The Portland daily press., 1867-11-13
state News.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
From the Lewiston Journal we learn that
Mr.. j. G. Fernald, Tutor in Bates College, a
graduate of Bowdon in the class OF &C. died in
that city Tuesday morning, after an illness of
two weeks He was native of West Poland,
and one of the most promising young men.
His early death will be great loss to the col
lege.
The journal says Mr.. Geo. M. Stanchfield
proprietor of the "Once A Month" and en-
ployed in the journal Office, met with quite "a
severe accident on Saturday last His left
hand was caught in a Job press on which he
was at work, and received an impression"
which will probably disable it for several
weeks. 1t was wonderful that he escaped so
lightly for his middle finger being between a
bar of iron measuring one by one-half inches
and the platen broke the bar short of, without
fracturing the bone. f
Butter is selling in Lewiston, says the Jour-
nal, at $50. per pound.
Miss Priscilla Arris was driving a spirited
horse round short curve in the road in Au-
burn, last Saturday, when she was thrown out,
her head striking between two sticks of cord
wood in pile by the roadside. Had she fall
en- two inches more towards either side she
would have been instantly killed As it was,
says the Journal, she was stunned but escaped
| serious injury.
The dedication of the new Grammar School
| House in Lewiston takes place to-day, with
appropriate exercises.
The State Teachers Convention meets at
Lewiston on Monday Nov 25th and will con-
| tinue in session two days.
AROosTooK COUNTY.
| Apples, equal in quality to any grown in
| Maine, are raised in Aroostook county
Dennis Fairbanks, ESQ.,, the first settler in
the town OF Presque Isle, and who formerly
-yvrr-rr II HIrIe or Iauuy upon which the village
| OF Presque Isle has since been built, died at
his residence in the Province of New Bruns-
| wick on Tuesday Nov. G. He was a native of
| Winthrop says the Sunrise, and removed to
Presque Isle thirty-five years since, and repre-
scented his district one year in the Legislature
| About twenty years since he became involved
| in difficulties and removed to the Province
and has not visited Presque Isle for twelve
| years He was about so years of age.
| Mr.. James Fl. Labroke, Formerly of Portland.
sergeant of the 9Th Maine Battery during the
after brief illness, leaving a widow and
three children.
Mr. Frederick Haines of Fort Fai rfeld
while saving shingles, had two of his fingers
nearly severed from his hand
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
correspondent of the Lewiston journal es-
Inmates that the annual average value of the
manufactures in the beautiful village of West
Waterville is very near four hundred thousand
dollars. ~ 81
Waterville was visited with a snow squall
last Wednesday night, which gave things a
frosty appearance. But the genial weather.
since, has removed all wintry appearances.
it,l H9G SOMERSET COUNTY. - 80
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing saws
Mr. j. III. Gilbreth, of Kendalls Mills, was Of
fered $4,000 for his Knox colt on Friday last
but refused to sell short of $4,000. He is a
very fine horse, jet black, weighs 1880 pounds,
is five years old, and has trotted his half mile
in 1;f5 Horse men think he is the best Knox
colt in the State. US la ylslH4s 3Ai
"A letter has been received at Kendall's
Mills, stating that Neddua, the Norridpewock
jail breaker, has been arrested in Canada for
stealing, and has been sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment Il
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing says potatoes were quoted
IN that city on Monday at 60 cents to 81 90
per bushel--an increase of five cents from the
prices of last week. Hay is in little demand
at $40 to IL for loose, and $40 to 20 for good
pressed. Choice table butter is plentiful at
forty cents. Eggs are held at thirty five cents
per dozen, and are very scarce
The Wing says Mr.. Francis Gibbs has a snb-
stantlai brig Of 500 tons on the stocks, which
he intends to commit to the waters this week
1t is to be called the E. c. Redman."
Steamer Milton Martin makes her last trim
from Bangor, for the season, on FRIDAY of
next week, Nov. 22d. s-
Messrs. T. N. Egery & Co. are erecting in
Bangor stone bulding-192by 40 feet, and IA
feet high for q machine shop. Also store
house built of oak-2OO by Sc feet They con-
sumo, says the Wing, annually in their work.
shops, 200 tons of hard and 1000 bushels of
soft coal, 225 tons of sand, and 200 tons of pig
iron Seventy five men are kept in constant
employment at the present time, but with
their enlarged facilities this working force will
be greatly increased.
nephew, arrived home on Friday of last week
from tour of about year in Europe
YORK COUNTY.
The pay of the operators on the Peppere1l
and Laconia corporations, Biddeford, is to be
reduced on and after Monday, 18th inst
grand concert by 300 Sabbath School chill
dren, is to be given at City Hall, Biddeford,
this evening.
Hon. Ichabod Washburn of Worcester
Mass, has presented to the Christian Society
at Beach Ridge in York, bell weighing $50
pounds, and all necessary fixtures for hanging
the same.
The Saco Democrat says a little son of Mr.
William Gard, of York, aged about years,
was scalded so severely on Monday the 4th
inst, by accidentally sitting down into bas-
ket of hot dye stuff, that it died in few hours
after the accident @ -
The Democrat says about 10000 tons of gran
lite have already been deposited in the break
water now in process of construction at the
mouth OF Saco river, by the contractors, |
Niessrs. James M. and John w Deering of Sa- |
CO. iheir whole contract was for 10000 tons, |
lhe remainder of which is to be laid next sea- |
SON. Inc bar is beginning to wear away, and |
the channel is already several feet deeper, and
when the present plan is fully executed, one
god freshet win undoubtedly make the bar
matter of history, to the great delight of our
coasters as well as of the enterprisine shin.
builders of Saco, who will not then be limited
in the size of their ships, by the impossible
ity of getting them to sea. The Democrat
pays a merited compliment to our Representa-
tive in Congress, Hon. John Lynch, whose in
fuence secured the appropriation. !