The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Ira E. Towle, formerly of Lewiston, 81 years
of age, was found dead in his bed at his father s
house in Watertown, on Wednesday morning,
having shot himself through the heart with a
small single -barrelled pistol. He had been en-
ployed as a clerk in Worcester, and disappoIut-
ment in love was supposed to be the cause of
the act.
The increase in the business of the Lewiston
Machine Company is such as to demand in
creased shop room for the setting up of ma
chinery. This want is to be met by the erec-
ton at once of a substantial building on West
Bates street. The building is to be 5Ox6O on
the ground and two stories in height.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Caribou people have completed con-
tract with the River DuLoup Railroad Com pa
ny for the building of railroad from Patten to
Caribou The agreement is that the town is to
give the right of way, grade, bridge and sleeper
the road, and the Company will then put OF
the rails, furnish the rolling stock, and run it
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Our Cranberry Isle correspondent writes:
"Herring have come again very abundantly in
places The schooner Union, Hadlock, is re.
ported to have taken eleven barrels in three
nights recently, between Cranberry and Duck
Islands Between thrGy and forty bushels
were taken by one boat here a morning recent
ly. A herring catcher lately found the per-
fectly dessicated skeleton of herring in net,
which had probably been thus cleany picked
by some kind of fishes 1t is quite a curiosity
and looks as if prepared by human art -
The whole number of votes cast Monday at
Cranberry Isles was 52,-34 for Roberts and Is
for Connor The Democrats brought out the
last man, in the forlorn hope of eectng their
representative. The Republicans here are few,
but the most of them are smart Some were
unavoidably absent, but the opposition was in
full force"
Most of the visitors to Bar Harbor have TAX.
en- their departure. Their number has been
larger than at any preceding season, probably
exceeding $500, Among them all it is said
that there has not been a single case of serious
illness.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The town hall in Waterville will be finished
in about a month. 1t will seat 1900 persons.
A reform club was organized in Waterville
last Monday evening" Rev. w. s. Jones is
President; Rev. G. D. Crane Secretary, and f.
P. Hanland Treasurer 1t has over hundred
members.
Rev. J. w. Perry has become pastor of the
Methodist church in North Augusta.
The Winthrop Dairy Association have had q
very prosperous season this year, although
they have been compelled to purchase a new
vat SO that the expen ,es have been large, but
the receipts of milk have really exceeded the
expectations. For some time the receipts were
nearly 5000 lbs. per day of milk, now down to
is to turn out some in the Jersey line to the
Kennebec county show that is to be held al
Readfeld, Oct. 5tb, 9th and 9TH.
KNOX COUNTY.
MI. G. B. Ingraham of West Camden, some
eight months since, purchased six thousand
trouts eggs which in due time were Matched.
They seemed to be doing nicely, many of them
were four inches in length, and were so tame
that they would eat from the hands of those
who were accustomed to feed them. A few
evenings since they gave them their supper as
usual (of boiled eggs), but on going to them
the following morning, they were all found to
be dead.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
The Soldiers Monument Association of Sher-
man have between $500 and 5000 in funds and
intends to erect a monument and dedicate it
July 4, 1876
Mr.. Nathaniel Varney of Dexter died last
week, aged 9S years. He had been resident
OF St. Adams for many years and was one Of
the first settlers OF Pittsield. He was able to
be up and about the house until within few
days of his decease. The latter part Of his life
was spent in Dexter.