The Portland daily press., 1873-09-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

Lewiston refuses to give her city physcien
additional compensation for his services in the
small pox epidemic, probably thinking the ex-
perience gained by him reward enough.
The Wales town fair will be held Oct. 14th,
and the Webster town show Oct 18th.
A boy named Piper. sent to Auburn Jail for
| alleged larceny, escaped few days since. but
becoming foot-sore surrendered himself at Nil
son Pond, Monday, for the sake of ride.
George Stetson of Auburn, was thrown from
| his carriage Monday evening,aS he was crossing
the Androscoggin village, and sustained COM
| pound fracture of the ankle.
Lewiston is taking active measures for the re-
! lief of the Belfast suffereIs.
The Journal gives an interesting account of
! the laying of the first rail on the Lewiston &
Auburn Railroad, at its junction with the
Grand Trunk, mile above Hotel Road Station
Friday. A short section of tack will be imme-
diately laid. The work of grading will be COM
pleted within a month The bridge across the
Androscoggin will consist of but single tram
span; the distance between the abutments being
120 feet. The stone work on the bridge across
the Androscoggin is progressing slowly, though
the foundations for the piers have been laid.
| The road crosses the Maine Central % feet be-
low grade. The Au burn depot will be on Main
| street, and the Lewiston depot on Lincoln street
There is every reason to hope that the road will
be in running order the coming winter.
We are informed that one of the prom inent
tickets in Lewiston on Monday, was Joshua
Nye for Governor, and Oren b. Cheney, John
B. Shaw, and Henry ii Dckey for Represen-
tatiyes. What combination!
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Governor and Council are on their annu-
| al visit to New Sweden in Aroostook County,
where they will be received with lively demon
| STATIONS.
Fourteen years ago B. j. Hughes went to
| Aroostook with a few household goods and 45
cents in cash. To-day he has farm Of So acr
of cleared Iand good buildings, young Or
chard of Woodstock trees. cows, horses. 10
sheep and 20 acres of crops. He has eight
| children.
The Star says it is possible that one-third of
the buckwheat crop in Aroostook, is ruined by
the frosts last week and some think the pota-
| to crop in this county is injured to the amount
of one-fourth part of it,
The Free High School in Caribou has over
60 pupils.
Farming pays in this county Mr. Shield
| stream bought place in Maysvle for $400,and
has sol timber to the amount of $500 from 1.-THE
place, and raised the first year crop worth
$500.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Pullman train ran on to side track at
Augusta, "Wednesday morning, owing to Il mis-
placed switzerland ran into train of cars stand
ing on it, smashing postal car.
r. M. Mansur'of Augusta, a prominent mu-
steal instrument dealer, died Tuesday of typhoi
fever.
At the New England Fair held at Mystic
Park Medford, Mass. last week, DR.. n. R.
| Bout ellie of Waterville took the sweepstakes
prize for best cows1st and I'd prizes for best
cow overfour years old, first prize on yearling
helfer, second prize on yearling bull land second
prize for the best herd of cattle, against several
choice imported herds from other States,
OXFORD COUNTY.
The old tannery at Dxfed is being fitted up
for tooth pick mandatory Every citizen of
iga 10 he intia TO
nish teeth.
The Oxford Baptist Association says the Ok
ford Democrat held session at Turner, Tuesday
week Rev. DIR. Estes was chosen Moderator,
| and Rev. Mr. Record oe Turner, Scribe. The
next place of meeting is at Buckfield.
The Oxford County Lodge of Good Tempars
met at East Sumner the I'd inst, and chose the
following officers NJ. A. Allen of Buckfeld,
w, c. T.; H. c. Field of Sumner, w: s.; Jas
Irish of Hartford, w. T. 1t was decided that
Good Templars can conscientiously act as liq-
uor agents.
A young man visiting Bethel on a counting
tour was compelled to stay at the shouse of his
intended all night, because a great bear
stood in his path and blocked his exit,
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Horses are making 2.44a time at The Orono
Trottiug Park, steed euphoniously called Sor-
| rel Tom doing the deed.
The Brewer Brick Company have turned ont
neal 900 bricks since spring. Tuesday
they turned out 81, GOO, says the Wing.
Capt. Whepy of the brig Henry Perkins, was
assaulted by sailor named Robert Simpson,
| Tuesday afternoon, and severely bruised about
the head and face. The trouble was caused by
dispute about wages.
Noah SWEET of Garland, the oldest of the
| thirteen SWEET children, whose family reunions
| have been SO widely noticed, died Monday after
| brief iluess. 1t Is the first break in the fam
lily circle.
At McGivery & Co.'S ship yard in Brewer
says the Wing, a ship of 1850 tons will be built
the coming season. A schooner is now building
| there, and brig and two schooners undergoing
| repairs. AT Messrs j. Cakes & Sons yard the
new barkentine. Joseph Baker, of $40 tons, was
| launched Tuesday AS soon as her sails are put
in she will sail for Portland, where she is to be
loaded with lumber for South America. A
-masted schooner will be launched the first
of next month. Five schooners are undergoing
repairs at this yard.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
A teachers institute begins its sessions at
| Skowhegan the Odd inst, and will continue five
| days.
The Union Advocate wants it understood
that the West Somerset cattle show and fair
comes off Oct. 18th and Sth and not Sept %,
| "a, and %, as has been incorrectly reported.
WASHINGTON coUNTY.
PASSPORT advices say that the potato crop is
| an average one, though the rot is beginning to
| show itself. The lobster factories are curtail-
| ing their business on account of the diminished
| number OF the crostaceans. The catch of her.
/ ring during the past week has been unusually
! good
EastpoIt doesn't pay her five per cent vaua-
ton as 000) to her new railroad until it is put
in running order. Meanwhile she INDUCES in
case of highway robbery, stranger being fall
en- upon in her streets Saturday night and rob-
bed of all he had.
Campobello has been leased by two Western
| gentlemen for 80 years. They don't expect to
occupy it themselves that length of time un-
less they should conclude to build family tombs
there.
The officers and soldiers stationed at Fort
Sullivan, have received orders to be prepared
for change in location.
YORK COUNTY
Our correspondent B, informs us that there
| will be gathering of the Buffum family at
North Berwick, on the 18th inst, at A. G. Buff
fum's, on the old homestead of the family. The
first gathering of this family was held at the
house of Patience Wilslyw, widow of the late
| David Winslow of Deering. in Nov. 1872, at
which there were about 30 present. An organ
ization was then effected, and the time
year appointed 1t is expected 100 or more will
be present, as the committee for that purpose
have sent out a large number of Invitations.
Our correspondent NJ. writes us from Buxton
| that on "Wednesday evening of last week old
| resident of Bar Mills, who had seen half CEN
turv of hard service amid the logs and saw
mills of Saco River, was found on the banks of
| the river near the Bar Mills depot, paralyzed
! and speeches.. He on his retnrn from the
| house of a retail cider dealer. The sufferer
| was carried to his home, where he died few
hours after. Our correspondent INDUCES in se-
we're, hut not uDdeserved structures On rum SELL
ing and drinking, and says that over fifty bar
rels of cider have been sold and drank the pres
ent season at the shop mentioned.
A barn belonging to Edmund Grant at Leb-
anon, was destroyed by fire Saturday Loss
! about $1,000; no insurance
The Times says sheriff Warren has SO far re-
covered as to warrant his removal from Old
| Orchard,
According to the Times, % 400 railroad ticks
cts from Blddeford to Old Orchard have been
sold since the opeoing of the B. & NJ extern
sion About $4,000 have been sold between Sa-
co and Biddeford and Old Orchard,
| How DO Won Feele
The fervid heats of summer are now over In
whaf condition have they left you? Is your liver
torpid or disordered, your appetite feeble your di
gestion imperfect, painful. YOUR nervous system