The Portland daily press., 1872-11-13
vote, A building committee Of IS was raised
with She HON II q Read "a nhairnisn

Tppp "A QuttOlt1E COUfpletec VI 10 was RAISED
with she Hon. II. c. Reed as chairman.
Mr.. LAMBERT Newton and Olney A. Burgess,
of Audover, each raised 1900 bushels of pota-
toes this season, and many other farmers raised
from 700 to a thousand bushels each.
There is scarcity of that ancient Yankee
invention, known as pumpkin pies in Oxford
County, because there was no scarcity of
squash bugs in July.
Two young men at South Paris have had
limbs broken by falling from apple trees The
trees must have been of the cider variety.
Daniel Morrill,, of Mason, picks raspberries
in November as delicious as in July.
Oxford County must be entering upon an era
of unusual prosperity. New school houses spool
factories, mills, and other enterprises are re-
ported in several towns.
Bethel is to have Musical Convention the
first Tuesday in December, and closing with a
concert Friday. Prof G. HI. Chamberlain will
be conductor.
The epizootc is doing thorough work in Ok
ford County.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The horse disease is disappearing at Bangor
and elsewhere. 1t is however, having severe
run in North Penobscot
SOMERSET COUNTY
press Correspondence
Skowhegan parties lost considerably bv the
! Boston fire Messrs. Steward, Williams g. Co.
axe manufacturers, lose from $4,000 to S25.-
900; Gen r. B. Shepperd loses cotton to the
value of $4,000; John Vosmus, wool to the
value of $4,000; John Ware of Athens loses
from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of leather. The
whole was insured.
At the adjourned town meeting holden in
Skowhegan on the afternoon of Saturday last.
the town voted almost unanimously to aid in
the establishment of shoe mandatory.
Hartland is one of the thriftiest business vii
lagos in Maine A Linn manufacturer of
shawls, &c, employs eighty hands: G. Shaw &
Son, manufacturers of sole leather, employ fif-
teen hands; j. Page & Son, manufacturers OF
| upper leather, nine men: Hunt 81 Cook manu-.
facturer of spools, eight men; j. w & A. J.
Moore, manufacturer of furniture, lumber. &C.
four men. Ten stores are doing good business
The epizootic is disappearing in Skowhegan
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AT McAdam junction during the month OF
October there was reported for export into
Maine, 1,754 sheep, while the value of these
with cattle and horses exported was some
$500, in gold. A year ago cattle were bought
in this State and brought into the Provinces by
rail
Messrs Nickerson & Rideout, of Calais, re
Gently launched a schooner of 270 tons, named
the Seth w. Smith,
| Fs YORK COUNTY.
The Bddeford firemen performed valient
SoIFlCc dI Tie DoSlOu IRE. Iney manned q ue
serted steamer Sunday night, after the gas ex
ploson and worked with much efficiency il
saving Jordan, Marsh & Co.'S large building
As slight token of the services rendered the
Messrs. Jordan, Marsh & Co., the firemen
something like forty of them, were each pre-
scented by This firm with pair of blankets.
The Times says that the Biddeford Knight O
Pythias of that city will give their second an,
nual Masquerade and Carnival in City Hall
Friday evening, Dec. 9th, 1872.
A Biddeford Frenchman paid $12.37 for
So trunk which he took from the outside O.
Varney & Co.'S. store.
The Mousam Engine Company of Kennebunl
are to have q grand ball at Mousam Hall OF
Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 81.
Preparations are being made for the erection
of large Hotel early in the coming season
near the sea shore in Kennebunkport.