The Portland daily press., 1873-02-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIy COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says that the citizens caucus in
Lewiston nominated j. W. Farwell, ESQ, for
Mayor. Tuesday night.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Benjamin Furbish' an old and highly esteem
ed citizen of Brunswick, died Thursday
morning after lingering sickness of some
weeks.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Ballard,a Franklin county farmer, makes
a clean profit of $54.25 ON an acre of wheat
and $60.46 on an acre of potatoes
The Chronicle says that 1,6OO, 900 feel of lum-
ber that last winter was landed on a stream in
No. Six, by a Bangor Company, is this winter
being hauled down the stream two and one-half
miles by Messrs. Beedy and Bowden, from
which point it will be run into and down Sandy
river the coming spring.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Ellsworth enjoyed masked ball last Friday,
with $50 couples eff maskers.
The following vessels are building at Bucks
port: In VIM. Beazely & Co. yard three
masted schooner of 275 tons. By VIM. H.
CHM & Co., = barkentine of 500 tons. BY. j,
L. Buck, schooner of 250 tons.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says that the Free Baptist Socie-
ty of Auguata netted about $3.50 from their lee
ture course. --s -..
Gardiner national bank has declared semi
annual five per cent. dividend payable next
Monday
KNOX COUNTY.
The Thomaston Shoe Company has got sick
of the business and offers shops, machinery,
tools, fixtures, and one hundred cases of thick
boots for sale.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The following items are furnished by our cor
respondent "S.'
The storm of Saturday and Sunday has rer-
dered all of the roads as impossible as possi-
bic.
The winter term of I. L. Bunker's high
school in Parkman, closed on the 21st inst, by
an interesting exhibition in elocution, in the
presence of the committee, parents and few
invited friends of education. The spring term
eff this school will commence on the 10th prox.
Thrty-ive pupils have already entered their
names for the spring term. 7. L. B. has
taught SO years and is constantly improving as
a teacher should do.
The dedication of the NJ. e. Church in Gull
ford has been succeeded by a series of religious
services, with manifest prospect of good re-
suits. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bean, is an inde-
fatigable worker.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Gardner Journal says all the girls in
Richmond shoe factory struck Monday morn
ing for higher pay. Fourteen went back, how
SOMERSET COUNTY.
On Sunday traveller, with valise strung
across his back, was walking on the track be-
tween Kendall's mills and Waterville, and not
hearing the train was struck by the snow plow
and thrown some rods, but not injured-a very
romantic flight and fortunate alighting.
The Fairfield Chronicle says thet Messrs
Emery & Bradbury cut log last week which
scaled 5000 feet. The upper Kennebec forests
appear to have some giants left.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Whig says that the Ward Brothers, who
have taken the contract for the grading of a
portion of the road bed of the Bucksport and
Bangor Railroad, sent out crew of men Tues
day who Wednesday broke ground at Hord's
Brook, point near the middle of the line.
A young son of Mrs. S. B. Titcomb of Cor
inna was struck on the back of the head on
Thursday last, by the sweep of a hay press, and
is now lying in critical condition.
WALDO COUNTY
The Getty Guards of Belfast will give a 4th
of March ball at their armory, Tuesday even
ing next
The Washington papers speak in high terms
of praise of the lecture of S. L. Milliken, Esq,
of Belfast.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union says that one tree hauled by War
ren Smiths team on Machias river recently
made nineteen logs and scaled 6125 feet.
Mrs. Shepard will lecture on temperance in
Washington county nearly all the month of
March.
Teams are coming out of the woods on the
Machias river on account of the deep and crust
ed snow.
Orville McGregor, recently appointed consul
TO Tornley, Peru. is resident Of Lubec
YORK COUNTY.
Alfred G. Prentiss is the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor of Saco.
Large quantities of pressed hay are being
shipped from the towns of Eliot, Kittery and
York the present season.
'The Toilette of Death is the title of q
cheerful little tabeaux that the Biddeford la
dias ara rehaarSinU