The Portland daily press., 1875-08-14
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsoOGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that the Soversigns
of Industry have completed their arrangements
to open store in that city for the benefit of
their organization. N
Last spring, says the Journal Mr.. tNIcDay of
Lewiston lost fine gold watch. The other
day Officer Phillips arrested fellow named
Simpson in Greene on charge of the theft being
at the time of the theft boarder with Mr..
McDay. He confessed the theft, buts said he
had pawned the watch to the keeper Of the
Farmers Hotel, Augusta The Kenne5ec
Journal gives. the following history of
the transaction at the end of the line:
sAbout the 10th of June man came to MI
Bowman and pawned watch for two dollars
and seventy-fve cents. He was to come after
it that night, but did not put in an appearance.
Mr.. Bowman, supposing the watch to be real
worthless brass one, traded it off for real
trivial sum; third party bonghtit, entertain
ing the same idea but the last owner, taking
it to ieweller, was told that it was q valuable
gold watch. Marshal harrington followed the
watch up, and now has it in his possession"
Lewiston has literary thieves. Two boys
were caught stealing dime novels from Mr.
Parkers counter.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The News says that Mr.. George H. Cummips
of Harrison is firm believer in wheat raising.
and gives this branch of farming particular at
tention. He has four acres of splendid wheat
this season, and it is without doubt the best
piece in town, 1t is we'll grown, and very even;
the heads are very large, some of them being
seven inches in length, and we'll filled with large
plump kernels. The wheat is the LostlNation
variety.
The Farmers Clubs of Harrison and Otisfield
have agreed to hold their annual fair Wednes-
day, October 18Th, or if that day prove. stormy.
Philander Tolman; Chief Of Police, John 6.
Bangs; Police, Daniel Wilbur. Lester Jison,
Ira A. Kneeland, Seth Keene, Elias 1 Fogg,
Stephen D. Gibson, Reuben Hobbs, Oscar V.
Edwards, Walter P. Harmon, Daniel L. Brett,
Nelson, Lowell, Ellis r. Stone, E. G. Cay.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Waldoboro News says that Mrs. Lydia
Moody, who died Friday morning at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Josepts Jackson in that village, at
the age of 81 years and MONTHS was one of
triplets, two girls and boy. The boy died at
| the age of few weeks, but the sister, Mrs.
Kennedy, is still living at the residence OF
Luther Kennedy in Jefferson. They were the
| daughters of Joseph Weeks of Jefferson and
| Mrs, Moody always lived at the old homestead
| where she was born until last September.
The lWaldoboro News says that the army
worm is creating sad havoc in the grain fields
| in various portions of the town. Their appear
| ance is so sudden and their work of destruction
| go thorough that farmers have good cause for
| alarm.
AT Damariscotta Mills Westly Barter sawed
off the fingers of his left hand in Hanes' mill,
Monday.
Blueberries an inch and weights in circum-
| ference-over half an inch in diameter, are the
| sort they bring in to the Wiscasset market.
| Mackerel are plentiful in Waldoboro waters.
OXFORD COUNTY.
| Mr.. e. w. Eastman has sold the American
House at Lowell village to Otis True, formerly
| proprietor of the Oxford House in Fryeburg,
Mr.. True will have personal charge of the
| hotel.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says that the tide of summer travel
| seems at last to have set in that direction, the
| results of which is alike appreciated by the
| railroads, steamboats, and hotels.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says that the Stage House at
Bingham, owned BY S. A. g. A. Dnsmore of
that place, and s. L. Whittier of Skowhegan
has been sold to Eph. Fl. Lander, formerly of
| Norriegework, but who has resided there f0rtthe
| past few years. We understand that it is a
good property and well worth the sum paid.
$4,000.
During last week Messrs. Steward, Williams
& Co., of Skowhegan, have received twenty
eight grindstones by rail from Nova Scotia.
Their aggregate weight amounts to thirty six
TONS They are to be used In the different axe
factories in the village