The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-15
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70 state Items

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ij First page: Democratic Precedent; Taxa
ton of National Bank Stock The. Co-opera-
tive Society, at Rochdale, England. Fourth
page: A Love Song by Macaulay; Anecdotes.
~ --Alonzo Harrington ofGreene, had both of
o his legs broken, near the Steam Mill in Lewis
ton a few days since, by stick OF timber fall
ing upon them, as we learn from the Journal.
sai The Augusta correspondent of the Boston
Herald says that among the citizens, besides
Mr.. Blaine, who will visit Europe this summer,
are Senator Morrill, probably, latter he returns
from the Congressional mission to the Indian
country, y Messrs. j. H. Manley, b. B. Cush-
man, a. d. Farwell and others. -.
90 1.-The Lewiston Journal says n. w. Farwell,
esq, of that city has purchased the two water
powers on the Sabattus river, at Lisbon Facto-
ry, together with the old wooden mill, two saw :
mills, two single machines, clapboard ma
chine; grist mill, tannery, several dwelling
I houses, and about 80 acres of land along the
river between and around the two water pow
.ers, the whole amount Of the purchase being
valued at about $4,000. i,,.F a, .....f.
: IRAN Exchange says the Messrs. Bedell of
Mexico, Oxford County manufacture large
! quantities fpotato starch. A new factory of
large dimensions is building. Ninety tons
were made last year.. 1t takes, $50 bushels Of
potatoes to make ton of starch, a..
LIZA correspondent of the Loyal Sunrise says
he has two methods Of getting rid OF the cur
rant worm, both effective if faithfully applied
LIST hand picking; 2d-removing the earth
from around the bush early in the spring to
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distance VI ei,- ar AiGht inches around the bush,
and supply its place with fresn Tins
the progenitors of thousands, may be easily
destroyed. i391Io. Y1a tsHyD oil 1A.-4
81 "A good deal of damage from lfreshets is
reported from the eastern part OF the State
Mills. bridges and dams have been carried of
in various places, o. 9IgdlggaUa utf.f. 80
The Patten Vnsce boasts of some very smart
old ladies it has discovered. Mrs Eliza Cur
fier oflslahd Falls, who is seventy, six years
old has spun within q year, 800 s1eins of yarn
I and doubled and twisted 100 skeins. She
spun eight skeins day on several: occasions.
Mrs. Mercy Webster, of Patten, who is seventy
seven years old, has spun during the year, 200
skeins ofyarn, and doubled and twisted $40
skeins, spinning some days skeins.a ID =
1.-The city of Biddeford raises $4,000 this
year for municipal purposes, and the city Ct
Saco $40,O00ii ri bns ,noijlzaj 10 llfe,r
III The Saco Democrat states that the tallow
factory Of Whitehouse & Goodwin, situated
about milo from that city near the Portland
road, was burnt on Friday night last together
with large lot Of tallow, bones and glue stock,
also IL hogs, and a lot of hens Loss about
$4,000. Insured $4,000. silnosq ngo II.
1.-The firm of Viii lam Noyes 6 Co., pub
fishers Of the Maine Democrat at Saco has been
dissolved. William s.. Noyes will continue
the publication of the paper and the job print
ing business. Iogs 0yis99r o. 1aat 9izHM
lin 1914, the first factory established in the
United States, for the manufacture of boot
weltings and bindings, was started at North
Monmouth, by Aaron Stanton, who built
= the first loom used inifhe country. The bust
ness is now carried on by Thomas L. Stanton
who employs 80 hands and, turns out 5000
yards of linen webbing per day. The machin-
cry is driven by water-power. % lls.t eoS9