The Portland daily press., 1873-03-29
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that advices from
the upper waters of the Androscoggin show
that the weather in March has been as favor
able for numbering operations as the operators
nave nad Tor the season The weather is cold and
Inc logs are coming down as fast as ever. The
usuai quantity will be cut on the Androscoggin.
An aged citizen Of Durham, Asa Lambert.
died March goth at the advanced age of 90
years.
Tho Senior exhibition of Bates COLLEGE took
place Thursday evening. There were eleven
parts. ,aa4t y .7
The shoe business of Auburn continues brisk
The shipments for the week ending Wednes-
day, March 26th, were 800 cases OF shoes and
boots, to 2.347 cases the previous week. Tbs
shipments of the corresponding week last year
were 1893 cases. The shipments for March,
1873 have been S,317 cases to 1916 cases for the
month of March, 1872.
Press Correspondence
In some recent excavations in clay bank
fifty feet below the surface at Lewiston, Prof.
Hamlin of Waterville. fonnd several species
of shells mot skulls as previously reported
which are identical with living species now
found on the Labrador coast.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
There was quite sensation at Brunswick
Tuesday, caused by gathering of quite mum.
Der of college students to escO1t to the railroad
station three collegians who were sent home,
one expelled, two suspended, by order of the
faculty for Irregularities. The students made
the Brunswick depot vocal with classic music
and quotations from the Greek poets.
-A f--2 FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Four feet of 'beautiful snow" in the north
ern towns 1t isn't so beautiful as it was in
December.
Potatoes are quoted at 30 cents a bushel in
Pennington, against 60 last week.
Wilton is sure of cheese factory this season,
costing $500.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
At the Prize defamation of the Augusta High
School, Charles f. Peasly took the first, ant
John b. Littlefeld took the second prize.
The Maine Standard comes out with new
dress, and is under the management of E. f
Pillsbury. Esq.
KNOX COUNTY
Hon. E. R. Spear has been appointed super.
intendent of the construction of the new pos
Office building in Rockland. A good appoint
| ment. fsf
The Gazette says that the.Kuox county bal
will ask Gov. Perham to appoint A. p. Goult
to the Supreme bench.
The LIMERICK Bank of Rockland has receiv
ed the necessary papers and will soon begir
business as national bank. --
OXFORD COUNTY
The Oxford Democrat says that there are one
or two errors in the statement that has gone
the rounds of the papers-that Mr.. Fessender
Small froze to death while cutting wood or
Mt Abraham, near Locke's Mills, this winter
and that it was all owing to king alcohol He
has not been cutting wood this year, and is mo-
dead, and consequently did not freeze, but we
have no doubt it was all owing to king alcohol
By serious fire at Gilead, Messrs. Andrew
S. Jewett and John Bennett lose their new
steam saw mill, Just completed, and valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The fire occurred Wednes
day night near midnight, and when discovered
by passing freight train the mill was past be-
ing saved.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Bangor votes on the question of loaning it,
credit 20 the Northern Aroostook Railway Co,
to the amount of $2,000,OO0, on Monday.
A large amount of ship tir1ber is coming b,
rail from the up-rver aud Piscataquis timbe
regions.
The Wing says that the fine new steam saw
mill at Upper Saltwater, owned by Messrs
| Hamben q Lancaster, will be leased by auc
| ton at the Penobscot Exchange on Thursday
April 10th.
Hampton has the champion snake raiser
Last summer youth residing near the Acade
my, captured and tanned a large black snake
which, 1t is reported, has since Matched AM
brought up in good serpent fashion, some fort,
snakes. 1t is suggested that the selectmeii
wage immediate war upon these animals, man,
| of which have attained considerable size
| WALDO COUNTY
The Maine Standard says that Abial Erskn
| and John Erskins of Palermo, dug out den Of
four young foxes thirty-four years ago las
April. They marked their ears and let then
| go, One of them was caught two years ago
and another the present winter. The mark:
were plain and there is no doubt about thei
identity.
The Belfast Journal says that there is cir
| in Searsport Is years and 6 months old, weighs
900 pounds, 8 feet 6 inches high; measure.
around the breast AZ inches; around the wais
| AZ inches; around the lower waist As inches
around the arm above the elbow 16 inches. Sh,
is in good health and still growing. $50
| YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford City Council insist that Mayor
! McMullan shall be Treasurer and Collector, ant
refuse to accept the resignation of Capt Stevens
as City Marshal.
Mrs. Susan Carney, an aged lady of about 7(
| years, was found dead in the woods on Thurs
day evening, about sixty rods from her house
| in Berwick. She has been missing from hel
home since a week ago last Sunday. Foa
play is suspected.