The Portland daily press., 1869-07-24
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

Ihe Lewiston Journal says that farmer in
Auburn keeps 13 cows, sells the milk to milk
men and bis cows pay him about $1,000 year,
out of which to pay keeping and trouble. He
thinks it pays.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph exults that three
OF its pet notions about Bowdon bid fair to
be gratit1ed: first Mr.. Boody has withdrawn
all the conditions relating to the theological
attitude OF the college with which his donation
was at hrst hampered; second, the Medical
School is not to be removed to Portland; and
third measures have been taken looking to
the admission of the alumni as members of
the governing body.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Hancock Musical Association will hold
Its next Convention in Bucksport, commenc-
ing Tuesday, Sept. 9th. 1t will be Conducted
by Prof l.. 0. Emerson, OF Boston.
OXFORD COUNTY
Republican County Convention August 11tb
The Democrat says, that John p. Swasey.
ESQ.,, of Canton, and Noah b. Hubbard. of HI,
ram have been appointed Assistant Assessors
for Oxford County, which has been made into
three districts-G. d. Bisbee, Esq, Of Buck
field, being the other Assessor.
Frank Whittemore, of Paris, sold last week
his Shepard Knapp colt, about four years old
teE @k5 II ifecshuy 5MHRssd shepard Knapp but who
has sold him, we understand, for $4,000. 1t is
said that this horse has earned $4,000 for his
owner this season, at the Mystic Park.
Five hundred tons of hay are cut in Paris,
within quarter Of mile Of the court house.
The people of Canton are again sanguine
that the Bnckfiald Branch Railroad will be ex-
tended from Hartford Centre to that point.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter has been enlarged
The more Of good thing the better.
The Reporter says man living in Solon at
tempted to commit suicide by knocking out his
own brains with an axe, He is reported to
have succeeded very well for one or two blows,
but these SO deranged the novel plan that after
the 6rst he could do little more than mangle
his head, which he did in fearful manner
Dr. Tobey, of Athens, dressed the wounds.
Major Parlin, of Skowhegan, raised from
one acre of land, last year, 800 bushe Is of on
ions, which he sold for $3.50. This year he has
half acre Of strawberry plants, yielding more
than thirty bushels, which he sells at $8 per
bushel
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Jeffersonian says that at the
meeting of the city council of that city on
Monday evening OF last week, an order was
passed to submit the question Of granting aid
to the Winterport Railroad to a vote Of the
citizens in October next.
WALDO COUNTY.
Capt. A. d. Bean has been elected City Mar
shal of Belfast, in place of G. o. Bailey, who
declined.
We are indebted to the Belfast Age for the
follewing items:
The working survey from Unity to Clinton
Station has been completed, and the whole dis.
tance has been reduced to 33 miles, The grad
ing of the line between Unity and Durham has
been underlet to Province man, and he has
commenced work with large force. The grad
ing between Brooks and Unity is progressing
rapidly. responsible New York firm has
made proposals to furnish the balance of the
iron at cash quotations, and to take in pay
ment two-fifths in preferred stock at par
The Universalist Church at Belfast is to be
remodeled.
YORK COUNTY.
Owen B. Chadbourne, of Saco, has been ap-
pointed Collector of Customs at Saco.