The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-01
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The races at Lewiston closed Saturday
The Journal says the annual meeting of most
of the manufacturing corporations of Lewiston
will occur in that city September 18th.
About 100000 brick will be made at Lewis
ton this season, They sell at IS per thousand
The water has begun to run over the dam at
Lewiston and the citizens are happy.
A new block is to be erected at Lewiston by
Robinson & Beede.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
A young daughter of B. Brann of Augusta
was stung by an insect on the 18th ult., and
for time her life was despaired of Her arm
and body swelled badly. She is now doing
well.
dicted the bridge between Hallowell and Chel-
sea.
DR.. j. I. Gilman of Portland and Major
Shorey of Bridgton, visited the Insane Hospital
Friday in their capacity of Trustees. They re-
port the number now in the Hospital 391. of
which 1876 are males and 1876 females.
Hon. j. A. Pettengill of Augusta, died at
Augusta Friday, aged 20 years. He was re-
spected citizen, and during his life held various
public offices of trust.
Halowell has a lady "a years of age who 80
years ago learned the tailoring business there
She is still quite smart.
KNOX COUNTY
The grist mill at Camden has mad new set
of burr stones.
The mackerel schooners are returning to Cam
den loaded down.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
DR.. d. K. Kennedy, a well known physician
of Wiscasset, died Tuesday, aged 70 years.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
/. Nate of Lincoln, accidentally shot himself
in the arm with pistol few davs since.
Bangor has increased her subscription for
Belfast to $2316.
John Robinson of Hudson was kicked by a
horse Wednesday near Bangor. His Jaw bone
was broken and several teeth were knocked ont.
A new daily stage line has been established
between Bangor and Charleston.
Wednesday night severe frost visited this
county, doing quite an amount OF damage to
the potatoes.
Mary hurry, ten years of age, courageously
stopped a runaway span of horses at Lincoln
August Goth, at the risk of her own life. She
was in the carriage at the time.
The Mattanawcook Mills have shut down
while the dam is being repaired.
Mr.. Stanhope had his foot and leg badly jam
med in a portion of the machinery of the Mat
tanawcook Mills Co. He is slowly recovering,
so says the Voice.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
students The Institute is in prosperous con-
dition.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.
A pile of lumber fell on a man named Lucy
at Calais, Friday, and broke three of his ribs
The distance from Pembroke to Calais by the
Shore Line will be 151 miles. 1t is estimated
that the road can be constructed the entire dis
lance for sum not exceeding S150,000. En-
gineer auckland is now at Bucksport, complet-
ing the survey at the other end of the route.
Calais is having her reservoirs repaired.
The survey of the Shore Line RailIoad is COM
pleted as far as Calais.
YORK COUNTY.
Capt. Charles Gill, well known citizen of
Biddeford, died Friday.
The pupils of Saco High School for 1872,
made an excursion to OF Orchard Friday.
In digging at Bddeford recently for foun-
dation of house, at depth of fourteen feet
below the service. a stoned up well was discov-
cred, covered by fiat rock.
IN GENERAL.
Hop-picking has begun rather earlier than
usual owing to the recent frosts and heavy
winds breaking the vines. The average num-
Der of poles to the acre is 1900. One acre will
produce 800 pounds of dried hops. This year
is considered poor one for hops. The present
market price is 25 cents per pound.