The Portland daily press., 1873-01-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The city solicitor of Lewiston has come to
the conclusion that the vote of that city in aid
ing the Lewiston & Auburn Railroad is tech
nically illegal on the ground that the city did
not vote on the proposition which the Legisla-
ture granted them authority.
The Lewiston Journal says that Edward OAR
rah, the smooth-faced, saintly-looking scoun-
drel, who had such an alarming infirmity of
memory, some time since as to sign Mr. Wares
name, (of Lewiston) to a goody-sized check.
and try to collect it, has plead guilty" of for
gerry at the Supreme Court at Auburn.
The Lewiston Journal says that an order au-
thorizing the City Building committee to ex-
pend $4,000 in fitting up the postoffice room in
the city building. has been presented in the
City Council. 1t is proposed to put into the
Post-office 1900 patent lock-boxes The gov
eminent offers to pay $1100 rent for the POST
office building, but the cost of furnishing it de-
clines to pay.
The Boston Journal says that Sunday after
noon Samuel Plummer a native of Auburn.
was found dead in his room at No. ia Friend
St in that city. Coroner Moore was summoned
and finding that death resulted from heart dis
ease declined to hold an inquest
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Franklin County Farmers Association
Will hold session at East Wilton, Thursday,
February 9th, 1873.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that gratuitous
entertainment will be provided to people from
other towns who come to Augusta to attend
the Mass Woman Suffrage Convention this
week.
Prof. e. W. Hall of Colby University, who
has been in Europe for several months, is ex-
pected home Immediately, prepared to resume
his duties near the beginning of the term next
month
OXFORD COUNTY
Over at Jordan's Corner in Denmark, a
skunk scented the school house the other day.
The Bridgton News says: "The dead body of
the intruding foe now swings high on neigh
boring bough, and the open door aud windows
OF the school house at Jordan's corner, and the
spicy odor borne on the winter breezes tell how
dearly the field was fought and won.
Hamlin's Grant Plantation in the county of
Oxford, must be remarkably sickly place. In
1871 the liquor agent purchased of the State
Commissioner liquors to the amount of 1854
There are sixteen families in this plantation,
and about eighty inhabitants all told. 1t is
sad however, that several towns around that
little plantation do not appoint agents, and
that their inhabitants buy their medicinal and
mechanical in Hamlin Grant.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that A. Webb, ESQ.,,
representative to the Legislature from Lowell.
city.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
About two o'clock Saturday morning robbers
boarded the coal schooner Sandelphan, from
Pembroke, lying at Smiths wharf, Boston, and
awakened the captain, James E. Aylmond, by
showing pistol in his face. Before he could
collect his senses they were locked up by an
application of chloroform, and it was noon be-
fore he woke again. He then found that sever
al suits of clothing, revolver, some nautical
instruments, and 800 in money were taken,
embracing everything in fact that the robbers
could carry away There is yet no clue to the
Williams