The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-05
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ANDRosCoGGIE COUNTY,

The members of the Androscoggin Agricul
tural and horticultural Society met on Satu-.
day, January 1st, 1870 in the City Rooms
Lewiston, and after usual prelimnaries made
choice OF the following Board of Officers fol
the ensuing year: President, Rufus Prince
Turner; Vice Presidents, A. G. Tburlow. Po
land; e. Ham, Lewiston; Secretary, w. r
Wright, Lewiston; Treasurer, David Farrar
Lewiston; Librarian, q. p. Tobie, Lewiston
Trustees, J. B. Ham, Lewiston; D. b. Strout
Auburn; 5. 1. Abbott, Lewiston; D. W. Pui.
Slfer, Poland; b. L. Townsend, Auburn; iona
b. Jordan, Webster; Tristram Hill, Greene.
The Journal says lady visited the business
centre of Auburn, Friday, who had lived in
the town for fifty years, six miles from the
a century to the city proper.
The Bates Manufacturing COMPANY are to
increase their capital stock half a million al
dollars, instead of $4,000 as was first men.
toned
Morris Lawlor, workman employed for the
occasion, in filling the wash-out on the An
droscoggin railroad, was digging under an EN-
bankment Monday night, when the hank cav
ed and fell upon hin, breaking both his legs in
most painful manner, one above the knee
and the other below.
Ihe men OF AndrOscoggin county weighing
2O0 pounds and upwards, are invited to meet
in convention at Auburn Hall, in the CITY of
Auburn. on Friday, Jan. 21st, 1870, at ter
o'clock A. M.
Thirteen persons were admitted to the Au-
burn High Street Congregational Church
Sunday afternoon, three by profession and ten
by letter.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Hon. Speaker Blaine left Augusta Tuesday
for Washington.
Wood is selling at eight dollars per cord al
Augusta.
The Journal says a mechanic in Augusta
n q ION 1o,1 L.,
for support, and who receives 50 25 per day
for his labor, has expended the past year fol
religious purposes 1884 ,-more than the one
tenth required under law that would now
meet with serious objection.
The Watervile Mail says that the Crist
Mill on Ilcon1c Falls has been sold by the Wa.
ter Power Co.,to Hon. d. l.. Milliken at its cos,
to the company. The mill now uses about one
hundred horse power, and Mr.. NJ. will nav a
water rent of $500 for three years; but the
raceway and unoccupied portions of the
grist mill lot afford opportunity for employing
zoo horse power; and the Mail thinks that Mr..
M. will enlarge and improve the mill
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing quotes the produce mar
ket in that city as follows: Apples SO 90 to
5O per Dbl; dried apples Is to 15c; beans SO 80
to %; butter So to $50, and extra lump do 40
to 42c; eggs 30 to 49,; hay SIG to 1S, and occa-
slonally load at 500; turkies II to 22c, chick
ems III TO 16c per Id, and geese SOC to 81 25
apiece; round hogs IA to II lie.
The Wing states that Lawrence, who shot
Mrs. Atwood Sunday night and then attempt
ed to commit suicide tried to procure poison
on Friday, at one of the drug stores, but was
refused. He continues to regret his unsuc-
cessful attempt to take his own life, and dur
ing Sunday night and Monday morning beg
gen the officer who remained in charge of him
to lend him his knife to finish the job. His
victim lies most of the time under the nflu-
ence OF opates to relieve the fearful pains
which continually distress her. There is
scarcely hope of her recovery.
The Wig says that Sunday night fire was
discovered by officers Baker and Lakin in the
cellar of ID. q. Prescotts store in Mercantile
Square, Bangor, among lot of 100 casks of
lime which the high tide had set on fire. The
Fire Department were very quickly on hand
and drowned out the fire with no loss except
that of the lime.i