The Portland daily press., 1874-01-30
STATE NEWS.
ARoosrooK CoUNTy.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
Our Houlton correspondent informs us that
the dwelling house of John Porter, in Wash
burn, was destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
Jan. 25th, and that one of his children, a little
girl about seven years old, was consumed with
the house. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated in the shed, from hot ashes deposited
There. Such was the progress of the flames
tnat nothing could be saved from the house,
and the inmates, with the exception of the
child burned, barely escaped with their lives.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The City Marshal of Augusta on Wednesday
made seizure of liquor at the Augusta House.
Cony and Mansion Houses, Longfellow g. San
born's and A. Getchell's.
KNOX COUNTY.
A company has been formed in Rockland to
cut ice on Chickawaukie Lake.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
1t is proposed to establish suspender factory
in Bangor.
large number of milk dealers and others of
Bangor and vicinity have petitoned the Legis-
lature for the amendment or repeal of the law
regulating the measure of milk.
Mr.. John u. Prescott one of the prominent
men of Exeter, died suddenly Jan. 9th
Articles of agreement have been signed by
both parties for the consolidation of the libra
ries of the Bangor Library formerly BaAgor
Mercantile) Association and the Bangor Me-
chanic Association.
Joseph w. Low, formerly of Bangor has
been arrested in California and taken to New
York, charged with misappropriatng several
thousand dollars entrusted to him by certain
persons in that city ten years ago, to purchase
bonds. He was arrested at the time and held
to bail in $4,000, but skipped bail'' and went
to California, where he has remained until last
week.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Observer says the elevator of the spool
factory in Dover, heavily loaded, fell with a
crash last Saturday afternoon and came near
burying Fred ii. Pullen. a workman, who had
just stepped from it but moment before
In the enumeration of the number of wooden
mills in the different counties given in the sum-
mary of the report of the State Statistician,
| Piscataquis county was not mentioned. 1t
| should have been credited with five establish
ments of this kind-one (Brown's) at Dover,
| with six sets of cards, manufacturing fiannels;
| one (Mayo's) at Foxcroft, with three sets of
cards, manufacturing repelants; one at Gull
tord, with two sets of cards, manufacturing re-
| pehants; one at Sebec with three sets of cards,
manufacturing fiannels; and one at Sangervile,
with three sets of cards, manufacturing cassi-
meres and repellants. There are also two or
| more establishments in the county for custom
| carding.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Canaan wants cheese factory.
A SkOwhegan correspondent of the Fairfield
Chronicle writes. "We are getting ready for
| the dedlcotion of our new court house. We
have already about five barrels of good liquors
| locked up there for safe keeping
| Harmony intends to have a cheese factory if
| possible.
George and James Martin of ST. Albans are
| getting out lumber and preparing the machin-
| cry for the manufacture of cheese boxes.
WALDO COUNTY.
Collector Roberts has appointed Daniel L.
| Pitcher of Belfast, special deputy and aid to
| the revenue in place of TiIo othy Thorndike, de-
ceased.
Mr.. Woodcock, marine architect of Belfast,
| informs the Age that he has already made the
models for IA vessels-two ships of 400 tons
| each, and the others from 200 to 800 tons; all
| of which, with the exception of one, are to be
built at Belfast the coming season.
| The annual meeting of the Waldo Agricul-
tural Society was held at Belfast Saturday, last
| week. In consequence of some dissatisfaction
having been expressed on account of the election
| OF officers being held during the Fair, the board
| then chosen have resigned, and an adjourned
meeting is to be held at Belfast Saturday, Feb
ruary 9TH.
| A car load Of smets was shipped from Bel
fast to New York one day last week
A lady of Montvle thinks the assessors of
that town are triie ahead of the rest of the
universe on the woman rights question, having
been assessed poll tax the past year. She de :
clnes to pay it for several reasons, says the
journal.
Tho Belfast Journal says before leaving Jail
for the State Prison, Gordon revealed to his
brother the location of some property he had
concealed in the woods. One day last week, the
brother, in company with one of the neighbors.
looked up the deposit. 1t consisted of an axe,
some iron portions of a threshing machine, and
pair of lady's garters. 1t is not known when
or how they were put there.
Thnra c ho To- e
lying at the wharves in Belfast, loading and
waiting for cargoes than there has been at any
one time this season. During the long period
of bad travelling, in which but little hay has
been marketed, the store-houses have been
largely drawn upon.
Mrs. Perkins of Rurnham, was bitten on the
finger by cat last October, ard the finger has
since become entirely withered and useless.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The e. & N. A. through freight train was
thrown, by broken rail, from the track near
Bancroft Tuesday, afternoon, and five cars
were smashed