The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-19
STATE NEWS.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.

E e. STATE NEWS. ar
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
1t now looks says the Lewiston Journal, as
though Lewiston and Auburn would have
population of from %, 1000 to $4,000 within two
years. The two cities have ten millions of dol
lars manufacturing capital, of which about three
millions is private capital.
The Lewiston Journal says in Lawrence the
rental price of water-pOwer is $1,000 per year for
what is termed "Mill Power of 60 horses
that is $50 per horse power per m,-which
is about the average price of water-power in
Massachusetts. The cost of water-power to
Lewiston Cotton and Wooden Mills is from
$3.50 to "a. AZ per horse power per annum, or
from one-eighth to one-fifth of the cost in Law
renee. r..
The Lewiston Journal says the aggregate
shipment of shoes and boots from Auburn and
Lewiston stations, the past week, have been 1916
cases to 4o7 cases for the preceding week. The
receipts of leather have been 1O1 $40 lbs-the
heaviest receipts for a long period.
The Journal says eggs are so scarce in Lewis
ton tnat there are hardly enough in town to set
tie q cup of coffee. ff 81
..-,-.. .r,. FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Jacob Ames, of North Chesterville, died in
stantly of heart disease, one day last week.
He was a leading temperance man in that town
and has gained something of reputation as such
throughout the county.
A ''patent right man has been playing his
tricks upon the good people of Wilton. He
ran away indebted to hotel keeper, livery stable
and washerwoman. Assets, an old harness;
liabilities, as stated above. The patent article
was new and improved window fastener
those who invested received no return from
their shares. A few years since they were SIM
ilarly afflicted by vender of horse hay-forks.
sesr5 ss~ HANCOCK COUNTY.
worth kept by Mr.. Leach was broken into
last week and small amount of goods taken
which were found at the house of one MOsley
in Strawville. rs,-f..tz
The Ellsworth american says the schooner G.
w. Reed landed the past season after June LIST,
936 bbls OF mackerel; paying to her owners SO
per cent on cost of vessel and appurtenances
Highland Queen in same time landed over 800
bbs; netting to her owners As per cent.
A correspondent of the american from the
town of Penobscot cautions the public, espec-
ialy the woman, to beware of "a peddler of starch
polish, who is''sweet" upon the widows and who
promised to marry widow in that town, while
rumor has it that he is a married man. He is
missing from that vicinity.
dAst KNOX CoUNY. .sv ..-r
At the annual meeting of the Rockland Fire
and Marine Insurance Co., Tuesday, it was de-
clded to close up its affairs and divide the as
sets. The company was organized in 1862, and
has therefore been in existence twenty years
Its business has been wholly marine and it has
large surplus.
The Free Press says David H. GRAY of Stock.
ton, man at work on Dix Island while en-
ployed with dray, had his leg broken by its
being caught between. the dray and large
stone, on Saturday of last week. ahfM
The Free Press says a meeting of the lime
manufacturers of Rockland, Thomaston and
Comden was held on Monday for the purpose OF
consultation as to future methods of conduct
ing the business A committee was appointed
to devise plan for regulating the manufacture
and sale of lime, with instructions to report al
a future meeting. 1t is doubtful if it would be
found practicable to carry out the design which
instigated the meeting.
The lime manufactured in Camden last yea,
footed up 213,716 barrels. fl 81
LINCOLN COUNTY
Z The Postmaster General has ordered daily
mail from Wiscasset to Hodgdons Mills, Lin
coin county, to begin on the Goth inst.
Lyman o. Sherman, son of Capt. George
Sherman, of BOothbay, was washed overheard
from barque Jonathan Chase, and drowned
second day out of Boston, Nov. Goth, saws the
Boothbay correspondent of the Lewiston Journ-
al.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says few DAYS since.
chambermaid was shaking rug out of sec.
ond story window of the Seminary Boarding
House, when she lost her balance, turned q
complete somersault, and came down to the
ground with rush. An observer was horror
stricken at the sight and supposed, of course
that the maid was killed; but to his utter as.
constituent after a moments rest, she Jumped
up, ran into the house, and resumed her work
as if nothing had happened. How much crino-
line had to do with breaking the fall, deponent
saith not. ft
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the city government to purchase the Bangor
Gas Works, right which they have under the
Charter OF the gas company.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY. HaIi
The Bath Times says by comparing the fig
ures, it will be seen that shipbuilding in Bath
is anything but on the decline There were built
in the District of Bath during the year 1871, 50
vessels, footing up to 13711.7O tons against As
vessels of 10, 81 tons for 1870.
SOMERSET COUNTY
The Mercer chool-district trouble will proba-
bly, be brought before the Supreme Court at an
early day, and the district is willing to abide by
the decision of the court. The town voted to
build a new school house at the expense of the
district, when the district only wanted the old
one repaired. The new house was not built
upon the districts land, but upon land of a pri-
vate individual, without necessary legal author
i4y. The owner has sued the building commit
tee for trespass, which suit is now pending in
court. Ss a--49T
..-.1- WALDO COUNTY
Hon. A G.. Jewett, as we learn from the Bel
last Journal, has gone extensively into the milk
business. He owns farm half a mile from
Belfast, on the Lincolnville road, where he has
resided since the burning of his city residence
1t contains 80 acres of moving ndpasture land
He keeps thirty-three cows in barn. SS by 40
feet, and his average daily sales are 100 quarts
of milk.
Gen. Webster, Adjutant General in 1858 and
1859, his been giving readings in Belfast 1t
would be worth the price of the highest cost tick
ct to hear him read his annual reports for the two
years he was in office. We have had nothing
that would at all come up to them since that
time.
YORK COUNTY.
A fire at 10 o'clock Tuesday night totally de-
stroyed the building No. 207 Alfred street. Bid
deford, owned and occupied by Honestus Peas
lee for a shoe mandatory and dwelling house.
The tenants barely escaped with their lives
Loss about $4,000; insured $500. The fire was
caused by lamp being dropped on the flosr.
The Hardy Machine Company at Saco, pro-
pose to increase their capacity for work by ad-
ding to the building twenty -four feet in length
and placing over the whole French roof.
Thursday forenoon while Hon. John B. Neal
ly of South Berwick, was getting load of corn
with two horse team at Salmon Falls freight
house, the horses became unmanageable, over
turning the load and breaking his leg. sR bag
IN GENERAL.
A a curious souvenir Of 'ye olden time was
recently discovered by Mr.. Pishon, clerk in the
Secretary of States office. 1t was found in one
OF the iron vaults where State papers are stored
for reference. 1t is the diary Of New Eng
land volunteer in Gen. Wolfe's army. chroni-
cling the many interesting incidents of the
campaign against Quebec in 1859 His story of
the dismal marches through the still more dis
NAL forests is peculiarly striking. Interspersed
with the stories of the campaign are scattered
verses of no mean order 1t IS evident from
these alone, that the writer must have been
tolerably well educated. The occasional gram
NAUTICAL inaccuracies show that he was certain
ly not highly educated man, although occu-
plying position of some influence in the army.
He speaks of carrying a deserter to Falmouth
(now Portland) and lodging him in prison; on
returning, few days after, for the purpose of
transporting his prisoner to Halifax, he finds
he has taken French leave and escaped to the
woods. The writer's name and residence do
not appear, although he speaks of going from
Falmouth to his home on the same day. 1t lisa
mystery how the book could have found its way
into the archives of the State and have lain
there forgotten and unnoticed for SO many
years.
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