The Portland daily press., 1875-09-30
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal hears that the New
England Institute of Agriculture is to hold
session IN that city. The city council has ten.
dered the gratuitous use of such room as the
society may require for its meetings
The Journal says that the L'vermore cattle
show and fair will be held near the Vast burn
mansion, Lvermore, on Wednesday, Oct. ID.
me falr Will be held at Kinds Hall, North
Livermore, an the 14th. An address will be
delivered on Thursday by Rev. A. c. Herrick.
Chas. Knapp, one of the oldest and most re-
spected citizens of Leeds, died Sunday, after
sickness OF about three weeks.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Monday evening the millinery aud dress
making store of Miss E. f. Dorsett of Sacca-
Kappa, was burned. The stock was completely
destroyed and the store badly damaged. The
lady went out in the evening leaving lighted
kerosene lamp on the counter 1t is supposed
this burst and set the counter on fire, as the
shattered pieces were fOun1. She was insured.
Loss from 5000 to $500.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Franklin county correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal says: "The summing up of
farming operations during the season shows
more than an average degree of prosperity to
the tillers of the soil. A large yield of hay
we'll stored for the wants of stock that have
been thriving all summer in good pastures, Sc
cures profit in this important branch of
Maine husbandry. The corn crop is excellent,
oats and barley more than an average yield,
while wheat and potatoes fall below, aud APP
pies almost failure"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal advises farmers to keep their
potatoes rather than sell them at low price
now. The crop is short.
The apple crop through the entire Kennebec
region is very light. Nearly all the other crops
are quite up to the average.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial states, by request that Mr..
Lord, the Democratic candidate, has no inten-
ton of contesting the election of Hon. J. w.
Porter. as representative from the Burlington
district.
The Bangor Wing says that nine cars of
sheep arrived in that city yesterday, six from
Houlton and three from Woodstock. The
railway arrived Tuesday They were on their
way to Boston parties. Potatoes are selling at
very low rate in Boston, but Aroosto0k pota
toes are in great demand. One of the Oldest
potato buyers in Boston pronounces them the
best in the United States.
Robert White, an inmate of the Jail in Ban.
gor, had his arm crushed by having it caught
in ''groover'' at which he was at work.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The first annual cattle show and fair of the
Abbott Agricultural Society was held at Alb
bolt village Sept % and % The exhibition of
neat cattle, especially that of working and
draft oxen, was superior to any that has been
seen in Piscataquis coanty for many years.
The number of draft horses was also creditable
and many noble animals were present. VIM.
Lane, Esq, of Monson, delivered an able and
| instructive address on the evening of the first
| day.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Wing says that scarlet fever has been
raging in Isesboro during the past summer, and
a large number of cases are still reported.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says that Ephraim
Whitney, foreman in the granite quarry, at
Jonesboro, recently, put in three charges of
| powder to open and separate a granite ledge.
| The first and second blasts opened the ledge
one and half inch, and the third blast moved
piece off from the main ledge about one foot.
The piece moved was ten feet thick, % feet
wide and forty feet long, and is estimated to
| weigh 733 tons.