The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-31
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY
large factory boarding house on Lincoln
street, Lewiston, occupied by tho Lewiston
Mills Co., was considerably injured by fire GU
Tuesday morning. Insured The bouse was
kept by Mrs. Stafford.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Al North Pownal SATURDAY., CORRESPONDENT
saw an apple tree bearing both apples and bios
SONS. 1t is thought to be the result of the hot,
dry weather.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The frost on Saturday morning killed the
crops on Sandy river, in Phillips.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
A very brilliant meteor fell in the yard of
Edwin Bonney of Winthrop, early one morn
ing lately. At daylight light colored Jelly
was found of the size Of a four-quart basin.
DIR. True aualyzed it and reports that it con-
tanned a large portion of ammonial matter.
The city of Augusta has appropriated $500
in aid of the Maine State Fair.
The Journal tays all the iron for the railroad
bridge a6 Augusta, excepting forty tons, has
been received and the work of building is pros
ecuted with vigOr.
The Lewiston Journal says Moses Bailey pro-
poses to rebuild his carpet factory at Win
throp, and will erect building 204 feet long,
"A wide, and three stories high above the base
ment. 1t will be double work with the en-
CINE in the centre-the oiled cloths to be ex-
tended to the ends on racks, and there stamp
ed. This will employ some 200 men.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
union meeting house is being built a.
King Mills, in Whitefield.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY. q
A correspondent of the Whig-says that on
Saturday night, in Lagrange, some thieves
stole AlOnzo Hatchs horse, worth about $1OO,
a harness from Mr.. Freeman Peasley. and a
w. from, Thomas A.,
off with them. The wagon and harness were
not new, but worth some $75
1t is proposed to build meeting house in
Lagrange. Messrs. Leavitt and Weston, own
ers of the wild land in town, offer to furnish
the lumber and some other aid.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Universalists of Bath held a centenary
meeting on Sunday evening. Rev. Mr.. Ten
Dey of the GOSPEL Banner and Mrs. Mary A,
SI59l 70 was raised towards repairing the
church and towards the Murray fund. o..
WALDO COUNTY. HW
Rev. Wooster Parker, for IA years pastor o.
the Congregational Church in Belfast, read bis
resignation last Sunday. Health impaired.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says the lobster factory
at Prospect Harbor, owned by the Portland
Packing Company, was burned with its con.
teutS Oh tue HlRnG OF the Z4Jn lnSG. "A IRE II
raging On the east side of the river, doing great
damage. The fire in Barring and Meddybemps
woods has done great damage. An extensive
tract of valuable wood and timber was burned
and the saw mill and dwelling house of Isaac
Bearce, Esq, were swept away Friday last.
fire was started on Thursday on the road be-
tween Machias and the Kennebec district, but
it was promptly suppressed. A fire was re-
ported the same day on Township "a, on Ma
chias river. A crew of men was sent to sup
press it if possible. The nearest fire to Ma
chias was at Wesley in the eastern part OF the
town, not far from the Machias road. There j.
a fire on the shore in Prescott. A fire is burr
ing on the Indian River meadow, between
Jonesboro and Addison.
YORK COUNTY.
The Independent says that the house, stable
and shed of Edward Brackett of SacO, were
burned Thursday night. Nearly all of hi.
household furniture, hay, tools, one horse two
cows, &C., were burned also.
The Portsmouth Ctrvnicle is faboring to have
the bridge between that city and Kittery made
fee.
The Boston papers say that a foolish boy, ap.
parently about twelve years of age, came intt
one of the police stations in that city Sunday
night and gave his name as Lincoln r. Doe
and said that his home was in West Parsons
field. He said that he had been wandering
about the city for week. He was dressed il
light Jacket, with red striped vest and rouna
top KOSsuth hat.