The Portland daily press., 1873-11-11
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
A Lewiston correspondent of the -
Times gives favorable accoup'~ new York
ton of manufacturing in of the cordi-
burn Lewiston and Au-
s. Baker of Az
Grated by q r. .,urn had his hand badly lac.
lying hog Friday.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Wing says the salmon breeding works =,
Mr.. Chas. G. Atkins at Bucksport, are attry y, ~
ing good deal of attention. MIR. Atkins !.
pleased to show visitors about the works !, -, =
to explain the many curious operations in 6sh
culture.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The stone work of the railooad bridoa aoross
the Kennebec. between Wateryille and n 10
field, is being pushed, and It is exnectoc tha a
the bridge will be ready for the iron i'm Februa.
~.
The old depot of the Maine Centred road at
Watcrvllle is to be converted into an engine
house. '"o
The jour nal says all the hauds at work for
lie 1me "A. w; Sprague Manufacturing Company
Var.ce of the usual time. The pay roll amount
ed to $4,000, The factory will continue to rnn
on half time until business warrants return to
the old order of things.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thursday noon little girl named Wakely.
seven years of age, an inmate of the Rockland
aims house, while playing about fire that had
caught her dress on fire, burning every particle
OF clothing she had on to a cinder. Her person
was burned in a shocking manner, so that large
pieces OF flesh came from her body while her
burns we've dressed by the city physician. She
fingered in fearful agony till Friday morning.
when death put an end to her suffering.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The DEXTER mills haoap rr,pp;pr nv, LoIe A.. -
yesterday.
The night trains between Bangor and St.
John have been discontinued for he winter.
The net earnings of the E. & n A. Railway
from all sources, during the month of Septem-
Der, were $4,000.
The Wing says the late Hon. Franklin Muz-
~ left the sum of $4,000 to the Bangor Mechan-
&c Association, an institution for which he
always entertained lively interest. The sum
is to be held in trust by the City of Bangor and
the proceeds applied to replenishing the library
and other purposes,
President Jewett, Vice President Burpee
and Directors Flowers and Ruel, of the E. &
N; A. Railway Company, have been appoint
ed committee to see what changes can be
made SO as to reduce the tariff for local bust
ness.
The Directors of the Consolidated E. & N. A.
Railway Company have decided to put on the
day trains between Bangor and St, John, a car
which will be ready in few days, to take the
place OF the Pullman, and which they say will
be muah lighter, can be run at less expense
and will afford nearly the same conven:ences
and comforts to passengers, at less charge
than the Pullman tariff
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Lewiston Journal correspondent saws:
NOT long since, lad fourteen years old jp
the town of Wellington, while out in the woods
shooting latridges, heard his dog bark. The
dog went in pursuit, found bear, weighing
one hundred pounds. The boy fred upon it,
killing it Instantly. The lad carried it home
on his back, feeling very much elated that
there was one bruin less
YORK COUNTY.
Press Correspon 1ence.)
Mersrs, D. r. Hastings and David Hammond
are building steam mill in Alfred of some
forty horse power, to be used for the manufact-
ure OF all slaves. These gentlemen are engag-
ed IN heavy lumber operations and have al
ready stripped Alfred of several million of pine
timber. F'-o