The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-23
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY,

The Journal says that the Auburn foundry
and Manufacturing Co., are turning out 100
nickerplated fatirons daily, and will 5000 man.
ufacture 800 per day. /
The Journal says the apple crop in that coun.
ty isremarkably abundant The trees are load
ed. and many Of them seem in need of propping
up, so great is the burden of fruit. The apples
are already of good size, and very fair.
The Journal reports that Messrs. p M. Thur
low and j. w. McDuffie had a consultation at
the Dewitt House Saturday, and preliminares
were arranged for the great stallion race on the
Lewiston Trotting Course, August 9th, Mr..
Thurlow enters black stallion Phil Sheridan,
and MIR. McDufie bay stallion King William,
and the race will be the best three in five to har-
ness, for purse of $4,000, according to the ma
tional rules. One thousand dollars Of the mon
ey is on deposit at the Dewitt House. This
race will unquestionably be one of the most ex-
citing ever had in the Stale,
A gentleman has placed S75 in Pres. Cheney's
hands, and authorized him to offer prizes of $50
and S25 for first and second prizes for the best
parts that shall be delivered on the Commence
ment stage of Bates College by the graduating
class at the next Commencement.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Gen. Selden Conner of Augusta has received
. very urgent invitation to attend and address
to be held at Pittsburg Sept. II,
The Reporter says that William Gardiner,
employed in Capt. Arthur Berry's mill in Gar
diner, Friday while trimming log, cut the
large toe of his right foot nearly off.
The Journal says that Dea J. S. Turner of
Augusta, has sold a valuable mare to Boston
parties for $3.50.
James Hussey of Vassalboro, quaker far
mer, was quite severely injur ed last week by be-
ing struck by the tongue of a hay-cart which he
was running out of his barn.
KNOX COUNTY.
At a recent meeting of the Rockland Reform
respect to the memory of the late President of
the Club, Hon. l. K.f Kimball, consisting of
festoons of white and black cloth intermingled
and caught up with rosettes of the same. At
either side of the stage was a'beautiful ever
green wreath, enclosing the inscriptions, 'Tn
Memorium," and ''We Mourn our Leader Fal-
len," while in the centre of the platform was a
small catafalque, adorned with flowers and in
scribed with Mr. Kimballs name and age and
the date of his death.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Hon! w. W. Bolster of Dixfield, proposes to
move to Auburn in October, and take up his
residence there.
Our Denmark Correspondent says the farmers
in that town have nearly finished haying, and
good judges estimate the crop to be three times
as large as lastyear. Other field crops, although
little backward, are looking finely. About
nifty bushels of blueberres are picked a day on
,Old Pleasant Mountain" on an average. Some
days the number of bushels will reach upwards
of one hundred.
upper mill privilege, on Moose Brook, in that
town, for seven years to the Water Power Co.,
OF Saco and intends to thoroughly repair the
grist mill and saw mill on said privilege, and is
preparing to do a large business in saving pine,
hemlock, and oak lumber next season
fKNoBscor COUNTY.
Newport has been made a money order Office.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A little son of Mr.. David C. Hodok;ns of
Bath, was drowned Saturday. He had been in
SWIMMING and was out and putting on his
clothes when by some means he slipped and
feu into water and was drowned before as
sistance came.
The mammoth tent or tabernacle belonging
TO the National Camp Meeting Association was
pitched yesterday on the camp grouds at Rich
mond. The canvass weighs 80, 1000 pounds, and
is capable of seating 5000 persons. In case of
ram it will be great convenien ce to those at
tending the meetings.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Mr.. George r. Danforth turns out from one
to two hundred dozens of pairs of susnenders
weekly at his mandatory in Norridgewock.
- rr.F.F WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says that merchants who
held potatoes in that section for a rise have
been badly bitten. Hundreds of bushels have
been sold at Winterport for five cents per BUSH
ell since the advent Of new potatoes in the Bos-
ton market.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The money order system went into effect at
the post office at East Machias on Monday, 18th
inst. sE q
The people of the Wiley District. Cherry
field, are building fine school-room with a
fine hall in the second story. =
Four gentlemen have purchased CampobelIo
Island, opposite Eastport, of the trustees of the
late Admiral Owen, for price exceeding $780,
900. 1t is intended by the purchasers to erect
large hotel for summer travel, and to mine for
copper ore, which has been discovered to an ex-
tent to warrent working operations The island
is nine miles long and one and half miles in
width. The population is some 14OO souls. oc-
cupying leased property, for which an annual
rental of some $4,000 or $4,000 is received.