The Portland daily press., 1867-12-03
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state News.


Mr.. Otis b. Crosby OF Albion, raised this
season from one bushel of the Goodrich pota-
to, forty bushels. The seed was put on one
twentieth of an acre, and Mr.. c. saws that if
he had put the same seed on twice as much
ground, he would have got eighty bushels
The Commissioners who are investigating
4he affairs of the Hospital for the Insane. in
accordance with the Legislative order of last
winter, are to hold an adjourned meeting at
the Hospital, commencing on Tuesday the
10th day of December The Commissioners,
Messrs. A. G. Jewett, James Fuller, and James
NJ. Deering, request that persons in possession
OF any facts which they may deem important
in reference to the Institution, will communi-
cate the substance by letter, previous to the
time aforesaid If any such matter is deemed
of Sufficient Importance all persons making
such communications will be summoned. to
give evidence and their fees will be paid. / d Z
Mr. Benz Richardson, of Monmouth, in
forms the Farmer that an apple tree set ontin
his orchard the month of May last shed IT'S
leaves the last part of June and first of July
In August the leaves came out again. in SEN
tember it blossomed, and in Octob.r apples
were growing upon the tree the size of potato
balls when checked in their growth by the
frost. .'Ii'I.. "il ra fe.t
The Kendalfs Mills oorresnordant Of tbo
Whg understands that the Waterville Water
Power Company will commence the erection
of "a dam across the Kennebec next spring. tt
will be some nine hundred feet in length and
eighteen feet IN height. This will compel the
X. & p. r. f., to raise their track from seven
to nine feet. The same correspondent saws:
'"rhe K g. p. r. r. sent from tfis station last
week 81 loaded cars, all of them for the Bos-
ton market Pretty well for way station"
PENoBscoT COUNTY
At Bangor, during The twenty four hours be.
tween Saturday and Sunday morning the mer.
curry fell from so degrees to zero. The Whig
says the river, which was entirely clear of ice
Saturday evening, wrs frozen across Sunday
morning, although passage was afterwards
opened by the st am tugs and the Katabdin
The latter arrived about ten O'clock, having
left Boston Saturday afternoon, instead OF Fri
day, on account OF the storm. There were
about dozen vessels in port, some only partly
loaded. AL, or nearly all of them were aiken
down river by Copt R3ss's tugs, Sunday af-
ternoon. The Wing thinks the river is now
closed for the season.
The Whig announces by request that run
ming match against time has been made by
Mr.. j ulius Rhodes of Bangor-who under
takes to run from that city to Ellsworth 26
mle., in four and half hours, for purse of
$2O0-as soon as the road is in proper con-
dition, s. s,. a=p ..-. 90
.4.. sAGADAHOC COUNTY
The Bath Daily Sentinel and Times com 2
to us this week considerably enlarged and
otherwise improved 1t is now the largest
daily ever published in that city, and its pro-
prietors promise still further improvements
IHey niYe SHOWN mucn enterprise ana pluck
in the face Of discouraging obstacles, gnd we
cordially wish them an abundant measure of
success. ~ ' .u
The Bath Times learns that Henry A Shorey
of that city, late Captain in the 10th Maine Vol
unteers, has received the appointment of Ma
jor of Volunteers by Brevet, "for meritorious
services dnring the war" to rank as such from
the 18th day of March, 1865.
YORK COUNTY. M
The town Of Buxton needs better roads and
better sehoolhouses and better Schools so
thinks correspondent who writes us fran
that locality.
During a fire at Saco on Saturday after
noon .he con OF Mr.. Charles NJ Littlefeld Zone
of the Fire Wardeps) was run over by the Del
nge Engine, and his head crushed fearfully, SO
that ma, he died shortly after. The boy was an in
teiigent, active lad about II or IA years Of age, |
anu was helping at the drag rope OF the engine
wien oy some slip be came under the wheel |
Inc little steamer on the Saco river, run
nlnS peeween the Bar Mills" and Modera- |
ton, mas continued her trips up to the present |
The fine bridge for the Portland q, Rocbos.
ter r. r across the Saeo at the Bar Mills will |
be finished in about three weeks. ""-