The Portland daily press., 1872-04-06
STATE NEWS.


The journal says the shipment of boots and
shoes from Auburn and Lewiston the past week
have been 1903 cases, of which "a cases were by
Eastern Express, to 1893 cases for the previous
week. ...ff go
The Journal announces the decease of Levi
Meader, one of the Oldest and most respected
citizens of Lewiston, and a prominent member
of the Society of Friends, who died on Tuesday
at the age of so.
Mr.. L. L. Dingley, Junior editor of the Jour
nat left Lewiston Thursday for New York,
where he is to take the lnman steamer City Of
Brooklyn on Saturday for Liverpool He ex-
poets 10 spend about three months in Europe
| visiting England and Scotland, France, Italy,
Germany, and perhaps the Holy Land. He Is
accompanied by Rev. Mr. Record, of Turner
and Prof A. 9, Herrieb, late of Hebron Aoad-
envy.
Ps s@ts CUMBERLAND COUNTY. va
The paper mill at Brunswick Is about ready
TO commence operations,
The Telegraph says probably President Cham
berlain will not deliver his lecture of the Br,ns-
wick course until after vacation,
The Telegraph says Mr. w. G. Dole, JE, of
Brunswick, has been giving instructions in
Montreal the last winter in gymnastic exer-
eises. When he was about leaving the city for
home one of his classes presented 10 him a
large gold looket with his monogram embossed,
and another, an elegant sgnet ring, as marks
o. .nem appreciation OF his ability as an in
The Bridgton Ne,cs says MIR. Horace l. Gibbs
has this week sold his Bridgton and South Paris
stage line, including horses, coaches, etc. to
Mr.. John Fowler, the veteran stage driver of
Bridgton. John IN: Church, of Naples will
run a daily line of stages from Bridgton to
Portland, entirely ignoring the railroad,
The Neacs says Hon. 4. N. Dow, of Portland,
was greeted by large and appreciatiye audi
ence at Harrison last Friday evening The lee
tnre was finely written and scholarly produc-
ton, pointing out the duties and responsible
ties incident to civilization 80 70
KENSEBEo COUNTY e.te
w. S. Badger, ESQ.,, one of the proprietors of
the Name Farmer, is to be off next week on
pleasure cruise for one year. Pleasant time to.
The Office Of J. R: sawtelle, in Hallowen,
was entered last Tuesday night All that the
robbers obtained was SLID. wa -
~ '~. KNOX COUNTY.
Warden Rice says the item stating that the
Bowdoinham Bank robbers are in daily cores
pondence with Sheriff Millay, offering proposals
for their deliverance is simply a mistake, and
no such correspondence takes place between the
parties .sfss4fs EfsH
The Rockland Free Press says that the shoe
factory is rapidly going forward to completion.
The building is 100 feet long, 30 feet wide, four
stories in height, is lighted by 214 windows and
will accommodate 200 workmen or upwards
The steam boiler to furnish power and warm
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The testimony in the trial of Bernard Little
for the murder of Charles White, at Dix Is.
land, seems to show that he (Little) was in
censed against White for what Little deemed
interference in his family affairs. The defence
| Is insanity, and on Wednesday two of his chill
dren testified to acts that showed alteration of
mind, but the question is whether intoxicating
liquors did not produce this effect. F
s,=s OXFORD COUNTY, .s.aass
Buckfeld, with population of L494, con
tains 1l9 inhabitants between 20 and "a years of
age.ayeraging Y years. months-of whom GA
are females.
At town meeting held in Bethel on Satur-
day, the Both ult., the sum of twelve Thousand
dollars was raised to be expended in erecting
building one hundred and fifty feet long and
thirty two feet wide, and four stories high, to
he furnished with an engine and steam heating
apparatus, and the selectmen of the town were
authorized to lease the same to any responsible
party who would take the same free of rent
and taxes for ten years and agree to carry on
the boot and shoe business for that length of
time; and as soon as any such party accepts the
proposition made by the town as above, work
will be commenced on the building, and if COM
nenced Immediately, could be completed by the
first of July next = as.sssssasse Z 80
The scarcity of flowers last summer and the
severity of the winter has caused great destruc-
ton OF bees in Paris Joseph Durham has lost
eleven swarms; Solomon Chase five out of six;
William Stevens five, all he had, and John W.
Deming one. G
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Observer says Mrs. Chase of South Sc
bee, dropped dead on Wednesday of last week
while attending to her household affairs She
was the WIDOW OF the late Abijah Chase of that
place. Her age was about fifty-ive years.
The new spool factory in Dover will not COM
mence operations until late in June
s,-z zs SOMERSET COUNTY -
The Reporter says S. B. Brewster, formerly of
the Brewster Hotel (now Skowhegan HoHse1
has disposed of the remainder of his interest in
said hotel to Mr.. Joel Gray the present owner.
The Reporter states Hon. Caleb Leavitt of
Athens, died suddenly on Tuesday, at the resi-
dence of his son in Skowhegan. He came to this
village to attend court but was suddenly taken