The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-01
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANOhOSCCGUlN COONIfs
The shipment of shoes from Auburn for the
month of April, 1880, are 2,214 cases in excess
of the total shipments for April, 1879. Orders
for the fall trade are being placed, but ship.
ments of fall goods will not be very heavy uIi-
til June LIST. The shipments this week are
1923 cases, the largest for three weeks, and
the leather receipts are about TONS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mason Anderson has been lecturing in New
England cities as a reformed gambler sand
drunkard. He was to have been married to a
young lady in Providence last Wednesday, and
she had her wedding garments all prepared.
He borrowed $40 which she had in a Bridg-
ton, Me-, bank, and has disappeared with a
watch and diamond pin belonging to other
parties.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Wednesday afternoon Outwine CURE, aged
70, fell dead while at work in the field ON his
farm in Belgrade.
Wednesday the house and barn of Alonzo
Savage of China on the road from Weeks
Mills to Dirigo, were totally consumed by fire
Reported well insured. This is the second
house Mr.. Savage has lost within two years.
The former fire was but few rods from the
latter.
The Augusta Journal says that two car loads
OF horses from the East went through Angus
Ia recently One load was for Boston parties
and the other for Attlehoro parties. Also 10
horses from Skowhegan OH the same day
passed through Augusta. Five fine ones owned
by Mr.. John Haynes were among the number.
Also two matched spans purchased by Mr.. I'll.
f. Doble of West Quincy, Mass. Within a
few days Mr. III. c. Nelson of China has
bought three horses in upper Kennebec county
to send away.
A merchant who does business on Water
street had female customer of a rather lively
sort yesterday forenoon. She had purchased
drive away without paying for the same, say
ing, "You may charge them to me; you know
you owe me rent After considerable parley-
ing she attempted to drive off, when the mer'
chant laid hold of one end of the package. The
woman caught the other and held on, first pas
sing the reins to lady who was with her in
the vehicle. Both stuck to the curtain fix
lures like grim death. The masculine strength
was about to conquer, when the woman caught
up an umbrella and began whacking the mer-
chant over the head, making quite a flesh
wound ON his left cheek. Then the merchant
gracefully retired from the arena, brandishing
aloft half dozen curtain sticks as trophies Of
the battle.-[ Kennebec Journal.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Edwin Keller, sit
uated three miles east of Waldoboro, was
burned with the contents Thursday afternoon
Cause, defective chimney. Insured for 800
in the Monmouth Mutual. The family saved
scarcely any more than the clothes upon their
backs.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Hon. John Gershom Hamblen, OF Lowell
died few days ago. He was representative
tie the Legislature in 1866 and Senator in 1867
and 1868. For many years he was one of the
trustees of the North Bridgton Academy.
PENOBscoT COUNTY.
Several petitions have been sent to Gov
Davis from Bangor asking for the enforcement
of the liquor law.
The executor of Mr. Barrons will has
brought bill in equity to obtain a construc-
ton of that clause of the will making a be.
quest to Mr.. Barron's mother, to determine
whether it is payable outright or is to be held
as a trust fnnd.
PISCATAQUIS CCONTY.
The Guilford Wooden Mill Company are run
ming the factory there to its utmost capacity in
order to fill their orders, and have raised the
pay of their help about ten per cent.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
On Friday afternoon of last week Wallace
Martin and Harry Gould were out sailing Just
above the dam in the old mill stream at North
Anson. Getting too near the dam, and being
the water and attempted to "pull for the
shore" but that was too much for Gould, and
he was swept over the dam into the foaming
water below. He struck out and reached the
shore some three or four yards below-how, is
almost mystery, as the water falls rapidly
over the lodges, seething and foaming below.
The Mantor boy succeeded in saving himself
and the boat from going over.
Mr. S. A. Nye.a at his mill in Fairfield, is
running full force and will soon put on a
night crew. He employs about forty men, and
will manufacture about 100000 feet of lum-
Der during the season. He is now filling a
contract with New York parties for 600 ,O0C
feet and will load vessel at Gardiner this
week.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr. William Waterhouse, prominent and
esteemed resident of Dayton, died suddenly
Tuesday night. He had been in his usual
health, and during the evening of Tuesday he
was in his sons house, short distance from
his own.
The new hotel now building near the Ocean
Bluff hotel in Kennebunkport is to be known
as the Glen House.