The Portland daily press., 1879-01-23
sACo AND BIDDEFORD LOCALS.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
The lstterer of the Free Baptist lecture bills
wishes to know if "admition" doesn't spell
admission, what it does spell. A friend sug-
gests. in relation to the same bills, that, by
putting a small "p'' to Mr.. Porters name, he
must mean doctored ale (Dr. DALEY.
In regard.to the sheriff's instructions, Mr..
Stevens stand is simply this: He wishes the
liqnor law enforced, and SO told his deputies,
but cautioned them against searching premises
aid bringing supposed offenders into court,
thereby causing expense to both them and the
county, unless they had sufficient proof for con-
viction.
About fifty were present at the York Insti-
t1te meeting last evening. Mr.. Ferguson
Haines of Bddeford, gave lecture on "Coins,'
which was extremely interesting and very we'll
received. Remarks were made by Mr.. Roscoe
G. Smith of Cornish, and by several Saco gen.
tlenen. Six Florida shells were donated by
Mr.. Eustace P. Morgan of Saco.
The York County Agricultural Society held
their annual meeting today. About twenty
me hbers were present. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are as follows: President
john Hall, No. Berwick; Vice President, Luz
tuer .. moOre, Lmerlck, olmOn M. Blake,
Biddeford; Timothy Carey, Alfred; Secretary,
@. E. Sawyer, Saoo; Treasurer, Moses S. Mill
ken, Bddeford; Trustees. Thos Goodall, San
ford; Jas. f. Bracket, Limlngton; John @.
DeBnett, Biddeford; Ivory Lord, Saco; Jas. Ell.
Fender, Alfred; Librarian, John Hanscom,
Saco. Two resolutions were passed compli-
mentary to Mr.. Nathan Dane, Jr, who has
been made member of the Board Of Agricul-
ture, and thanking MIR. Stillmsn B. Allen for
his premiums offered to the most successful
L. g.. u..eV IL H.
Treasurer shows that the Society's operations
last year resulted in a loss of $55 So.
Kendrick has started % cent counter.
Supreme C0urt.-The case of Lewis vs.. Alb
bott, after part of the testimony was ont, was
withdrawn and referred to an auditor, the Hon.
Joseph Dane OF Kennebunk. Court adjourned
Until Saturday morning, and will rise some
time during the day. Ths jurors were finally
discharged today.
Many thanks, Brother Noyes.
The B & NJ. Daggage-master threw tho Bid.
deford papers off at Saco this morning. and
Uice UerSd.
SIX deaths are reported in this city today.
In an interview with Mr.. Coffin, of the Pep
perell Co., we learn that the latter, seeing the
need of q cOnnoisseur, sent him south, where,
since last October, he has been studying the
art OF sAmpling AS the cotton is unloaded in
the yard. he examines each bale and readily
detects that which is of poor quality, thereby
saving quite an amount. it's common oc.
currence for "lot' of cotton to contain two or
three bales of "mixed.''
A traverse runner puDg, a broken standard,
a cushion, said to be from the "Deacon's one
boss shay" and an animal, whose virtue is its
age, all go to show that jewellers can trade
horses as we'll as watches. Oh, Charles!
Mr.. Dorrance Lttlefield of Saco, las bought
Mr.. Clark's interest, and the new finn will be
styled Littleield & Sawyer, wesvers' reeds,
this city. Mr.. Littlefed is at home again,
having been in the same business % years, up
to 1870.