The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-20
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says the shipment of
boots and shoes from Auburn aud ewston the
past week foot up 1870 cases to 1906 for the pre-
cesdlng, and 20O1 for the corresponding week
last year.
The Journal says Mr. Arthur S. Whitebouse
OF Auburn, member of the Junior class of
Bates College, was suddenly attacked with
chills on Tuesday evening and died in about
eighteen hours. The diseas was cerebro-spin-
al-meningtis
The Journal learns that the prospect for the
holding OF he State Agricultural Show and
lent.
A new mail service was commenced Monday.
by which the mail supply of abe Turner Centre
office is by the East Auburn and Liyermore
stage; This will give daily instead of tri-
weekly mail to sEast Auburn Turner Centre,
more Centre offices.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle saws Daniel
Brown of Avon has been tapped thirtv-f;ve
times since April last and ten hundred and
forty-five pounds of water drawn from him and
he is now twenty-five pounds heavier than he
was at the commencement of the tapping.
MI. Nathaniel Toothaker. an aged and res
pected citizen of Phillips, fell dead from heart
disease, while sitting at the breakfast table on
the 18th instant.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The towns in this county at their annual
town meetings are to vote whether the County
commissioners shall be authorized to borrow
szo,ooo tor the purpose of erecting new JAIL
~. WIN. u. Swasey, ESQ.,, of Bucksport. has
lax contract to furnish Philadelphia par
''es with nve thousand tons of ice
IL "a . . masted schooner of about three him.
uleu .o1s purthen will be built at West Gonlds-
boro in Shaw's yard during the com;n @o s,s
mer ~ cunning sum-
M. W. collins, ESQ.,, of East Blueb;ll hoe
recently closed $50 900 contract with f. n mas
tractors for building the Few county and civ
bnldiDg IN Philadelphia, for furnisb;na 1 thSS
stone for the coping of the first story. '-0
KENNBBEU COUNTY.
The Journal says there is scarcelv a scn.-a
foot OF Ice in the Kennebec that is suitable for
housing that has not been carefully and ma
tiently cultivated. And in winter of fra.
quent storms it casts nearly as much to take
care OF an acre OF ice as it does an acre of corn
OXFORD COUNTY
The dwelling house of Mr. j. H. Cotton in
Norway " as badly injured by fire last Sunday.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
In the Supreme Court at Bangor Wednesday
tne case OF State VS.. Isaac N. Glidden and Alb
ner Kenuey, for murderous assault unon
Humphrey Nichols and wife at South Corinth
last August, took sudden and uDexnected
turn py the confession of the crime nv the
prisoners Judge Cutting Immediately sen
teneea Glidden and Kenney to Imprisonment
fo' life in the State Prison.
In the case of Freeman K Miles, Indicted
for burning his honse in Hudson the case was
given to the jury Tuesday afternoon. They
had stormy session and came in Wednesday
morning with disagreement.
The new Town Hall at Orono has lust been
completed and is one of the most convenient
buildings for the purpose of any in the State.
fifsai c a hnr 60 Al.
1t will be dedicated in about two weeks. when
an historical address will be delivered by ex-
Governor Washburn.
The bankruptcy of Mr.. L. A. Torrens Of
Bangor reveals the fact that he is owing Miss
annie Louise Gary $500; Mrs. j. Houston