The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-11
STATE NEWS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Camp Meeting John Allen is going to deliver
his lecture in Pennington for the benefit of the
Cornet Band.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
press Correspondence
The Water Power Company at Wateryille
are considering proposals made by well-known
manufacturer, who promises, if his terms are
accepted, to erect at once 10000 spindle mill
to cost nearly $5O0,000
The prize defamation of the Sophomore class
of Colby University will occur April 23d-one
week before the close of the spring term.
The ladies of Waterville are moving in the
matter of contributing to the General Hospital
Fair, and will endeavor to be represented sby a
table of their own on that occasion
Prof. s. X. Smith of Colby University, will
deliver the Grafton at the anniversary OF New
ton Theological Institution in June
Butter is very scarce in Augusta, and easily
commands forty five cents pound. The high
price is on account of the bad travelling.
The journal says the County Commissioners
for Kennebec county may possibly have before
them at their next meeting, the plan of intro
ducing the labor system in connection with the
jail i'll Augusta.
The Gardiner Journal regrets to state that
during the past week, Messrs. Moore, McCaus-
land & Co., have been obliged to suspend.
Their liabilities are some $4,000; and their
assets about So, 500 and theiramill, which cost
about as much as they owe, but which will not
probably bring more than half of it.
N G. Cofren has been appointed postmaster
at North Vienna, vice John Hall, deceased.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
laundering operators inform the Bangor
commercial that the heavy snow of last winter
has melted to such degree that it will be the
means of preventing many horses from leaving
the woods. The bad condition of some of the
tote roads will render it impossible to carry
grain or hay to the suffering horses, which are
now allowed to live on browse to prevent star
walton.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press is gratified Just
$l7.1O worth at an announcement made by this
paper.
The Bodwell Granite Company of Rockland
made the lowest bid for supplying the New
York Bridge Company with 6,876 cubic yards
OF granite, and it is probable the contract will
be awarded to them.
Joseph Mitchell has removed to Thomaston.
Judge Cutting convinced him that two years
residence there was necessary to cure COM
pound larceny.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The maple sugar crop will be very nearly a
failure
The brick house of a Mr.. Showers OF South
Norridgewock. was burned Friday night; the
barns being at some distance were saved
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says that, Calvin Pitcher OF
that city. who is one Of the largest apple grow.
ers in tie county, has now some twelve cords OF
nice baldwin and greenlng apples IN his cellar.
Thev are as sound and crisp as when taken
from the tree. Mr.. Pitcher has a peculiar ar
rangement by which his cellar is kept at pre-
ciseIy the same temperature-just above the
freezing point-and the apples are thus kept to
July or later in perfectly sound con iition.
Good potatoes are quoted at Go to 70 cents in
Belfast.
The Machias Union reports three new cases
of small pox.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times says that 1Gtus OF a
child apparently two-thirds developed, was on