The Portland daily press., 1867-10-11
state Items.

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i ,Penobscot river two feet. 5;....i ts,. 5
| 81 The Bangor Wing thinks much larger
quantity of logs well remain over than last
| year, and the amount manufactured this year
will fall short of last by twenty or thirty mil
lions probably, although larger than in 1866.
| Thomas Rance Of Kendall's Mills, tried
and convicted of HOUSEKEEPING, has been SEN
fenced to State prison for twelve years.
y The Bangor Wing says the steamer Cam
bridge made trip from Boston to Bangor, in
clading all landings, in IS hours. a ~
Il According to the annual report of the An
droseoggin Railroad made by the President,
Oliver Moses and other officers the gross earn
lngs tor the year Were one hundred and sixty
six thousand dollars, ($166.1 3231) running ex-
penses one hundred and fifteen thousand
($115 400 ,10), leaving the net earnings over sew
enty thousand $50 ,723.12) Important repairs
have been made, twenty new freight cars built,
a new locomotive purchased. Further repairs
are needed and additions to equipment. No
loss of human life occurred ON the road during
the year nor serious personal injury. The
Company have leased the Leeds and Farming
ton Railroad for 30 years from Dec. LIST, 1866,
for which they are to pay for the LIST period of
five years $4,000 a year; I'd period of five
$34 900 year; Sd period $4,000 year; for
the next ten years $4,000 year; and for the
remaining period of % years $40 900 year
By this lease the old and new parts of the
road are efectually consolidated for 30 years.
5. G. Robbins of Winthrop has been tx
perimenting in the production of new varieties
of potatoes He has one called the Dirigo, six
years from the seed. The Farmer says the no.
tatoes are of good size, Of a pink and white
I mixed color and are free from rot. bali hrai
two O'Clock, Wednesday, A. M, the
barn of James Robinson, of Durham, with all
all its contents, four tons of hay, one yoke of
oxen, two horses, two cows, one hog, were de-
stroyed by fire, as we learn from the Lewiston
Journal. The loss falls very heavily on Mr..
Robinson. The fire was, without doubt, the
work of an incendiary. Mr.. Robinson was one
of the principal witnesses in the Larrabee case
of malicious mischief, in which Rufus L. Lar
rabee was convicted. Larrabee, as is well
known, is now serving sentence of two years
in State Prison for horse stabbing offense in
Durham. ~ -i3t i-iiililiA
si1 The Lewiston Journal says, fire was dis
covered yesterday in W. f. ALIENS silver plat
ing establishment. 1t originated from sponta-
neous combustion and was soon put out. Loss
about $500. va 3al bsA ies- 44fEs Etl5.fal,i
MIR Harding Dunlap, baggage master, ON
the railroad from Bath to Brunswick, had lis
hand jammedI between two cars on We'd
nesday. The fingers of the left hand were
much injured Ma. g.er -.eetrss. s.,
The Aroostook Pioneer says "Best kind Of
agricultural fair-a pretty country girl" We
suppose there were lots Of such at the recent
Fair at Presque Isle. ''1l iHA
The Pioneer also says that the Cook grist-
mill in that village has five runs of stones
which grind immense quantities'of grain, yet
the rush is SO great that about two thousand
bushels are on hand awaiting their turn, and
the cry is "still it comes!'' l3al .I.lad rA4
lo I'VE learn from the Machias Union that
the British flag was seen flying on three
barques, at the wharves, in that city one day
last week; all loading for foreign ports,
an The Eastport Sentinel says the wild cats
are quite numerous at Perry this fall. Mr.
Thompson Lincoln, at Birch Point, having lost
eight or ten sheep, and Mr.. Page eleven by
them. 'i e'''''4.l ,'ii -.''H
Ellis M. Smith, of Machias, killed six wild
were near the wharves in the river Ellis has
killed % ducks at four shot within few days;
one shot killing eight They bring him about
one dollar per pair. lUil3l4b hts5R 7fflIe 3D.
i4s The Gardiner journal SAYS: "Pork has
had an astonishing tall in price-hogs only
bring s to 10 cents in this market. Trichina
or something else has brought 'em low, and
few will cry. al -. r -.
The Kennebec Journal says: Building
operations have commenced at Pittsfeld in
this State for the erection Of building lis feet
long, So feet wide in the centre, with wings 80
feet each "a feet wide;l three stories high with
a bell dome and observatory in the centre, for
the use of the Maine Central Institute, sustain
ed the Free Baptist denomination. tits de-
signed as feeder to Bates College" ,t. 9
q The Custom House at Belfast is. receiving
a new roof and general repairs. o, .., e
The typhoid fever prevails somewhat ex-
tensively in Washington county.
The honey crop this season has been un-
usually large 'i" i9"F" 500 81 i-Hh
The railroad from Newport to Dexter win
"e iuiiy graded before the winter sets in. q
.,r = ne New York Tribune says the "Hon.J j.
"..erson, Mayor of Augusta, Me-, has ia
Tue tribune with five of Kellys North
Hiit Concert tickeGs, and prespec-
s'0 80 nehys weekly, which he received by
mai on FRIDAY. The circular invites the re-
capient W become an agent for Kelly's $4,000
ooo lottery scheme, and promises glittering
profits; but the Mayor of Augusta not only re- !.
jects Mr.. Kelly's overtures, bnt tell. ms that
the whole thing is a swindle which should no
exposed The Tribune sends the tickets TO
Police Captain Petty" .b9F1m9qan hlfi-aH