The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-31
STATE NEWS.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
M. e. G. Millett of West Minot raised 400
bushels of onions this year.
TheNRurnal says that the committee of the
Trustees of the Androscoggin Agricultural So
clety have been visiting farms in varions parts
OF the county, with the view of awarding the
premiums offered for best farms. Seventeen
farms have thus far been visited. The award
Will be announced at the coming Show and
Fair OF the Androscoggin Agricultural Society.
AROosTooK COUNTY
little 10y, son of Geo F. Huckins, living
in the eastern part of the town of Pressure Isle.
was fatally injured a few days since Mr.
Huckns left his OK team at the door for few
minutes, i'll charge of a little ten-year-old boy,
when little six-year old Charlie ran out and be-
gan to climb into the cart. The oxen started
suddenly, throwing him down, and the wheel
passed directly over his head.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
William A. Lee native of Brunswick, was
drowned at Providence, r. L., while bathing,
August 10Th.
Mr. A. F. Cummings of Harrison, picked
Wednesday in Long Woods, forty quarts of
blackberries in about five honrs
The Bridgton Neos says that few nights
since some person or persons entered the store
l.. H. Fitch a. Co., in Sebago. and carried away
the contents OF the money drawer, amounting
to about $40.
Luther Fitch of "Nor-West River" in Sebago
has sold his real estate, consisting of about 1000
acres of land together with mills store four
houses, stable, and about 400, 900 feet of lumber
to his sons Geo. E., VIM. H. and John o.
Fitch. Consideration, $4,000.
The iron bridge across tho Androscoggn at
Brunswick is completed, and is very fine
structure. The ultimate strength of iron in
tension is guaranteed at 10000 lbs. to a square
inch of sectional area and is all tested at 90 900
lbs. to the square inch. The most weight that
can by any possibility be got UPON the bridge
at any one time, will not exceed 10000 lbs. to
the square inch, and the average weight will be
considerably less 1t was just forty days from
the time that the order was given for the iron,
to the time of its completion, ready for ship
ment.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Operations in clearing the ledge at Sullivan
Falls will commence soon.
Nr. Frank Patterson of Ellsworth in an af-
fectionate transport, flung billet of wood at
Lis wife's head, and was quickly marched to
| Jail.
Mr.. William Mayhem, employed in a bakery
at Ellsworth drowned himself Wednesday
forenoon by fastening his hands before him
and then jumping into the river. He had not
been out of the Office more than fifteen minutes
before he was found dead in the Ever. Finan-
cial difficulties constituted the motive of the
suicide
KENNsBEC COUNTY.
Messrs. A. B. Bates & Son of West Water
vile, manufacture twelve hundred dozen saw
bucks and four thousand dozen saw frames per
annum.
Robert Withee, who recently died in Gardi-
diner, wos one of the Oldest Masons in that
city. His remains were followed to the grave
by Maine Commandery.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Register says that Mr.. John Meryfield of
Hiram, caught his right hand in planning ma
chine while planning boards, Aug 9th. and
shockingly mangled the second and third fin
gers of that hand.
few days since Evan 8. Kilgore of Newry,
a lad about a dozen years of age, was chased
from the field, within few rods of his fathers
house, by bear.
Willie Britain of Sweden, a boy about thir-
teen years of age, while upon the high beams"
of a barn a few days ago, accidentally fell to
the floor end broke both wrists
PnNoBscor COUNTY.
The State Agricultural Society offer a flag
valued at 5000 for the military company that
excels in Upton's tactics at drill in Bangor
on September 18th
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
On Sunday night, the 18th inst the store of
Mr.. Chas. G. Titcomb, of East Dover, was
broken open and robbed of about $12 in silver
and scrip.
Foxcroft Academy opened the fall term with
over so scholars.
The Observer says that the small pox excite
ment is gradually dying away, and the spread
OF the disease has entirely abated. Thirteen
persons have been afflicted with this disease,
and one death is reported.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr. Octavius Morse of Skowhegan, on Tues
day, August 20, while assisting to dig drain
in the rear of his house, had his leg broken by
the caving of the earth.
Twenty-one persons in Scion pay taxes ex-
eeeding fifty dollars.
WALDO COUNTY.
A. f. Watson, Esq, lawyer and a promi-
nent citizen of Unity, died in that place last
week.
YORK COUNTY
Mr. Howard Lowell of Kennebunk, last week
lost valuable horse, and within twenty-four
hours his friends subscribed enough to purchase
another.
Mr.. N. R. Dustin of Derry, N. H., and a
graduate of the last class at Dartmouth Col
lege, has become principal of the Kittery High
School with a salary of $1,000.
The Union and Journal says that Bar Mills vii
lage is taking rank among the enterprsing vii
lagos in New England. The numbering inter
ests are thriving; neat and commodious grist
mill has been erected in the place of the old
one consumed in the late fire, and what is to
add very much to the appearance of the village
is a house of worship. The people have long
since felt this to be necessity and recently
the Freewill Baptist Society in the vicinity, en-
couraged by the citizens of the village, moved
their meeting house from the Lower Corner, to
splendid location on the east side of the river,
in the village, and now hold regular services in
the same. They are soon to enlarge the house.
erect steeple and put in bell.
Sanford is having local excitement. Ore
town meeting voted to enlarge the Town House
and add hall, and the job was let to ;contrac-
tors who began work A counter movement
started and a meeting was called to rescind
the former action. The meeting was illegal;
so another was called at which the action Of the
original meeting was rescinded and it was voted
to sell the old house and build new house at
Springvale; also to prosecute all who had any
hand in the work on the old house. Now
another meeting has been called to discard the
action of the last meeting. Meantime the con-
tractor for charging the town house is ''push-
ing things" and if he is smart he will have his
work done before the meeting is held. The
lawyers view the quarrel with satisfaction.
A despatch was received at Alfred Friday
that Beckford the burglar who operated so sue
cessfully in that vicinity during the season has
been arrested in Worcester Sheriff Warren at
once went to bring him back to York county
On Friday night 23d inst, two unsuccessful
attempts at burglary were made at Sanford
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