The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-25
STATE NEWS.

ANDRoscoGGN COUNTY.
Auburn shoe manufactures are busy. Their
shipments the past week amounted to over 2100
cases, the largest since last March. Next
m month will be the most active of the year.
The demand for leather goods, they report, is
as good fully as years past, but profits are much
smaller.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
At Fort Fairfield, Wednesday, Henry Nc
DOugall turned states evidence and accused
Charles Bolstridge of paying him and Frank
Beullier 900 each for burning Watson's barn
in Letter E. Bolstridge was bound over. Boul-
Ier escaped and McDougall was set free.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Analysis of a specimen of gold quartz from
the Pittston mines shows it to contain gold
and silver to the amount of $780, and an
other over $43.
They are shipping ice from the Centennial
houses in Pittston. 1t goes to Philadelphia to
the Knickerbocker Company, Cheeseman is
shipping to Galveston.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The cattle show and fair of the East Oxford
Agricultural Society will be held at Dixfield
village the 18th and 18th OF September.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that Messrs. Bar
ker and Marston are contemplating the publ
cation OF daily morning paper at Bath.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
That strange animal at Scion, which has de-
stroyed SO many sheep and young cattle, has
been seen by number of persons and fired at
The description given of it answers well
that of panther
A daughter of j. G. Brery of Twin Creek,
Kansas, aged ID years. and a niece of Mrs
Randall Andrews of Fairfield, met horrible
death from the bite of a rattlesnake. She was
some miles from home and when found the
next morning she was suffering intensely, her
m rad in he soft ,z,,I IL.
to extract the poison which soon after caused
her death.
The Democrats of Somerset county "who,"
in the language of the call 'are opposed to
having candidates forced upon them by clique
by bargain made with clique of another
party, are requested to meet in mass conven-
ton at Hasselton's Hail. Skowhegan, Wednes-
day, Aug. 10Th, at 101 o'clock q. M, to nomi-
nate not only honest and true men, but Demo-
Gratis, for county officers"
The Augusta Journals correspondent re-
ports that Henry Pl9mmer of Skowhegan, dry
goods dealer, has had in his employ for over
three years young woman in charge of the
dress-making department. Goods have been
constantly missed, and at last suspicion fell up
on her. Her boarding place was searched and
ing two silk dress patterns. $50 worth of Ham,
burgs, Kid gloves, and all kinds of finery, con-
tanning Plummer's mark. She is known to
nave money in the bank, and is supposed to
nave P.oiuse1y supPueu neI relatives with vari-
GUS articles. Mr.. Plummer is unable accurate
~ to to estimate his loss but thinks, as she has
frequently had full charge of the store she
may have taken $4,000 or $4,000 In goods and
money. On the other hand the young lady
afiirms that she can explain matters and fully
acquit herself.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The little son of Benjamin Mills of Lnbec,
lost some two weeks ago, has not been found,
and though the people of West Lubec, where
the child belonged, have turned out to search.
and SOU ads of people from the other parts of
the town, yet no tidings of him can be found.
The child was about four years old, and was
seen by its mother but few minutes before
being missed.
YORK COUNTY.
The barn of John Annis of Wells, was burn
ed tuesday night at about o'clock. Insured
in the Wells Company.