The Portland daily press., 1873-09-19
ored sand. The yard is supposed to be the site
of an Indian burial ground.
UANCOCK COUNTY

| ored sand The yard is supposed to be the site
| of an Indian burial ground.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mrs Samuel Farnham of Bucksport, was
| shockingly burned Tuesday night, by her cloth
| ing catching fire from lamp Efforts made
| to extinguish the flames were fruitless until
| the clothing was nearly all burnt off her, and
| she received injuries of SO severe nature that
| her life was despaired of at last accounts. She
| is about rs years of age.
The amount of tonnage built in the French
| mans Bay district as furnished by the Ameri-
can, is 3O4676. The number OF vessels is "A.
An Ellsworth boy attempted to scare hive
If bees the other day. The scare was back
action one II kicked, and the boy is now
soothed by a liberal application of plantain
| leaves to his person.
The ladies of Ellsworth are taking steps to
| encourage female suffrage.
The survey of the Shore Line Railroad is COM
pleted. The distance between Ellsworth aid
| Bucksport, SAYS the American, is feasible and
| easy.
The North Bluehill Farmers Club will hold
their annual Fair at Durgans Corner, in No.
Bluehill, the list and I'd of October.
Tuesday night Mr. Thomas Dodge of Surry.
went out to obtain assistance for his wife, who
was taken suddenly sick, and not returning,
search was made and he was found dead in the
road.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Two thousand two hundred pounds of toma-
toes is the yield SO far from 200 plants set out
last spring ia the Insane Hospital garden.
The Dunn Edge Tool Company of West Wa
tervil.e shipped the past season 1000 dozen
| scythes, 1000 dozen axes, 1000 dozen grass
| hooks 500 dozen straw knives and $50 dozen
hay knives.
About two weeks since pet dove belonging
to Charles Ames of Benton, few into an open
window and alighting on Mrs. Mary E. Max
field, laid perfect egg in her lap.
The Colby University boys have ordered six
| cared lap-steak boat, to be made immediately
| It is to be As feet in length and rs inches in
width. They also intend to order another in a
few days.
Mr.. Lockwood, the well known expert for
| engineering large manufacturing establish
ments, is in Waterville looking out site for
the $780, 900 cotton mill.
|, press Core spondence.)
The dedication of Bearce Hall, at Kents
HILL is arranged for Friday, Oct 8. Exercises
will be held in Deering Chapel.
Dr. Torsey, whose health is much improved
OF late, will pass the winter in Florida.
KNOX COUNTY
Rockland thinks it can have an acuueduct
from Oyster River Pond at a cost not exceed
ing $4,000.
A Masonic Mutual Relief Association has
been formed at 'Rockland.
Alonzo Lineken fell into lime kiln at Thorn
aston last week, and had a narrow escape from
death.
Schooner Fanny Bucklin of Rockland, Capt.
Edward BuGkn left Sydney, Cape Breton, be,
fore the gale, laden with coal for Boston, and
no tidngs have since been heard of her. Capt.
Bucklin was accompanied by his wife and two
children, boy and girl, and left two daugh-
tiers at home. The schooner Pola, also of Rock
land, Capt. CHM of South Thomaston Owls
Head) left Rockland Saturday preceding the
gale, and has not since been heard from. There
is little ground to hope that either the above
vessels or those on board will ever return
The Bodwell Granite Company of Vinalhav-
en- employ from 800 to 1000 men, and their pay
roll is from $4,000 to $4,000 month.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Daniel Booker has been arrested on CHARGE
Of setting fire to the house in Bangor occupied
by Mrs. Hall, burned Wednesday morning
1t is thought that the new railroad bridge at
Milford will be completed in a few weeks.
short time since bold thief entered the
York street House, Bangor, and stole about $50
from one of the boarders.
A new book by DR.. A. G. Hamlin of Bangor,
described as "A Treatise on the Tourmaline
Gem, VIII soon be published by Osgood & Co.,
Boston.
The annual Exhibition and Fair of the West
Penobscot Agricultural Society will be held at
Exeter on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
September 30th and Oct LIST and I'd.
A few days since Samuel Hall, of Clifton.
while digging WELL threw out piece of stone
which was full of common iron screws twas
nine feet below the surface, and exactly how it
got there and how the screws became a part of
it, is unexplained.
| An aged man named Edward Gallagher fell
into the Penobscot at Bangor, Wednesday, and
would probably have been drowned had not
Mr.. VIM. Ray gone to his assistance and nnlIed
him out by the hair of his head.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Twelve hundred workmen find emplov ment
In the shipyards at Bath.
| SOMERSET COUNTY
|. The new court house at Skowhegan contains
over 6000 brick.
Large quantities of ship knees saws the
Chronicle, are shipped to Bath from Canaan
and vicinity.
Mr. Willis of Skowhegan, is now making an
IRON smart for the Maine Slate Company which
is to take the place of the endless iron rope.
whch has hitherto been used in operating the
quarrying machinery. This will greatly in
crease the facilities for working this valuable
properly,
WALDO COUNTY.
| They are preparing to rebuild in earnest at
| Belfast. In one instance woman plies the
pck while her husband uses the shovel, so to
get the foundation ready, says the journal
Joseph bennett of Belfast has been burned
out OF house and home three times during the
past eight years, says the Journal.
The Journal says 26 buildings are already in
| course OF erection in Belfast Seven carroes.of
lumber for rebuilding purposes arrived Mon
day.
| YORK COUNTY
The Times says that the house of John F.
Moore, situated on the Proctor road four miles
from Biddeford, was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day afternoon, A portion of the furniture was
saved. Loss $1,000; insured $500.
The Times says the keeper Of the Goat Island
Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise, died very suddenly
wednesday morning He came in from work
out doors and died shortly after.
IN GENERAL.
Maine produced 100000 tons of hay in 1880
100000 tons in 1860, 100000 in 1870. zoo. OO0
in 1873 The crop Of 1873 is valued at S37 ,OOO.-
| 000
During the semi-annual meeting of the Maine
Board OF Agriculture at Houlton, October 1st.
"a and Sd. the following lectures and papers
will be given: The. Agriculture of Maine in re-
lation to other Industries, by Prot. NJ c. Fer
. maid, OF the State College; Conditions requisite
tor the elevation OF Farming, by Hon. Samuel
WATSON; Brains in Agriculture by Hon. Ed
ward Payson; Special Farming, by a. A. Gil
| bert, esq. Our Dairy Interests, by j. w. Lang:
The Breeding of Domestic Animals, by War
rem Perclval, In addition to the above lectures
may be expected from Rev. Charles f Allen.
ID. d.. President of the State College, Hon A.
M. Robinson of Dover, and A. L. Simpson.
esq, OF Bangor; and papers upon practical sub
Jects from other members of the Board of Ag-
riculture An interesting exercise of the meet
ing will be an examination of the students of
the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
| Arts in the ssElpmQntS Of Aor;o,