The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

Auburn has purchased the Edward Little
Institute for $4,000, and will devote it to the
purposes of a High School.
Auburn sewer excavators have discovered
stumps several feet beneath Court street. saws
the Journal.
Mrs. David Mccain of Lewiston was badly
burned q short time since by her night dress
catching fire.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Aroostook County Show and Fair will
be held at Houlton on the Oath and 18th inst.
The September term of the S. ]. Court for
Aroostook county begins Tuesday next, Judge
Cutting presiding.
The Times says ice IS inches thick was dis
covered near Limerick Lake mountain on the
10th of August.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The News says 154 cutters are at work in the
Bridgton corn factory; 1000 cans a day are turn
ed out. From six to seven hundred acres of
sweet corn were planted this year for the fac
tory, chiefly in Oxford county. The corn is in
excellent condition, and the number of cans put
up will be larger than during any previous
year. 600 persons are employed. Extensive
repairs have been made on the building,
People in the vicinity of Bridgton pass their
leisure time in telling big stories abont sweet
corn OF fabulous height.
A Bridgton man has husked 70 bushels IF
corn in 81 hours, says the News.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Bucksport has given $3.50 to aid the Belfast
sufferers
Meyor Young of Ellsworth has issued a card
addressed to the citizens of that place. in which
he claims that the suppression of the liquor
traffic is opposed by the professed Temperance
element OF the city composed in part of church
members lie complains that he is powerless.
ana says that If they want rum why take it,
but that good order in the streets will be main
tanned at all hazards.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The annual exh bition of the North Kennebec
Agricultural Society will be held at Wateryille.
Sept. Both and Oct. 1st and End.
p. III. Holmes the Gardiner artist will send
his large Winter Scene to the State Fair at
Bangor.
KNOX COUNTY
A remarkably sagacious horse lives, moves
and has his being on an island near Vinalhaven.
His team-fellow fell down a well recently, and
the wise beast went to neighboring house and
called for assistance-at least he ran to and
fro between the house and well until he at
tracted attention to the latter.
The next quarterly meeting of the Knox
Good Templars comes off at Rockland on the
18th inst.
A large work shop at Starrett's shlp-yard at
Rockland, filed with dry lumber and carpen-
ter's TOOLS was destroyed by fire "Wednesday
night
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the Camp Meet
ing at Nobleboro about three miles from
Waldoboro Village, is now in session. This is
the first meeting held upon this ground. The
grove is located on the line of the K. & L. r.
r., and comprises eight acres of very tall
beeches. interpersed with a few oaks and ma,
pies. The encampment at present consists OF
thirty tents and cottages. Between three and
Tour Tour thousand people were upon the grounds,
wednesday. The best of order has been pre-
served. aud both worshippers and spectators
nave mad good season of enjoyment.
OXFORD COUNTY
:, feru boasts an elm that girts II feet, 2 in
either. VIVA AoA ein'"