The Portland daily press., 1872-09-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

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Washington Gilbert ESQ.,, of Bath. will give
the address before the East Turner Farmers
Club at their annual show, Tuesday, Oct 1st
twenty-five BARRIERS shave the Lewiston and
Auburn people.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
An extensive fire commenced at o'clock
Monday evening in Phillips lower village. burn
ing the stores of r. w. Soule, I. T. Lambert,
George w. Wheeler, c. H. Adams and w. f.
Fuller, Fuller's Hall, r. W. Soule's house. ].
i Lamberts house and stable, E. Gleason S
house and stable-nine buildings in all. Mr.
sou es loss Is total; the others saved most of
their goods and furniture. Mr. Soule's son was
nearly burned to death before he was n scued
from the flames The fire took in Mr.. Soule's
back store from kerosene lamp, whether from
explosion or breakage by fall is unknown The
loss is not less than $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The light OF the conflagration was distinctly
seen In Pennington. eighteen miles south of
Phillips.
uls..s KENNEBRc COUNTY
The East Kennebec Musical Association ara
to hold their annual Convention at China vii
lage,, commencing on Tuesday of next week.
october LIST, and continuing four DAYS. under
the charge of w. w. Davis, of Boston. as con-
ductor and d. p Ryder, of Boston, as pianist
The East Kennebec Agricultural Society," will
hold their annual Show and Fair at their
grounds near South China on,Tuesday, Wednes
DAY and Thursday of this week. A. II. Abbott
the Society vi
Inc Journal says that Mrs. Folsom, a widow
lady, residing in Augusta, was thrown from her
carriage by the horse suddenly starting and
turning IN 'front.' OF her residence on Saturday
afternoon, and was quite severely injured
Aenas Percival, of South China, whose leo
was broken while engaged in putting up seats
at the State Fair grounds in Bangor. several
weeks since, is now able to be about
The Journal says that the semi-annual Con-
FERENCE OF the Sabbath Schools of friends in
the towns of Manchester, Winthrop. Sidney
Vassalboro, China, Fairfield and Thornaike,
was held at the Town Hall in China on In
Saturday At 10 o'clock A. NJ the hall was was
filled to its utmost capacity. The officers for
the present year are O. NJ. Bailey, President. r
B. Nichols, Vice President, and j. w. Jacobs
Secretary,
Water street, Augusta is soon to have a COM
Ppetltor in Western Avenue, where the genial
OF OF state Il building up asmall village
OF his own in addition to his shoe factory M
stacy is now erecting a large building there
the lower story of VIII oh is to be used 90 .
store, hair dressing saloon and eating hense
aIa tne upper story for boarding hourse.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Oracle man is disguised with tba oor-
servatism of the venerable town of Wiscassnt
ana t1realens very earnestly to leave that bureh
by the first OF January IL the Walrus PaiIrnod
is not in process of construction by that tims
OXFORD COUNTY,
Joseph P. Edwards, of Mexico has cold h;s
horse Mexican Boy to parties in this oity, mo
Willie Porter, o son of VIM " po,.o r.
Mexico, was very badly hurt on the 11tb ;ns ~
by falling from an apple tree. WIG i'u '''s'
The Democrat says that hops are generallv
au,ae gooa TINS year, and will probably bring
money 70 the pockets of their owners.
Miss Mary E. Shaw of Paris Hill no. hoon
engaged as LIST Assistant of the High School in |
daiden' Mass alta salary of 5000 year
On Saturday, Sept. Dist, the Odd Fellows
naii az LoVeli, occupied and built by Kezar