The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-06

The Journal says: The water is so low on
the Cobbossecontee at Gardiner, that the naper
mills of Richards & Co., and the Copsecook
Company are running with less than one-ouar-
ter of their usual machinery.
Between 400 and 500 pensions are to be paid
out at Augusta
OXFORD COUNTY.
Hop picking has begun in earnest in this
county.
Messrs. Paris & Chase have been putting in
a dam to flow Great Concord Pond. Milton,
which will insure a supply of water that will
enable the mills on Concord River to run some
months longer than heretofore. The citizens Of
Milton subscribed literally in aid of the enter
prise There are five improved and three UNI
improved privileges upon the river, nearly all
having ledge foundations, with about eight
thousand acres of timber and wood lands in the
vicinity.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The second reunion of the First Maine Cav
airy Association will occur at Bangor on the
18th inst.
There is talk at Bangor of converting Ken
duskeag stream between two bridges into
''wet dock
In the Reed murder trial the Jury disagreed.
They stood eight for acquittal, four for conyic-
ton.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
press Correspondence
The roof is being put upon the new Court
House at Sknowhegan. Ii the work progresses
as it has it will be finished much earlier than
was anticipated. The contractors, Foster and
Dutton, are live men. Gen. Shepherd is build
ing a fine house which is already adding much
to the appearance of that part of the village.
The State quarry at East Madison, worked
by L. HI. Dinsmore and others, known as the
Maine Slate Company, has already furnished a
large amount of extra slate. This compapy
furnish slate for the Court House and Gen.
Shepherds new residence.
Business is lively at Norridgewock on the
Railroad bridge and road.
Political matters are attracting some atten-
ton. The Republicans are sure to win this
time entire.
|. The Reporter says that J. T. Nye, the sheriff
charged with malfeasance of Office, is an honest
man, as it has investigated the charges.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel says: Schooner Nellie III. NAL
loch, the ouly Eastport fishing vessel on the
Banks at present, is reported all right since the
late gale.
The barkentine Pohono of Macbias was dis
masted at Cow Bay in the recent gale. Schooner
Onward of Cherryfied. is reported ashore and
dismasted. Blig Shasta, owned partly at Cher
ryfield, was dismasted.
Large quantities of herring have been taken
lately IN the weirs at Treats Island. Ninety
one hundred hogsheads were left in the weirs
to be taken out next day.
The schooner Clara Jane was the only vessel
from Lubec that was wrecked in the late gale.
She lost spars and rigging and had some dam
age to the hull at Shulee, N. S. She is to be
brought home for repairs.
East Machias, with population of 1000, is
doing large amount Of shipbuilding, and
evinces general prosperity
YORK COUNTY
Gortchenkorteunoff, the Russian gentleman
who spends the season at the Bay View House,
Ferry Beach, took his departure Friday for his
residence in Toronto, Canada, having spent six
weeks at the seaside. During his stay at tine
Bay View. his time was well divided, having in
the space of six weeks taken 519 baths, walked
1904 miles. drank 49a gallons sea water, eaten
117a pounds sea weed, and dressed and un-
dressed 903 times.
IN GENERAL.
There are five papers in Maine over fifty
years old. The Bangor Wing and Courier
started in 1915; Eastport Sentinel in 1918;
Portland Advertiser 1885; Eastern Argus in
1903, and the Christian Mirror in 1921.