The Portland daily press., 1879-02-22
STATE NEWS
ANDRosooae1N COUNTY.

The Auburn shoe business continues to i'm
prove and all hands are busily at work. The
total number of cases shipped this week is
1.250, an increase of one hundred and fifty cases
over last weeks shipments. Some manufsc-
turers are receiving orders faster than they can
fill them. The leather receipts are heavy this
week.
Alexander Ewin of Durham, is q lay-lawser,
who settles knotty cases for the townsmep,
thus keeping them out of the courts The last
two years he has been engaged 10 settling the
estate of Angler Ell. Curtis, late Of Harpswell,
covering about $40 900, and necessitsting the
erh4uling of 20 years of business 10 shipping
very loosely done, with parties IN New York,
London and other places. He has satisfactorily
accomplished this work, though be never had
any extensive mercantile experience.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The town COLLECTOR of Castle Hill informs the
tax-pay efs that early rose potatoes, oats and
Shingles will bs received for taxes If delivered
in time.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The next sen annual convention of Reform
Clubs for the State of Name will be held at
Brunswick on the 9th and of March. Free
entertainment will be furnished.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Some excitement exis,s at New Sharon and
adjoining town in regard to the marriage of a
partly col0red man of New Sharon with
French girl IL appears that the parents os
the girl wish her to enter a convent which she
is opposed to doing, and an officer was sent to
arrest her for this purpose while she was at
friend's house secreted, but failed to fcd her.
1t is row said that they have got an INJUNCTION
stopping the 20 arrisge, on the ground that it
would be illegal for negro to marry in this
state.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. Prince, the pension swiudler, has been
fail of he Or
prison. He is cheerful, and processes to b+lieve
that he will live to serve out his term H., has
figured up the discount on his sentence to
which he will be enutled under the prison
rules, for good behavior, and finds that he will
only nave to serve Sev5n years and eight
months He says he has no hope of pardon,
but there are reasons to believe that a strong
eiToit will be made in his behalf.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Capt David Hoffs- $, of the ship Annie Fish,
writes from Sh.neha that he met there Ma
thaniel Mink, who left Wadoboro more than
thirty years ago, and went to California, and
has not been heard from for some twenty years,
1t was suppos ed that he was dead.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The annual meeting of Paris Hill Manufac-
turing Company was held at the Hubb .rd
House, Saturday evening. Secretary Crockett's
annual report shows that the company did q
large business during the past year. Owing to
the lateuess OF snow fall, about $4,000 worth of
slcds are carried over. The assets of the COM
paDy are ST. 600 more than the liabilities. An
election OF dIrectore was held, and the old board
was unanimously chosen.
A man writes from Byron shat sometime
after the Elliot murder fellow came to his
house and called for something to eat. Upon
asking him to come in, he refused, and SAID be
would take bite in his hand He at last came
in aud directly called for the latest paper. Oas
was handed him; he seemed to be hunting for
something that Interested him. Said he came
from Montville, Maine, and was going to the
New Hampshire line. He was about six feet
tall, complexion light, whtskers sandy, full set,
black Cap quilted In diamonds, dark coat, duck
coverslls for pints, and grained leather for
boots.
PENoBSCor COUNTY.
Mrs. Ellio., whose husband was fouly mur-
dered on Valley Avenue recently, is improving
slowly and she IS now able to SIT 40 part of the
time. She still remains at the residence of Mr..
Latham in Bangor.
YORK COUNTY,
Last week Joshua and u ,chariah Graham. of
west boxton, were out shooting on Hollis
Pl4iDs, when Joshua's gun was accidentally
di-charged, and q 4chari4h b ling in front the
charge took IF ct 10 his face and neck, several
also entering one leg. Que eye was nearly put
out.