The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-11
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


Mr.. f. M. Jordan of Auburn, this year will
raise 100 tons of cabbage.
The First Baptist Parish at Lewiston has
decided to build parsonage on the eligible lot
jus: south of their new church. The house
Will pTobobly be of brick, two stories, with q
French roof.
Hebron has a native cow which daily D, o.
d4ces ~ quarts Of rich milk-15 quarts OF
which is daily sold to milk vendors. The cow
COW has good pasturage and is fed on cabbages
that are rot suited to market.
The next term of the Supreme Court for An
droScoggin County will meet at Auburn on
Tuesday, Sept. 21st. Judge Walton will prob.
ably preside.
Timothy Bailey, Esq. of Auburn, declines
the nomination OF County Commissioner, ten.
dered him by the Third Party, for reasons
which appear sound and unanswerable.
The following Republican representative
nominations have been made in Androscoggin
County: Lisbon, Durham and Webster-Jos
y. Colt OF Leeds; Minot and old Danville-
Isaiah Woodman of Minot; Turner and Liver
more.Lebulon ID. Bearce of Turner; Poland
and Wales-(classed together but elect separ-
Weston. -
The Republicans of Lewiston have nominal.
Cd for Representatives, Samuel r. Bearce and
s. d. Murray.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
=, The Wilton Cattle Show and Fair will hold
their annual an AIS Show and Fair at East Wilton,
the next fair day.
The thread spool mandatory of Me,srs
Austin & Sanborn, in Weld, turns ont. on an
average, four hundred and fifty gross of spools
per day, using four hundred cords of wood in
the course of the year.
~ The Republicans of Strong at their caucus,
Tuesday, nominated Washington L. Dagoett
for Representative to the Legislature, unapi-
mously.
The Republicans of Wilton have nominated
Leonard f. Green for Representative to the
Legislature.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Orrin Halves of Vassalboro' has been NOM
mated for Representative by the Republicans
OF Vassalboro'; Warren r. Lewis, Pittston.
Mr.. Thomas j. Fuller "Hallowell boy"
mas recently been appointed clerk in the
bookkeeping division OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau at Washington.
The Augusta post Office has recently been
made an office for issuing money orders nava.
BILE in Switzerland, and for paying orders
drawn IN that country in favor of parties re-
siding in this country.
II Inc e. Tiger engine, of Hallowell, which took
one OF the silver trumpets at the firemen's
muster, IS veritable teet0taler, having been
IN the cold water business for thir ty-four years
Ezra Fray was nominated by a decisive ma
lorlty as candidate for Representative to the
LEGISLATURE, to be supported by the Republic
cans OF the class, composed OF China, Albion.
Clinton Gore, and Unity Plantation. The
Hichborn men were out in force, throwing a.
votes of the 81 votes cast. MIR. PRAY was n
member of the Legislature in 1868. and b;s
nomination is very satisfactory to ali good Re-
publicans.
The Baptist church in Watervile is v itbout
q pastor, and failing to secure other SUNNY
Mr.. G. F. Hathaway, shirt manufact,,rer' wy
invited to preach last Sunday, which unusual
duty he performed with proper spirit ana 90
general acceptance. The fact that 16 ont "
Y churches in the Kennebec Baptist A ssoc;a'
u; sloe are without pastors, is strong argument
in favor OF lay preaching. A'n'
PENoBscor COUNTY
=, Mrs Esther McPheters of Orono dad IN
She was the first child born in Oro wv yJ h;S
Inc record states to have been ON the 3oth Of
April, LIT. w 'n0 JUL VI
! , nsossrs. Onas. IL. Dunning and N. B. e. |
a.ruge OF bangor, have been erecting q fine |
!anheay In Brewer the present season. which |
Is now nearly ready to commence operations. |
, Lue pulaing Is OF two stories, 81 by 5S with
sneo iof tne storage of bark. 1t has 81 pits for |
tanning, three large watts for extracting the
Iannln from The bark, and if supplied with
eweuty morse power engine. 1t has capacity
lor tanning 1000 to 5000 hides per year They
month.
Howard A. Cleveland, convicted of the muir
der of Warren A. George, was sentenced,
Thursday, at Bangor, by Judge Cutting, to be
hung. Cleveland maintained the same nm
and stolid appearance as he did up
-, trial. His counsel ~. .I,s. W ihovo
urtber in the case by writ Of error, and mean
while he will be sent to State Prison. +
Cornelius Haley Of Bangor was accidentally
killed Thursday while cutting down tree in
ured by the storm.
During the storm of Wednesday night, the