The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-08
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the shipments of shoes
was 2.253 cases against 1928 cases the week
previous.
Joseph HI. Allen shows the Journal russets
grown in his orchard in 1871. ~
Apples are worth from So to So so per barrel
in Lewiston; dry hard wood IS q cord; hay dull
at $16 to S18; butter scarce at 80 to 33c; pota-
toes 20 to rs cents.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Harrison Farmers club after free dis
cuSsion, have decided that farming is more
conducive to virtue and happiness than any
sonites. g5 <l9.-g
About 800 people met at Bridgton last week
to adjust their matters in connection with the
Corn Packing Company. -..-,s,-l III,
Harrison is taking steps to secure the adyan-
tage of the free high school act of the last leg
islature.
The liabilities of the town of Bridgton are
$16,83860,
The Bridgton News SAYS that MI Arthur S.
Potter of that village has, with much patience
and ingenuity, made violin, of fine tone,
which is composed of over 125 different pieces
of wood.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Judge Virgin is holding court in Pennington.
Upon call of the docket thirty cases were con-
tinued, thirteen neither party appeared, TWEEN
ty-three defaulted and sixty-fve marked for
trial this term. 1t is said the Grand Jury will
have business enough.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says that Miss Han
nah 1nman started last Sunday from her home
at Ellsworth Falls to go to her fathers camp,
on Number IA, and was found in the snow by
two men, so badly chilled that she had to be
carried to the camp 1t is said that both her
legs were frozen. -'+ 40 - VI
Last week Elliot Jordan I'd, of Waltham
was run over by a load of timber which he
was driving, and SO seriously injured that he
died in few hours.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Tracy Of Franklin while
engaged in chopping logs, by sudden fall Of
the tree upon which he was standing, was
thrown upon sharp stump, and severely if
not fatally injured, in the abdomen.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Republicans of Bangor nominated Moses
Giddings for Mayor Thursday ev ening.
The number of deaths in Bangor last yea1
was 2S6 of which 55 were from consumption
and Is from small pOx. tt
PIsGATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Supreme Court now in session at Dover,
decided an important dog case last week, -
brought up on an action to recover damages done
by said dog in the killing of nine sheep belong
ing to one Dow of Atkinson, in July, 1871. The
jury returned verdict against deft.-John
Rlake for S95 and COSTS amounting in all to
WALDO COUNTY -.l-.--.-T ~ 4
The Belfast Age says that about all there is
to be done by the city government now is, to
provide for the assessment of some thirty to
forty Thousand dollars to pay the balance OF
annual interest on our city railroad bonds, and
elect somebody to sell the city 1um.
The Belfast Railroad has been blockaded
since Monday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union says that Hon. J. A. Lowell of
East Machias is very i'll and is not expected to
live but short time.
Post Office has been established at Columbia.
Maine, called North Columbia; A. j. Merritt,
Postmaster.
-la YORK COUNTY.
At the annual meeting of the Cornish Farm
ers' club, the following officers were elected
Ammi L. Boynton, President; Benz F. Pease,
Vice-President; Franklin Pugsley, Treasurer;
Roscoe 6. Smith, Secretary; Everett w. Boyn-
ton Assistant Secretary. Hzh gls1