The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The Auburn shoe factories commence the
new year with bright outlook. All the
shops, with one or two exceptions, are run
ming full crews. The total shipments this
week are 1148 cases, or 357 cases more than
were shipped in the corresponding week OF
last year. On account of the advance in express
rates, the shipments are now more largely by
freight than ever, to all points.
The Denison Paper Manufacturing Co., OF
Mechanic Falls, have made their first pay
ment in compromise settlement. Their mills
are driven to their full capacity to keep peace
list of customers.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Tie winter term of Bowdoin College opened
Tuesday The students have mostly returned
to begin their studies HI. B. Hathaway,
formerly in the class of 80, has returned to
college and entered 81. The seniors have
commenced International Law under the in
struction of Lieut. Crawford, professor OF
military science.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Hospital Sunday contributions to the
Maine General Hospital, last year. from Rock
land were as follows: First Baptist church.
$40; First Universaist $685. Congregational
$3.50. The Freewill Baptist church at
Vinalhaven contributed 1926. No other
churches in this county made contributions.
Mr.. j. G. Maddocks, the light keeper at
number of vessels that have passed that sta
ton for the year ending Dec. 81, 1879, have
been as follows: Ships o; barks 81; brigs 10;
schooners II 1853; sloops 937; steamers 3,16S-
Total, 81 $50. In 1878 the record was: Ships
3; banks Is; briggs II; schooners 1894; sloops
$50; steamers 3,779-total, 2O,904.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Last Friday evening there died one OF Nor
ways oldest and most respected citizens,
Capt. John Whitmarsh. He was born in Nor
way on the sd day of Augusta, 1898, and was
accordingly just Sc years, months and days
old at the time of his death. He was SER
geant in the war of 1872, but his rank of cap
tain was gained in the old State militia and he
commanded company in Norway for some
years after the war of 1872.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At about twelve o'clock last Monday night
fire was discovered in the house OF Benjamin
Hall at Clifton. The flames had made such
Roadway before the inmates were aroused that
they escaped with nothing but their night
clothes and Mr. Hall had to leave the build
ing through second story window, Among
other things devoured by the flames were
forty bushels of wheat and twenty bushels OF
beans. The loss will amount to 5000; no
insurance. The fire caught from hot ashes
placed in barrel.
WALDO COUNTY.
VIM Balcom of Palermo, recently had an
unwelcome visitor. A skunk came into the
kitchen, passed by a sleeping dog and went
under the sink, stood erect, put his head
through crack and came down to natural
posture again; but could not get his head out
of the crack which was narrower at the bot
tom. His perplexed host did not know how
to get rid of him. The sknnk remained pri-
soner for a week, but finally extricated him
self and retired gracefully.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Savings bank has declared
semi-annual dividend of two per cent pay
able to depostors on and after Monday, JAN
18th This will make four and one-half per
cent for the last year paid by this bank, the
July dividend being q per cent. This bank
has paid out over $4,000 of dividends since it
started, and now pays out between $4,000 and
$1,000 annually in dividends to depositors.