The Portland daily press., 1873-04-23
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Mr.. D. G. Paine has leased the Lewiston
trotting park for the ensuing SEASON.
Mr.. w D. Pencil of Lewiston, pay-master
OF the Lincoln Mill has been elected member
OF the New England Cotton Manufacturers'
Association.
The new post Office at Lewiston was opened
to the public on Monday last
The mail sleigh running from Liyermore tn
Turner was upset one day last week and a lady
passenger bruised about the face. Both thilis
OF the sleigh were broken.
The American House at Lewiston is to be
enlarged and otherwise improved.
Lewiston had Black Crook sensation Fast
Day night not down on the bills. A Boston
pugilist attended the play accompanied by two
ladies', one OF whom was his sister. His wife
her hubby; after interviewing him she made
for the ladies and tapping one of them, not the
sister, on the nose drew claret. The whole
proceeding amused the audience vastly, SO says
the Gazette.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Hon. Eugene Hale is the guest of Mr. Blaine
at Augusta.
The railroad bridge at Waterville is under
going repairs, so says the Kennebec Journal.
The same Journal says that the Capitol
Guards are to be measured Wednesday even
ing for the new State regulation uniform.
The cost of schools in the village district of
Augusta the past year was $15,564.
Another small landslide occurred on Monday
near Winslow.
The County Commissioners are considering
the matter of establishing workshop in con-
nection with the Jail.
Augusta boasts a man who was on board the
Inflated Stonington train.
China has the measles very badly.
to young ladies seminary at Augusta lately,
and now the beauties are sending him love let
tiers and making lots of fun ut him.
Augustus Hood of Wayne, had slight sore
come upon his finger some four weeks since
which has developed into an alarming disease
extending over the whole hand and arm. His
physician thinks he cannot save the arm and is
seriously ALARMED about the mans life.
OXFORD COUNTY.
William Chase has purchased the mill owned
by James Field of Sumner.
In the Whitney district, Hartford, not a fe-
male attended school last winter.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The inspectors of customs at Bangor are get
ting up some new silver badges.
Improvements have been made in the Harr-
man House, Bangor.
Live grasshoppers are hopping around in
Bangor, so says the Wing.
Davis Peters, an escape from the Reform
School, was arrested in Bangor Sunday
The Bangor House is to be improved The
adjoining stables and carriage houses are to be
demolished.
Feeling rum high over the vote on the Shore
Line in Bangor Monday, one gentleman wheel
ed another to the polls on condition of his vot-
ing Eyes
The river being free from ice Bangor is made
happy by the arrival of vessels.
The Hinckley g. Egery Iron Company are
having plenty of business.
The steamer Cambridge made her first ap-
pearance at Bangor on Monday.
The vote of the city of Bangor to aid the
Shore Line Railroad which occurred on Mon
day, stood-yes, lilo; no, 749. A two-thrds
vote being required, the proposition was de-
feated.
A case of unusual interest terminated in the
S. j. Court at Bangor last Saturday. The case
was f. Hight VS. Simon B. Fifield. This was
an action on note of hand of $1,000, given by
the defendent Feb. Is, 1871. for stock in the
company forming to purchase the Abel Loom
Patent Right. 1t seems that a man named
Shaw came to Bangor to sell the patent. Smith
who knew the monied men took him around.
a $50, 900 stock company was raised, notes be-
ing taken for the whole amount. Smith and
other prominent men who headed the list had
their notes returned as per agreement they act
ing simply as decoys; $4,000 worth of bona
tide notes, FIield's amonr them, being taken.
Fifield now refuses payment ON the ground of
deception. The jury stood four for plaintiff
and eight for defendant.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
[Press Correspondence
About foot Of snow fell in Monson last
Saturday.
The Eureka Slate Company declared 4 div
idend to its stockholders last Saturday. The
Company propose to work its quarry on an en-
larged scale the coming summer.
There has been considerable sickness in this
region during the spring, but there is now an
improvement in this direction.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The citizens Of Madison ara proposing to
build a wooden mill They have fine water
power.
Lumbermen have done large amount of
work on the Kcnnebec and Dead rivers the past
winter, notwithstanding the deep snow.