The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-02
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ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
Ti,o Lew istun JoIrruai says rna frAiehe re-
celpts at Danvllle Junction were over $50 900
for the month of August.
The Journal says there are over 600 French
Canadian families now in Lewiston. The last
family was p ttriarchal Que, with eighteen
children, fourteen of whom are girls. Ouly
about half of the French Canadians 10 this city
speaK English. Two French stores are kept
LINCOLN street aud some OF our dry goods and
other stores on Lisbon street havs clerks who
speak the pdt0is.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Early Rose potatoes of pound, and pound
and halt in weight, are an every day affair,
with those who have cultivated this new and
excellent variety in the vicinity of Houlton,
says the Times.
The Houlton Times says the wells in that
section have never been so dry as at this time,
within the recollection of the Oldest inhabi-
tant. Many wells that never were known be-
fore to go dry have given out. Tt will require
heavy 1ans to replenish them.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Jouenal says Mr.. Samuel W.
Huntington, of Halowell, received severe in
juries FRIDAY at Hallowell by attem pting to
get on the passenger car of an outward bound
freight train after the train was in notion He
was thrown against the depot platform and
th"n fell upon the track behind the train.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Cyrus f.
Tapley OF Wayne, died Thursday morning
very suddenly. He was in the enjoyment of
his usual health the day before and attending
to his business farmiug-a portion of the day.
Tie picked cranherries standing in water above
his ankles, and although his feet were kept
dry by rubber boots, they were not kept warm.
At supper he complained of dizziness, but ate
as usual, attended 10 his stock, retired, and APP
parently went to sleep. AT about half past ten
he got up and fell upon the flor, unconscious
Dr. Baker was summoned who found him cod
and almost pulseless All that human aid
conld do was done for him, but he could not he
reused to Consciousness, and at seven o'clock
ne died. He was 60 years of age.
The Wateryile Mail says the walls of the
new College building being completed and the
roof raised, it looms up loftily aud gives good
promise of being verify OF its position.
The Gardiner Reporter appears in new
dress and presents very neat appearance.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Wiscasset Oracle says party of thirty
tive persons who went over the X. & L. rail-
road from Waldoboro to Thomaston,a fe DAYS
since, were much amused by being stopped
twice to have the ''bars taken down" across the
road.
The Oracle says curious illustration of the
uncertainties of political life is found in the
record of the doings of the citizens of White
held at the recent election, where one of the
for town representative received SO
votes in caucus, and was nominated-at the
polls he received 81 votes only and was defeat
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WALDO COUNTY.
Prescott Hazeltine, prominent and much
esteemed retired merchant of Belfast, dled
saturday, after short illness, at the age of
lbout 65.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Typhoid fever is prevalent at Barring.
The Calais House is to be again opened. with |
VIZ. Emerson StOddard as landlord
Inc cooper shop of Asa Phipps, in Char |
otte, was destroyed by fire Sept 21st.
:, The bears have made their appearance in |