The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-20
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGiN COUNTY,

The Auburn shoe manufacturers have ship
ped 829, 800 pairs of shoes and boots from Au-
burn station, the past three months-a marked
increase over the business of the corresponding
period of 1871.
The Journal says that the Assessrs of Taxes
in Auburn, II. Dresser, Charles Dunn and Col
VIM. b. Morrill,, have just completed the assess
ment of taxes for the city, for the current fiscal
year. The whole valuation OF the city is S.
823027, on full cash basis; last year on two
thirds basis the valuation was 50, 149, 1856. The
rate per cent. this year is 1S1 mills last year 81
mills On the whole, taxes are lower this year
than last, in consequence of the increase of
property. The number of polls is 1859; last
year the number was 1918. The total amount
of money raised by taxation this year is $751;
$685. 80; last year it was 81, 1883.
1t not a good year in Auburn for dogs; only
2o3 ours are taxed-last year 1903.
Heaviest Auburn tax payers are J H. Roak,
$116387; E. f. Packard, $92615; James Golf,
$500; Ara Cushman, $SOS. 81; Aaron Stevens
scoops.
A. c, Dennison & Co. of Mechanic Falls have
just purchased a thousand feet of lead pipe of
two and half inch bore, which is to be laid to
bring an additional supply of spring water to
their mills.
Department Inspector w. III. Pennell of
Portland Instituted new Post of the G. A. r.
at Mechanic Falls Thursday evening. The Post
numbers thirty-one members and the following
l.,
DR.. Josiah Carr; S. V. c., HI. T. Buchanan; j.
V. c., Y. M. Cushman; Chaplain, Rev Zenas
Thompson; Surgeon, G. X. Packard; Quarter
masaer, G. NJ Holt; Officer of the Day, Hiram
Downs; Adjutant Augustus Golderman. The
Post will probably be Post Kearney No. As.
F ARoosTooK COUNTY.
In the town of Oakield this year, there will
be felled nearly 500 acres of trees. %
On the 9th inst, a young child of John
Keegan of Van Buren, had her thigh fractured
by falling from wagon. q ee
A little daughter of l.. r. King, ESQ.,, of
Lyndon, lost one of her fingers while PLAYING
with haycutter. arsut--s -
One of the best farms in the county is that
of Mr.. G. A. Hayford of Maysville. Itcontains
$50 acres, 200 of which are cleared and under
improvement Mr.. Hayford has AZ acres under
cultivation this year, and his hay crop will be
about a hundred tons. ...;rr-
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Z
A temporary staging, preparatory to the cree
ton of the iron bridge for the Maine Central
across the AndroscOggin at Brunswick is being
set up. The iron works is expected in few
days. O. lisa-1 S . -@
students who have entered Bowdoin already is
~. Rejected g. There will be as many more
at the examination in August a4-
Mr.. George M. Seiders a graduate of Bow
Goin, tnlS year, mas been engaged to teach the
Greeley Institute at Cumberland Centre
The Neaos says, among the former residents
OF Bridgton, who are visiting their old homes
are Charles E. Hilton, Esq, and wife, of Wash
ington, ID. Q. Mr. Hilton, as is well known,
was formerly for several years popular Prin-
clpal OF the Bridgton Academy, Mrs. Hilton
being also teacher of music and French. Mr..
Hilton for the past two years has been Principal
OF Wallach School, the highest grade in Wash
ington. -
Bridgton people propose to have moonlight
excursion Monday evening, over the ponds and
to take band with them.
,... KENNEBEc COUNTY. rs e s-
The remains of Asa D. Nudd, ESQ.,, who
died at San Francisco, CAL, q few months since.
have been brought to Watervile, for interment
We learn from the Journal that the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Maine Homeopathic Med
lcal Association met at the office of w. L.
Thompson in Augusta, Thursday. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing wear
President, Dr. Daniel c. Perkins, North Vas
salboTo Vice Presidents, DIR. /. $. Hall. Gardi-
ner, Dr. Chas. A. COchrane, Winthrop; Trea-
suret Dr.. w. e. Payne, Bath Secretary, Dr.
j. L. Babcock, Hallowell. Several very inter
esting papers, on various medical and surgical
diseases were then read by Drs. Payne, Briry
Bell, Perkins; after which an interesting and
profitable discussion ensued by the members
present.
The Journal says that while the noon freight
train was switching off two heavily loaded cars
at Hallowell, Thursday, from some unknown
cause they were thrown from the track, causing
delay of an hour. .latlF ~
The Journal says that the friends of Oak
Grove Seminary in Vassalboro' are raising a
fund of $4,000, a portion of which is to be used
for immediate repairs on the Seminary building.
but the principal part to be devoted to the cree,
ton OF substantial and commodous building
in which young ladies may board themselves
enabling them to secure an education alta mere,
" nominal cost. Chas. NJ Bailey of Winthrop.
heads the list with the generous pledge of $1,000
Alden Sampson and Hon. James G. Blaine are
each down for 800, and liberal contributions
come from lady members of the Society of
Friends, both in and out of the State.
.--.. .-- OXFORD COUNTY. e ~
The Messrs. Houghton of Bryapts Pond have
nearly completed building, the first floor of
which is to be a store house, the second a town
hal, and the third a Masonic hall, which is to
be one of the finest in Western Maine q
The Oxford county Jail is being surrounded
with a new fence.
Hon. j. H. Porter of Oshkosh, Wis, is VISIT
ing relatives at Paris. .irhtt@ 7,E
). Work has been commenced in the new shoe
factory at Buckteld. .iH lsaia- ..