The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-23
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoaGIN COUNTY
Two lads stole a team in Auburn, Friday, and
are now suffering for it.
The Jason PettingilP' farm in Leeds, with
q nice set of buildings on 1t, was sold at auc-
ton Thursday for 1896
A noted thief named Kelly, broke into the
stove store of Buckley & Pratt in Lewiston,
Thursday night. The noise he made alarmed
gentleman living opposite, who obtained an Of
hcer, and secured the scoundrel. e.,
Mr. A. P. Tinker, who was to have been in
stalled pastor OF the High Street Congrega-
tional church in Auburn on the 10th of Octo-
Der, has been compelled, by i'll health, to with
draw his acceptance of the passionate, and to
give up all thoughts of the ministry at pres
ent.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Iron ore is found, in large quantities, in
Northern Aroostook, and parties from New
York and Pennsylvania have visited that vicin-
Ity the past season with reference to the man
ufacture of IRON They find plenty of ore of
one description, but have not yet found anoth-
er kind which they wish to mix with the first.
IL is desirable to find magnetic" ore, which
they say no doubt exists, to mix with the ore
found.
Thomas Thibedeau of Presque Isle, was bad
ly injured by the kick Of horse Wednesday
morning. He was rendered senseless for some
time, and at last accounts was in precarious
condition.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Cumberland County Cattle Show and
Fair will be held at Bridgton on the LIST and I'd
of Octaber.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The schooner n j. Miller, English, brought
into Boothboy harbor in wrecked condition,
was sold by auction to Cyrus McKown for $780,
The is only about three years old and her hull
is in good order.
Bristol has two veteran voters who were on
hand at the recent election: Mr.. VIM. Hunter
aged "a, cast a straight Republican ballot, while
Mr.. VIM. McClintock aged 90, voted with the
supporters of FL. G.
FnNoBsCoT COUNTY .
The Freshman Glass at the State College
have formed = second company of Cadets
Bricks have been sent from Bangor to Sher-
man, eighty-five miles, for building purposes
this season.
A Bangor gentleman, while standing in a
crowd at one of the hotels in that city Friday
evening, caught a pickpocket in the act of re-
moving roll of greenbacks, amounting to $50,
from ms pocket. In the scuffie which ensued q
ten dollar bill was torn in two pieces and by
some means the thief ESCAPED but without the
money.
One of the clerks at the State Fair grounds
in Bangor on Friday was foolish enough to in
vest 500 in game of three card monte, and of
course lostlt. He was too sure that he could
md his card The sharper who feeced him,
one OF gang who have been operating on the
grounds, was arrested an hour afterwards and
compelled to disgorge
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
[From our Correspondent
The potato crop is general failure from rot
am informed that Ichabod Rollins ESQ
and wife, OF Cambridge, were thrown from a
carriage at MOnson day or two since and that
both of them were seriously injured. They are
an aged couple
No frost has troubled us az yet, and the corn
crop is ripe and good.
In consequence of the drouth in Nav and
June, very few calves were raised. a mist axe
that is seriously felt, now that the barns are
groaning with the great superabundance of hay.
There are seventy-two students in Parkman
High School. Thi. school is under the care of
T. L. Bunker, who has had forty years experi-
ence in teaching.
The new M. +. Church in Gulford village is
rapidly approaching completion. s.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that the late firm of
G. F. & j. Patten, so long and favorably known
almost the world over, has been succeeded by
the firm of G. f. & j. Patterns sons, and it is
by this firm that the Patten car works are he
ing erected. The persons in the firm are
James T. and George NJ. sons of the late
George F. Patten, and Gilbert L. r., son of
Hon. John Patten
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Belle, QauRnLef Oh AlOnZO hIcnaruS0n. ESQ.
of Skowhegan, suffered amputation of the leg
at the thigh, near the hip, on the 18th inst
The operation was performed by Dr. Manson
of Pittsfeld, assisted by DR. Lowe of Canaan
and was necessitated on account of malignant
disease involving the knee joint. The chances
of her recovery are doubtful.
YORK COUNTY.
The Grand Jury have found indctme uts
against several persons who have been engaged
in the sale of intoxicating liquors.
In the Supreme Judicial Court in the case of
John L. Livingston V. Horace Woodman. for
trespass and assault and battery, the iurv re-
turned a verdict for plaintiff, ASSESSING the
damages at $500.
The Grand Jury came in on Friday with 45
indictments-eight of which were against
Bickford and Maxwell.
George e. Billings of Biddeford while en-
gagged Saturday in cutting side of beef. so
severely cut his hand that he tainted and after
recovering from the fainting fit went into con-
WILSON'S.