The Portland daily press., 1875-11-03
STATE NEWS,
ANpRoscoaarx COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that Rev. Mr..
Bolton, pastor of Park street M E. church,
baptized two candidates, students in Bates
College, Monday. In the evening every avail
able foot of room in the vestry was occupied
and twelve persons arose for prayers.
The Lewiston Journal says that three weeks
ago a seventeen years old girl Carrie A. Col
Inns, left her fathers house in Pennington to
come to Lewiston and work in the mill. She
went to No. 8 ADdr0scoggln corporation and
work, and wrote to her father for money to re
turn home. Her father (E. 6. Collins) sent
her the money in day or two afterwards Two
weeks ago last Saturday the girl left her board
ing place, aud has not been seen or heard of
since She left her clothes and her trunk and
only took with her such apparel as she wore.
The police we're informed a few days since that
the girl was missing, but thus far have been
unable to obtain any but the vaguest trace of
her. Her father has been there, and finds IN
the postofice in Lewiston the money which he
sent to his daughter The police have reason
to believe that the girl left the city, and are
taking measures to discover her whereabouts.
She was innocent and inexperienced, and prob
ably some one has taken advantage of her in
experience to lure her away. Her parents are
distracted with grief.
The Battle against Bottle is the heading the
Lewiston Journal gives to its reports of the
meeting of the Reform Club
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that the Hallow-
ell Granite Company are to build soldiers
monument for the city Of Gardiner.
Two and one half barrels of -four are con-
sumed daily at the Soldiers Home at Togus.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A lodge of Good Templars called Alma, No.
g. was instituted at Alma last Friday night. 1t
starts very promisingly Charles f. Mass is
deputy, and D. B. Erskine, W. c. T. Meet
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lately instituted. The order of Good Templars
is thriving 10 Maine. The Grand Lodge lately
offered two splendid silk banners as prizes for
the lodges making largest gains in members
For full particulars in regard to starting new
lodges write to George e. Bracket, Esq, Bel
fast
The annual meeting of the Wiscasset and
Moosehead Lake railroad was held, by adjourn
ment, ON Tuesday, Oct %, at the Court house
in Wiscasset. After listening to the reports Of
the President and Secretary, the stockholders
proceeded to the election of seven Directors for
the ensuing year. The whole number of shares
represented was 296. The following Directors
were chosen: Richard q. Tucker, Henry Ingalls,
Isaac T. Hobson, Andrew Lacy, Alfred Lennox,
VIM. S. Tilton, r chard T. Rundlett. 1t was
voted that the Directors make an assessment
of three per cent. on the stocs, for the purpose
of meeting obligations now outstanding, and
the meeting adjourned.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says that A. F. Lewis of Frye
burg, lectured on Wednesday evening, Oct.
9th, at Kezar Falls, upon "a Trip Across the
Continent" Mr.. Lewis gave graphic descrip-
ton of the scenery and wonders 10 his trip
from Niagara Falls to California, which was
listened to with marked attention by highly
delighted audience.
Ransom Cole of Greenwood, has raised this
year on his little farm which he offers for one
thousand dollars. 437 bushels of good, sound
corn. 430 bushels of potatoes, Is do oats, 30 do
wheat, 10 do beans.
The school house and about $40 worth OF
school books was burnt in John Russelps dis
trict, Bethel, last Wednesday night
Snow and epizootic are reported in northern
Oxford.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Republican says that Mrs. Arthur Cat.
comb of East MachiaS, died very suddenly,
Tuesday, of heart disease.
YORK COUNTY.
Our Limington correspondent says that the
rain storm in Limington Saturday night did
considerable damage 1t commenced raining
about seven o'clock in the evening and rained
very fast all night, washing the roads very bad
ly and carrying away the bridges over small
streams making the stage road impassable; also
damaging three bridges at South Limington
considerably. A grist mill belonging to Joseph
Davis was carried away. This will be quite
loss for Mr.. Davis, as his fall grinding had
| just begun. Old men say that they have moi
tI.rr ntau hs<~I~f e..