The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-09
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that private let
ter from Rome dated Wednesday, Sept. 18th,
| brings the melancholy but not unanticipated
intelligence of the death of Mrs. Franklin Sim
mons, which occurred at half-past two on the
afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 18th, at Rome,
Italy Her disease, which was consumption
of the bowels, finally attacked her lungs with
force not to be overcome. She was daughter
of Col. Thurston Libby of Auburn.
The best sweet apples sell in Lewiston for so
cents bushel.
The cattle show of the East Turner Farmers
Club was adjourned ON account of the rain, to
Tuesday, Oct. 22d. Address by Washington
Gilbert, Esq, of Bath at 1 O'Clock. Tight
rope performance by E. c. Bearce of Auburn,
the youngest tght-rope artist in the world, at
II o'clock.
James Donavan of Lisbon Falls, Is years of
ape, slipped from platform only foot high,
breaking his arm. After a treatment of four
weeks, his arm was amputated three inches
from the elbow joint by DR.. Garcelon The boy
is now doing well. JsL
OXFORD COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes that Mrs. Susy Hobson of No. Water
ford, So years of age, walks to chuch every
Sunday, has walked four or five miles a day the
past season, has done her housework MIXED
her COWS, made butter and cheese the past sum
"Cl. Olol'c dIC hHC CASCp0 pOOduOCo, tucsC arc
rotting badly. as .-f- = SOD ,B-H
Hon. John Lynch has built large spool
mill in Albany, and made large repairs on his
old mill, and is about building much larger
mill near his old one.
The Democrat hears of a squash vine from a
single seed in Mexico that measured seventeen
rods. .l sa-aE -FlgHFa % .HV
An extra crop of grain has been raised in Ok
ford county the present year, the wheat crop
being the best for 20 years. s,--ae 3D..
Levi Whitman, Esq. one of the oldest and
most respected members of the Oxford Bar,
died at Harrison, "Wednesday, Oct. I'd, aged SO
years and months
Crockett & Co., of Paris Hill, have contract
ed for $4,000 worth of sleds with New York
parties $500 - s...- =l... Fl. - -...
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says the Bangor Savings Bank de-
I cared a dividend at the rate of six per cent.
per annum under the new law, Monday, and
the same will be paid on and after Monday
next. The amount of the dividend is $685. 900.
The Bangor High School sends two students
to Colby University and two to Bowdoin. -I
The Bangor Wing says Mr.. c. G. Aiken ex-
hibits at his saloon Chinese pumpkin which
was raised in Belfast and weighs A lbs. 1t is
named ."O'Conor." A marrowfat squash
named Greeley" weighs II lbs. He says it
did not grow any after the Sep TENDER election.
Another named "Grant' weighs Sc pounds.
Sixty nine vessels arrived at Bangor Monday,
the largest arrived of the season. '-
-aS -- .PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From Correspondent
The last few days of pleasant weather has
been fully improved by the farmers in harvest
ing grain and potatoes. The grain crop was
never better, and there will be more sound po-
tatoes than has bedn anticipated. ai-
Doct. Stevans and wife of Parkman, are this
week attending the annual gathering of the
descendants of the late Doct. Whiting Stevens,
at Great Falls, N. III. AiT
Cases of scarlatina and typhoid fever are
multiplying daily. aas .ts5-.1 --3s4ve1
In one town in Piscataquis county contain
ing population of 1000, there is only one po-
litical Liberal, and it is understood that he has /
the promise of being placed on the Superintend
ing School COMMITTEE achen Greeley is Presi
dent l. , GEE I4 Hsra. -r7UUf#
YORK COUNTY
Rear-Admiral2 A. NJ iPennock was re-
Heved from the command of the Kittery naval
station on Saturday last. At 1 o'clock Com
modore John c. Howell, the new mandant,
arrived at the yard and was received at the
landing by the officers, as is customary in such
instances, and indicted as commandment of the
station. The flag of Rear-Admiral then re-
ceived the salute of thirteen guns and was
hauled down, and the flag of the Commodore
was run up and saluted with eleven guns.
g The name of Old Orchard Beach arose from
growth of apple trees formerly near the beach,
planted at Il very early period; some of them
remained as late as ITO +Af "A
The Times says the Boston and Maine depots
at Biddeford are to be of brick with granite or
Nova Scotia stone trimmings. That in Bidde
ford is to be 112x2S feet, and contains two wait
ing rooms, each 25x36 feet, a ladies dressing
room, baggage room ticket offices. large vesti-
bule, water closets, etc. The Saco depot is 125
by 26 feet, and similar in its appointments to
the depot in this city. The buildings are sur
mounted by a tower Sc feet in height from the
foundation, and have roofs of red and blue
states. .es trasIss1H .iF.s-rHrl @Fa