The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-17
The grain crop in the northern part of the

The grain crop in the northern part of the
county will be very heavy
A fine stallion race will take place in Bangor
October b, tor which $1,000 are offered as a
purse, gold medal and the championship of
the state A large number of fast horses bave
already entered.
q. w. Littlefeld of East Orrington raised
| from one bean, known as the Hall bean, 70
pods containing 438 BEANS
Wednesday night about eleven o'clock the
Waterman at the Bangor Jail heard noise in
the rear OF stable near BY and at IL o'clock
again heaTd 1t. On going down he saw two
men sGanding near fire which they had light
erect, and the villains escaped. The fire was
extingulshed, and an examination revealed
bundle of waste rags saturated with kerosene
on board pile close to the stable.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that boat in which
were Mr.. Daniel Gould and a Mr.. Dyer, both
ola men belonging in that city, were fishing
near wood Island, was struck by squall,
since which nothing has been seen of them,
ana IL IS feared that both men are lost.
WALDO COUNTY.
The annual fair of the Waldo and Penobscot
Agricultural Society viii be held at Munroe.
Oct. 9Th and 9th.
The Pendleton woman, who is retained as
witness against Flagg, the supposed Belfast
hre pug, has written a letter to his mother IN
which she repents of her course in the matter
She contradicts her testimony as given before
the police court, says it is all lie and declares
that Flagg is innocent.
The apple crop in Waldo county will be
small.
The animal fair of the Waldo County Agri-
cultural Society will be held in Belfast, Oct. IL,
u and ID.
The first frost of the season in this county
occurred Saturday. 1t was quite severe in
some localities, but not enough to injure
crops.
A lodge of Good Templars has been organ
lied at KendalPs Mills in LinColnville.
Thomas Penney of Brooks has a yearlng
sheep from which he obtained Ia pounds of
rolls These spun and woven by home indus
try have made Is yards of flannel, with enough
left to make four or five yards more.
On Wednesday, the 25th ult., gathering of
the Tapley family was held in West Brooks
vile, at the farm house of the late Peletah
Tapley, whose father, Job Tapley, was one of
the first settlers of the west part of Brooksvlle
one hundred years ago. The gathering origi-
mated in the desire of Mrs. John Tapley to
have quilting party composed of her rela-
tives. The quilt was to be made Of squares
she had been collecting for twelve years of her
kindred. At the appointed time there was
numerous assemblage, SO in number, of her
''kith and kim gathered at the old homestead.
The old Aqueduct House in Belfast was set
on fire Wednesday night of last week and
burned. Loss small
ii. E. Mcdonald of Belfast was kicked in
the breast by horse last week and seriously
injured.
YORK COUNTY.
The house of Mr. Israel Smith, on the upper
part of Bradbury street on the Hollis road, was
burned yesterday. 1t is supposed the fire was
the work of tramps, as several times in the
IL &c IL f.
about the premises and arose to look out, but
did not succeed in seeing anybody. The sup
position is that tramps crawled into the cellar
through one of the windows, and in looking
round for something to eat struck match
which might have been carelessly thrown