The Portland daily press., 1872-01-02
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says wedding which
is likely to create quite sensation in local So
cial circles is appointed for an early day.
The fifth telegraph wire is being stretched
along the Lewiston division of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad. This, the Journal says, makes
the fifth wire to st. John, and the only wire
along the European road.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Bangor Commercial says that over one
hundred packages of smelts were shipped from
Bucksport by last steamer. The business is on
the increase. T..
PENoBscoT COUNTY. --..s-
There were $50 intentions of marriage record
ed in Bangor last year.
The Wing says that few days ago the post
office at Hampden Corner was entered and rob-
bed.
Mr. Bartlett Leathers, who died in Corinna
last Friday, at the advanced age of ninety years
and eight MONTHS was one of the first settlers
of the town of Exeter and lived in that town
IS years.
The Whig says Bangor merchant recently
discovered that goods and money were disap-
pearing from his store, and obtained the SER
vices of officers Mclaughlin to ferret out the
thief. 1t was found that a clerk in the store,
young man not out of his teens was the ssem-
bezzler," CHATS the word they use now-a-days)
and he was arrested and large amount of
clothing, ETC., purchased by the stolen money
was recovered, together with considerable cash.
The matter was kept quiet and settled up, in
the hope that the young man will in the future
redeem his character. -+-
Six vessels were built in the district of Ban
gor last year having total tonnage of S64
tons.
The first number of the Bangor Doily Com
neerciol has been issued by the proprietor and
editor Mr. Marcellus Emery, esq. 1t is print
ed with new type and makes a handsome ap-
@Dearancp IFS nOlitipaI will of
be Democratic up to the hub.
s6,As SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says that there has been
some trouble in district No. 2, Mercer, regard
ing the building of school house. Last week
number of the "new house men, and the cold
house mem met in Mercer and quite a riot en-
sued. Some bad blood was exhibited pistols
were drawn and blows were passed between the
combatants The cold house men, appear to
have begun the row, and five of them were ar
rested, tried and bound over in the sum of one
hundred dollars each for trial before the Su-
freme Judicial Court.
WASHINGTON COUNTY @
The Eastport Sentinel says that on the morn
ing of the 23d inst, the store of n. w Mars
ton at South Lubeo, was entirely destroyed by
fire, which originated in defect in the pipe
near where it entered the chimney in the upper
story.
The Machias Republican says some three weeks
since, Me- Samuel H. Whittemore of East Ma
chias, had his store broken open, and clothing,
boots and money stolen. Suspicion fixed itself
upon Otis Parsons of that town, young man
whose antecedents had not been above such an
idea A warrant was obtained for his arrest.
and he was found at Princeton and arrested by
an officer from Barring, who hand-cuffed him
and started with him for Machias; when within
about two miles of here he jumped from the
sleigh and ran into the bushes and escaped. He
had previously confessed the robbery and had
some of the clothes ON. Last Wednesday night
Constable Blackman of East Machias, learning
that Otis and his brother Charles, who was
known to have some of the stolen goods in his
possession, were at their fathers house, took
posse of men and surrounded the house, arrest
ing them in place of concealment in the eel
lar, behind the wall, where they had prepared
den, anticipating such a visit They were
heard to spring from bed, hurry down stairs
and make an escape somewhere by the men
whenk the officer knocked at the door. They
were!brought to Machias and bound over to the
Supreme Court.
IN GENERAL.
The Camden Herald says the cost of the Pc
nobscOt Bay and Rockland Railroad will be at
the rate of about $25, 900 mile, leaving SIS 900
mile to be raised by the sale of the balance of
the bonds, by town aid and private subscripr
tions. The route is divided into six sections,
and as each is completed the X. & L. will take
lease and put on rolling stock. st
A special dispatch from Belfast to the Bangor
Commercial says schooner which arrived at
Islesboro on Thursday reports that on Wednes-
day night, off Boon Island, saw lumber laden
schooner on her beam lends with crew on her
quarter rail- it was extremely cold and showing
hard. Could render them no assistance. No
doubt they pershed.