The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-22
STATE NEWS.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
boy named Babcock was drowned at Lew
iston, Friday The body was recovered.
The Franklin Brick Company have made
100000 bricks this season.
Large numbers of Frenchmen are SC ttline at
Lewiston.
The shoe business at Auburn is improy-
ing.
A church vestry in Auburn was burglarized
to the amount of $50 lately.
Cushman's new shoe factory is COMPLETED.
About 10000 bricks have been put in it,
FRANKLIN COUNTY
press Correspon lence.)
The barn of Alexander Parker of Phillips.
was burned July IL. The cause of the fire is
unknown; insurance 1925 The wind blowing
in an opposite direction, the dwelling house
situated some two rods distant, was saved
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Coburn Land Company, o. ID. Sanford
Treasurer, have removed their headquarters
from Skowhegan to Augusta.
S. Lamb of North Wayne was thrown from
a load of hay Thursday and SO severely injured
that he cannot recover.
6. Taylor of Fayette. was badly injured by
bull, Wednesday.
OXFORD COUNTY
Mrs A. Carter of Paris, fell and broke her
leg, Wednesday.
Press Correspondence.
The West Oxford Agricultural Society have
decided to build a dining hall 22x44 upon their
grounds at Fryeburg before their annual fair in
October They will convert the old hall into
stalls for stock. They have already thoroughly
made over and finished the exhibition hall, 50
that when their work is done they can boast of
the best fair grounds in western Maine.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Blasting operations in Bangor harbor are pro-
crossing finely.
Company A. Coburn Cadets of the State COL
lege, has the following newly elected officers
J. L. Guerney, Captain; w. H. Reed, First
Lieutenant; w. Balentine, I'd; Color Sergeant,
A. M. GOodals; First Sergeant C. F. Coles
worthy; I'd, G. NJ. Shaw; Sd, E. f. Hitchngs
4th, w. III. Gerrsb. w. A. Allen was elected
Major, and will have command of the battalion.
The Cadets are finely drilled and appear excel
lently when under arms.
Bangor now talks of introducing water into
the city.
The store of S. P. Hayes & Co., of Bangor,
was burgarized to the amount of $50 Satur-
day night
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Machias has been reached and passed in the
survey of the Shore Line Railroad.
The West Washington county cattle show
and fair is to be held at Jone shoro, September
AfIu anu AoIH "A louy liSl OIL premiums are
offered.
press Correspondence
Washington Head, East Machias, has one of
the finest chemical and philosophical apparatus
of any school of its grade in the State Mr. HI.
H. Heath has been elected Principal for one
year.
The little town of Cherryfeld is doing won
derful things in education. 1t has schools
nicely graded from primary to high, and ex-
celient teachers.
Mr.. Berry, late of Ellsworth High School,
has been elected Principal of Cheryfeld
High School. Salary $1,000 per year.
YORK COUNTY.
A boy named Cummings was fatally injured
last Sunday in Biddeford. He was on hay
NOW and fell upon rake, one of the points
penetratinghis side near the heart He died in
about five minutes.
The locks on the Alfred Jail are being recon-
structed" by well-known locksmith at Bos-
ton. -
A milk adder over five feet in length was
killed in Biddeford last Sunday.