The Portland daily press., 1874-08-26
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.

There are now thirty Bates College students
at the Glen House, acting as table walters. The
young gentlemen have given excellent salts
faction.
Mr.. Edwin P. Sampson, A. B., graduate of
Bates College, and formerly principal of the
high school at West Watervlle has been en-
gagged as principal of the high school at Castine
at an increase of salary.
Henry III. Tibbett is under arrest in Lewiston
for stealing $125 from Eben Morrill, of that
city.
Michael Fitz of Lewiston shot himself
through the lungs Saturday night while fooing
with pistol. There is some chance Of recov.
cry.
Line Auburn shoe manufactures are produce
ing cautiously, as competition has now SO COM
pletely brought prices to fine point, that it is
not discreet to allow production to 60 far ahead
of orders.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The North Aroostook annual cattle show and
tar will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept. 10Th and 30th.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There was frost in Phillips Saturday night
but no damage was done.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The prospects of the Hallowell Classical and
Scientific Academy for the term Commencing
Sept. I'd are unusually flattering, and. promise
the most gratifying results.
A proposition has been suggested by citizen
OF Gardiner to build large cistern in the vcin-
lty OF the western extremity of Chestnut street
in which he thinks sufficient water can be col.
lected to supply the city.
The new Royal Arch Chapter Of Wintbrop
will be consecrated Thursday, Sept. Sd, by
Horace II. Burbank, M. E. G. ii. P.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat had its forms knocked into
pie last week by the breaking of it's press and
was printed in Portland.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
j.. Edison D. Holmes, tried at Bangor for an in
dlctineht Tor forging, has been acq utted.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
Frank Pearson, son of y. T. Pearson of Orn-
eville, while sailing on Pleasant Pond in thot
town on Sunday, the I'D inst, fell from the
boat and was drowned. His body was recoy.
cred In about an hour. He was about 16 wears
old.
WALDO COUNTY.
On Thursday last, Mr.. Luther Gregory of
Montville found in his pasture the BODY of
James Written, a pauper who left the town
farm the first of June and never returned. An
pearances indicated that he hung himself to a
small tree With cotton handkerchief, which
broke soon after and allowed his body to fall to
tne ground
YORK COUNTY.
The proprietors of Central Park have al
ready engaged twenty-One lots on their pur-
chase at Old Orchard. They reserve a section
Tor park, also for hotel
IN GENERAL.
gentleman who has made a flving trim
through the eastern section of the state. saws
that the apple crop in that locality will be
double that of last year. Grain is good, wheat
In particular, farmers raising more than
enough to supply the wants of their families.
Ii the frost holds oft there will be good corn
crop.
The production of iron at the Katahdi Iron
Works, at present, is about forty tons per week,
although the capacity of the furnace is about
limerick for tux are abundant When fully
working, about 1900 bushels of charcoal, two
tons of limerick and twenty tons of ore are re-
quired daily. About one hundred men are en-
ployed The charcoal iron produced is of
very superior quality, bringing $40 ton more
the market than anthracite iron, and is
used extensively for car Wheels steam cylln-
ders and other castings requiring great
strength,