Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-05-18
State News.
AypROSCOGGIy.

AxpRoscoGeIx.
The Auburn shoe factories are xinding
off the last skein of the spr season The
shipments from all the factories the past
week have been he avy as the manufacturers
want TO head off any countermand of orders
that NAV result from any more delay in fill
ing. The past weeks shipments are 2760
cases. against 1881 cases during the CORE
spending week of last year. The manufac-
turers are all we'll pleased with this season
which has been unprecedented. All the
factories during the entire season have not
been able to get of the orders as rapidly as
the buyers wanted the goods. Orders have
run heavy and tow Yards the close of the season
there have been many duplicates. The cut
tiers are now mostly up with orders but ii
will take three or four weeks more to make
up the goods that are cut.
The Journal saws: Two men were arrested
and taken TO the station Tuesday afternoon
on the charge of stealing wood from the
river belonging to the pulp mill at Yarmouth.
Complaint was made by Mr.. Marshall. He
is of the opinion that no less than 100 cords
of poplar belonging to him has been stolen
along the banks of Lewiston. The men set
tied
The Lewiston police telegraplied Tuesday
morning TO Portland and TO Boston the fol-
IOW lHg utscElplluD Ol Jerry " NtH. ClAlttn
years old, short. stout build, dark complex
ion. black hair, thick lips, turn-up nose, one
tooth gone, dark. badly worn clothes" Jerry
has robbed his father, living on Gas Patch.
Lewiston, ef S2l, and has taken an excursion
presumably to the Hub. His parents want
their money and their boy. Nothing has
been heard from him.
The Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroads
extension to Lake Auburn is now assured,
the agreement with the city of Auburn having
been completed. The Horse Railroad Com
pany has purchased the beautiful oak grove
of two and one-half acres on the border of
Lake Auburn, and will at once clear it up.
and provide a restaurant and means for
amusements. The steamer at the lake will
run in connection with the cars, from the
grove 10 the Lake Auburn House. A little
baggage car will be run on the srteet railroad
and regular trips will be made in connection
with trains, so that passengers for this beau
titul resort will be better accommodated than
ever before. Sail boats and row boats will be
put on the lake. The distance is about five
miles.
CUMBERLAND.
Chas. A. Dyer of Portland. the fish packer.
recently invested Sl2 600 in Colorado mine.
Three-q quarters Of the mine has been sold in
England, and Mr.. Overs share of the profits
is said to be Sl25,O0O.
Some weeks ago a woman eloped from
Portland with Young man. Her husband
took if carmly and did not try to find her
Monday he received a letter from her, dated
at Boston, in which she said, $50 far God
has blessed us with health, but John has no
regular work vet"
ID. w. THOMPSON. the ieweler of Livermore
Fails, who has been arrested and bailed on
the charge of making the die on which imi.a-
ton gold half dollars were slammed by Bick
nell and Harmon at Canton. claims that he
made die simply for the purpose of stamping
smali goiu bangles lot Jewelry' ana used II
ireeiv anu openly III ms 'raue, as ne supposed
ne hao rieht 10 40 ''ia' lie ioaneo II 10 the
o'ner parties VI. t'ieir representation '"a' tneE
', S".'ei ~ use II ioi '"e Sa"ne puiPoSe anu
tna' WINE III tnelr possession .hey changed
the ole oy anuing ~, 'he words ni'eu states
OF America thompson further alleges that
ne never 'lau any ol ,he bogus oohuS' anu
never khe" awning ABOUT ihem-
PENoBsCoT.
The Whig says the Bangor assessors re-
port SHOWS that during the past year there
nave not been many new oulidings erected,
but extensive repairs and improvements have
been lnaugurated IN many instances and the
IN very excellent conditlon. The present
population Is ,2iZ. Inc number OF schol-
ars Is reported rs ABOUT o'-z', ana the PoiIs
40 III 4'ooo; Durihs 'he year t'iere were 20"
olrths ana the deaths, as gwen 10 the assess
ors, are $50. but TINS Is about lo0 less than
the huhoer as es'ihated Dy the uhdertakers.
Inc number OF horses Is l,Z.Z; cows. s39;
sheep 700 and SWINE 400 There has been
marked decrease IN the latter since the en-
= =, 20
.citv. The dogs number 5s6.
p,sc
oeoec mas one OF the pest wafer powers IN
the state, but 1t mas never been fully devel-
oped. lhe tooth-plck factory Is doing
large business. 1t uses 1000 cords OF poplar
and birch wood year The proprietor Is
Charles roster or BucKhield. where he mas
another tooth-plck factory. Inc goods are
shipped 10 Boston nrm- oenec factory