The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-17
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Tuesday night a bay mare belonging to w
w. Douglass, of Wales, was stolen, it is sup
posed, by man calling himself Alamander
Young. Young had been at work for Mr..
Douglass a couple of weeks, but on Wednes-
day morning, when the theft was discerned,
was missing, says the Journal
BENZ. f. Bates, of Boston, who has given
the college named for him $780, 900, has au-
thorized the putting in of the foundation of
the new College Hall, similar to Parker Hall,
to be located on a corresponding site, east OF
Hathorn Hall.
AROOSTooK COUNTY.
The Patten Voice says that Charles w.
Clayton, of Masardis, has 100 acres of oats, Is
acres of wheat and 16 acres of buckwheat
growing and looking well on his farm.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Young Russell who mysteriously disappear
ed from Pennington some time since, has been
traced to Chestervlle, but nothing has been
heard of him since.
DR.. Samuel B. Hunter, of Machias, has
purchased the stand of DR.. Richards, in
Strong, and proposrs to practice in that place.
James Cutts, Esq, of Pennington, has re-
ceived from Suffer county, California, via the
Pacific Railroad, a box of grapes.
Mr.. Weston having resigned his charge Of
the school at Little Blue" Mr.. Abbott, the
proprietor, has engaged as his successor, Mr..
Alden J. Blethen, late Principal of one of the
public schools of this city.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
There is doctor rusticating at Boothbay
who takes out the human eye and then places
it back with impunity. He recently perform
ed such an operation, as the Bath Times is as
sured although it is 10th to see it in that light
HANCOCK COUNTY.
One island of Mount Desert is literally ia
ken possession of by sea-fowl. The rocks and
ground are covered with them, and the trees
fairly hand updar THAR uniuht 10 oofo
to behold, and the noise of their aggregate
screaming is deafening half-mile away The
most singular part of it is that upon the other
islands in the vicinity scarcely gull is to bo
seen.
The body of Miss Nora Giles daughter of
the Rev. Henry Giles, was found in the river
near Verona on the 10th. Miss Giles was
drowned at Bucksport last summer.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Standard understands that
Major Harrison Baker has leased the Augusta
House, for five years, and will take possession
the first of October. +.-
KNOX COUNTY.
The lime manufacturers of Rockland have
formed an association to be known as the Lime
Francis Cobb, President; Sidney M. Bird,
Senior Vice President; Cornelius Hanrahan,
Junior Vice President; G. w. Berry, Treas
urer. fllsr d I'd.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY
A Bangor horse impaled himself on a taper
ing hitching-post the other day. the post
passed entirely through the animal.
The Bangor Horticultural Fair is great
success.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that an active business
in duck shooting is in progress at Merrymeet-
ing Bay.
Fears are entertained as to the safety of two
or three vessels belonging in Bath, as no It'd
ings have been heard of them since the late
gale, about which time they sailed for that
port -la
The body of Capt. Alvin Oliver of the sch.
Comet, who was drowned during the night of
the gale, was found Wednesday forenoon,
floating in the river near the old ferry on the
Wo0lwich side.
The marble bust of Gov. Chamberlain, re-
Gently finished in Florence, Italy by j. A.
Sackson, arrived Wednesday in Bath. It is
designed for presentation to the State by few
friends of the Governor. By good judges it is
regarded as an excellent likeness of our chief
magistrate, as we'll as remarkable work of
art. EyE.aEfa
There is to be two days trotting on the Sag
adahoc Trotting Park at Topsham, Sept. 22d
and 23d. Purses to the amount of $500, are
offered, and the following horses are expected
to participate in the contest: Gen. Mcclellan;
Arcola; Sheridan; Troublesome; Tempest;
Gloucester; Lewiston Boy; TOntine Belle;
Carlotta; Beauregard and Berwick.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Madison Bridge at the lower village
has recently been Overhauled and repaired in
thorough manner.
The same party that made q survey for q
railroad from Pittsfeld through Hartland to
Athens, are now making survey from Show
hogan to Athens, by the way of East Madison
The Anson ADVOCATE says that the Demo-
cratic candidate tor Representative in Emb-
den, New Portland and Scion, was defeated
on the gauge" question-refusing to ignore
his political status and pledge himself to either
gauge" The Democrats of Embden voted
largely for the Republican candidate, who was
said to be publicly pledged to the broad
gauge"
sts YORK COUNTY.
A young man of the singular name of Smith
engaged board with Mr.. Meserve of Biddeford
and afterwards took French leave after steal
ing sum of money and other property. He
was arrested at Kennebunk, where he was at
work on farm.