The Portland daily press., 1878-07-20
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscocGIN COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The shipment of shoes from Auburn this
week, has been 245 cases in excess of last but
is little below those of the corresponding
double those of the corresponding week of last
year. The factories are all at work.
Three Russian officers have spent several days
looking over the works of the Evans Rifle Co.
in Mechanic Falls. The guns have been sub
jected to every conceivable test, and have been
pronounced without defect. The leader of the
party, Wednesday, through an interpreter, ask.
ed to 60 to the store room of completed parts.
Selecting at random the several parts, he sent
for workman. Mr.. Evans sent man from
his force, who, in the presence of the officers,
got up the gun and was firing cartridges within
highest confidence in the gun, as weapon for
military service.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Judge Virgin has rendered his decision in the
case of the Bridgton Savings Bank, ordering
scale of the deposit account % per cent.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Porgies are reported in great abundance in
Frenchman's Bay. On Monday last twenty
two steamers were in sight from Lamoine, taxi
ing the fish. One steamer is reported to have
taken 1900 bbls. last Saturday and on Monday
another steamer 800 bbls. in one hour and ten
minutes from the time of commencing to run
seine. The people along the shore have
great fear that the taking of them in such
quantities will drive them away from the bay.
A branch of the International Granite Cut
ters' q nion has been formed at East Bluehill.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr., Henry Simmons of Friendship, attempt.
ed suicide last Sunday by shooting. He will
recover. Domestic difficulties.
All the stone for the Gen. Wool monument
is quarried at Vinalhaven. The obelisk is a
enlapdid piaPa Of stone clear 0f all black knots
and streaks, sixty feet long by seven at the
base in its present state, and is to be ffty-eight
feet long by six feet square at the base when
finished. 1t will be the tallest obelisk in this
country in one piece. 1t goes to Troy, New
York.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
During the past week while several gentle-
men were examining the she'll heaps on Dea.
Metcalf's farm, at Damariscotta, theycame upon
what appeared to be stone wall deeply cover
ed over. Subsequently DR.. r. G. Chapman re-
moved the shells and there found on the river
ride of the highest mound, a wall carefully laid
up running parallel with the river, some nine
or ten feet in length, while at one end there is
right angle, and the wall runs toward the river,
the other end not turning squarely, but rather
curving as it now appears
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
| 1t is now said that the supposed small pox
cases in VIM are something else.
About twenty-five hundred pounds OF milk
are now received daily at the Dexter Cheese
Factory. This is double the quantity that was
brought in last year. ;
YORK COUNTY.
Dennison Lathrop of Kittery, employed al
the boiler shop at the navy yard, while at work
out of doors on Thursday was severely sun.
struck.
Henroost thieves are reported to be active
and annoying in Kittery. They recently stole
dozen or more fowl from Mr.. e. G. Spinney
of Kittery, and thirty from Sarah A. Cole of
Elliot and other fowl raisers have suffered to
a greater or less.degree.
The house of Mr.. Geo. W. Hasty of South
| Lmineton was burned last Monday night
| Cause Of fire unknown. The outbuldings and
| barn were saved, there being but little wind al
| that time. But little of the furniture or cloth
| ing was saved. Insurance on the house and
| furniture $500.