The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


Morten yarnsy y & Co Of m Lswistse es sieoheHy haye
will contain 130, 900 gallons, and 5000 yards of
earth will be moved in making the fill over the
archway.
Furbish & SWEET of Lewiston, have con-
tracted to build the new Catholic church at
Bid eford, to cost $40, 900,
The wheels of the Lewiston mill broke down
Tuesday. New ones are to be put in at once, so
says the journal.
The Continental mills of Lewiston have pnt
in new boilers.
At the Franklin Company's brick yard TO-
600 bricks are made daily
The Journal states that in Greene, heavy
tempest was experienced Monday, and an inch
of water fell
s. Whitten, Superintendent of the Lewiston
Manufacturing Company, has been employed
at the mill 80 years and never had vacation
until this summer,
ARo0sTooK COUNTY
The next semi-annual session of the Maine
Board of Agriculture will be held in Houlton
in September.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Boston capitalists are negotiating for the pur
chase of two hundred acres of land in Castine,
near Nice's Head, on which to build a large
hotel.
Col. Gowan, contractor on the Bucksport
railroad, has about 900 men employed on the
line of the road and is increasing his force as
rapidly as possible.
Mrs. j. Eaton Of fremont committed suicide
Saturday by drowning Cause unknown.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The covered bridge over the Kennebec at
Augusta is to be shingled.
Edwin Berry of Gardiner, returned from
Kansas Saturday with eight western horses.
The barn of Daniel Lothrop of North Wayne
was struck by lightning and consumed Monday.
Insured for 5000.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Frank Sinclair of Bangor, severed an artery
in his hand while opening an oyster. Tuesday.
A. Babb of Bangor was thrown from a load
OF hay Tuesday, breaking bis shoulder blade.
On Saturday the west branch drive, contain
ing forty-flve millions of logs. was safely land
ed IN the PenobScot boom.
The total tax of the town of Hampden an
proaches the sum of $4,000 The rate of tax
alton is eighteen mills, and two per cent is paid
for collection.
The Jameson Guards of Bangor are to re-
ceive as guests in September the First Light
Infantry of Providence, Il. L.
The students of the State college at O,ono
are to issue paper to be called "The Cruel
ble.''
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Commissioner Stillwell was at Brownville
Tuesday and located fish way at that place,
the plans of which will be put into the hands
of the workmen next week.
The frame of the Foxcroft spool factory was
raised Monday afternoon. The building will be
12O feet long by 40 wide.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A large amount of lumher is held at Calais
for a rise in the market
11o.. A..
at EaStport on the Fourth. One owned by Mr..
Kinds was run into during the race and upset.
The other, the Maria Starr, was badly managed
but came in third.
Suspicious having been excited that the re-
cent fire in Barring was the work of an incen-
diary, the st, Crox and Penobscot Railroad
Company have offered $500 for information that
will lead to the conviction of the guilty par.
ties, sgs eer---t BOD
A man named Ireland of Cooper, was acci-
dentally shot Jnly 4th. He will not die.
The new Hall at Addison Point was deaicat-
ed on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Lydia Baker of Machias, was found
dead in her bed Wednesday. She was advanced
in age.
A Sprague of West Pembroke, aged 80 years,
was married July 7th.
Several horses have recently died at Alexan-
der from Sore throat
The buildings OF David Rounds OF Sebec were
burned Monday. Loss not stated. Insured for
$500.
YORK COUNTY.
Wagner has been engaged whitewashing the
interior of the Jail at Saco.
A sad case of drowning occurred in Bidde:
ford on Wednesday morning Clarence Gooch
aged IA, was drowned while bathing with two
other boys
B. II. Cooling of Alfred has the contract for
carrying the mail from Alfred, via Lyman
| Centre, to Biddeford
A Biddeford clerk went to sleep with his
lamp burning, and was awakened by the lamp
exploding and setting his bed on fire.
IN GENERAL.
The series of School Institutes for 1873 will
be held as follows; AT Houlton, August 4th
Bangor, August 1lth; Castine, August 18th
Cherryield. August 25th; Calais, September
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