The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGe1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Messrs. Miller and Randall the Auburn
shoe manufacturers will build a new wooden
factory in Auburn this summer The building
will be erected in the rear of their present fac
tory and will be 70 feet long, so feet wide and
three stories high.
Elizabeth II. Teale, a lady 81 years of age,
died very suddenly Thursday at Sabattus She
went into Dr. Sleeper's office to have tooth
extracted, and died before the doctor COM
menced to operate. Heart disease is supposed
to have caused her death.
Mrs. Warren Loveioy of South Auburn has
made the past year, from the milk of four
COWS and two-year old heifer, JOSH pounds of
butter, which has always been pre-engaged at
large price. There was also milk enough
and to spare for the family's use.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Opinion says that shower of meteors
recently fell near the house occupied by Hor.
ace Packard of st. George. One struck the
window, taking out four panes of glass, and
came near hitting Mrs. Packard who was near
the window. Upon examination it was found
to be quite cold, and in size and shape very
much resembled half a brick.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Robbers attempted to enter the store of NJ.
M. Phinney at Norway, Thursday night, but
man. Friday night they entered the store of
j. A. Buchanan & Co. at Mechanic Falls, and
carried away large lot of silks and other val
liable goods. There is no clue.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Mr.. A. W. Benson, ticket agent at the M. C.
depot at Bangor, has made arrangements for
party of forty persons, who will soon start
for California in two through cars. Mr.. Ben
son will accompany them part way.
The Wing says $4,000 has been pledged to-
wards the new opera house in Bangor.
The Wing says that the Shaw Brothers tam
merry in Kingman is shut down on account of a
strike.
WALDO COUNTY.
During the year 1879, 1000 barrels of mack
erel were caught in Belfast Bay. which sold
for 81 per barrel, amounting to $4,000 10000
pounds of smells at five cents per pound net
ted the fishermen $500; $4,000 Holsters, four
cents each, S3000 5000 bushels of CLANS, thir-
ty cents per bushel, $1,000; 5000 dozen of
founders, eight cents per Dozen 500; making
a sum total of $3.50 worth Of fish. Between
so and 80 men are wholly, or in part, depend
ent upon the fisheries for a livelihood.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel says that Chester Newton, son
of Isaac Newton of Grand Menan, aged 20
years, while endeavoring to put on his over
coat, on leaving the school house for homo one
day last week, was observed to fall upon the
floor, as was supposed, in q faintlng tit, but
when raised up life was extinct.
Mr. w. W. Reynolds of Marion met with
painful accident recently while telling tree
His hand was thrown one side against sharp,
dry twig, which passed completely through tho
lower bone of the middle finger and entered
the next. After vainIy trying to extract it
himself, he started for physician. 1t took
that functionary an hour and half to remove
the stick, and only then by dividing it inta
small pieces.
YORK COUNTY.
The large new building soon to be erected
by Mr.. Currier on Mechanic Square, Bidde-
ford, is to be occupied in part by newly or
gained shoe manufacturing company. Mr..
ness. an the upper stories will be rented to
the new company.
The Pepperell Company of Biddeford pro-
pose to raise their repair shop, so as to give an
additional story for dressing cloth. For this
and the new mill they have purchased 400, 900
brick at Woolwich, Maine.