The Portland daily press., 1875-06-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that the first
drives on the Androscoggin of the 25,000,00C
afOat have reached that city.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that on Friday
forenoon the house of DR.. G. w. Within ore OF
Gardiner was entered in broad daylight and
two gold watches, diamond ring, and a gar
net ring taken. The thief or thieves must
have walked in at the door while the family
were at home, taken the articles, and quietly
walked out The transaction occurred between
the hours of half-past six and eleven o'clock.
No clue as to the whereabouts of the plumber
ers have been obtained.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The President and Treasurer of the Europe
an and North American Railway Co. call a
meeting OF the creditors to be held at the o. s
office at 10 a. m. Friday.
The Wing says that the freight business of
the European and North American Railway for
the month of May foots up several thousand
dollars better than was anticipated, and is
$4,000 in excess of the business for the CORES
pondIng month of last year.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Railroad was delayed by q
washout, Saturday morning, so that it failed to
make connection with the Maine Central at
West Waterville.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Our Richmond correspondent Edgar"
writes:
After period of dizziness, business in Rich
mond begins to show signs of life. The ship
ping of ice goes forward briskly from the
various blocks of icehouses scattered along the
banks of the Kennebec. L. j. Southland & Son
have at their shipyard the materials for fine
large ship which will be commenced imme-
diately. The shoe factory of the Hagar Broth
ers resumes work this week with a SIN I'll force.
Roster e. Snauldiny'a sou mill 10
ing on full time-Carleton Hoodlett has
just finished wharf in the rear of his store at
the foot of Main street, and Daniel Clark is
building another Immediately below it. Several
dwelling houses are building in this town
Since Thursday the Second Adventists have
been holding daily meetings in large tent
pitched in this village These meetings are
lively and we'll attended. In the severe storm
of Friday night their tent was blown fiat to the
ground, but arose like the phoenix on Satur-
day, and the daily meeting was held as usual
About one O'Clock Sunday morning the
store of G. Call was discovered to be on fire,
and though the fremen saved the building, the
stock Of goods was badly damaged. The est-
mated loss is $1,000, which is fully covered by
insurance No cause is assigned for the fire.
Capt. w. H. Herbert of this town, has
two Fearnaught colts aged and5 years respec-
lively for one of which he refused $500 on
Thursday. They promise great speed.
Our Bowdoinham correspondent writes:-
The Lodge of Masons at this place has suffered
severely from death of its msmbers, having
lost six from their records ia the space of nine
months, and the most singular part of the Cir
cumstancss is, the six were sea captains of
active service, four dying at sea, the other two
having been at home but short time. The
Lodge numbers over one hundred members.
The steam mill owned by Arthur Berry Son &
Co., is doing fair business but the prospect
for the years business is not SO fiattering in
the past season, owing to the stringency of
money. Their lumber is shipped to Boston
and New York markets.
The Rev. Mr.. Peckham of Hallowell, admin
istered the ordinance of baptism to two con-
verts Sunday, who afterwards joined the East
BowdoInham Free Baptist church.
IN GENERAL.
The following patents were issued for the
week ending May % to Maine parties: s. G.
Smith. Hollis, track clearers; e. P. Batchel-
der, Prospect stone-cutters' gauges; S. E. War
rem, Westbrook. fence posts; E. L. Dunlap,
Eustis, fish hooks, r. o. Pierce and W. 81.
Foye, Portland, temporary binders.