The Portland daily press., 1873-05-10
STATE NEWS.

lSton ana Auburn Tor the week ending We'd
nesday last amounted to 1888 cases.
s. R. Bearce s. Co., are saving at their Lew
iston mill 100000 feet of lumber daily.
Carpenters are in great demand in Lewiston.
Willie Perkins of Lewiston, was driving
to stone him. He was hit in the temple and
an artery was severved. He will recover.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
j. Doyle of Lyndon cut oh No. 16, R.
million feet of pinethe past winter
Houlton has five furniture shops.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On Monday last G.. B. Tenney went into the
cellar of his store in Brunswick with lighted
lamp to discover a gas leak The explosion
that TO lowed luckily left him uninjured.
Clinics will be resumed at the medical col
lege, Brunswick, on Saturday next.
Last Tuesday the house of Samuel White of
Otisfeld, was burnt. Insured.
took place in Lemont Hall, Brunswick, last
Tuesday evening. The question was on the
right of suffrage. The prize of $50 was award
ed to H. w. Chapman, a college senior.
Last Sundaya French boy named Naroisse
Kock, eight years old, left his I home in
Brunswick, in company with his brother and
some other boys for ramble in the woods since
Nathan Carsley, I'd, of Harrison has in his
possession Spanish silver coin of the date of
171O
Harrison is to have new sale-work clothing
mandatory
On Tuesday last, in Bridgton, the Pondicherry
grist mill building, Lttlefeld & Foggs cleat
mandatory, with all their contents, and the
fire. Loss five thousand dollars. The only in
surance was 5000 on Mr.. Lord house.
The valuation of Brdgton is 775. the num-
Der of polls, 709.
Bridgton is rejoicing in female preacher.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The mills at Ellsworth are running day and
night
Building matters are brisk in Ellsworth.
Bar Harbor has fifteen hotels and more are
being built.
Lemuel Pray of Gouldsboro, died suddenly at
Prospect Harbor, May Sd.
Calvin Butler Of Franklin, has calf with
two tongues.
Two quarries at Blue Hill are being extern
sively worked the present season. Capt. M. x.
Chase has agreed to furnish stone to the
amount of 800, 900. Messrs. Joseph Wescott &
Son, to the amount of $4,000, and G. w. Col
Inns to the amount of $4,000
Col. Joseph A. Deane, a distinguished citizen
at the age of II years.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Cony, House, Augusta, is being ehlarg-
70, Hall OF Worcester Mass, succeeds Can't
" 60nnn as Secretary at the Soldiers Home at
Togus.
A nickel mind has been discovered at Litch-
field, on Bakers Mountain, and is said to be
one of the finest in the country. The present
owner, Mr.. McCullum, paid $1,000 for it.
Kox COUNTY.
Rockland boasts of new paper called the
Enterprise
The Lindsey House in Rockland, is open to
the public.
Gen. w. M. Macarthur of Limington, has
been invited to deliver the address ON Decora-
ton day at Thomaston.
OXFORD COUNTY
The new hotel on Pleasant Mountain is near
ly completed.
Paul & Rydeur of Stoneham, are indebted in
the sum of $4,000, less than one-haH of which
is secured.
The spring term of the Oxford Institute
closed on Thursday last.
A Sanborn & Sons turn out annually at their
factory at Steep Falls, 10000 dozen shovel han:
dies.
Norway village has three hundred and eight
scholars.
The Norway Savings Bank has increased its
deposits $33,06997 during the past six
months
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Work has commenced on the St. Mary's
church at Bangor.
Bangor insurance offices loose $4,000 by the
laundering at sea Of the ship Tennyson of New
buryport.
Frank Merrill lost three fl ngers in a saw mill
at Bangor Thursday night.
The complimentary dinner to Judge Kent
came Off at the nBangor House last Thursday
evening. :
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
AT Bath last Thursday, some misoreant cut
the belt in Treat, Lang 8 Co.'S mill, while the
men were at dinner The damage amounted
to several hundred dollars.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Hartland Academy boasts of SO scholars.
Skowhegan is making extensive preparations
for Decoration day.
[Skowhegan Correspondence
The Maine Methodist Conference is in session
at Skowhegan. A large number of clergymen
are in attendance. The public meetings are
fully attended and very interesting. The
preaching has been to appreciative audiences,
able and Interesting. The meeting is expected
to contine until next Monday or Tuesday.
The roads generally aregood; the prospect for
grass is said to be good in this county. The
prospect for farming is rather poor generally
Snow drifts four feet deep may be seen in
many places on side hills facing the south.
g Gov. Coburn is improving slowly.
The foundation for the new court house is be-
ing laid.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There is family living in Cooper, consisting
OF four which bear the following relstion to
each other: There is the mother, the daughter,
the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt great
aunt, grandmother, grand-child, niece, nephew
and two ssters-in-law.
YORK COUNTY.
"A new dam is to be built across Mousam
river at Kennebupk. sr
The remains of the late Henry King, ESQ.,, of
Washington, D.. G. ,.!and sonof the late Hon.
Jonathan King, of Saco, are o be brought to
Saco for interment.
The citizens of lSaco are perfecting their ar
rangementf for canvass of the city in aid of
the Hospital Fair. PIX.
No POstpOnement.
1t Is not wise to put off until the heats Of summer