The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-06
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoee1x COUNTY.

The shipment of boots and shoes from Au-
burn and Lewiston for the past week have been
but 331 cases, to 635 for the preceding week, and
$40 forthe corresponding week of last year. p
Attorney General Plaisted has held consult
tation with County Attorney Wing in connec-
ton with the case of Lowell, now in Auburn
Jail. charged with the murder Of his wife,
Lowelis trial will open at the January term of
the s. j. Court for Androscoggn county, at
which Judge Walton is expected to preside.
The prisoner remains quiet in the jail No
new developments in the case have been made
public. FsAFl FgFE W
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The winter term of Houlton Academy com.
mences Dec. 9Th.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. g
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes that large amount of hay will be ship
ped from New Gloucester this fall
The Bridgton News says that last Friday
Thatcher f. Merrill hauled a load of logs from
between Pinhook and WOODS Pond, to the
landing on the main stream. The oxen broke
sndt a the ice where the water was twelve
Clearance Seavey he managed to draw the oxen's
heads over the edge of the ice; then he ran To
Pinhook, nearly three-fonrths Of a mile, and
raised party of men, who FASTENED with him
to the scene of the accident and by their Joint
efforts extricated the animals from their dan
gerous position. -4rtsr----- - -
/. The News says quite business in numbering
is to be done in South Harrison during the win.
ter. ,Dfa III W
I The News says George w. Merrill, with two
assistants, is busy filing contract for q phn-
ton bodies for Zsnas Thompson, jr, successor
OF j. M. Kimball & Co., Portland. The value
of these ph@tons when they leave Mr. Thomn-
son mandatory will amount to $500.
; HANCOCK COUNTY.
NJ n of
season on about IA acres, 900 bushels of ruta
baga turnips-the largest crop of turnips ever
raised in that town. -
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston journal
writes that jury award has been made of
$2450 to L 7. Jennings of Wayne, fnr damages
sustained BY defective highway It could
ss sJ Sssn fs sfasssa week
The oorporators and managers of the State
Industrial School for Girls will hold an adj
Journed session on the first Wednesday of JAN
Superintendent of Common Schools, at Augns-
ia. -ttz..sA t.F4 ssrg ,r4, -
The Journal learns that Messrs 'Cowee & Son
are a bout to start up furnitnae manufacture
Ing establishment in the large building at the
Kennebec Dam, Augusta.
KNOX COUNTY
: Judge Hall of the Rocklaud Police s.c,,rt
has collected and paid over to the CIV Traos,
urer, dnrng his term thus far, for fines and
costs, $3.50. a. AneS' ~l''
Z OXFORD COUNTY.
] The tooth pick factory at Canton exnects IN
carry on operations another year. Hon. Otis
poplar for their use. ooAN' -
sA8O lPENoBscor COUNTY 4'N
wv Inc propretors OF the Eastern Brruettizing
n0ficQ hot
next Legislature for the right to bp;Id a dam
l25 feet into tide water at Bar. cor.
A well-known citizen of pancor b.d tho
Monday evening. I'LL n'' 0'o'''e' ''no '"''
ill he or peIp,e q" betting that the Penobscot
this month. -"'is"''on oeioie 'no Ao'" -
..I nio ors of the E. & N. "A. railway are
sna;n g. putting on the through night trains
hstw N account of the large amount of travel
Len Bangor and st. John.
WALDO COUNTY.
The brig Isaac Carver of Searspoot, is to b.
overhauled and repaired during the winter, ant
her rigging changed to q schooner. ,.
The late cold weather has caused the con
sumption of large amount of the ardent il
Belfast. -f51
A new ship building firm, Messrs. Horac,
Perkins & Co., has been formed in Belfast, ane
they have purchased site for shipyard OF
the east side of the river in the cove at the out
let of Goose river. The Age says that the
have partially concluded contracts for bu;ldin
two vessels next season. lhG8 1855
The Belfast Savings Bank declared its It'll
semi-annuol interest dividend on Dec. LIST
amounting tn $23, 38346. The whole number
of depositors is 2426. 7~ IN erg 6
Hay is selling at Belfast from $40 to SIT pei
ton.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr. Henry Sigourney. who was lost in thu
Vile du Havre, was a director IN the Laconis
and Pepperell Manufacturing Companies a
Biddeford. 40 -
Orders have been received for the running o
the Pepperell and Laconia mills five DAYS in q
week. e. q = - , ~ E-a ~ - ~
The boys, Hight and Brady, who recent,
broke into v. Free dyehouse. Saco. and Ia "
since been hiding iE Boston, returned and GA ",
themselves up. They were ordered to recoe
nize in the sum of $500 each for their appear
ed.
s,.r. (Press Correspondence ,se.f5
The contest between Sheriff Warren End the
Alfred jailer has resulted in the forcible eject
ment of the latter. A posse of deputy sheyiffs
assembled at Alfred Thursday, and the iaiIe,
suddenly retired to the shades of private life.
x IN GENERAL.
Mr.. M. E. PreBtiss is to take the Bangor ant
Guilford postal route, which Mr.. w. H. 81
Stackpole leaves to take the Bangor s. Vance
boro' route. ,NGk -
The Lewiston journal is Uniformed NV th
General Passenger Agent OF the Eastern an,
Maiue Censral railroad, that there IS to be n
reduction in the numbar of trains this win tel
The following changes have been made in "a v
Maine postofices: VIM. e. Crawford to ha
railway post office clerk between Boston and
Portland; Samuel M. Richards transferred N
the line between Boston and Bangor; Charles
Z. Patteeto be railroad post Office clerk between
Boston aud Bangor
The Human Kitchen and its Dun,I
$50, 80 - Walters.