The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-01
STATE NEWS.
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ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY
Martha A. Tinkham and Alice Burns two
young girls from Lewiston, were rescued last
tuesday from den of infamy in Boston, They
We're induced to 60 there, while ignorant of the
character OF the house, under the promise of
work. A telegram from the City Marshal Of
Lewiston led to their discovery and rescue.
DR.. Wiggin of Auburn is at home sick.
John Townsend of Lewiston, who was thrown
from his carriage and badly injured, is recover
ing.
Auburn is to have new shoe jobbing estab-
lishment
The Androscoggin Musical Society of Lewis
ton, with Billiards. Orchestra is to visit Bruins
wick and give concert next Monday evening.
Lewiston has $3.50 Americans, 1877 Irish.
1181 French, and Sprinkling of other nation
alities for scholars in her public schools. OF
The 5726 scholars, less than one half are of
American parentage.
AROOsTooK COUNTY.
The new broom factory at Houlton is to turn
out from three to five thousand dozen brooms
annually.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Taylor s. Percy of Bridgton. have recently
put into their mill one of Morton Sc Merrill's
patent single machines, which is capable of
working 10000 shingles per dag.
The steamer Sebago will begin her regular
trips about the middle of May. She is now at
Harrison receiving coat of paint.
The ladies of the Universalist circle ut
Bridgton, have wiped out their church debt of
$3.50, and have something left over.
The Bridgton News has purchased an I'M
proved Fairhaven Job Press, for their new Of
fee.
Three American chemical fire engines have
recently been purchased by as many private
citizens of Harrison.
The Pondicherry Company of Bridgton, which
| was incorporated last winter, held 4 meeting
| Tuesday of last week and chose the following
| Geo. Taylor, VIM. f. Perry, VIM. ". Cross,
| John p. Perley, VIM. A. Stevens, Henry Mil
| iken; Treasurer and Clerk, Owen +. Gibbs.
This company has capital stock of 100000,
| but $4,000 is already taken up. A new boiler
and dye house are to be built in the Pondicher-
| ry Mills, and some general repairs made; the
old company are using up the raw material GU
hand. and the new company will commence
| operations in few weeks.
Harrison has curiosity in the shape of a
strangely barked tree. From one-half to two.
| thirds Of the bark is removed clean from the
tree from near the top to within four or five
feet of the ground, and is scattered in fine dust
| on the ground. There are no marks upon the
| tree. There arc other trees in a similar condi-
| ton in the vicinity.
There are sixteen unoccupied houses in Har-
rison.
F. A. Hill of Bridgton, is largely engaged in
the manufacture of trunk cleats. He has con.
tracts with parties in Massachusetts, He turns
out 25,c00 cleats per day.
KENNEBEC COUNTY. ~
The journal says Judge Riice has returned
from his California trim.
u. L. Cheeseez7nan ESQ.,, of Gardiner wal
| thrown fro;1n his carriage last Tuesday in Hal
ioweu(breaking his shoulder.
OXFORD COUNTY
| j. G. Hodge of Denmark, is to open O new
salework establishment this spring, employing
1 20 girls.
Gray & Pendexter of Denmark, are enlarglns
their mandatory so as to employ 20 or 80 mort
| girls
| PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Lewis Deves has been appointed postmaster
| at North Hermon, vice John Graves resigned.
| A Mr. Smith of Eddiug:on was thrown from,
his carriage in Bangor last Sunday and received
| painfG. injuries about the head
There is trouble about the cheese factory Al
Hampdsu Internal commotion in cheese il
very bad.
Dennis McCarthy's house in Bangor was bur
glarized last Thursday night.
Chandler Merrill of Winterport is to carr,
the mail between Wiaterport and Bangor.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Bango
& Pscataquis Railroad Company is called fol
| May 14th, to see If they will authorize a per
petual lease Of their road to the E. g. N. A
Railroad Company.
The Wing understands that Messrs. D
Knowlton & Co. of Camden, have contracted
to furnish one hundred sets of car wheels anl
axles Of the continental gauge" for the E. s
n. A. Railway, for use when the track has
| hQo no rPn yQd O. H.
| also build large number of box cars for th
road.
A large fog bell, hung in frame SO as to b.
| rung by the action of the tides, has been in
| vented and built in Bangor and taken to Sears
port for trial.
The Bangor aud Piscataquis Slate Company
have shipped their fifth cargo of slate to Boston
since the river opened at at Bangor.
Mrs. s. W. Coombs of Mattawamkeag, was
| fractured her arm.
A young man named Foss was arrested OF
Monday in the town of Lee, for robbing the
house of G. S. House.
Epes Davis, Jr., of Bangor, has been an
pointed postal clerk on the route between Ban
gor and Boston,vice S. R. NJ. Richardson rams
ferred.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY
At Bath on Tuesday, committee, consistin,
| of four from each religious society, was organ
lied in behalf of the Maine General Hospta
Fair. They will meet again on Saturday t,
complete arrangements.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Jefferson Taylor, of the senior class O
Colby University, has been engaged as Principa
of the Skowhegan high school
YORK COUNTY.
Tie new enrolment of scholars in distric
No. l, Saco shows 1873, an increase of nearly
200 since last year.
The loss by fire in Saco for the year cndins
March 1, 1873 was 1914
Ship building is rather uphill work in Saco
carpenters being very scarce.
| In GENERAL.
1t is estimated that this State now has 6,Oot
manufactures, giving employment to over 40,
| 600 persons, the aggregate products amountins
to $S0,000.0 900. Since 1850 the State has more
than trebled the number of her mauufacturin,
| establishments