The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-27
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Lewiston Journal tina,
the farmers of Leeds met at the town house
Nov. 24th, and organized Farmers Club,
with the following officers: o. D. Turner,
President; ii. M. Brewster, Secretary; S. T.
Lothrop, Treasurer; Isaac Boothby, D. f.
Lothrop, G. G. Gordon and S. L. Howard
Commute. r.
There will be a meeting of the friends of ag-
rfculture and horticulture at the Leeds Center
Meeting House, Tuesday evening, Dec 7th. al
z O'Clock. Short addresses will be made by
one or more Of the following named persons
q. A. Gilbert, member of the Board of Agri.
culture county, Rufus Prince, President, and
o. b. Ham, and other Trustees of Androscoo-
gin Agricultural Society.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mrs. Holt and Mrs Frisbee gave to the town
OF Brunswick the land necessary to widen
Bank street. 1t was worth $780,
Prof. Longfellow has recently presented to
library OF a Bowdoin College, IA volumes folio,
bound elegantly in vellnm. They comprise
the works of Dante, Petraca, Aristo, Tasso,
and Politano, and their estimated value is
from $3.50 to $500. Mr. Lougfellow also pre-
sented to his old instructor Prof. Packard as a
marx OF his personal regard, a folio volume of
the Odes OF Anacreon andS appho, translated
by Caselli, and this work is superbly printed
in Greek and Italian, and handsomely bound.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY -.
Stage sleighs are now run between Mopson
and Moosehead Lake and the seighing is said
to be excellent.
4 sAGADAHOC COUNTY. f- ~ s.
Mr.. John Ripley of Bah aged 96 years. is
the Oldest man in that town. He is able 10
walk to church. t-sr-. rrsr 100 -
The funeral of Deacon David Sewall took
place on Wednesday afternoon last, at the
~ house of his son-in-law. Rev. D. @. Cushman.
The funs raj sermon was preached by Rev. +.
Q. Flske. Mr.. Sewall was our Oldest born res.
lldent. He was over 81 years of age and had
been member of the Congregational church
almost from boyhood, and fifty sevens years of
TINS time had served as deacon of the church.
He was much respected citizen,
20 YORK COUNTY it'{ 3N5T
The Great Falls Journal saws that on Friday
last, MI r. FL. Hussry and j. NJ French Of
that village were cunning in the vicinity of
Beach Ridge, in Berwick. Just before sunset
they We're separated few rods. the dog got
frightened and ran out of the woods. Mr.
French started to see what the trouble was,
and soon came upon ''varmint" of the cata-
mount or panther species, "a little larger game
than they were looking atter.) As soon as he
perceived John" he started off on a brisk
gallop and was soon lost sight Of Mr.. French
having nothing but small shot in his gun
thought it imprudent to fire. The animal was
five or .sx feet in length, three in height, of a
brown or grayish color, and is no doubt the
same one that has been seen in several locali-
lies VI idte, III mat vicinity. On SATURDAY.
morning, some six or.eisht "gunnists" started
in pursuit, armed with rifles, shot guns, &c.
and though they discovered traces of him.
they returned at night without securing their
game, and will await ligat snow for further
developments. 'f-t+ III ~. p
Tle Portland District Ministerial Associa-
ton met at South Berwick last Monday and
concluded Wednesday. The exercises opened
Monday evening with a sermon BY Rev. Jo-
seph Colby P. E.: Tuesday evening, sermon
by Rev. S. F. Wetherbee OF this city: Wednes-
day evening, sermon by Rev.S. R. Bailey. of
Portland. The days servces were occupied nv
reading and discussing various ESSAYS. t. -
A new shoe factory is in course of erection
at Sprlngvale, to be 8Ox40 feet and four stories
high. - - S'oiio 7'
The Journal learns that Messrs. Paul. Hobbs
walker g Co., have sold their shoe establish,
ment in Berwick, to Leander M. Mute of
Pennington, who intends to fill the same inn.
mediately with machinery, stock, and hands.
which will Give new impulsel to the enter
prise of Berwick
Mr.. Jesse r. Horne is about to erect on
land in Berwick, recently purchased of Hon.
samuel w. Fox, by the banks of the riyer. a
large saw mill, to be run by steam power.
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