The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Androscoggln Herald says: L. Thomas
Milett of West Minot, the largest grower of
hops in that vicinity, sold last Saturday to N.
L. Marshall, his 1873 crop of hops, amounting
in value to $43O, at thirty -four cents pound"
The Grand Army boys, the night before
Thanksgiving, distributed quite a number of
turkeys among the needy families of deceased
or sick soldiers in Lewiston.
AROosTooK COUNTY.
The inhabitants of Alva plantation will ask
for an act of incorporation as town. of the
Legislature for 1874.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Journal writes: "On
Tuesday, the 18th inst, the buildings of widow
Mary Walker of New Vineyard, were burned,
together with the furniture and eleven sheep.
Insured for 1915 Caught by chimney burning
out"
KENNEBEc COUNTY
A valuable horse belonging to Frank Sever
auce of Augusta, dropped dead in the street
while being driven from Augusta 70 Gardiner
on Wednesday. Heart disease.
DR.. Harlow, Superintendent of the Insane
Hospital at Augusta, gave his annual party to
the inmates of the hospital, on the evening of
served regularly during DR.. Harlow's admins
tration of affairs at the institution, for more
than twenty-one years,
Friday, Dr. Lapham, one of the Trustees of
the Insane Hospital, made the monthly inspec-
ton of that institution. The whole whole
number of patients at the inspection last
month YVES 404; died and discharged, IS; ad-
mitted, 2s; present number in the hospital. Ala
the largest number ever present at an in
spection.
Mr. NJ. w. Dunn of Waterville, is having
gas pipes put into new house he is building,
having faith in the future development of that
village and its consequent Improvements.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thursday afternoon, while eight men were
shingling on the roof of the government life
saving station at White Head, the staging gave
way. All the men succe eded in grasping some
portion of the lower staging, except a man
named Atwood of Bangor, who was preciptat-
ed to the ground beneath, distance of twenty
six feet, striking his head upon a ledge. He
was taken up insensible and medical aid from
ROckland summoned.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Penobscot Agricultural Society held a
meeting at the court house in Bangor Saturday
to choose five delegates to the convention which
meets in the Common Council room next
Thursday to elect member of the State Board
of Agriculture
Application will be made to the next Legis-
lature to incorporate company to construct
and repair a dam or dams to flow the lakes in
Oakfeld, on the East Branch of the Malta
wamkeag.
A lady fell in fiji on Franklin street, Bangor
Thursday, but soon recovered her senses and
was taken home.
James Morrow, esq.,, of Bangor, has shipped
bushels of potatoes. Fifteen Thousand bushels
came over the Bangor & Piscataqus railroad
from the towns of GuIlford and Milo.
The steamer Cambridge p'owed her way
through ice two and three inches thick Satur-
day forenoon, from Sanford's wharf Bangor to
Ia ndn Hor r,rI,a nj
Dry wood was plenty at Dexter last week at
81 per cord.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The citizens of Fairfield have chosen COM
mlttee OF five tG examine and report what kind
OF manufacturing can carried be ON there with
profit, and the amount of capital necessary to
introduce such manufactures as may be decid-
ed Opon.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At the last meeting of the Calais Common
Council, Tuesday forenoon, the petition asking
that a meeting of the citizens be called to vote
on the question of granting the aid of the city
for railroad connecting the st. Croix and Pc
nobScot, was presented aud discussed
YORK COUNTY.
Miss Lucy Langdon Lowell died at Shaker
Village in Alfred, Friday, at the great age of
ninety seven years, four months and twenty
four days. She was born ON the memorable
Fourth of Jny, 1776, and from that fact had
recently become famous throughout the coun-
try. At the time of her death she was the old
est person living in that town.
Mr. Balloon, the retiring superintendent of
the Saco and Biddeford Gas Co., has been the
the recipient of a handsome band ring-a pres
ent from the men with whom he has been la
boring.
A gentleman in Biddeford has been PLAYING
game of chess through correspondence with
some one in Massachusetts. The match has
been decided in favor Of the Ri66afnrd
man, who now offers to play through cores
pondence against any person in the State.
The Lecture Association of Saco opens it's
course on next Wednesday evening.
The Odd Fellows Hall in Biddeford is to be
dedicated next Wednesday evening.
IN GENERAL.
The Directors of the e. & N A. Railroad, it
is said, are making number of light elegant
cars to replace the Pullman cars on their trains
this winter, in which passengers will find all
the comforts and conveniences of the Pullman
cars at less expense.