The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-29
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal says on Tuesday fire sprapg
up on the farm of Isaac Davis, in Poland
spread rapidly to Mr.. ingalls, farm adjoining
doing considerable damage. 1t is feared that
northerly wind might endanger the Polond
camp ground, as the fire is not far from it.
The briliancy of the northern lights very
early Tuesday morning created an alarm OF
fire in Lewiston and Auburn. The engines
were got out but the firemen concluded not to
play upon the Aurora Borealis-not because
their stream would not reach it, oh, no, but
simply on account of the low stage of the
water!
There is an infant child in Lewiston whose
parents have baptised him in the name of
"Snipps" Some future legislature will be
called upon to change that name.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The store of Mr.. G. L Berry at Island Falls
the upper part being occupied by him as a
dwelling house, was destroyed by fire last Fri
day. A portion of the stock and the furniture
was saved lin damaged state. Insurance on
the stock $1,000, on the building $500.
The potato crop in Aroostook is said to he
excellent this year and very large. Mr.. G. f.
A. johnson of Presque Isle raised 81 bushels
of the early rose variety from fifty pounds OF
seed.
Pretty full returns from Aroostook CO. indi-
cate the election of MIR. Dudley, Senator, Re-
publican, by a very large majority. There was
a split on the county ticket and the probability
is that Norton, clerk of courts, Ham, county
commissit ner, Republicans, aud DOnw ORTIZ
County Attorney, and Bradbury, County
treasurer, Democrats, have been elected.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Annual Fair of the North KenneEec
Agricultural Society will be held at Waterville
October Sd and 4th. We acknowledge the re-
ceipt.of complimentary ticket.
KNOX COUNTY.
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Monday last tue cellars of Otis Gardner, Isaac
Jameson, and William Gregory, gentlemen
living between Rockport and Rocklaud, were
entered by some party having team. They
carried off large quantity of butter, pork, &c,
The same night Robert Thorndike, living on
the same road, lost all the clothes the family
had washed the day before.
LINCOLN COUNTY
The town of Nobleboro has voted mora .bon
two to One to aid the Knox and Lincoln roil-
road to the amount of $1,000, the quota reonir-
ed from that town toward the completion Of
the work.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A match game of Base Ball was plaved h.
tween the Pequawksts of Fryeburg and the
Unas OF BrOwnfield on Saturday, Sentemhar
oath, on the grounds of the former which 70.
suited in favor of the Pequawkets by score of
81 to 8.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
"A MASTER OF a HSnlng schooner sold a lot Of
fish in Bangor for $50 and agreed to take $40
of the pay in rum. The purchaser brought a
rum barrel. filled, to the skipper, SATURDAY.
night, and then frightened him awav IN tho
ground that the police were after him. Aft.r
the skipper had got below Hampden he
thought he would try the rum, when he found
it to he well water-and brackish att that saws
the Wing.
The twenty-third annual session of the Pc.
nobscot Musical Association will commence ~
Bangor on Tuesday Oct 4th, continuing in
session four days. 1t is to be under the direc-
ton of Professor S. II. Southland, Director of
the Academy of Music, Peabody Institute
Baltimore The Mendelssolm Quartette Club
of Boston is engaged.
The Bangor Wing says the sale of arms, &c.,
at the Arsenal. brought out quite large at
tendance Tuesday. Although the bidding up
on some lots was quite spirited, the aggregate
receipts were not large, as much of the stuff Of
fered was of little value. Most Of the guns,
swords, &C., were purchased by New York
parties.
The Wing says the guage of the Maine Gen.
trail railroad will not be changed for some time
time to come, and at least six locomotives and
a propOrtionate number of cars must be altered
before the rails can be rem owed. Four engines
belonging to the company are already in the
mill undergoing alteration.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. FssssSss.
bear was killed in Jonesport oneIav last
week. he was seen swimming from Longtel-
lows Island to Sprague Island. A crew of
men surrounded him and shot him on the lat
ter island. The bear killed one dog and wound-
ed two mer before he surrendered. He had
killed seventeen sheep though he had not been
on the island but two or three days.
Gilman D. King, Esq, died at Calais, Sent.
10th, aged Il years. Mr.. King was known 40