The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDR0SCOGGIN COUNTY.
The total losses by fire in Lewiston the past
year has been but S14, 70O
The costs in criminal prosecutions in andre
scoggin county the past year have amounted to
$7,4S5. v
There are sixteen persons in the Auburn jail
from other counties than Androscoggin.
The Congregational church at Turner Centre
was rededicated Friday last. The dedicatory
exercises were conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. Mr.. Small, assisted by the Rev. Isaiah
Record. The text of the sermon, which was
preached by the pastor, was Habakkuk 10
''The Lord is in His holy temple. Let the
able and applicable. Mr.. Small has been in his
present field of labor less than one year, but
has met with distinguished success.
KNOX COUNTY.
In Rockland, Saturday, James Jordan was
bound over to appear at the Supreme Court,
March term, for pointing a pistol at David
Nichols. The assault grew out of alleged
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The new Sheriff of Kennebec county has
appointed the following puties:-Isaac f.
George B. Stevens, Belgrade; Joseph Siphers,
Gardiner; James f. Blunt, Mt. Vernon; e. g.
Fuller, Readfield; Thomas b. Stinchtield,
Clinton; W. w. Edwards, Watervile; Ezra
.. Smltn, farmlnSualej COuu ". rage, wilma,
Llewelyn Lbbey, Albion; W. S. Snow Litch-
field; Albert q. Carr, Winthrop. I'll
The dwelling house and barn of Mr.. Hartwell
Damren, situated in Belgrade, in the west part
of the town, near Belgrade Mills, were de-
stroyed by fire Friday night about IL o'clock.
Loss from 5000 to $500; no insurance.
Mr.. Joseph Weeks of Chelsea, while return
ing home from the house Of MI. Kennedy on
Saturday forenoon last, fell dead in the road
probably of heart disease. While at the house
of Mr.. Kennedy he complained of not feeling
as well as usual. His age was 70 years and 10
months.
The wooden mill owned by the Winthrop
Mills Co., at Winthrop, took fire in the card
room about 3 D. m. Friday, and came near
being disastrous contiagration. rEssH Oh
Saturday morning, I'd, blacksmith shop at
Monmouth Centre, owned by I'll. A. Williams,
and occupied by W. A. Maxwell, was burned,
together with the tools. The fire caught about
o'clock a. m. Loss about $500.
The commitments to the Kennebec county
Jail for the past pear number 227. of which $50
were for drunkenness. 10 -
.t OXFORD COUNTY.
A large number of horses are sick at Water
ford with disease called the strangles, and
several valuable animals have died.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Bangor's loss by fire the past year was
100000.
The Rev. James Davies late of the Episcopal
diocese of western New York, has taken charge
of Saint James parish, Oldtown, and of Saint
Peters mission, Milford.
The following is a summary Of freight sent
to Bangor during the past season, from Houl-
ton, via the European and North American
railway, in sealed cars:-314 cars of hay,
16,328 bales SO of shingles, 8, $4,000 M; 26 of
oats, 1860 bushels; 26 of potatoes 9,100 BUSH
els; 8 of starch, 760 barrels; and Is of shingles
from Fredericton, 5,525000 M.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
$17,773.51 in American gold has been paid at
the port of Vanceboro' as duties on goods
imported from the British Provinces from Jan
uary 1st 1874, to and including December 31st,
1874. the goods being in charge of the mes
sengers Of the Eastern Express Company
during transit.
YORK COUNTY.
John Maddox late deputy sheriff, has been
appointed turnkey at Alfred jail
The lfe-saving station at the Pool has been
manned. Captain VIM. Hussey has charge,
and is assisted by eight men. The full COM
pement of apparatus has not yet been
received, yet they have sufficient for any emer-
gency likely to arise.
IN GENERAL. saa a.f-..l
Patents have just been granted to Emile
Weston of Bangor, assignor to Joseph P Bass
for burnishers for photographs; and Benjamin
H.'Davis of Foxcroft, for stump and rock