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

The journal says the American Pomoologi-
cal Society holds its annual meetings in Boston,
next week. q. A. Gilbert, Esq, of Greene, is
one of the delegates from the Maine Pathological
Society.
A gentleman who raised sixty bushels of ap-
pies of one variety. last year, brought this year
fruit from all the trees above included, to Lew
iSton market Saturday, in a bushel basket.
The Michigan Central Railroad has establish
ed a ticket agency in Lewiston. This route
connects with the principal routes
for the West.
Col Strickland is still in a critical condition
KENNBBEU COUNTY.
2. A. Gilbert, Esq.,, of Greene, is to deliver
the address before the North Kennebec Agri
cultural Society, which will meet at Waterrille
the first week in October.
t. Fl. Morse of Augusta, lost portion of his
hand Saturday, in machine in the journal
building.
Knowlton's patent platform and car-coupler
is to be practically tested on the Maine Cen
trail Railroad this week.
OXFORD COUNTY.
DiXfeld village has taken progressive step,
and the place is quite lively. The tooth pick
manufacturing company of which Messrs. Eos
ter and Freeman are the head, formerly located
at Canton, have purchased fine large building
here, with good water power, and will soon
commence operations hore, which will make
better market for certain kinds of wood, aud
give employment to many.
The twenty-tnird annual exhibition of the
West Oxford Agricultural Society, will be held
at its grounds in Fryeburg, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Oct. 18th, 18th, and 10TH
The old exhibition building has been remodel
ed. An excellent dining hall is also being ad-
ded. Other changes have also been made made
The whole expense of the improvements will
amount to $1,000 or $14C0.
PENoRsCOT t,ot1NTv
The Wing saws the light house board has give
en- notice that a wooden tripod, 81 feet high has
been erected in the place of the spindle on the
eastery point of ASH Island, west side of Mus
Gle Ridge Channel, Penobscct Bay. The feet
OF the structure are placed about 30 feet apart,
and are of wrought iron, set into the ledge, at
about half tide mark The legs are painted
white. The top is covered in for "a feet from
the summit and is painted brown. The bear
ihgs by compass and distances ia nautical miles
of prominent objects are as follows: Owls
Head light house bears NE 81 miles; Sheep Is
land bar buoy hears NE Il miles; Sheep Island
ledge bears ENE IT miles; Otter Island bears
SM ! 5, ! Of mlle;, Ash Island ledge bears
SW by W is of mile Otter Island lodge spin
die bears SW by W west, 1-8 miles.
The pension roll at Bangor embraces 5000
names, and involves the payment of $4,000.
S. ID. Brown, ESQ.,, of Milford route agent
on the B. 81 Railroad has recovered from
severe illness, and is again able to resume his
Official duties.
The September meeting on the Webster Trot
ting Park at Orono begins Tuesday The races
promise to be well contested.
DR.. Purington of Lsyant. fell FRIDAY. and
fractured two ribs, besides receiving other iuiu-
ries.
The Union Hose Company of Bangor. are to
present TO the William Penn Hose Company of
Salem, Mass, a miniature birch bark canoe to
be made by the Odtown Indians
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Elder Horn Mills at Ornyille. were
burnt Friday. Loss. $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A company has been formed at Bar Harbor.
for the purpose of introducing water from Ea-
gle Lake.
The house of E. Marks of Ellsworth, was
burned on Sunday during the gale. Insured
for $500.
YORK COUNTY.
Saturday, Charles NJ. Littlefield of Saco, was
severed. cut on the head by a block of wood. He
was saving the wood with a circular saw. when
the wood caught in the saw aud was hurled at
him.
A new grist and plaster mill is going up at
Bar Mills, to be occupied by Charles w Holmes
1t will be so x 40, two stories high in 'front.' and
three in the rear.
Saturday, at the race in Cornish, between
Young Morgan and Black Diamond, the latter
won 10 three straight heats. Time 2 81. IN the
three minute race the Lord horse woo in 256.
The excursion from Saco to Moosehead Lake
has been postponed one week.
The voting list of Saco shows an increase of
o9 since last year.
There are nine vessels in process of building
IN hennebunk, ranging in size from 300 to $500
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