The Portland daily press., 1873-10-18
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY,

The Lewiston and Auburn shipments the
past week amount to 1858 cases, to 1884 for the
preceding, and 1914 for the corresponding week
last year,
Tuesday night an clubhouse in the rear of the
Whitney House at Lisbon, was discovered to
be on fire about half past six o'clock in the
evening. But for its prompt discovery and the
vigorous plying of buckets by citizens, an ex-
tensve confagration would have resulted. Sup
posed to have ceught from pipe.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
1t is very sickly in Oakfield plantation. The
disease resembles the whooping cough, but is
much more fatal Three children have died of
1t within rec weeks past.
The water is very low in the st. John river
this fall. 1t is estimated that there are forty
million feet of logs high and dry on the river
above Fredericton.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The News says one day last week while Mr..
William Perley of Harrison, was CARRYING
something down into the cellar, he made a
ms-step and was preeipitated to the bottom
of the cellar. The side of his head struck
against barrel, injuring it considerably He
also hurt one of his legs pretty badly. His in
juries were not of a very serious nature.
The Harrison Farmers Club Eeld its annual
election of officers on Saturday evening, Oct.
1lth. and chose the following persons, viz:
President, David Frost; Vice Presidents. Asa P.
Whitney, William Perley; Secretary, Alphonso
Moulton; Assistant Secretary, Granville Fer
maid; Treasurer, Reuben Hobbs; Executive
ommittee, Nathan Carsley. I'd, Jas, G. Whit
ney, BENZ f. Stanley.
me News Says; minstrel performance,
fraIl fair one who followed one of the nerform
ers from a nelghboring town. an anxious rent
on the war path, etc, were among the sepsa-
tions of Bridgton village Saturday Of last week
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. e. X. Jackson Of Norway. was thrown
from his carriage last Saturday and badly in.
jured in the neck.
The Register says Capt Randall Libbev. a
merchant of South Hiram, has, within the last
year bought within semi-crcleo of five miles of
sparsely settled country, ten tons of butter.
which he has marketed in Portland averaging
from % to 30 cts per 10.
PENoBScoT COUNTY
1t is stated that several roulette tables are in
operation in Bangor.
Inc Wing says that fifty-nine vessels arrived
at Bangor Wednesday-the largest number in
any one day of the season.
=, Charles Emery had his arm broken in Bangor
wednesday by being thrown from carriage
suit has just been decided in the Supreme
court at Bangor, in which the legality of wheat
gambling was affirmed. l. T. Ramsey and
others, grain commission firm in Chicago,
Drought an action against Nicholas H. Berry of
Bangor, to recover the sum of $500, advanced
on wheat margins. The defence contended it
was gambling transaction, a mere betting on
tne price OF wheat, and SO contrary to the laws
OF Maine. Judge Walton instructed the jury
mat the contract was legal one, and that the
laws OF the State would enforce it. A verdict
was given for the plaintiffs in the sum asked
for.
Bangor has formed a musical society called
the Bangor Handle Association 1t is SO
designated because the members handle their
voices SO well.