The Portland daily press., 1873-08-02
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal says that it is thought that the
skeleton recently exhumed at Lewiston is the
remains of a man named Proctor who was ac-
cidently killed near the spot in 1875.
The shipment of boots and shoes from Lew
iston and Auburn for the week ending Wednes-
day amount to 1860 cases.
The Journal says that the big water wheels
for the Continental Mills have arrived.
Prof B. F. Hayes of Bates College, Lewis
tom with his family, will sail for Europe pext
month. They are to spend year in Ger
many.
Miss Banks of Lewiston, was so startled dur
ing the shower of Saturday as to canse hem
orrhage from the lungs
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Large fires are burning in the woods in this
county.
The Houlton Academy has had an attendance
of las the past year. The largest number at
any one term being IS. Miss Matte c. Cal is
the Principal
Building improvements are going on at Houl-
ton,
HOulton had game of base ball Thursday
The Nameless Nine of that place and the Res
olutes of st. Stephen did the playing. The
Resolutes won, 81 to II, so says the Times.
Bears are quite plenty around Lyndon.
c. H. Doe of Lyndon, a well known bee fam
cier, estimates that his swarms will net him
this year $50 piece.
C. NJ. Tarbox of LYNDON had his hand badly
cut in saw mill on Saturday
Three ladies and two children were in car
rage behind runaway horse at Fort Fair
field on Tuesday of last week. Two of the
ladies jumped out and were injured, though not
seriously. Those remaining in the carriage es-
capped with slight injuries when the carriage
was smashed, so says the Star
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
J. j. Brown of Sebago, lost a valuable horse
a few days since.
sesses night blooming cereus, seven years old,
containing SIX buds which will doubtless bios
som in week or two, so says the News
Freeport is to have new $4,000 High
School building. Fassett & Son of Portland,
furnish the plans Frr
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The bridges in the vicinity of Gardiner are
being repaired or rebuilt.
At town meeting held in Farmingdale Tues-
| day evening, it was unanimously voted to OPP
pose the building of new road from Augusta
to Gardiner Augusta, Hallowell and Gardner
will be unanimous in favor of opening the new
road.
The house Of Peter Dunn of Mt. Vernon, was
struck by lightning Saturday.
The Augusta Savings Bank has been estab-
| lished twenty-five years It's deposits amount
to nearly $2,0O0,000. It's depositors number
nearly 5000. The State official has recently
made satisfactory examination of this bank.
KNOX COUNTY
Clothes line thieves are abont at Rockland.
A little girl, two years old. fell from second
story window at Rockland, Saturday, without
injury. Iaf
OXFORD COUNTY.
During the month of July the Paris Flour
ing Company ground of western grain, 10000
bushels of corn and 5000 bushels of wheat, so
says the Register,
The old factory privilege and tannery at Dix
field, has been recently purchased by Canton
company, and machinery is to be put up at
once for the manufacture of toothpicks.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Conductor Little room at the Bangor Ex-
change, was entered Tuesday night and watch
rings and some money taken. The watch was
recovered.
s. Mcguire of Bangor, was assaulted and
badly wounded Thursday by two roughs, one
of whom was afterwards arrested. ----=-----
81 g Smith, & Ga,.-af-- R-.agor have Just
completed the largest job of printing ever done
in this State, consisting of 1,050,0O0 four page
circulars for a Bangor firm Four tons of pa
per were used and eight persons employed for
seven weeks, SO says the Commercial.
Vessels are scarce at Bangor.
The Wing says that the Hersey Light Infant
ry of Oldtown, will be inspected by Lit. Col.
Daniel White of the First Regiment NV. NJ,
ON the 18th inst.
The wrecked Portuguese brig now lying in
Bangor harbor is insured for $4,000 in the Span
ish Lloyds, and there is also an insurance on
the cargo.
Hon. Franklin Muzzy of Bangor, has given
$1,000 to the Home for Aged Women in that
city,
A batteau race is soon to come off at Ban
gnr.
A postal clerk named Brown was taken with
paralytic shock at Bangor Tuesday.