The Portland daily press., 1881-11-09

Owing to short potato crop and the conse-
quent high prices, the quantity OF starch man.
ufactured in Aroostook this fall will be much
less than the past few season. Some estimate
that there will not be more than a third as
much starch made in Aroostook this fall as
last.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
West Gardiner has been visited by party of
thieves recently, who have been helping them
selves to everything that they could get their
hands on. They took a harness from the stable
of Mr.. NJ. w. Pinkham, another from the
stable of Mr.. Charles Mason, also a number of
hay caps from the barn OF Mr.. David Tucker,
and quantity of cider from the premises of
j. III. Buck. No clue to the missing goods has
yet been obtained.
The Augusta journal says that by order Of
the Adiutant General the "Code of Regula-
tionsn known as the Regulations for Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Militia" are hereby adopt
ed for the use of the militia of Maine, SO far
as .the same do not conflict with the militia
law of the State.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Saturday, the 9TH inst, a man by the name
of John Morrisey, while at work in Dennison's
pulp mill, in Canton, accidentally fell into one
Of the liquor watts. He was Immediately taken
out but lived only few hours
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Before many weeks, says the Waterville Sem
tinel the suit of the Dexter Savings Bank
against the Barron estate will be renewed and
will doubtless bring afresh to the minds of the
people all the sad particulars of the tragedy.
In May, 1880, action was brought against the
estate by the bank to recover the amount of
the deficiencies which the book showed. At
the January term of the Court, by mutual
agreement of both arties, the case will be
brought up and doubtless auditors will be APP
pointed to make thorough and systematic ex-
animation of the accounts. The result of this
investigation will be eagerly awaited, as it will
doubtless be impartial and will determine to q
great extent the final decision of the case.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The shoe shipments from Richmond for the
week ending November Sd were fifty cases and
six pairs or 30O6 pairs.
There has been found on the land of Loring
S. Weber, of Small Point, Phipsburg, large
deposits of mica The Bath Times under
stands he has been offered $4,000 for the deposit
but refuses to accept it.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
L. B. Paine, of Waterville, has purchased
the fine farm in Fairfield formerly owned and
carried ON by Mr. Hall G. Burleigh, the well
known breeder and importer OF stock. The
farm Mr.. Paine has bought is about four miles
from Waterville and the same distance from
Fairfield and West Waterville. 1t now cuts
over sixty tons of hay, and Mr.. Paine proposes
to give more attention to the raising of cattle
and sheep than to the tiling of the soil.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says the sea serpent
has appeared again. It was in the Machias
Chain Lake and Mr.. Eb. Hall, of Calais. was
the individual who met with the encounter.
1t was broad daylight, IL o'clock a, M, the
hour when he beheld the spectacle, and. OF
course, he cannot be mistaken. He and anoth-
er logger were on the shore of the lake when
the serpent came round point at great speed
and with his head six feet in the air, bore
down upon them. When very close to Mr..
Hall and his horror-stricken companion the
monster, on account of shallow water or anoth-
er cause. suddenly turned and went down the
lake and through thoroughfare ''like a steam
boat" leaving great wake behind. The SER
pent, according to Mr.. Hall and his fellow wit
ness, was as "big round as pork barrel" not
less than fifty feet long, and measured at least
two feet across the head. Immense scales COW
cred his back, which at one time appeared
above the water.
Some of the soldiers in Cherryfeld have Pc
titioned for G.. A. r. Post in that town. This
will be the fiftieth post Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic in Maine.
YORK COUNTY.
Miss Juliette Manson, of South Limington,
has gone to visit friends at Exeter, N. H., and
South Braintree, Mass, and from there is ex-
pected to go to Oakland, CAL, for her health,