The Union and journal., 1869-10-01
OUR OWN STATE.

A woman named Bridget Simmons, aged Al
years, was found drowned in spring at the
head Of the tide in Belfast, last Thursday. Yer
dict Of coroner's jury, accidental drowning
while intoxicated.
Hon. George F. Patten. senior member Of the
well-known shipping firm Of George r. & John
Patten, died in Bath on Saturday evening last,
1t the age Of 50 years.
We have received the catalogue Of Bates COL
lcge for the academic year ls69-7O. There are
at present connected with the college 10 Seniors,
10 Juniors, 1G sophomores and 80 Freshmen.
The Faculty consists Of . President, four Pro-
fessors and tutor. The libraries now contain
about 400 volumes exclusive Of pamphlets.
Mr.. VIM. Cox. Norway, has single vine. Of
the Concord grape which Is loaded with as fine
fruit as ever grew. II Is judged that not less
than five bushels now hang upon II.
The foundation of Newell's building on Lis
bon street, Lewiston, gave way Saturday morn
ing about o'clock, letting the rear fall to the
ground. The shock greatly frightened the oc-
cupants Of the up stair tenement, and smashed
the glass in the store below, says the Journal.
Mr.. Reuben Noble, Norway, has hog which
will weigh not less than six hundred pounds. 1t
has been fed upon dry uncobbed corn meal and
water, simply, since the fattening commenced In
June last, and the gain has averaged four
pounds day. Mr.. Noble has tried this method
Of fattening before and believes 1t the best way.
]. w. Jones has some three hundred hands
employed In putting up sweet corn at Kendall's
mills. The corn In that vicinity Is said to be
better now than for four years past, and the
farmers will plant largely next year. They are
paid four and half cents per quart can at the
factory and save all the husks for their own use.
The Webster woolen mill, at Sabattisville,
began Operations in 1861. 1t has sets Of
cards, and SO looms, and gives employment to
about 100 hands, In the manufacture OF rcpcll-
ents, hannels, cassmeres, &c. Its machinery is
driven by an 80 horse power engine.
The Machias Union says the potato crop has
been secured In that section in excellent condi
tion no complaint of rot. Some fields yielded
we'll Almost invariably the quality Is superior.
Two bushels this year arc equal to three last
year for family use.
A movement Is making for railroad up the
Androscoggin Valley. from Lewiston to Rumford
Falls. The preliminary survey has been made,
and rs there would be no bridges Of any ac-
count to be built, the road would not be czpen-
siye.
Lyman Oliver and others captured, last Sat-
urday, near the mouth Of the Kennebcc river, q
sperm whale, which was wrecked" on the
beach. lie was about fly feet long, and will
yield from 30 to 80 barrels Of oil.
There are now ia convicts in the State Pris-
on, ard that number Is likely to be somewhat
increased by the fall sessions Of the courts.
We Learn from the Bath Times that fatal ac-
cidcnt occurred at Thomaston, Tuesday. Hor-
ace Spear, workman on 0'Bricn's ship, fell
from staging and striking upon his head was
70 severely injured that he died In few hours.
He was about thirG years Of age, and leaves .
wife and two small children.
The report that four Of the commissioners Of
valuation have been rejected by the Governors
Council. Is true. They wera rejected, as nearly
as we can learn, on the ground that the board
rs constituted, represented city interests too
largely. This Is q reason which has some
weight, but ought to have been thought Of before
the appointments were made and the names
of the arpontees given to the public. The
slaughtered appointecs are Cornelius Swectser
of Ssco, Joseph A. Sanborn Of Rsadfeld, John
IIeyden OF Bath, and Geo. Weeks Of Jefferson.
The Lewiston mills are now running to their
utmost capacity.