The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-09
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The people of Lewiston and vicinity are en-
joying the skating on the river.
The Journal says Charles Lackham, employ
ed at the Maine Central engine house. was pre-
cipitated from the roof to the floor, on Friday,
by the falling of staging. He struck on his
head, which received severe cuts, but the wounds
are not dangerous.
Four girls of bad repute were arrested in
Lewiston Saturday, who were sent to Jail in
consequence of being unable to pay the fines
imposed. A young man was also arrested saws
the Journal, for using indecent language and
fined $40 and costs.
The Journal says an Auburn house-kee in
fits of Observation-Disclosures makes her coffee in
the tea kettle.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
On Tuesday, the I'd inst, Mr. Jacob Lash of
Waldoboro, aged abb ut IS years, dropped dead
OF heart disease while helping his brother Amos
ing where there were several men, and spoke
once and dropped dead on the floor.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The entertainment given by the Hibernian
Dramatic Society of Bangor, in aid of the Sis
tiers of Mercy, netted about $500.
Shaw Brothers Of Kingman have surveyed
and put into the market, the past season, fifty
farm lots, of fifty acres each. Kingman is
bound to grow.
Luo 1CuOUSCOt O. LAKE M6gduLlC ha1IrOaQ
Compa ny, will petition the next Legislature for
an exte nsion OF time within which to complete
the lOca ton of said road.
About 500 sides of leather, or some four and
half tons, are turned out daily at Shaw Broth
er's tannery at Kingman. This establish
ment will use 10000 cords of bark the coming
year.
gor, ownedby Messrs Bragg & Brown: was in
jured by fire Sunday to the amount of $780, In
sured.
A young man in Bangor while fooing with a
loaded pistol in the pocket of his overcoat last
Saturday. discharged it. The ball whizzed un-
comfortably near the head of a gentleman who
was walking in front of him.
SOMERSET COUNTY
ISkowhegan Correspondence
Mrs. Robinson and Clara varney, reported in
critical condition from the effects of coal gas.
are slowly recovering
The Supreme Judicial Court convenes at
Skowhegan Dec 10TH Judge Virgin is to pre-
side. The civil docket will number some 40
cases.
Work on the railroad bridge at Norridgewock
has been suspended for the present The last
of the teams have left for the woods The
snow in the woods is about foot deep on an
average, as reported.
The amount of lumber to be hauled the pres
sent winter will be comparatively small
Messrs. Pennell & Co., of Portland, have
just set the boiler and laid the pipes for warm
ing the new court house at Skowhegan The
building is boing finished by Messrs. Foster &
Button, in very fine and substantial manner
and they give the most positive assurance that
the wo.k shall be complete before January first.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says the vessels at Dennys-
vile are all hauled up for the winter, and the
river is all frozen up The mills are shut down
and nearly all the logging teams have gone in
the woods for the winter.
The Times says that the St. Croix & Penob-
scot Railroad Company has made proposition
to Calais to extend their road from Princeton
to Grand Lake Stream, provided Calais will
furnish 100000 of the amount required for
this purpose. If the road is constructed to
Grand Lake Stream it is thought that Western
parties will finish the road to Bangor and ne
gutiations to this end are to be entered into at
once.
The Times says that some wretch entered the
stable of #. Shaw & Bros. in Vanceboro. Sun
day night, and killed one of their most valuable
horses. The horse was found dead in his stall
the next morning with cash in his body near
ly two feet long, through which the entrails
had dropped to the ground.
The Calais Times says the number of logs on
the st. Croix this winter will not fall far below
the average.
WALDO COUNTY.
Last Friday young man named John Small
of Swanville, assaulted an old man named
John T. Smith, of the same place. and beat
him so outrageously that his life is despaired
Of "A warrant has been issued for Smaips ar
rest
The brig H. H. Wright of Searsport, which
sailed from Bangor last fall with lumber for
MOntevideo, and which on its return VOYAGE
left Salt Cay Nov. LIST, has not been heard from,
and is now month overdue. Capt Meyers of
Searsport commands her.
YORK COUNTY.
Cyrus Baker of Saco, frightened his family
Saturday night by pretense that he had taken
four ounces of laudanum Mustard by the
pound and coffee by the quart were administer
ed to him, and he was walked about all night
to proven his falling asleep. Monday morning
he was bright and lively, and the conclusion
was arrived at that his attempt was all sham,
and only an attempt to scare his family.
The saloon Of s. Mitchell Goodwin. ON Main
street, Saco, was burgariously entered one
night last week, and about $35 taken from a
small trunk.
Mr.. Asa Wells, an old and respected citizen
of Wells, and for many years past deacon of
the First Congregational church, was prostrat-
which it is feared he cannot long survive.
IN GENERAL,
Patents have been issued Maine citizens as
follows: A. B. Morrison, Portland. gold and
silver solutions for electro plating Without a
battery; J Enger, Portland, fitting chair; j.
key ring A. j. Lovejoy, Augusta. storm win
dow fastening.
Notice is given that the petition of William
Rice and others, for a charter for railroad be-
tween Bath and Portland will he presented to
the Legislature of Maine at its next session.
The steamer M. E. Shaw filed and sunk at
her moorings at Grand Lake last week.