The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
FRANKLIN COUNTY

Inc Lewiston journal learns that j. r. Pull
s'tef, Esq, OF Poland had the misfortune 10
machine drawing stumps, when the team sud
denly started, causing the accident.
t-.r7s7. FRANKLIN COUNTY
Hiram Holt, Esq, of East Wilton, Manu-
facturer of the well known "Holt Scytbe will
leave Monday next with his family for the
South where he purposes to spend the winter,
Tor the benefit of his health.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Augustus Mason of North Boothbay
writes the Transcript that one of his sheen had
lamb on the 10th of March last, and reared
it, and on the 18th of October she had two
| more which are doing WELL He saws if apy
| one can beat this and prove it, he will give
him one of the lambs. .alau-
OXFORD COUNTY.
A Canton correspondent of the Lewiston
journal says Messrs Hayford & Marshall
of the first farmers of Hartford, the celebrated
thoroughbred Cotswold buck referred to in a
previous article. We are informed that Mr..
Thompson paid five hundred dollars Tor this
nn6le animal and two beautiful. pure blooded
Leicester ewes. Messrs III. & NJ. have also
made several other important sales of their
Imported stock tho P-oeont week. sto&ra
- PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing hears Of a farmer who
mas eight acres of potatoes in the ground. mon
winch there was. covering of one foot Of
snow! Many others are somewhat similarly
sruated, owing to the extreme wetness of Oc-
tober interfering with digging.
The Bangor Wing says DR.. Truewortbv of
Corrinna was summoned in great haste to at
tend lady who had lost that very important
woman's right, the power of speech. On re-
pairing to her residence, he found that in
gaping, she had thrown her jaw out of Joint.
The unlucky jaw was quickly restored to its
place. and the tOnoup N m as hafo
PIscATAQU1s COUNTY.
The Foxcroft correspondent of the Bangor
wig writes that the seighing is capital aud
that the snow is a foot deep.
Farmers are bringing in wood and hay in
large quantities into Foxcroft Many acres of
potatoes IN that section are still unharyested
under the snow. M tiaeI7
Work on the Foxcroft end of the Bangor &
cuted.
The new hotel in Foxcroft is nearly ready
this week, 80
The following are the officers of Bald Noun
tam Lodge I. O., of G. r. of Blanchard: Hem
Y ~ BLACKSTONE Is W. G. T.; Ella s; sturtevsnt,
Hussey, W. F. S.; Charles b. Packard, W.
G.; Job Cole Barrows Packard, w. T.; Hiram
Blackstone, w. NJ; Emma B. Packard, w. r
g.; Millard Hussey, w. o. G..
sAGADAHoc COUNTY. ...... ..
The following communication, from Mrs.
Sampson, the well-known founder and man
ager of the Orphans Home in this city, will
explain itself:
r BATH, Oct. o. 1869
Gentlemen of the Hiackley Knitting Machine
me in the behalf Of the Or
phans Home Association to express to YOU
our thanks for the generous gift to our institu-
lion of one OF your celebrated "knitters.' It
IS very simple, easily managed, and works |
beautifully. succeeded in knitting a good
shaped stocking on my first attempt, and have
no doubt but the older girls in our Home"
age. would cordially recommend it to all |
similar institutions, as we'll as to families or |
aides who contemplate purchasing knitting
Machine.
MRS. CHARLES A. L. SAMPSON.
Bath Times, Oct. 18th.
SOMERSET COUNTY. FL
The Arson .Advocate says a severe snow
torn set in on Friday morning. which pre-
allied all through Friday and Saturday.
ao1ut fifteen inches fell in this, the first snow
u u! me season. Many of the farmers are caught
I,en potatoes IN the ground. We hear of one |
,tber na as nve acres undug, another three. an
inned h, ana many small pieces The con-
LIN m, crop on wet lands
nc,aon. says as one of the unnublisbed
resbet on "i the casualties of the recent great
Hon. j. M ID De mafaoasset, we learn from the
hat ne lost his mill with ali its conteo ofsiama,
hinists tools, blacksmiths tools. ca aatne, ma
God riding Sleigh &C., Sc; from his dw,,n
ng-house cellar, Is bushels potatoes, toSetbnr
nth barrels, frkins, pots, jars. &c. the accu.
1ulatiOn of many years OF housekeepinp.-
'rockery ware mostly broken. Loss estimat-
d at $4,000
YORK COUNTY,
The employees at the Navy Yard have con-
Ilouted the sum of $1,000 as gift to the wild
" OF the late William Atchison of Boston,
nc was recently killed at the yard by the ex-
lesion of a gasometer.
Capt. Mark Prime of Saco, slaughtered pig
4, tuesday last, six months and twenty DAYS
lu' winch weighed, when dressed, three hum I
his pig has lived was principally corn meal ,