The Portland daily press., 1874-01-24
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoaarN COUNTY.

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So SANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the shipments of boots and
shoes from Auburn and Lewiston the past week
have been 4O8 cases, to 357 for the week preced-
ing and ATT for the corresponding week of 1873
The demand for shoes in Auburn is fair but not
yet SO active as was hoped. The manufacture
ers of brogans are having a liveier demand
those producing fancy grades and qualities of
goods
The Journal says Sheriff Littlefeld has ap-
pointed the following deputies: William Keen,
Mechanic Falls; Harrison w. Hutchngs Uy-
ermore Falls, Levi I. Coombs Lisbon; Warren
P. Laughton, Lewiston; Chandler F. Cobb,
North Leeds, John S. Bangs, Sabattisvile.
Wednesday of next week the stockholders in
the L. & A. r. r. 1.-THE joint boards of Alder
men of Lewiston and Auburn) will meet at the
Lewiston Aldermen's Room to act on the prop-
osition for raising 100000 to complete the
railroad by loan secured by mortgage of the
road.
The Journal says in Mr.. Phinney's fish estab-
lishment at North Tnrner Bridge, some person
has taken pains to poison some big trouts and
what he failed to poison he caught.
The Journal says the well-known legal cele-
brity, Seth Sampson, is in attendance at the 8.
j. Court, and was on tie witness stand Thurs
day afternoon. Being little deaf it was diff
cult for counsel to stop him on objection When
brought to stand-still, he meekly apologized.
remarking that he had long been in doubt
whether the oath taken by witnesses to tell the
whole truth, was binding. THE counsel here
seem to think it is not. If that is the under
standing of the court, I will withhold what
more know about the case"
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Neatly, engraved drafts or orders on Jewett
and Pitcher, of Boston, issued by E. d. Jewett
and H. j: Olive, of st. John, are circulating as
currency iu Houlton and vicinity.
Birds eye maple logs brings $25 per thous-
and feet at Houlton. a., ~ .r-fNfa
The frame and timber for two vessels are be-
ing got out in the vicinity of Houlton. This is
new industry for that region and it has been
created by the railroad About 1000 railroad
sleepers day are purchased at that place.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Monday last at Allstou, Mass, Walter s.
Holmes of Ellsworth, had his left arm crushed
by the wheels of freight car. He attempted to
get on the train and missing his footing, fell
beneath the wheels He was carried to the
Boston City Hospital.
Not drunken person has been seen in the
streets of Castiue for six months.
Winfield S. Hopkins, first mate of schooner
Lamoine at RIO Jauerio, fell into the hold of
the vessel December LIST, receiving injuries from
which he died in two and half hours after the
accident. Mr.. Hopkins was the only son of
Capt. Isaac Hopkins of Eden.
KNOX COUNTY
From our Thomaston Correspondent
Gordon, the Thorndike murderer, was receiv-
ed at ThOmaston, Wednesday, where he will
be properly cared for.
Horse thieves have been paying Thomaston
visit. Last Friday night a horse was taken
from stable and then the thieves proceeded
to another stable first hitching the stolen horse
to the fence. But the second horse kicked and
make such noise as to arouse its owner, upon
whose appearance the robbers fled, leaving the
other horse still fiQd IN tho fanco Thov Of
tempted to enter several other stables but were
foiled a - nv
The skunk hunters of Thomaston met last
Tuesday and made choice of the following Off
GERS: L. Y. Butler, President; John s. Tllson,
Vice President; +. D. Butler. clerk and Treas
urer; ii. B. Mason, F. H. Jordan and j. S. Till
son, Financial Committee. Whole number of
skunks exterminated in the year 1873 was
twenty-three, an increase of one over the pre-
ceding year. -sy,
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Herman Larkin fell dead in his chair at the
York street House, in Bangor, Thursday. De-
ceased bad been subject to an affection of the
heart. He was 81 years of age. G8D
sy IN Saidd az n6ffs 81 Whatens 1tba E baSE
book thef) plumber was found. Two trunks
and valise were found filled with minor ar
tcles There were also concealed $500 worth
OF tickets over the Maine Central and E. & N.
A. Railroad, which Whalen probably stole from
Hunting & Nichols of Bangor, this firm own
ing a line of stages running to Moosehead L Ike
in connection with the railroad.
At the annual meeting of the Bangor & Pis-'
cataquis Slate Company at Bangor, on We'd
nesday. the following named gentlemen were
elected directors: Lorenzo E. Sabine, Abner
Lowell, c. B. Abbot, Thomas Mason, Chaplin
Humphrey, w. S. Clark and Zenas Lawry, jr.
subsequently the directors chose L. Z. Sabine,
President; Thomas Mason, Secretary and Treas
urer, and VIM. Sparrow Superintendent at the
quarry. G ssrre r5 .z5ee E--.e '-1.esE1sl
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says Thursday afternoon a boy
about fourteen years of age, son of Augustus
Smart, residing at the Pool, lost his hand by
the accidental discharge of gun. The boy was
in the house cleaning loaded gun when it was
hand to such depth as to carry away every
bone.
Mr.. Frank 7. Smith of Blddeford narrowly
ecaped being drowned while upon the river
Thursday, viewing the ruins of the railroad
bridge. He stepped into a hole cut in the ice
and would probably have gone under but for
the timely assistance of gentleman who stood
near.
The pile drivers have got to work on the tenn
porary railroad bridge at Saco. The first pile
was driven Friday forenoon. : =
The Times says it is estimated that S15, 600 is
monthly paid out in Biddeford and Saco for hop
beer alone.
IN GENERAL.
The bond of State Treasurer Hatch is a strong
one, bearing the names of George W. Picker
ing, Samuel Fl. Blake, Charles P. Brown, A.
l. Simpson of Bangor. George w. Stanley, B.
ID. Cushman of Augusta and Samuel E. Spring
of Portland.
e. A meeting of the leading men in the Boston
9 Maine, Knox q Lincoln. and Penobscot Bay
y River railroad companies was held in the
first named company's Office in Boston, We'd
nssday: AT this meeting, it is reported, it was
decided to push the matter of building the PEN
obscot Bay & River road from Bangor to Rock
land, and the combination formed is undoubt-
eddy able to carry out its plans 0