The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-06
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

g. 2. .- ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Saturday son of Mr.. Wheeler of Auburn,
fell from tree and fractured both bones of the
arm, above the wrist. SAX 3 e'ctI. Isl
The Androscoggin river at Lewiston is the
lowest it has been this season.
Work upon the sewers at Auburn is progress
ing finely. Nearly fifty men are employed
A hostler at work in stable at Auburn. Sat-
urday appropriated $12 of his employers mon
Grand TaaR s Val nssSR t sna aes
tured at Hotel Station. His purpose was to
leave the team at the station.
Dogs have been killing sheep at Durham.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Farming does pay in Aroostook. For ex-
ample, e. s. F. Nickerson of Linnens, cuts this
year $50 tons of hay, and his blother, Frank
o c., living on the next farm, cuts 175 tons, and
within year has sold two spans of horses for
$780, 7
KENNEBEC COUNTY &
Saturday the office of N. Hardy, esq.,, of
Wayne was burnt. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
Special trains at reduced fares will run on
the Maine Central to the Dresden camp meet
ing, which begins Aug 9th.
The journal says that the August term of the
S. j. Court began at Augusta Tuesday, Judge
Cutting presiding. The civil docket contains
nearly 800 cases.
are to have General Meeting" at Vassalbo-
70. In general character it will resemble
Methodist camp meeting. The ablest ministers
in the society in New England and one or two
from the West will be in attendance, and it
will, in all probability, be the largest and most
interesting public gathering of the society ever
convened in in this State.
The new building at Augusta in process of
erection for Mr.. Quimby of the Gospel Banner,
will have every modern facility for printing
purposes, 1t will cost, with the lot, $4,000.
Gardiner is to have sewer that will take
$4,000 bricks to build.
-. .p.r OXFORD COUNTY.
The citizens of Paris have subscribed the ne
cessary stock to erect sled factory and carry
on the business.
ailr PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that boy named Chas Steel
fell from cherry tree in Holden last week and
broke both his arms.
The knights OF Pythias of Bangor and
party Of friends go to Islesboro Thursday. They
take supper and have social dance at the Was
sumkeag House on their return.
Sergt. G. E. Miles, who took the first prize in
the Individual drill at Bangor July 4th, will
compete for the medal at the State muster
j. Partridge of Bucksport, got intoxicated at
Bangor Sunday, and was robbed of his watch
and S35 in money. iW.d
At Hampden during the past year q Town
Hall and Masonic Hall have been erected, the
Universalist church thoroughly repaired, and
the Methodist church almost entirely rebuilt.
Whole outlay $4,000
t+ast SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
III. Oliver, while at work in blacksmith shop
at Bath, Monday, was struck by piece of fly
ing steel on the arm. An artery was severed
and he bled almost to cath before aid reached
him. dtEnl.g 10 FeflE3ll
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Hon. G. Hathorn contemplates the erection
of lemon box factory at Vanceboro', at an
expense of $4,000 :. ~ i
YORK COUNTY
Sergt Amber of Saco, was assaulted by two
drunken roughs on the street on Monday even
ing and his right hand disabled.
Biddeford opened public reading room Mon
day evening with appropriate exercises.