The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-28
STATE NEWS.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Capt. Holland of Lewiston, is at his business
again after a serious illness.
The building of the workshop in connection
with the Auburn Jail has been let to Patterson
& Edmunds for 81, $50. 1t is to be three stories
high and 30x5O feet.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Two cars of the freight train were thrown
from the track just above Lang's Mills in Vas
salboro', Friday forenoon. One of the cars was
heavily loaded. The crew at work on the
bridge near by were called upon, and after two
hours hard work the cars were again upon the
track.
Sup. Lincoln is laying track from the main
road at KendalPs Mills to the end of the toll
bridge, to facilitate travel.
KNOX COUNTY.
The town Of Camden has paid the last of her
bonds.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Rev. Dr. Field left Bangor last Friday for
Europe.
Engineer Hull, lately injured ON the E. g. N.
A. Railroad, died on Friday.
1t is reported that Pollard and Gray are to
build mill at the Basin Mills for the manu-
facture of paper from wood
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
At the annual town meeting held in Guilford
the town voted to exempt from taxation all
manufacturing establishments hereafter erect
ed in said town and all machinery and capital
used for operating the same, for the term Of ten
years from the 10th day of March, 1873.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Campobello Island, near PASSPORT, is to be
turned into summer resort
John Lamson, ESQ.,, a wellknown citizen of
Lubec, is dangerously i'll.
Calais is to have have a new line of freight
nIJ To I,nfxrv
W. W. Pike was seriously injured at his opera
house, Calais, last Saturday evening, BIZ falling
from ladder upon the foot lights.
YORK COUNTY
Snow fell in Hollis last winter to the asgre-
gate depth of 1876 inches
The Baptists of Saco are to have new church
building. Harding of Boston is preparing the
plans.
d. johnson, Superintendent of bridges on
the Maine Central Railroad, was in Biddeford
Friday after men to assist in rebuilding the
bridge recently destroyed at Kendall's Mills,
says the Times.
The Biddeford House will be open to the pub
lie the 2Sth inst.
[Press Correspondence
The balance of the appropriation for the i'm
prvement of Wells harbor will be expended the
present season under the superintendent of
George FL. Hobbs, Esq, of that place.
Several dwelling house are being erected at
Springvale the present season, and there are
but few villages in the State that can show q
larger increase in business and population than
this.
An extensive revival is now in progress in
the old Congregational church at Kittery Point
under the ministrations of Rev. G. W. Chris
tie. student at Andover, Mass
Public religious services will be resumed at
Shaker Village, Alfred, early in june Elder
John B. Vance will officiate.
The new Jail and the House Of Correction at
Alfred is nearly completed and will be ready
for occupancy in May
IN GENERAL.
The Wing states that there is rumor that
a night train will soon be put on between st.
John and Halifax.
1t is rnmored that the changes of conductors
on the Maine Central trains that were to have
taken place this week will be deferred on ac-
count of the burning of the bridge