The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Journal says that the large building of
the Turner Grange at Center Turner has just
been completed, and will be dedicated on the
18th inst.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS that Mr.. P. C.
Post, formerly of the Knox Hotel, Thomaston.
has leased the Campbell House in Lewiston,
and will open it next Monday The name is
to be changed to Marston House.
Epizoot has taken good hold in Lewiston,
where man cured his horse by giviog him a
peck of sour apples, followed by feed of po-
tatOes.
The Lewiston City Council has ordered the
fire department to inquire into the expediency
of establishing fire alarm. The Journal
thinks the cities of Lewiston and Auburn
should unite for the purpose.
The youngsters are all right on the money
question. The North Lvermore high school
lyceum decides that U. S. bonds should be paid
in coin.
ARoosTOoK COUNTY.
The Houlton Pioneer says that Mrs. Mary
Small, who died in Ludlow Oct. 9th, at the
advanced age of "a years and months, coul
boast of a larger number of descendants, prob
ably, than any other person in the country
She was the mother of twelve children, all of
whom were living three years ago, since which
time three have died. Mrs Small had living
at the time of her death 60 grand children, 157
great grand children, and % great, great grand
children.
J. e. Burnham of Houlton has Jersey cow
whose good qualities deserve to be recorded
She gives milk up to the day of calving. Her
last calf, at five weeks old, was sold for $25.
The milk sold from her during the past fifty
two eeks, at six cents quart, amounts to
1857 IS. Add 1926 for the calf and the income
of the COW shows 1872 Is.
The Houlton cheese factory closed operations
last Saturday. From June Sd to October 10th
there were made at this factory 657 cheeses,
averaging 81 pounds each, equal to &c. 1876
pounds. At Is cents per pound it would yield
$5,420.25 One hundred and fifteen cheeses
have been sold at the factory for 10 cents and
a portion of them retailed for IS and 20 cents a
pound.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Catholic fair at Bangor Melted $4,000.
The third annual session of the Grand Divis-
len Sons of Temperance of the State of Maine,
will be holden with Holden Division, No. H.
on Wednesday, the 9th inst, commencing at
O'Clock p. m. Arrangements have been made
with the Maine Central railroad for excursion
tickets from their stations to Bangor at half
fare, and arrangements for transportation on
teams from Bangor to Holden.
The Wing reports an unoccupied house in
Milford, owned by George Carson, was burned
by an incendiary Saturday night
Mrs. d. A. Sargent of Brewer died suddenly
on Saturday. from the effects of the admins
tration of dose of morphine given through
mistake for quinine. The question of blame is
as usual at issue between the attending ply
stefan and the druggists clerk who put up the
fatal DOSE
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Journal learns that A. D. Horn of Show
hogan was standing in the depot on the arri-
val of the passenger train, Monday night,
when he felt quick twitch at his watch chain
He glanced down, but two late; his watch was
gone, and he failed to turn round quick enough
to discover the pickpocket. The watch was a
gold one, and quite valuable.
Old lumbermen say that the outlook for their
operations this winter is the hardest they have
seen for years. The market seems to be over
supplied, sales are very slow, and prices barely
pay the cost of getting out.
The goods manufactured at the Skowhegan
woollen factory are finding a ready sale, orders
being in advance Of the supply. 1t is run till
nearly nine o'clock every night.
WALDO COUNTY.
John Gordon. father of John True Gordon,
OF Thorndike, is very.sick, and cannot long sur
vive. He is over 70 years DID,
A Belfast paper says that considerable hay is
coming into market, and is shipped to Southern
ports, where it commands very good price,
There is quite a temperance reform ir prog
ress at Belfast. j. X. Osgood of Gardiner lee
tured on temperance at Hayford Hall, Sunday
afternoon to large audience. Mr.. Starbrd of
Lewiston, a reformer, also spoke. In the even
ing there was another temperance meeting at
the Methodist vestry, which was fully attend
ed. At its close over hundred signed the
pledge.
The cases growing out of the seizure of
liqusrs at the Belfast city liquor
agency came up before Judge johnson
of the Municipal Court Of that city, Thursday
A. G. Jewett appeared for the parties making
the seizure, Joseph Williamson, city solicitor,
for the city, aud w. H. Mcclellan for Captain
Bean. Judge johnson took the same ground
as did Judge Knight of Portland, some time
ago. All the liquors seized were declared for.
feited, and Capt Bean wa, fined $50 and costs
. Appeals were entered in both cases.