The Portland daily press., 1872-09-18
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Th9 Poland camp meeting association realizes
over fourteen hundred dollars from the receipts
of their late meeting, after paying the current
expenses of the year, which sum will be used
towards liquidatins their debt.
The grocers of Lewiston and Auburn are ex-
cited over the appearance of a gentleman who
claims 10 be the owner of patent which COW
ers the appliance used by grocers generally for
an ice room, and thirty-four individuals and
firms are summoned to appear at court in this
city
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Mail says a large crew of men are at
work upon the new depot in Watervile village,
and the walls are rising rapidly. The con-
tractors have three months in which to finish
| it.
Recently lad twelve years of age, Geo.
stuck pitchfork through his foot. A week
later he died of lockjaw
The Aailisays Mr. III. G. Burleigh of Fair
field, and Mr.. Geo. E. Shores of Watervile,
brought home handfuls of first-class premiums
on their line Hereford stock, from the New
England Show.
The Journal says that Rev. Mr. Penney of
| the Free baptist church of Augusta, stated
last Sabbath in his sermon, referring to the
death of Mrs. VIM. Taylor, recently deceased,
that she was one of six aged members of his
church, the average age of whom is a fraction
The Journal says that Mr.. John Nelson of
Hallowell, has met with go,d success in rails
ing cranberries the past season.
The Farmers Club of Litchfield met Sept
18th, and elected the following officers: Sam
uel Smith, President; E. L. Townsend Secre-
hold their fourteenth annual show and fair on
T. HI. Springer's Trotting Park, on Friday, Oct
11th. If stormy, the first fair day.
| The new piece of railroad that is to connect
| the Portland and Kennebec and Maine Central
Railroads at Waterville is nearly DONE Trains
| will be run over it by Monday next The new
union depot is now going up with great rapidity
and will be completed by December.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting was
| held at Bristol Saturday evening 1t was ad-
addressed by E. w. Stetson of Damariscotta,
and Mr. Bryant of Lewiston. A reform clnb
numbering sixty members was organized with
OXFORD COUNTY
Rev. A. c. Herrick of Canton who has made
his second visit to Europe during the past sum-
mer, proposes to tell what he knows about
London, Italy and Germany.
The 22d annual exhibition of the West Ok
ford Agricultural Society will be held at Frye
burg, on Tuesday, Wednesday und Thursday
October 9Th, 9Th and 10th. The annual meet
ing OF the Society will be held on Tuesday at 10
O'Clock a. m. drawing match at p. m.; trot-
ting of stations at p. M; agricultural confer
ence in the evening. Wednesday the Secretary
will receive entries for articles in the hall until
10 a. m. Examination of stock, crops and
manufactures by the committees at 10 a. m;
ladies' equestrian exhibition at IL a. m; trial
OF speed horses at p. m public spinnn. at 3
p: m. Thursday, addresses at 10 a. m. reports
of committees at p. M; general fair for sales,
to 3 p. m. =; sweepstakes at p. M; foot race
at p. IN.
The Norway base ball club will play with the
Oxford boys at that place on Saturday, Sept.
21st.
Thomas T. Bartlett of Buckfeld, was acci-
dentally shot near Moose Lake Minnesota.
Sept 4th, and the Crystal Wave Lodge of Good
Templars, of which he was member, have
adopted appropriate resolutions.
The Oldest person living in Andover is Mar
tha ellison aged 101 years.
Rumford Falls, one of the best water powers
of Maine, is occupied only by grist mill. saw
mill, threshing machine carriage factory and
starch factory. The people are anxiously
awaiting the advent of the railroad
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY
From our Correspondentl
As MI. William Smart and Mr.. Josiah Rich
ards, Jr., of Parkman, were blasting field rocks
on the 14th inst, charge exploded severely
injuring both of them. Mr.. Smart lost one
eye and received a severe scalp wound in the
head. Mr.. Richards lost several fingers. Both
OF the men were seriously burned,
Mr.. Stephen Larrabee of Parkman, respec-
table and well to do farmer committed suicide
by hanging on the 14th inst. No cause is
known for the rash act, but it is presumed that
he must have been insane, as he was a yery
steady man of GA years. S.
SOMERSET COUNTY. |
The Lewiston Journal says that the annual
exhibition of the East Somerset Agricultural
Society, took place on their grounds at Hart |
land Village, on Tuesday and Wednesday last.
This society is in q prosperous condition. Last |
season they erected a two story building 3Ox7O |
and finished it outside and in, for the purpose |
of giving the ladies chance to exhibit the |
thousand and one articles which are the fruits
of their industry and skill. The stock present.
ed eh.t this year for premiums was far superior to
WALDO COUNTY.
Mrs. Lydia A, Parker an aged lady residing
in Winterport, fell down stairs ON Monday and |
was instantly killed. Mrs, Parker has been
quite blind for ten years, and losing her w wav