The Portland daily press., 1874-09-19
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDhoSCo0GiN COUNTY.
At the Advent camp-meting at Mechanics
Falls on Sunday, it is estimated that 5000 per,
sons were present. Rev. Mr.. Gooch of Boston,
and Rev. Mr. Hastings delivered addresses.
On account of the dulhess of the cotton
market the Continental and Lincoln mills have
begun RAINING on one-haf time. 1t is hoped
that the mills will be enabed to resume on full
time within brief perid. The Continental
and Lincoln will run fOreDons only for at least
two weeks. No other mis- in the CITY reduce
time.
The trustees of the Maie State Agricultural
society have decided to offr the following addi-
tiOnal purse at the State hir: 2. .48 horses purse
$3.50. For horses that haze never beaten 2 48,
mile heats, three in tive-a5 to first horse, 500
to second, and $25 TO third
Lisbon has entered two babies for the State
Fair.
Mrs ID. w. Gardiner las recovered 81. 100
from the city OF Lewiston'or injuries sustained
by reason of defective tbroughfare.
The boot and shoe shiments from Auburn
and Lewiston the past wek have been 1881
cases to ,S71 for the previos, and 1,7S7 for the
corresponding week of las year: and the re-
ceipts of leather have bee 99323 pounds, to
1O7, 800 for the corresponding week of last year.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
John lockwood, of Belgrae, died Sept. Is,
at the age OF almost hunlrd years He was
born in the town of Oxfod, Mass, Dec 9th,
IVA, and settled in that own, where he died,
in 1900. Mr.. lockwood hs held mauy places
of official trust in this tow, having been one
OF the selectmen, fifteen yesrs. the first time in
IoO2. lie was Representative to the legisla-
ture in 1929, when the sssions were held in
Portland, and of the TIN members of the
I legislature, the Hon. Edwyd Kent of Bangor
is the only known sarvivor
LINCOLN Comfy.
TI,>,.
are closing up for this seaSoi 1t has been the
best season ever known fo the business, one
firm making over 3O0, 900 glons of porgy oil.
which sells at about 45 cers per gallon, thus
bringing in $135,000.
OXFORD COMFY.
The horse and harness, o Daniel Towle. Jr..
of Porter was stolen MoDdy night, Sept 14th.
about 10 p. NJ, ana the thies, Lewis and AL
blon Cook, both of Porterwere captured in
less than two hours by Os B. Churchill, of
Parsonsfield. When taken before MIR. Stacy
they pleaded guilty, and wei taken to Paris to
await the action Of the gran Jury then in ses-
sion. The younger one stole horse during the
summer, ana settied with te owner for $50,
and has not yet fully paid fothis.
Col. Aldrich NJ. Clemons, f Hiram. was ex.
cavatlng spot OF groundror the purnose of
erecting woodshed, and cae upon a strata of
charcoal, from mere stem over three inches
in thickness, which was me than three feet
below the surface; also, several pieces of
bones.
Norway is to have coue of lectures and
concerts the coming winter Rev. w. H. III.
Murray, Fred. Douglass, lin. William Par
sons, Mrs. LivermOre, and 10 Camilla Urso
troupe have been engaged.
SOMERSET COUrY.
Ground has been broken fothe factory to he
built at Skowhegan. The buling is 10 be 125
feet long by 90 wide, and tree stories hqh.
built upon the Cleveland fronting Mill
street. 1t is to be of brickgith slate roof.
centre tower for stairway aud levator. II is to
cost 900, and be completedefore snow flies,
The old foundry building isnot to be torn
down, but is to be used for aooiler room and
dye house. The stock has all ,een taken. and
at a meetingof the proprietors lst week the fol-
lowing were chosen directors: Abner CDburn.
r. b. Shepherd, L. l.. Morrisn, j. z. 2Iunt
and L. w. Weston.
IN GENERAL.
Mr.. John NJ. Richardson, of Auburn, Super
intendent of Life Saving Stations, has just re-
turned from tour along the coast. He has
established six stations, with keepers, as fol-
lows: W. Quoddy Head j. p. Guptll, keeper;
Cross Island, F. M. Thornton, keeper; Brovny
Island, a. G. Bagley, keeper: White Head o.
f. Norton, keeper; Bddeford Pool, w M.
Hussey, keeper; Straws Point, Rufus w Phil
brick, keeper.