The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal is authorized by
Messrs. L. c. Lombard Sc Co., Auburn, to say
that they will provide boots and shoes to all
one-legged soldiers in Androscoggin county,
without charge.
Lewiston and Auburn have saved 1000 tons of
coal the past two months over and above what
the consumption would have been had the
weather been as cold as last winter. That is a
saving of about $4,000.
During 1875, 294 males and So females were
committed to the Androscoggin Jail. OF the
$50 commitments 254 have been from the Lew
iston Municipal Court, 81 from Auburn, and 33
from other counties. Most of the prisoners are
from IS to 80 years of age. Fifteen thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight dollars worth OF
since the county began to conduct the shop
last February.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says the citizens of the
lower village have started public reading
room by subscription, to be open every week.
day evening. II was opened for the first time
Jan. 10.
A game of base ball was played at Naples,
Jan. LIST, between the Harvest nine club, Capt.
sulting in the victory of the Harvest nine, by
score of 10 to IA.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says Friday, Jan. IA,
the wife of Mr.. Otis Colson, who lives on Gay
street, in Rockland, fell down stairs and was
severely injured, breaking several ribs.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The News says that Jan. Is Boyd Keohn of
Waldoboro was operated upon at the Massa-
chuse.ts General Hospital for stone in the
bladder. A stone the size OF hens egg and
weighing two and half ounces was removed
The patient was in fair way of recovery at
last accounts.
OXFORD COUNTY.
III. P Dill of Phillips is making survey of
the large lakes In Franklin and Oxford coun-
ties for pocket map to accompany travellers
guide.
The only son of DR.. V. M, Abbott of Mexico
fell from the great beams" of T. Calls barn
of East Rumford, injuring himself so badly that
very little if any hope is entertained of his re-
covery.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says Mr.. B. NJ Libby. for
merly. of the firm of Williams. Getchell &
Libby of Bangor, committed suicide, recently,
in Boston.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter tells of the cruelty of
a wretch in South Scion to his horse; after the
poor animal had died from abuse, it was found
that the ribs on one side had been completely
broken from the spinal column by the beating
it had received, and other parts of the body
lish the name of the inhuman wretch, who
should receive the fullest punishment the law
allows.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Progressive Age says there arrived in
Belfast last week, on the same train, the re-
mains OF Capt. Albert McIleen, who died on
voyage from Philadelphia to Genoa four
months ago, and Nathan II. Coombs of Isles
boro, who on the same day, was drowned in
the harbor of Gibraltar. 1t is a remarkable
circumstance that these two men died the
same day, at great distance apart, and after
four months time the remains of both arrived
home by the same train.
YORK COUNTY
The Union and Journal says movement is
on foot in Saco to build half mile trottng
park on the line of the B. & NJ Railroad. The
place selected is just below where the railroad
crosses Goose Fair.
The carpenter shop in the Saco shipyard was
broken into Friday night, JAM IA and robbed
of all the workmen's tools-$3O0 worth.
On Saturday evening a Reform Club was
started at Kittery, and about 60 persons signed
the pledge, including a number whom the
Good Templars could not reach. although some
800 persons belong to that order.
IN GENERAL.
The Changers are buying good deal at
wholesale. An immense amount of feed from
the West has been brought into the state under
the cooperative principle the past few months.