The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-13
STATE NEWS.
ANDRos CoGGIN COUNTY.

dNDhOoOoOUiN NOUNI1.
The Journal says the Dirigo Cheese Factory
at Mechanic Falls began operations the last
day of June aud has had the milk of $50 cows,
or $500 pounds a day. Its capacity is the daily
product of 900 to 700 cows Seven hundred
cheeses have been made this fall.
The editors and proprietors of the Auburn
Clipper have been arrested for an alleged libel
on the Police Judge of Lewiston, WHO was ac-
cused of suppressing the name of wealthy
prisoner.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Star saws Mr.. Holmes has shut down his
starch works at Caribou for the season, having
made upwards of sixty-seven tons of starch
since the crop came off, using 200 bushes of
potatoes
Lyndon boys have already begun to skate
The Pioneer says that at a temperance meet
lug in Houlton last Friday evening, Michael j..
kelle.t, who was recently, and the community
think justly, discharged from arrest on suspi-
cion of having shot Willie Martin, took the
pledge of total abstinence.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A boy in New Gloucester, named Willis
Chase, was struck by base ball bat last Fri.
nay, and severely injured
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Mrs Perley. milliner in Augusta. was robbed
the other day in New York city of one humid
red and fifty dollars. She had gone to the city
to buy goods, and lost all the money she had
with her to make purchases. A hotel keeper
kindly gave her home while in the city, and
furnished her money to return to Augusta.
Mr.. o. W. Sims, City Marshal of Hallowell,
is under examination by the City Council.
charged with drunkenness aud mafeasance.
KNOX coNNTY.
The poisoning case reported in Rockland, was
Court. The woman Richards refused to ap-
pear against GilpatIick, and the remaining evil
denee be ng very unsatisfactory, the judge dis
charged the prisoner and ordered him to leave
town, which he did in hurry. Higgins the
proprietor of the place, was to be arraigned
Tuesday for keeping liquors with the intent to
sell.
press Correspondence
In few days the firm of Carleton, Norwood
& Co., will launch from their yard fine bark.
and then set about building ship of 1900 tons.
The panic thus far has not affected the manu-
featuring interests of Camden. The anchor
factory, machine shops and wooden factory are
all running on full time and do not expect to
discharge any of their hands.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A fire broke out Monday night in small
house in Brewer, owned by Mr.. Chas. Burr,
and occupied by widow. The house was
burned to the ground. Some bones were found
IN the ashes OF the shed, and it is not known as
yet whether they are the remains of some
tramp or are animal bones.
Under the head Of Henry the First" the
Wing gives an account of the poultry breeding
establishment of Albert Noyes in Bangor:
where eleven breeds of hens are comfortably
housed
1t appears that the Bangor doctor tore room
paper from the walls of another doctors house
because the inmates had the small pox. Six
doctors testified that the removal of the paper
was necessary, and four testified that it was
prudent precautionary measure. The affair is
strongly suggestive of the sad case of Jenny
Wren, mentioned in Mother Goose
Fourteen divorces were dccreed at the Octo-
Der term of the Penobscot Supreme Court, nine
on the petition of husbands. Four petitions
were denied
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
press Core >pondence.)
G. E. L. Smart of Parkmau, has sold his
three years old Knox colt to S. D. Cushman of
Dexter, for $1,000.
James A. Sampson of Parkman, put his axe,
which seems to have been a very keen one, to a
dangerous use on the LIST inst, by cutting en-
tirely through his foot at the iustep.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
in Bath they fine men five dollars for loaf
irg in the streets.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Wing is informed that Grange of the
Patrons of Husbaudry has been organized in
Grange in the State except Lagrange.
press Correspondence
Searsmont is to have a new cheese factory. the
one built last spring having proved successful.
We also learn that the cheese factory at North
port was profitable Investment
They are now building two new lime kiins at
Duck Trap, near French's Beach, in the town
of Lncolnvile Two were started at the
Beach early in the spring, and have been quite
successful in burning lime.
YORK COUNTY.
In repairing the residence of the late Joseph
Dane in Kittery, the workmen found in the
WALL the other day, three silver coins, Spanish.
Portuguese and English. The Oldest was an
English shilling issued in 1920
IN GENERAL.
The Commissioners on the new Insane Asy-
lum. at their meeting on Monday, received pro-
positions from towns for the location of the
Asylum in their territory. The only PROPOSE
ton deemed wor by of consideration was one
from Bluehill, which offered very eligible
site, but its distance from railroad facilities and
isolated situation were deemed insurmountable
objections to locating there. It was finally
voted to procure plans and estimates for the
erection of new hospital building, to accom-
modate not less than 100 patients. to be located
on the present hospital grounds at Augusta,
and to lay these plans. estimates and recon-
meudations before the next Legislature.