The Portland daily press., 1870-11-04
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

r. s. Ambrose for many years a highly e.
teemed merchant OF Lewiston, died at eleven
o'clock Wednesday night Of paralysis OF the
heart. He had BEEN i'll for some tine but
Wednesday was more comfortable and his re-
covery was confidently anticipated.
The lumber dealers at Auburn aud Lewis
to are preparing their teams for the winter log
ging expeditions. The teams will go into the
woods in early December.
The Lewiston Journal says new survey of
the proposed railroad eXtansion of the Andres
cOggin road is being made. The new route
crosses the Androscoggin near the Continental
Mill, striking the other shore on this side of
the Little Androscoggin near the Point, then
passes up the bank of the Little Androscoggin,
crossing that stream near and above the pres
ent highway bridge, then passing directly up
the right bank of the river, striking the Crank
Trunk railroad in the vicinity of Hotel Road
Station, thus giving direct connection with
Mechanic Falls and Portland by this route. II
is confidently asserted that this extension will
soon be put under contract.
sa ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. D. S. Butterfield, of Presque Isle raised
from seven eighths of an acre 375 bushels of no
tatoes and from three-fourr bs OF an acre "a 10
bushels of wheat, says the Pioneer.
Mr. Freeman Hayden, of Presque Isle,
states that be gathered this year from three
acres OF ground. 7G0 bushels of potatoes, %
bushels of sbelled corn, bushes of beans, and
1000 good pumpkins.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Joseph Nelson, OF New Gloucester, this year,
will manufacture from 1000 to 5000 bushels Of
apples into cider. He usually makes one hun
bred barrels of cider per year, but this year be
will make over five hundred barrels.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chr onicle says Monday morning last a
train OF eleven freight cars, loaded with cattle,
left the depot Of the An6roscOggin r. R. at
West Farmington. Five more cars were taken
on at North Jay. Large quantities of apples
and potatoes are being shipped over the road
and the freight business Of the road is rapidly
increasing.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The heavy rock excavation on the Knox &
Lincoln railroad in Woolwch is now complet-
ed and the work of laying the rails has COM
menced. This cut Is probably the deepest and
most extensive in Maine, twenty-five thou
sand yards of solid rock and thirty thousand
yards OF earth having been taken out The
graoipg OF the road IS now Dearly completed.
The bridge work is progressing rapidly. The
rolling stock is nearly ready and the road will
probably be opened to Wiscasset in a few
weeks
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Democrat announces the fail
ure of B. r. Doliff & Co, iocers at Smiths
corner, and says their liabilities are heavy.
Tue Democrat tells story Of Biddeford
young lady, who lately fell heir to few thou
shor. a i .. ana VINO was PICKED up by
sharper, who married her, took possession of
nis Wnes dowry and then departed for dis
taot iands, to regain his health leaving his
wlfe IN wretched state, she having lost boz b
name and money. The Democrat SAYS this is
third LADY on which this game has been played
within thirteen months, yet gives no names
On Tuesday Mr. Robert King fell from tho
end part of the D y Dock at the Klttery NAVY
Yard. striking one wrist on a hawser and the
other wrist on the gunwale of the boat as he
landed in the water after a fail of 20 feet
On Tuesday, Mr.. Samuel Pilsbury, accom-
nanifd nv his sou and brother, was sailing IN
he Snow bird" near the mouth OF Saco
river, when sudden gust OF VIVID came up,
and completely overturned the boat, ,! but won.
was by great effort that Mr. Charles Plsbury
was rescued.