The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-22
STATE NEWS.
ANproscoGG1N COUNTY.

YES ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
MI. Il. G. Durham, formerly in the Office of
the Democratic Advocate of Auburn, has be-
come connected with the N. Y. Mail
The saw mills in Lewiston will start up next
week.
The Lewiston Journal states that there is
still good sleighing outside the city,
The postal department have taken possession
OF their rooms in the new city bolding, Lewis
ton.
The Journal says 1900 letters are received and
sent off daily Last year 935. 600 letters PASSED
through the offices of Lewiston and Auburn,
and l,72l, 500 visits were made: About half a
million papers are taken, costing $4,000 per
annum. Twenty-Five per cent of this sum goes
for story papers.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Press Correspondence.
Charles Adams of Philips. aged about fifty
years, hung himself at his shoe store last Sun
day, at about o'clock p m. He was member
OF the Methodist, chSreh and a man much re-
spected IN the community. He leaves wife
and five children. A RECENT financial embar-
rassment is supposed TO be the cause of the
decd
KzNNEBEc COUNTY.
A coffin placed at an undertaker's door, in
Augusta was stolen recently.
OXFORD COUNTY.
I'm one of of the school districts of Buckfield
Tao scholars on account of the deep snow, have
Sstended school the past winter on snow
Z shoes. ZIG
PENoBscor COUNTY.
Henry j. Williams. who lost both legs by
freezing near Sebec Lake last winter, was pre-
sented with handsome donation of money by
the citizens of Bangor, so says the Wing.
Capt Gardner and crew of the brig E. G.
Redman, of Bangor, have arrived in New York.
The vessel and cargo is total loss.
1or& ~,
last Sunday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
lSomerset Correspondence
Gov Coburn is slowly and permanently gain
ing
The County Commissioners are to confer with
Gov, Coburn and his attorney April 18th, pre-
paratory to more rapid progress the court
house. Several contractors have been examin-
ing the plans and making figures.
Between Skowhegan and Fairfield are snow
drifts ten feet deep.
Gen. Sheppard is to commence fine house
this season, which will require two years to
complete as he designs.
The friends of the Somerset Railroad are
talking like work. Money is said to be. forth
coming to complete the road to Anson in due
time. Canaan is moving earnestly for rail-
road to that place, and Scion is expecting rail-
road connection with Canada soon, by way of
the Maine Central
C!iaS. " Orihut, dry goods merchant, oie0
Friday night quite suddenly.
The Mayfeld Slate Company have purchased
quite an amount of machinery for extensive OPP
erations this season. 1t is said two other COM
panies are to be organized for work at the Mad
ison slate works Large quantities of fine
slate are being worked there.
The reform clubs are doing good work in
TINS county. 1t is stated that whlskey dealers
are TO be looked after.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| The debt of Lubec is $aSoO 10
,,. Inc s ; OF w. H Dodge of Lubec, was
| was stolen. ~ "i~oans
Calais expended last year for SC hool pu ,no..s
,2O4 IL, the largest amount ever paif n,,t Z;
| a single year. o"' IA
| YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times notices the death Of
Elias Harmon, real estate dealer in that
| city.
Tho fifth anniversary of Post Sheridan, G.
| A. H., of Biddeforll, occurs Wednesday next
when there will be public entertainment.
The blddetord Times says it is becoming
customary to offer visitors milk instead OF
swine.