The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-02
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoeG1N COUNTY.

The Journal says that Mr.. Pompilly of Au-
burn has sold his little black trotter to Boston
parties who trotted out $500 for her
The Journal is talking of January thaw!
The Lewiston Journal says that the general
government offers $1100 a year for post office
quarters in the city building. but will not pay
the cost of fitting up, amounting to several
thousanddollars
The towns between Lewiston and Bruns-
WICK want better mail arrangements, and Con-
gresham Fryeis going to look after the matter.
AR0osTooK COUNTY.
A Houlton correspondent says there is about
"a feet OF snow in the woods but SO light that
team can easily go through it.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The people of Cumberland are enjoying
rare opportunity for instruction this winter, as
Professor 9. L. Bracket, of Bowdoin College, is
delivering his popular course of lectures on
chemistry. He makes his subject p]aisr to a. the
comprebetassfJ5hey Reff Of children, while at the
! same time his treatment is thoroughly scienti
| nc. His experiments are clear and his il
| Illustrations striking, while his style of address
| is familiar and attractive. We did not suppose
1t possible to render the the facts of chemistry
| SO Ineligible to the common mind. The course
OF lectures will be of great benefit to the pupils
OF the Institute, and to the people generally.
~ ~ FRANKLIN COUNTY.
-Four feet of beautiful snow" cheer the lum-
bermen in the back part of the country.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Farmers about Augusta report three feet of
snow ON the level
Dry hard wood is worth So cord at Angus
ia, Kennebec measure.
The city of Augusta proposes to vaccinate it's
citizens free of cost
The winter session of the Maine Board of Ag-
rlculture embracing farmers convention, will
be held at the town hall, Winthrop, commenc-
ing on Tuesday, January 18th, and continuing
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January
18th, 10th and 18th. The programme EN-
braces discussion of fruit culture; a formation
of State fruit association if deemed advisable;
addresses on changes in farm practice demand
| ed by high-prced labor, western competition,
| etc.; lecture by Alexander Hyde of Mass, on
farm buildings, with discussion on wide va
| rety of topics. The return ticket will be given
and reduced charges will be made.
KNOX cUNTY.
g [From our Correspondent
Thomaston has had fourteen snow storms
thus far and the weather oracle predicts thirty
| two. There now fifteen inches on the level
and some not on the level.
| Until further intelligence Thomaston has the
champion skunk killers Three persons and
dog have killed twenty-five the past season
and the skunk crop isn't good either.
| Two new school houses have been built in
| Thomaston this season.
Lavensaler Bros, have built fine three
| story brick block, and the Brion shoe com
| pany have erected a large tenement house.
Several dwelling houses have been built
G. S. Hall of Thomaston, recently lost IS
sheep which fell into ditch and were frozen
to death.
The Nimrods of Thomaston have killed ten
foxes the past season.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
no II %.
marriage were recorded at the City Clerks
office during the month of December making
total of 1874 during the Year. Two hundred
and fifty were recorded during the year 1871
severe case of small pox has beeu discov-
cred at Mattawamkeag and a whole houseful
OF people have been quarantined in conse-
quence.
The Northern Aroostook Railroad Company
Will ask the Legislature to pass bill authoriz-
ing Bangor to loan its credit to the corpora
ton at the rate of $4,000 mile
YORK COUNTY.
The Second Congregational Church of Bid
deford was re-dedicated Wednesday,
The Times says that q. r. Folsom. ESQ. of
Lyman, has purchased the Butler mill. social
ed near South Berwick Junction. and nurno-
SEES operating in the lumber business in that
vicinity. We understand spur is to be thrown
out from the Eastern railroad to his mill for
his especial accommodation
Inc Saco w alter Power Machine Shop Com
share, Jan. 1st
The Times says that the following officers of
York Lodge, f. & A. NJ, Kennebunk, have
been chosen: Ed. w. Mortoo, W. M M ii.
Ford, S. W.; Thomas c. Sweet, j. W.; A.
w. Mendum, Treas. David Littlefield, Sec:
f. G, Simonds, S. D.; VIM. E. Towns, j. d.
d. G. Pike, Esq., of Cornish, has lost a
Patchen colt six months old for which he had
recently been offered $3.50.
IN GENERAL.
The followinf patents have been issued to
Maine for the week ending Dec. 10th: G. G.
Perceival, Waterville, extracting essential oils;
L. Chase, Portland, propulsion of vessels; A.
p Sproul, Cherryteld, saw; Orange Venner
Belfast, sewing machine; w. P. Kidder, Nor
ridgewock, rotary engine; H. Spear, Portland,
machine for mining coal
An office has been established at Great Falls
and Daniel Wescott appointed postmaster. The
office at Dayton has been discontinued