The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-25
2 STATE NEWS.

The Lewiston Journal says there are about
1000 voters in Lewiston and Auburn. The pop
ulation of Lewiston has increased about $1,000
] since manufacturing was begun. There are 1866
improved water powers in Lewiston and Au-
burn, and about 10, 900 more horses power can be
utilized in the two cities-the total water power
of Lewiston andAuburn being over 49, 600 horses
power. asEaaasE 20 sF0T gsessEsE
A post-office has been established at Eas
Livermore called Browns Mills" and f. N
Berry, Esq, has been appointed Postmaster.
Lewiston and Auburn, says the Journal pay
the g. T. Railroad, quarter million dollars
annually for Western freights. Being only
five miles from the road, is it not perfectly
proper for our cities to have close connection
with road with which its business is SO i'm
portant?s For our complete accommodation we
need not only the M. G. r. r. but the G. I. r.
r. and especially when the Grand Trunk road
has been placed almost at our doors. =. MS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
e The North Star published at Lyndon comes
to us this week with a full column printed in
the Swedish language department being
under the editorial charge of E. Winburg of
New Sweden. This is the first paper in New
England to publish a portion of its contents in
that language. That it will be welcome yisi-
tor to the residents Of New Sweden there can be
no doubt. Notwithstanding the North Star is
wilderness, yet it is got up in good style, on
quite large sheet, and is neatly printed.
AS2 EAfs g LINCOLN COUNTY 3 . sa e-sHe
The Oracle says available horse owned by'L
j. Mayo, of Waldoboro, was so badly injured on
the 18th instant, that it became necessary to
kill it.. rvarr. "a ress s~sr..x sv@.s
The Oracle says responsible parties from
abroad have, within few days, leased for
term of five years the brick block formerly Oc-
cupied by the Newcastle Bank in Newcastle,
and propose to repair it throughout and start a
shoe factory as soon as the building can be put
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal regrets to learn that there is no
improvement in the condition of Mr.. Burton
Register Of Probate, injured at Augusta by a
boy coastng, and little hope of his recovery
Though conscious when aroused, he lies in
drowsy state, taking no nourishment, and shows
no signs of rallying from the blow which pros
trated him. IN
l,5., PENoBscoT COUNTY. 7sps,s
The Wing says while Mr. Ingram of Edding-
ton was looking up the thief who carried away
a pail and some bags from his team at Bangor
Monday, another thief stole nice new over
coat from his sled. Az n. +..sr-,
The Wing says q few days since, little girl
about two years of age child of Mr. Howard
Brown of Bradley, was fatally burned by its
clothes taking fire during the temporary absence
gifts mother. 1t is not known how the acct
dent happened, but after her clothing took fire
the little child ran into another room, and be-
fore the flames could be extinguished she was
so severely burned that she lived only two
| SOMERSET COUNTY
20 The Adoocate says, on Friday night last the
carriage shop of A. j. Dudley, in Arson, over
the saw MILL caught fire and escaped as by
miracle 1t seems spark from the defective
stove funnel set fire to the cobwebs and dirt col
lected under the upper floor, and thence to the
floor timber, burning off an eight inch timber
and large hole in the upper floor Dropping
down, the fire burnt through the lower floor of
the shop and fell through into the saw mill be-
low. This was about o'clock next morning,
and the first known of the fire, which, strange
as it may seem, had been burning all night
without making blaze. Water and snow was
applied and the fire extinguished without
further damage.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
According to the Republican,, Machias has the
banner COW. She walked up two flights of
stairs into the loft found her breakfast, ate it,
and walked down again safely. i1i-
The Machias Union says that while Charles
Crane, little boy eight years old, was going
home from Sunday School concert last Sunday
evening, he fell off highway bridge, a distance
of fifteen feet, striking on the solid ice fractur-
ing his skull and so injuring him that he died
in less than half an hour. Some other boy
pushed him playfully as it appears, and one
board being off which had formed part of the
railing of the bridge, he passed through the
opening with the result as stated. ,sfI ~