The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says the shipments of
boots and shoes from Auburn and Lewiston
have been heavy the past week. probably larger
than any that will follow until the fall trade, as
the old orders in many cases are nearly filled,
and but few new ones are being received. The
number of cases sent is 2291 to 2142 for the pre-
vious, and 1853 for the corresponding week of
last year.
The journal says the lumbermen on the An
drOscOggin have closed their seasons lumber
ing 1t is supposed that the amount of lumber
put in the past winter is not SO large as that of
the winter preceding. The winter of '73 and
IA has been badly mutilated by the caprices of
the mercury.
The Journal says the station at the Lewiston
and Auburn railroad junction is to be built i'm
mediately.
The Auburn City Council has appropriated
$4,000 to pay for the Edward Little Hioh
School property.
The Journal says the claim of Rev. Mr.. Fer
land, formerly of Auburn, against the Maine
Central Railroad, for damages caused by an as
sauit upon him by some roughs in train of
SAID road, between Portland and Lewiston, last
summer, came up for hearing before Judges
alton Danforth and Virgin, as Referees
maid, and Frye, Cotton & White of Lewiston
with Artemus Libby, ESQ.,, of Augusta, appear,
ed for the Maine Central
AROosTooK COUNTY.
The Times says that Mrs. Rose, an aged lady
OF HOultOn, was badly burned on Friday last
by her clothes accidentally taking fire. Her re-
covery is considered doubtful.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
On Thursday the Augusta police seized case
of California wine at the drug store of Henry
Fuller. At A. g. Danas they seized thirty -six
Jugs of liquors.
A special order has been issued by Superip.
tendents Lincoln ard Brown, of 1st and ID d.
visions of M. G. Railroad, the object of which
is to secure greater safety against accidents at
the several crossings in Waterville.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The total expense to the county of the last
trial of Elbrdge w. Reed for the murder of
John Ray, was S4617.62.
On Friday night, April Sd, the house, barn
and eighteen head of cattle owned by Mr.. Har-
rison Goliath of Exeter. were destroyed by fire.
1t is not known how the fire originated.
j. w. Humphrey, Esq, has been elected
President OF the Bangor Insurance Company,
vic: Matthew Lincoln, ESQ.,, resigned, and O..
b. Plummer, Esq, has been elected Secretary
to I'LL the vacancy occasoned by the resigna-
ton of j. S. Chadwick, Esq, some months
| since.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
1t is now considered certain that ground will
| be broken on the extension of the Piscataqus
branch of the E. & N. A. Railway, from Gull
ford to Abbot, as soon as the frost is out of the
| ground.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
James Fl. Chamberlain of Bowdoinham COM
| mitted suicide on Tuesday morning by taking
| four grains of morphine, aud died at 2 o'clock
| in the afternoon of the same day. No cause
can be assigned for the act.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
| Nathan Wood of Madison, one day last
| week, got caught in the machinery of the Ex-
| celsior factory, and was wound up on a shaft
| making some two hundred revolutions a min
ute. He was terribly bruised. but is reported
likely to revover.
! The post Office at Norridgewock is to be made
money order Office July LIST. This will be q
great convenience to the people of that place.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized in
Skowhegan, Tuesday evening About forty
persons were present, and the prospects for a
Hourishing temperance society are excellent
Rev. o. NJ. Cousens instituted a lodge OF
| Good Templars iu Canaan village last week.
About forty members were present the first
evening. The lodge is to be called "Carrabas.
set Wide-Awake.
| YORK COUNTY.
The little Frisbee boy of Biddeford, shot
through the head by ten year old playmate
Tuesday night, is improving.
George W. Fiske of Kennebunk, charged with
an assault upon his wife, with intent to kill
| was before Justice Mitchell at Alfred, Thurs
| day, and fined $40 and costs and ordered to
give bonds in $100 to keep the peace for one
| year.