The Portland daily press., 1874-04-18
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

luC ACWiStOu u says IHefc have DeGu
1925 cases of shoes shipped FROM Auburn and
Lewiston the past week, to 2291 tor the pre-
vious and 1928 for the corresponding week of
last year.
The Journal says Col Littlefield, Mayor of
Auburn, was Frustrated on Tuesday with heart
disease, and for time was considered danger
ously ILL., but we are glad to learn rallied and is
now convalescing.
Two platform cars were smashed. one day
last week by being backed over the dump at
the Maine Contra. Auburn repair shop, says the
journal.
J. Coburn has been elected President and
Geo. II. Ptlsbury clerk of the Lewiston & Au-
burn Railroad Company.
The Journal says the bridge over Royal river,
near Danville Junction, is unsafe and is to be
rebuilt; also the bridge near William Proctor's
on river road, Auburn.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The freight TRANSPORTATION on the Houlton
Branch Railroad is more than double what it
was last year. 1t has been an excellent winter
for railroading.
Mr.. E. S. F. Nickerson of Linneus, has sent
the present season, 200 tons of pressed hay to
Boston, by rail.
MIR. Abisha Washburn of Hodgdon, has met
with the loss Of stock of goods valued at $780,
They were shipped for Calais from Boston, in
schooner which was wrecked in storm last
week.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Grange has been organized in Brunswick,
with Hartwell Little as Master, and Charles
Snow, Secretary.
About $50 900 of the 100000 desired in aid
of Bowdoln College has been subscribed and
renewed efforts are being made to obtain the
balance.
The Bridgton News saws that Mr.. Elliot
Walker of Harrison had his skull broken last
Tuesday at the mouth of Songo river, while
hosting trees, &c, out of the river by the brea
king OF the strap which secured the block
the block falling upon his head. The News is
unable TO give the final result of the accident.
School District No. in Bridgton, saws the
News, after voting the princely sum of $50 to
repair the school house, and selecting one of
their number to make the repairs, appointed
an Investigating Committee of two men-"good
men and true'-to see that the work was
properly done.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The annual show and fair of the Franklin
County Agricultural Society will take place on
the sOclety's grounds in Pennington Wednes-
day and Thursday, Sept. Both and Oct 1st
r HANCOCK COUNTY.
The American says one day last week,
maa, supposed to be Joseph Dawes fisher
man living on Black Island, was seen in a
small skiff gong from Black Island to Mt De-
sert Rock. When about mile and half to
the leeward of the Rock che sail suddenly dis
appeared from sight, and he has not been seen
nor nearQ from since
The American says the mortality in Els
worth mas recently been unusually large. Dur
ing two days of last week six persons died.
r. KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The subject of having public garden in An
gusta, is mooted in the Journal.
The Journal says that Tuesday afternoon a
lad fourteen years of age, son of o. X. Hink-
ley OF Gardiner, who was out cunning was ac-
cidentally shot by his companion, named Pot
tie. Pottle saw rabbit, and lust as he fred
IN hln 1h Jumped IN front OF him, and received
the back, wounding him dangerously.
q KNOX COUNTY.
A seizure of one bottle of ardent was made
at the house of Mr.. Crowley, in Rockland Tues
day. A pair of pants hanging in bedroom
were found to contain a bottle of rum. which
was promptly grabbed Wednesday the own
tb s OF ne Bepe no ps and Sed
to show the liquor vas intended for sale. the
judge discharged the case and the rum was re-
turned.
The praying crusade went into active service
at Vinalhaven Wednesday. All the saloons
were visited, the pledge circulated and every.
CODY was strongly eXhorted to use his utmost
enoeavors to put down in emperance. 1t Occa-
tves
ell III hockland, Tuesday, Ezekiel Winslow,
wv. we've years of age, fell from the scaffold in
~, '"in vi 1liman Ulmer, and broke an arm
ConnnH Is deadlock in the Rockland City
CO.'S Th over the election of a board of asses
f sos, nney nave had five elections. and have
ter the one sa 10 accept The Of the
want to make the Compensation ~ % * Aiuermen
while the Council think they are entt.ieJ Id ~
S3 There is the same trouble with the sa, ~
ry OF the road commissioner, the Board of AZ
dermen desiring to cut it down to ST 20 nor
day. ~-'o per
OXFORD COUNTY.
John Weston of Fryehurg, last Wednesday
had his thumb amputatrd by kicking horse
The Bridgton News says man calling him
self Or. Burbunk of Bos ton, has been spending
some time in Brownfield and vicinity the pres
emit season. He is said to have an extensive