The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-12
STATE NEWS.
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The journal says that the total shipments Of
shoes from Auburn and Lewiston the past
week, has been 1853 to 2082 cases for the pre-
ceding week, and 1410 for the corresponding
week of last year. The receipts of leather have
been S2,910 pounds to SO, ia pounds for the pre-
vious week.
The Lewiston artillery will be mustered in
Tuesday, April 22d.
The officers of Lewiston and Auburn are
Selling considerable quantities of liquor
Some second rate thieves burglarzed the
I Androscoggin depot and D. w. Young's store
in Lewiston.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Linneus has voted $500 for free high school.
The town is out Of debt and $500 over
The South Aroostook Educational Assoca-
ton met at Houlton last week. The leading
clergymen, physicians, lawyers and teachers
participated in the exercises. One man was
benefited enough to declare his preference for
Greenleaf's Arithmetc-a statement that
brought several lady teachers to their feet in
indignant protest.
Caribou biddies are accused Of laying eggs
having hair 80 inches long in them. Switches
are in style.
Monticello has appropriated $500 for free
high school.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The new Brdgton News says that the loss by
the recent fire is bit $4,000.
Gen. Mattocks paid $4,000 to the Jones
creditors last Thursday. The creditors also
contracted to plant 300 acres of sweet corn in
order to enable ldr. Jones to continue his busi-
ness there next season.
The News says that James Chute, ID, the
''Casco juryman,' is still much enfeebled by
the results OF his severe sickness while at Port
land.
Messrs. J. K s. W. Chaplin, Jr., of Naples,
are saving out the frame for the corn factory
To ha hllJIt at Rri1Otp,1 Inv tba D,o
ing 60. We shall soon give q detailed account
OF this new enterprise.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The ice is out of Union river and yessles are
loading at the wharves in Ellsworth
Judge Danforth is holding court at Ellsworth.
The whole number of civil cases on the docket
is 49, At the call of the docket 50 were con-
tinued, % entered neither party, l non suit 6
referred, % defaulted and AZ marked for trial
Orland has the champion school master. His
name is John B. Carter and is now teaching
his one hundred and fifth school. He has new
er entered a complaint to S. S. Committees nor
been obliged to leave a school from usubordi-
nation of scholars.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The post-office address of the National Mill
tary Asylum at Togus has been changed to Ma
tional Home.
KNOX COUNTY.
1uc hOchiduu ddZ0lUe SAYS GfidU u young
man named Bunker of Thomaston was quite
severely wounded in both knees by an acciden-
tai discharge OF a gun in boat one day last
week.
OXFORD COUNTY
Mrs. Mary Walker of Denmark in one year
made 254 coats, 48 pairs of pants, knit pairs
double mittens and pairs stockings. assisted
her husband at haying five weeks besides doing
her necessary homework.
The Register says that S. R. Newhall, Regis
ter OF Deeds, is very i'll with pneumonia.
Norway has voted almost unanimously to go
on with its shoe factory contract, it being q
question of good faith.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Inc Wing reports frequent drunken assaults
in Bangor Thursday a man named Mullet
was, was severely cut by rock thrown at him by a
man less drunk.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
III IN saturday night last the building in Sebec
ylllage, own by Mr. Lamsop and occunied bv
Dr; Walker as drug store, was totally destroy
Gu ny nre Win nearly all it's contents The fife
was discovered about 10 o'clock and was cans
sunGos sn9 eH Fhan OF kerosene lamp it is
stock and $3.50 on the buildnn whols on tle
CONSIDERABLY Short of covering the loss. i'''-
sAGADAHoc COUNTY
The Brunswick telegraph says:-Tba +;,,,
cut on piece of ground in Topsham. IN tha
old Bowdonham road, not far north Of the P eno
rington tannery, has been sawed at the mill ~ of
Mr.: w. +. Purington A few DAYS since 90
while log was passing, the saw encountered IN
obstacle. The mill was stopped an Inspection
discovered six-pound cannon ball imbeded in
ahe heart OF the pine log, about Is inches in d.
aueter; The wood around the ball was de-
o coy put several lengths of boards had been
u v,o before the ball was reached, and no hole
hail bh. a in Them showing that after the
od'i nad entered the tree. the wound had beali
ea anu ene growth upon the extar or went on
as oeiore. When the Topsbam Artil1erv Com
pany was IN us prime, its captain occ ,sYonally
practlced with the guns at taraete fr;n~ and
the bali is supposed to have heen anu
ed by him, at least forty years ago o''o u'Sci'''f
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter withholds the name of rr,,,
crazed brute who beat his horse so severeivwith
a mole that he died the next day. His name
should not be withheld from the grand jury
Skowhegan is to have grand Washington
an rally Tuesday night
The court house at Norridgewoek will be sold
at anction May 10Th, and proposals Tor building
the new one at Skowhegan are invited.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford militia company is about full.