The Portland daily press., 1873-10-13
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDR0SCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Androscoggin Herald says that the Far
mers' Club of Minot and Hebron, will hold
their sixteenth annual Cattle Show and Fair
on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A few days ago a youthful Nimrod, George
WATSON of East Surry, shot an enormous cat
owl, which, from tip to tip of its wings, meas
ured seven feet.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Twelve Gardiner wood cutters have gone to
Florida where they find employment in cutting
live oak during the winter.
Typhoid fever is abating in Gardiner. No
new cases We're reported last week.
Judge Danforth, will preside at the October
term of the S. j, Court to commence at Angus
to on the third Tuesday of this month.
female book agent dressed in sack coat
and breeches, attracted considerable attention
among the curious in Gardiner Thursday
press Correspondence
Rev. J. o. Skinner of Waterville, has nearly
completed history of the Waterville Lodge Of
Free Masons, which has employed his leisure
for several years past. 1t will be published
this fall, probably.
Prof. Elder of Colby was called suddenly
home to Nova Scotia, on account of the death
of his father, last Friday.
Thomas Mast had a narrow escape at his lee
ture in the University course at Wateryille.
The President of the College introducino him
was about to bestow the title of d. b., but
Mast modestly declined to accept more than
ReU.
KNOX COUNTY
Samuel OxtoD, of Camden, aged about
twenty-one years, seaman on the schooner
Pilots Bride, of New York, Capt. Brewster.
which arrived at Providence, on the 9Th from
Alexandria, was washed overheard from that
vessel on the 4th, about six o'clock P. NJ,
twenty-five miles southeast by south from
Montauk Point.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Dennis Tracy of Bangor challenges any sssin-
gle shelllSt on the Penobscot to row a race on
That river, time and place to be fixed by apree-
ment. W "s-oo
Bangor is big city tterritorially The streets
II pdaceu IN sIralgnt line, would extend near
ly 100 miles. Facilities for internal communi-
cation are afforded by 179 streets, 10 lanes Ia
courts, squares, and place.
Bangor held a big meeting Friday evening To
hear the report of the committee to examine
the tn, subject of water supply from Treat :
faus The Committee reported favorably. but
recommended no appropriation.
Lieut. Sumner Rogers and family were
thrown from a carriage on Kenduskeag ave-
nue., Bangor, Thursday, and Mrs. Wheeler. one
oi the party, had her right wrist broken.
Thursday night, the water in the Penobscot.
which had risen five feet under the late rains.
tel about foot and Friday neither rose nor
fell. Work has been resumed at the ArovIe
boom, where 100 men are now emnIoyed synS
operations will be resumed at Pea Cove boom a
week from to-day. ''o"' '
Clothes line thieves have been practicing in
Brewer, and Thursday and Friday nights have
stolen eight full washings'' left out to drg
One house was entered Thursday night and q
sum OF money stolen, we hear.
J. Inc wing says that R. D: Hill, ESQ.,, well
Thursday morning. at the age of IS years.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
promising slate quarry has been onenad in
Kingsbury. ''- 'poneu III
irwin Drew Of Parkman had his hand iniur-
charge III ledge. ''' :"