The Portland daily press., 1870-07-23
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY


The Lewiston Journal learns that it is def
mill. The fire destroyed the property com
pletely, burning everything of wood about the
premises, and running nearly every part of the
machinery.
Messrs. A. G. Denison & Co., have in con
temptation, the building of a third dam OF
their privilege at Mechanic Falls. This will
afford power for mill to be devoted to the max
ing lot pulp, and by running the machines
night and day, will increase the production o.
the mills about thirty-three per cent
DR.. Il. NJ. Heughton of Norwalk, Ohio, and
Elder Wldes Grant of Boston are to discuss
Spiritualism and Adventism at Mechanic Fails
next week, beginning on Monday evening and
continuing every evening of the week. Each
disputant is limited to fifteen minutes 1t a
time, to alternate with each other during the
two hours of each meeting. -
ARoosTooK COUNTY
Hon. j. G. Madigan of Houlton has a wood.
bine in his garden the original stock of which
was brought from Virginia by soldier. who
succeeded in making it grow after CARVING il
three months in his knapsack!
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Monday, f. G. Butler informed tie Chron;.
Gle that he had just negotiated sale of ~ am
of Pennington Village corporation bonds at
par.
The Pennington Chronicle says that Tarbox
q Farmer sold the Childs' mare recently r., s
A. Woods of Boston for the snug sum OF 81 5OO.
years ago for 81, 900 Mr.. Farmer informed
the Chronicle that the first dash the two made
when hitched together, was at the rate of IA.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Free Press says that Messrs. w. IT.
Glover & Co., will build the new engine hon loo
at Rockland, complete, including fouudatons
and furnish all materials, at a cost to the city
of $6,640. wy
~. KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Farmer is opposed to a State Firemen's
Muster, and says; "These squirting contests
are humbugs and we hope no encouragement
will be given to the proposition by our citizsns
or the municipal authorities" =
The living skeleton, Henry Clark, to whom
we alluded the other day, has been at last mus
tered out Of service. He died at the Toms
Asylum on Wednesday.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. James Foye, well-to-do farmer, resid-
ing in Wiscasset, committed suicide by hang
ing himself from an apple tree in his orchard,
some time during the forenoon of Monday the
18th inst. Mr.. Foye had been quite melan-
choly since the death of his wife, which occur
red in the fall of 1869, and it is supposed that
ne committed the act while laboring under
temporary insanity.
Inc growing crops in Newcastle, Damiscot-
s va ano Bristol, are looking finely. Corn is
sta6y, and of rich color, potatoes but little be-
nlnu. All the farmers are satisfied with the
present prospect for grain; wheat is un Usually
promising ne wherever sown. Gardens are luxu-
RANT. The hay crop alone falls behind last
year. A"
A notice in the Wiscasset post-office reads as
follows: For sale-one splendid COW. Years
old; half ton of hay and a new woolen Garnet
for said coac to lie Upon. Tho words in italics
were evidently added by some Unauthorized
hand. -
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston journal says the buildings on
the Poor Farm in RumfOrd, were burned Tues
day noon, together with one yoke of oxen. two
hogs and two pigs. Fire caught in the barn.
The flames made very quick work, and reach