The Portland daily press., 1872-02-13
STATE NEWS.

The corporators of the Lewiston and Auburn
railroad company are requested to meet on
Monday, Feb 16, at O. clock p. M, at the
Lewiston Common Council Rooms for the pur-
pose of organizing under the charter and TAX
ing such measures to make any arrangements
for leasing or running the proposed railroad
when completed and for the construction of the
road, as may be thought proper.
The Lewiston Journal says that the love of
rum led Isaac Perry last fall, to apply to the
Tailor of Auburn, for chance to stay in the Jail
till after Thanksgiving as he did,
that he should have a big drunk If he was he
could get hold of liquor. For three months has
this same Isaac Perry been reeling through the
streets,-a sad wreck with violin to rasp at a
dance, for here and there stray quarter, to be
exchanged for rum. Several days since he was
attacked with delirium tremens and placed in
the Jail, where he had awful spasms of tremens
On Thursday he was removed to Auburn Poor
Farm, where, on Friday morning, he drew
keen razor across his throat hoping thereby to
end .his miserable existence; and probably
he did it. Saturday. his physician pronounced
his case apparently hopeless. Only few
months rs SINCE ne made an attempt at East Au
ed and Qyercame him. He is about 80 years of
age, andhas a wife and two children
The Journal says flush boards are being put
upon the dam at Lewiston. Very rarely is the
water so low in winter as now, although there is
plenty for the use of the mills.
AhOOSTOOk COUNTY.
A robin comes three or four times day DUR
ing the cold days this winter to eat plums from
a round-wOod tree near the door of /. W. Good
hue's house in Fort Fairfield.
At New Sweden Capt. Clase is getting out
timber for new house. 1t is ft) be built of
hewn timber, the style of all their first-class
houses. These timber-houses are very nicely
put together, and are so tight that they will
hold water.
The North Star says that as Phillip Longely,
of Caribou, was telling a spruce tree last
Thursday it lodged near the ground in another
tree. He climbed to dislodge it, when it slip
ped, coming upon and crushing one of his legs,
and holding the leg fast He was thus on the
spruce while the spruce was on his leg This
happened about sunrise, just after the loaded
team had started for the landing. 1t was ten
o'clock before the teamster returned to give
him relief.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS the house and
outbuildings of Sumner Evans of East Stone
ham, were totally consumed by fire Saturday
morning. Four families were residing in the
building. The fire caught in the stable, cause
unknown.
The Norway Advertiser says the Norway Pa
per Manufacturing Company are doing grow
ing business at Steep Falls. They employ "a
hands, and make 240O pounds of paper day.
They use 500 cords of wood and $50 cords of
poplar timber per year. The latter is converted
into pulp.
Hay is selling for $35 per ton in Oxford
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says about IL o'clock
Friday night, fire broke ont in the engine
room OF the spool-factory of Stoue, Mayo, Snow
& Co. The fire department was promptly on
hand and as there was plenty of water in the
river, 1T was put out quite easily. If there had
been high wind the Webster Mills would prob
ably have gone. Damage variously estimated
from $500 to 81, 900. Insured
Hay is selling in Bangor at $50 and S33 per
ton; eggs at % and % cents per dozen; butter
at 20 and 30 cents per pound.
A chap in Bangor paid $26.37 for starting a
false alarm of fire in that city last Friday
night
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Gibreth Knox horse belonging to the
estate of the late j. H. Gilbreth Of Kendalps
Mills, has been appraised at $12, 900, and it is
said the administrator has been offered $4,000
Eight Kendalls Mills lumber firms have sent
into the woods nearly 300 men and 100 horses
and 80 oxen, and expect to get out about eleven
millions of lumber.
Mr. Lloyd G. Palmer, young man who went
from Palmyra, this State, to Fort Scott Kan
sas, but a few years since and engaged i'll the
agricultural ware business has been elected
Representative to the Legislature OF that State.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Machias Republican says, Mr.. George
Pineo, successful hunter, killed eight deer in
Addison, in one day short time ago. He says