The Portland daily press., 1884-01-18
AUBURN.

AUBURN. -
Shoe shipments this week amount to 1888
cases; leather received, 113 $40 pounds. SR0e
shipments last week 2026 cases; leather reeeiv-
ed 7l8,4l4. Shoe shipments for corresponding
week of 1888, 1850; leather received, 81 435.
Auburn is better off than most shoe
making cities but business is duller than usual.
The failures of the past year have had their
effects upon Auburn as upon other cities whose
business is to make shoes.
The ice harvest on the Penobscot began
Wednesday Six companies will cut an aggre-
gate of cne hundred thousand TONS The pros
pect is not fattering for large prices, but by
use OF machinery it can be harvested SO cheap
as to afford fair profit at low price. 1t is fine
ice u to 16 inches thick. About four hundred
men will be employed for number of weeks.
BUxToN.
The final lecture of the Grange Hall course
was given Wednesday evening by Hon. w, j.
Corthell of Gorham, suoject-"Thst Boy of
Ours" Mr.. Corthel's lectures have always
met the barty approval of Buxton audiences,
and on this occasion full honse gave him
hearty welcome. Miss Leila Farrell Of Port
land favored the audience, previous to the lee
ture, with singing. Judging by the enthuias-
tic encore, it will only require an announce
ment that Miss Farrell is to sing to fill Grange
Hall at any time.
CoRNvILLE.
e. D. William who assaulted John S. Hall
the recent term of the Supreme Court in Skow-
hogan of assault with dangerous weapon. He
has not been sentenced.
FAIRFIELD.
The Universalist parishes of Fairfield and
Waterville have extended hearty call to Rev.
r. I'll. Aldrieh, says the Gospel Banner. He
accepts. His work at Fairfield is to begin at
once and at Waterville the first of May.
GoULDsBoKo.
=
ney s. Hill, three ancient coins were found un-
der the post of the front door, being probably
placed there when the house was built nearly
100 years ago. Two of the coins bore date of
1915, the other the date, from age, could hot
be made ont. 1t was old custom in those
days TO place one or more coins under the door
post for good luck"
Mr.. Daniel L. Walker, one of the early set
tiers OF this town died Monday, the 14th, in
the 86Lh year of his age. He moved into what
was then a wilderness in early life and has
seen the place change from an unbroken forest
to well Sc tiled town.
LIMINGToN.
Mrs. Betsey Schermerhom, a lady OF eighty
nine years, living at East LimiDgton, was
found upon the floor of her sleeping room last
Tuesday morning, with her hands and feet
frozen. Mrs. s. is very intelligent and eccen
trio lady with plenty of means, but prefers to
llVe almost oDtlE6ly alone anC mas Tor years,
and had it not been for little grandchild lIv-
ing with her at the time, she would probably
have frozen to death.
NJ. E. Gould has been elected to fiji the va
cancy in the board of selectmen of Milo caused
by the death of A. G.. Chase.
The wife of Captain James L. Smart died
very suddenly Tuesday evening Of heart dis
ease.
MoNsON.
Constable Mitchell an officer of the Piscata-
quis Game and Fish Protective Society, seized
al the depot of fthe Monson railroad, III Mon
sen, Monday, box containing caribou hide,
kead and part of the carcass, which was
brought there by some ElliottSville poachers
and directed to parties in Bangor.
The Didgo Slate Quarry was shut down on
the l7th instant, iu consequence of being short
of help in the shed.
THoMASToN.
A number of ladies met at Grand Army Hall,
Th0mastoD, on Monday evening, and signed
petition for charter to organize Woman's
Relief Corps in that place.