The Portland daily press., 1873-05-14
STATE NEWS.
ANDROSCOGGIN corrNrv

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
nonu q solder succeed o. w. Harlow, late
proprietor OF the fremont House, Lewiston.
Inc referees award in the case of Straw,
a!Serson Co., against the Maine Centrai
t company for balance due on o1o W SS T I
the extension, is for the sum OF $la,94V,TSo. ne
award was made public at Lewiston on Iuesuay
last. The case was argued last December.
The Journal says that on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week there was an lmporeant
hearing at Lisbon Falls, before Judge Dan1ortn
and ,Jndqe Walton as referees, in the case of l.
X Estes vs. the inhabitants of Lisbon to re-
cover $1,000 damage to the plaintiffs mill priv-
lego and buildings near the mouth of Little
River stream, in the great freshet of October,
1871 The plaintiff claimed that the rise of
water which led to the damage was caused by
the town diverting one branch of the stream
into the other branch, in building road
Meesrs. A. p. Moore of Lisbon, Judge Luce of
lewiston and ARENAS Lbbey, esq.,, of Angus
ia, appeared for the plaintiff, and Hon. VIM. P.
Frye of Lewiston for Lisbon. The case attaact-
ed much attention and was argued with great
ability. 1t is expected that the decision Of the
referees will be rendered at the adjourned term
OF the Supreme Court, which opens at Auburn
on Thursday. 1t is stated that several other
claims for damages by the same freshet are de-
pendent on the decision in this case.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Saturday last Tilden Bros factory at Cas-
tine received $1,000 pounds of Holsters, the larg-
est number ever brought in at one time.
The dedication of the Normal building at
Castlne will take place on the ODD.
KENNEBEo COUNTY
The Sprague mills at Augusta are shut down
for q few days while one of the water wheels is
undergoing repairs.
One mile of the Winslow end of the Maine
Central extension is completed. Two hundred
men have been engaged upon it for the last fort
night.
49, OXFORD COUNTY.
Dixfeld is building cheese factory so feet
long, 81 wide which will be the largest in the
State. s-e--r-. ~ .. -. 4-r--
The Lisbon dive of logs passed Bethel last
Friday.
b. T. Sturdevant of Bethel has commenced
the manufacture of shoe pegs. He turns out
one thousand rolls of pegs daily.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The boom which held the Mattawamkeag
lower drive was cut Sunday Some II, 100000
feet OF logs are in this drive.
A recent escape from the Reform School was
caught in Bangor last Monday.
In an account recently settled in the Probate
Court of Bangor, the following were the items
for funeral charges: For grave $4,000; permit
to bury $400 boards $500; - lbs. cement ST.
ic Lodge $4,000; sundry small expenses $40;
total SlO, 2O0.7 AS the amount of the bill was
paid in Hayh, in the currency of that nation,
it was in Bangor reduced to Federal currency
and amounted to 1858.
The automatic fog bell invented at Bangor
and recently carried to Searsport for trial, has
proved success. 1t is to be inspected by the
government officials.
YORK COUNTY.
Nathan Haley, citizen of Saco, died last
Saturday. i.
A beach wagon is being handsomely fitted up
for the use of the patrons of the Atlantic House,
Wells Beach, which opens June 18th.
Naval Constructor Thomas E. Webb of Kit
terry navy yard, has just completed the plans
and model of an iron vessel of 450 tons, to
carry battery of one 11-inch and two 9-inch
guns. The vessel is to be built at this yard,
where business is looking up. One hundred
and forty men were added to the construction
force Monday. E - :.