The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
STATE NEWS.
ANnRnscocc1N Co11Nrv

The total shipment of shoes from the Au-
burn factories are 1, 309 cases this week against
l,327 cases last week, and 1888 cases for the cor
responding week of 1878. The lea Their receipts
are ln,2l5 pounds, the heaviest ever known in
Auburn. Several firms have lately started on
fall work. All the hands are driven, and will
probably have enough work through the sum-
mer.
A heavy shower with high wind passed over
Lisbon Falls on Thursday afternoon. The ell
of the house of A. I'll. Howe was struck by
lightning. Damages small. A gentleman
from Portland who was near was badly stunned.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The trustees of the Insane Hospital at their
meeting just closed, ordered the erection of the
proposed domitory and a gas house. They
looked over the accounts, ordered slight re-
duction in the wages of some of the employees
and attended to other matters. There was a
tie vote on motion submitted to make
change in one or two of the principal officers to
make places for some ambitious Democrat or
Greenbacker, but thus coming to a dead lock
of course nothing was done.
AT the National School of Execution and
Oratory, Philadelphia, there were recently held
the closing exercises and preliminary contest
of the senior class. Miss Frances 1. Pettingill,
OF Augusta, distinguished herself by securing
one of the four Glass Honors which were
awarded.
Mr.. Joseph E. Badger, of Augusta, received
on Monday from Judge Fox of the United
States District Court, Justice Clifford of the
Supreme Court, and Judge Lowell of the Cir
cult Court concurring, the appointment of
United States Commissioner of the Circuit
Court for the District of Maine.
KNOX COUNTY.
A son of Mr.. Silas Robbins, of Green's
Landing, fell from boat last Sunday and was
drowned. The body was recovered. Mr.. Rob
BINS was very poor and did not even have suit
able clothing for his son to be laid out in. Mr.
John Isaacsou, of Boston, heard of the circum-
stances OF the case and generously donated a
suit of clothing for the body and another for
the father. He also collected from the neigh
bors $3.50 for him.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. Columbus Cushman, prominent citi-
zen of Hebron, died at his home in that town
yesterday. He has been county treasurer for sew
eral years, and was one of the trustees of He
bron Academy. His death was quite unex-
pected, as he was apparently well Tuesday
morning. Brights' disease of the kidneys was
the cause of his death.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Starks has held another town meeting to
raise money for town purposes, this being the
third meeting within year at which the town
has refused to raise money to pay Indebtedness
or for current expenses, though the town debt
is some 1000.
Rev. II. H. Acterian, of North Arson, a
graduate OF Bates College, has lately been sub
jected to an ecclesiastical trial. 1t was charg-
ed that Mr.. Acterian does not preach the Free
will Baptist Creed; that he is too liberal The
Chronicle adds: Prof. Hayes of Bates College,
and Rev. C. f. Penney of Augusta, were mem
bers OF the tribunal that heard the case of f.
b. Church of North Arson VS.. III. HI. Acterian,
and decided in favor of Mr. Acterian''