The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-30
STATE NEWS.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The shipments of shoes from Auburn station
the past week have been 1901 cases to 1856 cases
the previous week.
X. III. Gilmore, esq.,, formerly of Leeds is a
Grant and Wilson elector in Iowa -
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Northern Aroostook may have railroad
sooner than the people of that section ex-
pect, if there is any foundation for the follow
ing dispatch from St Andrews: A party of
Americans have been in Charlotte county dur
ing the past week examining the st. Andrews
railroad with view of purchasing the same
The party consists of G. X. Jewett esq.,, Presi-
dent of the European & North American R. r.
Co., in Maine; Mr.. Angel, Superintendent.
and Mr.. Emery, Solicitor of the same, and 9th
ers. These gentlemen seek to purchase the ST.
Andrews Railroad and its branches, and this
accomplished, their intention is to extend the
road from Houlton up through Presque Isle,
saving the necessity of building a road from
Mattawamkeag Point to Houlton, which would
require road some ninety miles long
IKENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Gardiner Journal saws that Messrs
Croker & Richardson have developed quite a
business in the sturgeon fishery at Farmngdale,
They catch them with nets, in the night, and
tie them with ropes round their tails to a gun
dalo anchored in the river, till "boat-day,"
when they dress them and send them to Boston
and New York. In the height of the season
they get two tons week, which they soil for
about 500 per ton, They have taken about fif-
teen tons this season.
AT the inspection of the Insane Hospital last
week, the whole number of patients was 3S9, a
decrease OF three since the previous inspection.
.ta KNOX COUNTY
Miss Emeline Watts Of st. George. was shot
in the neck and nearly killed On the 22d, by
young man named Kellar, who foolishly point
ed pistol at her, supposing it was not loaded
Cushing and Levensaler of Thomaston bav.
manufactured 1900 barrels Of lime the present
season, $4,000 Of Which they have shipped over
the Knox Il Lincoln road
T~D-. OXFORD COUNTY,
Some time during the night of Aug 9th the
store of j. RennStt of Denmark, was entered
through a hack window by burglars, and rob-
bed OF about $50 or $50 in bank bills and scrip,
about 3 IL being in the post office, which is kept
in the store No goods of any kind were miss
ed from the store, nor was the safe in the store
tempered with, 50 it is presumed they were not
professional burglars. No clue to the perpetra-
tors OF the robbery as yet has been obtained
rnNoBscoT COUNTY,
The whole number who have presented them
selves for examination into the Freshman class
of the State College at Orono is 35, of whom 81
have been accepted-one young lady The
next term will open with seven Seniors, seven
Juniors, twenty-five Sophomores and thirty-two
Freshmen, a total of sixty-eight students
A few days since large hawk came down
into the yard of Samuel Gilmore of Holden,
and carried off young turkey, when Mrs Gill
more, who saw the theft, took a loaded shot
gun and shot the intruder ON the wing
During the shower of Tuesday forenoon the
barn of Mr.; !. Scammop Of Huntington was
struck by lightning and nearly demolished.
The bolt entered one of the standards at the
top and took straight course for the bottoms
splitting the same In two.