The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The shoe shipments from the Auburn facto-
ries make good showing this week. The to-
tai number of cases shipped was LAST, which
is quite an increase over last week. The man
ufacturers OF mems fine calf work are making
very heavy shipments. One firm shipped go
cases in one day. Work on mems heavy goods
is quiet, but the business in this class of goods
moves along steadily. The factories which
manufacture ladies light sewed goods have re-
sumed work this week, and the orders come in
faster than at the commencement of last sea-
son.
On the morning of the 18th inst, about 7 a.
M, the inmates of farm house in Mnot dis
covered the reflection of the city of Lewiston
wildly portrayed upon the sky. The CITY
building, churches, one mill, thought to be the
Androscoggin, trees, Lisbon street, train at
the Maine Central depot, and numerous build
ings were distinctly seen and recognized The
marvellous spectacle was visible about one-half
hour from the time it was first discovered un-
til its disappearance. No one building was
visible for any length of time, but the objects
were continually changing and re-changing, at
one time fading from sight, and then again
plainly visible. AS the sun rose, it gradually
faded away, the northern part of the city first
from which this curious sight was witnessed
is situated upon the highest point of land lying
between Portland and Streaked Mountain
Gen. VIM. Newell died in Durham, his ma
tive town, Jan. I'd, 1881, aged 81 years. He
had held many responsible offices, such as Sc
lectman, treasurer, collector and representa-
tive in our legislature At the breaking out
OF the rebellion his patriotism was so great
that although he was more than sixty years
old, he enlisted as patriot soldier. For fear
his gray hairs would be bar to his enlisting,
he had his hair and beard carefully coored for
the occasion, and, when asked by the recruit
ing officer if he was not more than IS, he re-
Piled "a leetle." But when his true age was
known, and the high rank he had held as a
military man, he was taken from the ranks
and placed in the hospitals to care for the sick
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Recently Waterville doctor received q call
from man, who rode all the way from Dead
River, some eighty miles. to have a felon lane
ed The man was at work in the woods and
stood the pain as long as he could, and then
started for Waterville.
The Colby University Seniors voted to invite
the Rev. Mark Trafton, d. D., of Boston, to be
their poet at commencement, and he has ac-
copied the invitation.
The Boston Herald says: "The liabilities of
Runnells & Littlefeld, grocers, Gardiner,
are about $4,000, of which $500 is indebted
ness to Mr.. Littlefeld's father. The assets are
nominally $3.50 Mr.. Littlefeld represents
that Mr. Runnells has decamped, and that the
firm was the victim of Runnells rascality pre-
vieus!y to his absconding. The firm was dis
solved in November, and Mr. Littlefield agreed
to assume all the liabilities of the concern.
He says, however, that Mr.. Runnells had ap-
propriated unknown sums from the firm, and
so manipulated the books that the real condi-
ton of things was disguised, and that he is,
therefore, obliged to compromise with his
creditors. Mr.. Littlefeld is minor, and his
proposition of 25 cents on 81 will probably be
accepted
The cashier of one of the savings banks in
Augusta says that within six months the bank
which he represents has been compelled to re-
fuse deposits to the amount of over $4,000.