The Portland daily press., 1874-12-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDhOSCOGGiN COONIA
At the Auburn Jail workshop there are for
ty nine prisoners at work. Ali told, there are
sixty-four in the jail. The prisoners earn
enough to pay their board-making a saving OF
about $500 month to the county. The County
Commissioners will soon make public through
the Lewiston Journal a statement OF the first
years history of the Jail workshop enterprise
at Auburn.
Mr.. Samuel Waterhouse of Mechanic Falls
died very suddenly on Sunday night last, re-
firing apparently in his usual health and dying
about u O'Clock. Heart disease was supposed
to be the cause. r=t
The railroad station at Crowley's Junction in
Lewiston was entered Friday night and small
amount of money stolen.
t--t FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A small dwelling house near Phillips, occu-
morning, 18th inst. Most of the household
goods were saved. The fire caught from ashes
put into barrel to COOL
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY. -.
Two men were killed in the quarry OF the
Bangor & PiscataquiS Slate Company, at
Brownville, by the slide of ledge, on Friday,
They were both of the Swedish nationality. and
one of the unfortunate victims leaves fam
lily. t- *-a@
The extension of the Pseataquis railroad,
from Guilford to Abbot, according to surveys
made last week by Alderman Bryant and City
Engineer Pullen of Bangor, measures ~, 407
feet. Is l8FHF
Dover is to dance the old year out and the
new year in at a masquerade.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There are $50 inmates at the Soldiers Home
at Togus-the largest number ever at the in
stitution. Among them are seven or eight SOL
eight soldiers of the war of 1872
KNOX COUNTY.
L.,
badly injured in consequence of falling down
stairs in Boston, died on board the steamer
Cambridge, Sunday morning, just before ar
irving at Rockland
The schooner C. Dyer of Sullivan, with a
cargo of granite, is ashore at Deer Island full
of water.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing is to have new dress.
At the temperance meeting in Bangor, Sun
day night, LII persons signed the pledge.
Alta meeting of the Bangor Water Company,
held Saturday, Col. James Dunning modified
his former proposition and submitted PROPOSE
ton to construct the works in accordance with
the terms provided in the report of the CON-
mttee appointed by the City Government, for
a total sum of 100000. The whole amount of
the capital stock ($100,000) has now been sub
scribed.
The Bangor Commercial hints that Maine is
to be favored by a visit from King Kalakaua
before his return to his far-of kingdom 10 the
Pacific. 1t says that the Bangoreans will be
indebted, for the honor of this visit to the
Kings Prime Minister, the Hon. Elisha IL.
Allen, formerly of that city.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Ruffians abound in East Machias and several
persons have recently been assaulted on the
streets.
IN GENERAL.
Up to the present time, the total number of
applications for state pensions at the Adjutant
Generals Office is $50, of which Go have been
allowed. The total amount allowed these pen
sioners is S21 1883. The number of applca-
tions shows slight increase over last veal, and
before the year expires, it is not unlikely that
the numb.r of applicants will reach 800. The
total amount that will be allowed will proba-
bly, not vary much from that allowed last year.