The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


The aggregate deposits in the Lewiston In
stitution for Savings are over one million dol
lars. The deposits this year are larger than
ever before
Mr.. Hill, formerly of the Lewiston House, is
negotiating for the lease of the Augusta House
Capt. A. G. Pray of Auburn, is critically ILL.,
Ground for the new shoe factory at Mechanic
Falls is to be broken this week Not rent is
to be had in the village.
The new Post G. A. r., at Mechanic Falls,
is named "Post A. A. Dwinal" in honor of
Lieut.. A. A. Dwinal of that place. who died in
consequence of disease contracted in the SER
vice.
The Lewiston Journal says that the people of
Lisbon now talk of starting up shoe factory
on their own account. Lisbon is bristling with
evidences of life and energy.
KENNBBEC COUNTY.
The Spragues have torn down the old store
houses near the factory, and intend to erect a
large boarding house for the accommodation of
the factory hands. They are also enlarging the
foundation for another on Water street.
A young man named jesse Ballard OF Au-
gusta, received q cut eight inches in length on
the back a few days since from a scythe he
was carrying on his shoulder.
OXFORD COUNTY.
John Jackson, esq.,, of Dixfield, proprietor
of the Androscoggin House, died August 4th,
dgSu TO years. MI JACKSON mas been Deputy
Sheriff and Coroner for the last fifteen years,
and was postmaster at Dixfield Village.
The Journal says that as Mr. Churchill and
his wife on Monday last were on the way from
Buckfield. to visit their ssn-in-law in Oxford,
their horse suddenly turned at the foot of
hill, throwing them both out and breaking one
of Mrs. Churchill arms, while Mr.. Churchill
struck upon his head, which was badly bruised
and cut.
Some of the business men of Oxford are con-
sidering the project of building a steam saw
and grist mill on the outlet of the pond near
the village. sA-N
rENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Trustees of the State Agricultural So
ciety held q meeting in Bangor Tuesday to per-
feet arrangements for the coming State Fair.
The Lewiston Journal says that the house,
shed, stable and barn, together with some 20
tons of hay and the furniture in the upper part
OF the house. belonging to the widow of Ma
thanel Brown in Exeter, were destroyed by fire
on Monday afterno on. 1t is supposed to have
taken from stove pipe passing through par
tition. Loss about $4,000; insured for $1,000.
The heaviest thunder shower of the season
passed over Newport Tuesday afternoon, ac-
companed by sharp lightning and heavy thun-
der. In Corinna the lightning struck and de-
stroyea two dwelling houses and two barns on
$4,000. No loss of life is reported AT New
port the lightning entered the telegraph office
and disabled the instruments, melting the
wires.
rIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The August meeting of the Pscataquis Trot-
ting Association will be held on the Piscataqais
Central Park, Foxcroft, on Tuesday, Goth inst,
when 1928 in premiums will be offered
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Augustine Simmons, who for the last
two years has been principal of Arson Acade-
my, has been elected principal of Derby Aca-
DENY, bingham, Mass.
..- WASHINGTON COUNTY.
DIR. j. w. Williams and Lieuts. Morris and
Dennison, stationed at Fort Sullivan, have been
the former to Topeka, Kansas.
The following gentlemen We're elected direc-
tors of the Bangor and Calais Shore Line Rail-
road Company, at Cherryfeld, few days since
George w. Ladd, Charles p Brown, Bangor;
Seth Tisdale, Ellsworth; Chas Deering, Port,
land; s. n. Campbell, James w. Moore Cher
ryfeld, George Walker, Machias; John C.
Talbot East Machias; Dan'l j. Sawyer Jones'
port.