, died Sunday evening of typhoid
and lung fever. Mr.. Locke is of the firm of
Nutter Locke y Co., mill owners at Lowell
The Methodist church in Fryehurg is being
newly painted and otherwise repaired.
Seth Walker, one of Fryeburg's excellent
townsmen, has moved with his family to Beth
ell, the early home of hit wife,
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says grave looking stran-
ger wearing white neck-cloth, inquired of a
gentleman standing in front of the JAIL if that
stately edlhce was the Bangor Seminary
Hon, Charles Shaw of Dexter, was the pur
chaser of the interest of R. S. Kingman. ESQ
in the tanneries of Kingman, and that the price
PAID was woo, 600. Mr. Kingman designs re-
moving TO his former home at Sparta, Wiscon-
son. '
The class in Civil Engineering at the State
college have, for practice, located line for
rai!road from Orono 70 the Institution
The number of horses in Bangor now suffer-
five hundred, and there will doubtless he MANY
Others taken with it during the next few DAYS
Ihere mas not yet been fatal case, nor do
horsemen apprehend any more serious result
than Will arise from mild sickness, or as
Is common with horses recovering from horse
all.
The Bath Times says not single case of the
morse dIstemper has occurred in that city
Walter s. son of j. B. Swanton. Esq. of
Da1h' aled sunday OF typhoid fever at ST. Jo-
dren.
The ship John Sidney, Capt. Bartlett from
Liverpool, Sept, I'd, for Philadelphia. went
ashore on the 2ad inst. on McGray's Shoal. Cane
May, and at last accounts was full of water.
and Will doubtless prove a total loss. The yes.
se rated lo02 tons, was built at Richmond in
1856, and was owned by NJ. s. Hager & Co. of
that place, and was insured
WALDO COUNTY,
In the case of Otis Black and wife va tho
town ct stockton, for injuries sustained bv
MRS. BLACK IN being upset in her carriage in
said town, which was tried last week at 8a a.
Fast, the defence substantially rested unon ono
point OF law, that plaintiff was not entitled to
recover because the coach was overset. not avo
actly in the legally established highway. bnt
out of it, in the open spot in 'front.'
of Hichborn's store. Upon tins point Dickar.
son, j., instructed the jury. If in such cases
owns would protect themselves from liabiitv'
highway by such structure of it, or in so vme
,ther manner as would advise travellers where
,he line of the way is. Verdict for plaintiff for
$4,000. Exceptions and motion to set aside %
against evidence, and also because a inrvnan
Who married plaintiffs niece, sat in the case SEE
WASHINGTON couN9Y.
A young man named Moore, in the emn,ov
If Shaw 81 Bates, was drowned near the CIV
lake stream tannery, while crossing the lake
The deceased had relatives in Poland.
YORK eAJNny.
The horse disease broke OF in the stahIa os |
sheriff Warren at Alfred, on Sunday. ali h.
lorses being affected. '
On the 10th of April, 1870, the old
Kennebunk was burned Johr M, t1c;ademy
AIKEN before trial Justice Bryar. last Wilt was
UNI of $500; Mrs, Mar, Hewes tas 1fsr IN the
he saw Mqlln set tie fire Smith 's for st taat
Nedgewood for a.efence. ''n ior state,
i ruohc religious services at Shaker v;l,s,o
A,lIe", viii be discontinued on the first of ~
ember until spring. VI NO
The Times says that case exciting much in.
crest IN 1Lmerick was tried in that village .
mort time since, before Hon. John M GSood1
I'm, OF this city, as referee This was the case
L rage vs.. Morton, resident in ParsonsfaiJI
1hlch had been for long time pending in tha
Courts. Page, divorced from his
econd wife brings suit against the chiIdrar
this wife by former husband for their hoard
lille in the family. o'iu
IN GENERAL.
Under date of Oct. 8th patents were issuad 70
he following citizens of Maine james Col.
II, Plantation No. 80; Saw set John Morton
angor; Saw Jointer.
-Four members of the last class graduated
ON the State College are now holding posi-