The Portland daily press., 1872-11-30
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says it costs as much to transport
barrel of oysters from this city to Lewiston as
u does to bring the same from Virginia to Port.
land.
Lewiston had dry Thanksgiv:n g, the watch.
full police selling all the ''tangle FOOT laid in
for the occasion.
Tho Lewiston Journal says that A. b. Crosby
of Greene has been astonishing the owners Of
the gold mines near Fredericksburg, Va, with
a mac lime, by which eight times as much OF
the precious metal is obtained as by the old
me- hods. Mr.. g. has spent years on the in
vention.
MIR. James Goss of Poland, raised the past
season on two and one half acres of land, one
hundred bushels of corn, costing him fraction
less than fifty cents per busheL
Mr. Alexander Robertson of Poland, the not
ed hen raiser has kept the past year sixty-eight
hens, and has sold from them eggs and poultry
enough to amount to $214.50.s Cost of keeping
hens and poultry, $SS so, leaving net profit Of
S12600 in one year. 8G
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The dwelling house and stable, located on
Main street, at Yarmouth upper village, occu-
pied by Mr.. Henry Barnett, and owned by the
heirs of VIM. Thomas, were totally consumed
by fire about o'clock Wednesday morning.
The fire originated ill the stable, which had
not been entered for twenty four hours, and is
supposed to have been the work of an incendiary
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Pennington is to have fire company of fifty
men to whom it is proposed to pay $500 per
year.
The Pennington Ctronicle is to have a new
dress.
Joshua Lake, Esq, representative elect from
Jay and Wilton, has been entertaining his con-
stituents, old and young, at his new residence
in Jay.
The american says that G. w. Collins has
purchased valuable granite quarry in BIuehll
which will be opened in the spring.
The house and stable of Lemuel Moore, in
Ellsworth, was burned last Saturday. Loss
$1,000; no insurance.
Chelsea Wescott and Samuel Hancock threw
stones weighing three pounds into the window
OF Capt. Hiram Thayer, of Gouldsboro' Satur-
day night severely injuring the head of and
fracturing the skull Of son of Capt. I. and
tanning the latter. Hancock has been arrested
and fined, but the instigator of the outrage
Wescott, has escaped.
N, K. Sawyer, Esq, and wife have gone to
Jacksonville, Fla, for the winter
KNOX COUNTY.
The Reform Club in Rockland keeps I'D its
interest. A recent meeting did not adjourn
until after ten o'clock, the leading citizens par
ticipating in the exercises.
OhrOfAD CCONIf
The December Term of the Supreme Court
will commence next Tuesday Judge Kent will
preside.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The following is the Board of Directors of the
European & North American Railway Com
pany: M Ne George K Jewett, Noah Weeds,
Stetson, NJ. S. Drummond, S. e. Hersay. and
william Flowers, from the Maine Compauy.
and Messrs Alex. Jardne, Thomas r.. Jones
James K; Ruel, Robert Robinson, and e. r.
burpee, from the New Brunswick Company.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
Messrs. Treat & Lang employ 125 hands in
their cooperage establishment in Bath They
are extending their works.
L. j. Southland & Son have commenced a
new vessel of between 800 and 900 tons meas.
urement at Richmond Thurlow & Toothaker
OF Richmond have taken the contract to build
the vessel and to have it ready for sea in Nav
next. 10y
Capt James H. Stilphen of Dresden and
others will build a schooner of $50 tons at Rich
mond the coming winter,
SOMERSET COUNTY
Capt. VIM. Kendall died ON Wednesday at
Fairfield, at the advanced age of SO. He is
said to have been the inventor of circular saws
OF the Colt revolver, Kimball water wheel. steel
cnlme Dells, and other improvements. He is the
Oldest Royal Arch Mason in the State. He has
been Mason in good standing almost seventy
years.
WALDO COUNTY
The Belfast Journal says that the Belfast
Livery Company think they have lost a horse
not carried off by the epizotic, but by a pedlar
VINO hired it with a carriage about six weeks
ago: He represented himself to be a peddler
q silk, M H. Bush by name, mailing from
DIR. G. Smith, who contracted to cure neural
gla, etc, in Belfast, asking $40 for the Job and
getting 500 in advance, has quietly left the civ
and now several indignant parties want to &
Smith. w
Skowhegan by rail.
YORK COUNTY.
The Ne Plus Ultra Collar Co, has sold its
property to I. L. Merrill, ESQ.,, who has been
The efficient agent for some time
Charles A. Shaw, ESQ.,, is about to remoxs
rom Biddeford to Boston, where he has pur-
chased residence.
At the annual meeting of Fraternal Lodge of
= u A. Masons, Alfred, the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year: Alonzo
1eavitt, w. M; Luke H. Roberts, s. W.; Levi
dobbs, j. w; Warren G. Downs, Treas. John
:. Taylor, Sec; Nath'l G. Morrill,, s. D.; Jas
Il. Witcher, j. D.