Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-28
State News.
ASDROsCOGGIN.

The North Auburn Shoe Company WAS or
ganized in 1874 on the cooperative principle,
there being some hundred owners, many of
them operatives. The scheme on the whole,
was not success, and the company has just
been reorganized with fewer owners. New
machinery is to be put in. and it is. hoped
that it will be success. The shop has ca
pacity for 100. 900 cases per wear.
.'Pinkeye' is reported arrived in Lewiston.
Carpenters are putting the finish on the
rebuilt Auburn arm0ry. 1t is almost a re-
production of the old armory, and will be
fitted by the company
The Lewiston Journal saws that counter
felt quarter-dollars have been circulated
there recently.
CUMBERLAND.
The steamship Scandinavian arrived in
Portland, Monday morning.
The Argus says: There is demand for
recruits at Fort Preble, nine men being
wanted. Business continues so good that few
can be found to accept soldiers berth at Sl3
month.
The past week was an unusually good
one for the fishermen. and all vessels
from the Cape shore have brought large
fares.
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Sarah Bond, the
women at Stroudwater. who were nearly
killed last week. by inhaling gas from a coal
stove. are out of danger and will soon recov-
er. 1t was a narrow escape.
FRANKLIN.
Pennington people are naturally greatly
interested in the extension of the Quebec
Central Railroad to Portland. as the probable
ity is that it would strike there.
The Wilton Record says that the Messrs.
Riggs. of Chesterville, are doing large busi-
ness in their tannery. They confne their
operations to tanning sheep skins. They are
now tanning some 800 dozen skins in a week,
and they annually distribute payment for
about 500 cords of bark.
HANCOCK.
Saws the Mt. Desert Herald: Five years
ago one armed man "a foreigner) came to
Lamoine, and began the occupation of tramp.
The first selectman giving him ten dollars if
he would leave town and not return for five
years, he agreed and left. He kept his pro-
mise and stayed away until the five years
were up, but came back again this year after
another ten.
Fourteen residents Of Eden are 80 years
of age, and upward. Three of this number
are, respectively, 80. 92, and 80.
KNOX.
Samuel ID. Haines, the murderer of Rob-
bins. was brought from State Prison and ar
raigned in the s. J. Court in Rockland Mon
dav afternoon, on Indictment for the assault
committed upon officer Barrows at the time
of Iiaines' desperate attempt to escape from
prison last summer. He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to nine months solitary con-
finement,-tbese to be added to his present
sentence. Two other similar indictments
were found against Haines, upon which he
NAV be arraigned at any future time.-John
Gillis. alias George Williams. pleaded guilty
to indictment for larceny, and was sentenced
to State Prison for two years.
LINCOLN.
1t is reported that two children of Ansel
Farnham. of East Boothbay, are sick with
small pox.
jefferson has a new hearse that cost $3.50.
The West Bristol farmers have raised this
season over five and one half tons of pork.
Judson Tarr's factory at Pemaquid. is still
running in full blast, canning little neck CLANS
and clam chowder. employing 60 hands.
PESoBscoT.
The Commercial says The lumberers of
the West seem to greatly prefer Bangor made
cant-dogs to any other. and send here every
year for them in large numbers. Michigan
has the greater part of our western shipments.
The western people also have batteaux built
here and transported to the scene of opera
tions by rail, as no western builder can sue
cessfuly initiate the graceful lines of Pen
obscot batteau.
On the various streams in the northern
part of the county are crews of men begin
ming their numbering operations. which ag-
gregate $50 men and over 100 horses.
The Maine Central surveying party on the
25,h inst. crossed the west branch of the
Penobscot. at Grand Falls, where the river
bank is natural abutment of rocks. about
twelve miles above Medway. They will then
go to East Branch, about ten miles distant
and cross at the mouth of Meadow Brook.
above Rocky Rips, going about ten miles
vest of Patten, near Shin Pond Stream
Whig.