The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-13
state News.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.


The new edifice of the Second Free Baptist
Church, Lewiston, is nearly completed.
1t is very sckly in Lewiston at present.
The Journal says:-"The exteut to which ty-
phod fever prevails is unprecedented, and the
maady seems rather on the increase than on
the decrease. On Saturday we heard OF sew
eral deaths; on Sunday several more, and dali
ly many new cases are reported. The disease
seems to rage more extensively in some quar-
ters than in others. On high and well-drained
ground few ii any cases are reported Our
physicians are at work night and day with
hardly time for rest. 1t will require positive
November weather to put quetus to the is
ease"
mortality in the a %y 81 Mf eass so
ing of South Auburn. Within two years and
ten months he has lost his wife and five chill
dren, all having died of consumption. But
two are left out of seven children. Mr.. Good
ing's wife died about week since and his
son William, aged 4 years, died Sunday night
doth inst.) Two of these sons who have pass
ed away were in the army.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The S. j. Court for Aroostook county, Judge
Kent presiding, adjourned finally on Saturday
evening last, after session OF two weeks
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Hon. VIM. Conner of Kendall's Mills in
forms the Waterville Mail that from the best
estimate he can make, $35 900 will cover the
entire loss by freshet at that place. Most of
the logs are secured at Browns Island inst
above Gardiner. Only few went below
Great injury results to the laborers at Ken.
dalps Mills, who depended upon these logs to
keep in operation the machinery that was to
give them employment.
~ KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says that on Friday
morning, whlie Two young men named Joseph
Shibles and Fred Shibles, were engaged in re-
moving dirt from the top OF Messrs. Carleton.
Norwood & Co.'S Jacobs quarry, the bank
caved away and made SO rapid a slide that
they were unable to escape, and were nearly
buried alive. Joseph Shibles had his ankle
bruised.
sA0ADAHoC COUNTY.
The County Fair began at Topsham yester-
day and continues through Thursday A. g.
Tenney Of the Brunswick Telegraph delivers
the annual address. Gov Chamberlain is also
marks. Running and walking matches will
take place, and the second game of base ball
between the Dartmouth and Bowdoin mines
will also be played on Friday.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Waldo County Agricultural Show and
Fair began at Belfast yesterday with a large
attendance, favorable weather and good dis
play OF stock. The horse trot, which is the
great attraction, comes off tomorrow.
Geo. Z. Brackett, member of the Board of
Agriculture for Waldo County, offers series
OF prizes, consisting of useful and entertaining
DOCKS, to boys under fourteen years of age who
exhibit the best trained steers at the annual
cattle show at Belfast. These are in addition
to the Society's premiums The same offer is
also made to boys In the North Waldo Society.
The books will be awarded by the regular COM
mlttee, and no boy who shows a well trained
pair will 60 home without prize.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machas Union says the damage from
the late storm in Washington County is esti-
mated at from 100000 to $780,
The Union says Benjamin Smith, at Jones'
boro, one day recently, was driving a pair of
young steers, which were tied with line or
rope In some way Mr.. Smith became entan-
gled in the loose part of the rope, was thrown
and dragged, breaking the thigh bone of one
OF his legs, making bad wound
YORK COUNTY.
y. B. ChadbOurne, Esq, of Saco, has return
ed from his vacation trip to Chicago and s. +.
Shaw, Esq, from a visit to Detroit, Mich. We
hope they will not find the West attractive
enough to induce them to return there for a
permanent stay.
James Barrett fell from the bow of the Wyo.
ming at the Navy Yard Friday, breaking two |
of his ribs.
The Independent says that Mr.. George w.
WalwOrth of Saco, raised Ia bushels of Har-
rison potatoes from piece of land so feet long
and II feet wide.
On Monday last DR.. Allen, of Saco, assisted |
by DR.. Kimball, very successfully removed the |
breast from the wife of VIM. Joy of Biddeford. |