The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-30
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal estimates that thousand BUSH
els of apples were offered III the Lewiston mar
ket on Monday-fruit knocked off the trees by
Sundays gale. Cooking apples sold al 80 cents
a bushel, and eating at 81 to 81
The shipment of boots and shoes the past
week from Lewiston and Auburn amounted to
1924 cases against 1918 cases the previous week.
The new Universalist church at Leeds Centre
was damaged by fire to the amount of $500, last
Friday. Tue edifice was being painted, and it
is supposed the fire caug from oiled rags left
by the painters as we learn from the Lewiston
Journal
Messrs. A. Cushman & Co. are putting new
boiler into their shoe factory in Auburn, and
Will erect large boiler iron chimney for the
boiler furnace The new portion of their fac
tors is quite ready for operations.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Times says that man belonging in Moro
Pl.. by the name of Abram Weber, while rid
ing in wagon with companion, on the even
ing OF the 18th inst, stopped at house, and
while his companion went in moment, leav-
ing him asleep in wagon, he probably awoke,
and in attempting to alight the horse started,
throwing him out at the back of the wagon,
and, in the fall, striking his head in such a
manner as to break his neck.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The water in the Androscoggin is so low that
the cotton mill at Brunswick was shut down all
day Monday for want of water.
The Brunswick Telegraph says Mr. Harvey
McManus, living OH Rocky Hill, River road, on
Wednesday fell and instantly expired in his
doorway. He has been suffering for some time
with heart disease, and his death was not I'M
expected by those who understood the nature
of his disease.
The Brdgton News says there will be no
more detention of the Sebago Lake steamers by
reason OF low water The Sebago now plies
only between Harrison and Naples, where she
is met by the Mount Pleasant and the passen-
gers and freight transferred. The latter steam
er draws so little water that she can go any,
where-almost across the fields when there is
heavy dew.
The News says Mr.. ID. X. Barker of Naples.
continues seriously affected by his recent iniu-
ries, his life at one time being nearly despaired
of.
There viii be no fall term of the Bridgtou
Academy.
KESNEBEc COUNTY
The n. A. Burpee Engine Company of Rock
land, numbering sixty men, arrived at Augusta
on the train Thursday evening, and with the
Pacitics paraded the streets headed by two
bands of music.
The fall term of Colby University began on
Thursday, 18th inst. The Freshman class num-
bers twenty-tour, and includes four young la
dies.
City Marshal Syphers searched several places
Saturday in Gardiner, for intoxicating liquors,
ana found Small quantities in four of the places.
KNOX COUNTY
Mr.. Atwood Fales, citizen of Soth Thomas
ton, was found dead in his bed by his family,
last Thursday morning. He had retired the
night before in his usual health, and was pres
ent at the organization of the lodge of Good
Templars, at the village, a considerable dis
lance from his home, on Wednesday evening.
The schooner Morea, Capt. Foster, which
sailed from teockfaud on Sunday, put into Seal
Harbor, where it was fonnd that she was Leak
ing, and her cargo was on fire and she returned
to Rockland, Wednesday night the fire again
broke out and the vessel will probably be to-
tai loss.
Lieut.. A. S. Snow, U. S. N, of Rockland,
has been ordered TO report for duty at the tor
pedo station at Newport, r. l., on the LIST of
September.
DR.. John b. Walker has been appointed ply
stefan to the State Prison in place of DIR. Chas.
L. Chase, removed. This position is held at
the Prison.
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
Quite frost was reported Thursday morning
on the lowlands of Dexter and vicinity.
Thirty-three students were admitted to the
State College at the recent examinations for
admission to the Freshman class, three of whom
are young ladies.
An Orono correspondent Of the Wing writes
that the mercury stood at 800 at $50 a. m.
Thursday IN that place, aud at 4,30 p. m. it
stood at91o.
Joseph w. Pollard, esq, prominent citizen
of Oldtown, died at his residence on Wednes-
day, aged so years.
The subscriptions of citizens of Bangor in
aid of the sufferers by the late disastrous fire in
Belfast had reached Thursday nearly $1,000.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Thursday night the old house opposite the
custom house, known as the old Hatch house,
caught fire, and was nearly destroyed Insur-
ed for $4,000, which will probably cover the loss.
The mail car on the up night express took
fire Thursday night, when the train was near
Bowdoinham. The agent gathered his mail
into bags so that all was saved, and the fire was
eXtinguished without great damage to the car.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The cheese factory at st. Adams has nearly
four tons of cheese on hand, and making at
the rate of $50 lbs. day.
Tuesday morning little child of Stanley
Nay of Skowhegan, fell ON the stove and was
terribly if not fatally burned.
YORK COUNTY.
The Oidtown Indians have left Old Orchard.
The Times propounds the following conun-
drum to the Biddeford authorities: "If no Ii
quor is sold in Biddeford how does it happen
tudU du OTu6r was issued Closing certain yplaceS
in this city last night at ten o'clock? If man
doesn't sell 'cOntraband article hasn't he q
perfect right to.keep open all night if he feels
disposed top
The York County Lodge of Good Templars
will hold its meeting with Ossipee Lodge of
South WATERFORD on Thursday, Sept. 18th.
The Kearsarge Engine Company of Ports
mouth, N. H., visited Biddeford Thursday and
were handsomely received by the fire compa-
pies of the latter city.