The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-24
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.
Lincoln Coun,y Agrieul,ural soeie,y.

Lincoln County Agricultural Society.
DAMARIscoTTA, Jan. 2S.-The Lincoln coun.
ty agricultural society at its annual meeting to-
day, elected the following officers:
President-Henry Ingalls,, Wiscasset.
Secretary-E. w. Dunbar, Damriscotta.
Trustees-Haryey Hitchcock, Damriscotta,
Charles e. Bailey, Alma, John W. Perkins,
| Nobleboro.
Treasurer-Ephraim Taylor, Newcastle.
Member of the State Board of Agriculture
| Joseph j. A. Hoffses, Jefferson.
| LLively Day with Hersemen.
| FARMINGroN, Jan. 23.--This has been live.
ly day with the horsemep In Franklin county.
G. W. Bishop of New York, made second trip
to Pennington today to purchase horses for the
New York market. He bought nine horses,
ranging from $125 to s275.
Maine Pomoiosieal Society.
BRUNSWICK, Jan. 23.-At the forenoon ses-
sion of the Maine State Pomological Society
and farmers institute, Hon. q. A. Gilbert, de-
| livered an able address on "Co-operative
| creameries'.
The afternoon sessionwas occupied with dis
oussions which were interesting and profta-
BILE.
The annual meeting of the Sagadahoc Coun
ty County Agricultural aud horticultural So
ciety was held here to-day Charles e. Town
send of Brunswick was unanimously elected
president; Isaac e. Mallet of Topsham, secre-
tary. The treasurer's report shows that the So
ciety is free from debt.
Papers were also read as follows:
Compensation of frost", by Granville Fer
nald of Harrison.
"Pear cultare," by D. P. True of Leeds Gem
tire.
Gardening for proht" by Mrs. Fl. Fl. Her
sey Of Oxford.
"Business of raising and selling young fruit
trees, by j. J. Thomas of New York.
In the evening, B. G. Northrop,, L. L. D.,
delivered lecture on "Roral life homes
Mysterious stabbins Affair at Augusta.
AUGRsTA, Jan. 23.-At one o'clock this
morning man knocked at the door of DIR.
Geo. e. Brioketts residence and said that he
had been stabbed. The doctor admitted the
man into his house and dressed his wound,
which was in the left hip and several inches
deep. The man was covered with blood, and
his clothing was cut in the region over the
heart he would not give his name, but said
that he resided near the Togus Home. An in
vestigation was instituted by the authorities of
the Home today, but no clue to the affair
could be found.
Maine MAN Hanged i'm California.
SAN FRANCIsco, Jan. 23.-Geo A. Wheeler,
native of Gorham, Me-, formerly employed
(. in Rogers chair factory in Boston, was hanged
here to-day for the murder of his sister-in-law,
Adele J. Tillson, By strangling her to death in
this city.
AUGUSTA
There now 80 prisoners in Kennebec jail,
large part of them tramps, who came ostensi-
bly, to work on the ice, but really to find good
quarters through the cold weather. The jail
or has orders to lock them in separate cells,
save an hour in the morning to air themselves,
that in solitude they may contemplate upon
the pleasure OF tramping.
BUXTON.
Tuesday evening, Narraganset Lodge, No. So,
X. of p, gave sociable aud oyster sapper, in
celebration of the first anniversary of the in
stitution of the lodge. An interesting olio of
addresses, readings. music and games served
to make the occasion interesting. A pleasant
feature of the programe was the presentation
of a beautiful jewel to P. c., DIR. Southwick,
the gift OF the members.
BANGOR.
B. II. Beals Post, No. II, G. A. b., has ex-
tended invitations to the Maine Veteran Asso-
citation of Massachusetts, the Second Maine
Cavalry Association and the Associations Of
the 14th, 21st, 23d, oath, and 2Sth Maine infan-
try, to hold grand reunion in Bangor some
time the coming summer
A former Bangor young man, now farming
in Central Minnesota, writes TO friend in
Bangor advising him to stay at home and be
content with Maine. The Minnesota man says
that after hard years work he has but two
thirds of crop of wheat and less than one
a n nrain howl hoov, tn
jured to that extent by frosts, weavis, etc.
There is very little numbering going on this
winter, and many men are idle.
JoNEsBoRo.
Mr.. Levi Fsrnsworth of Jonesboro, died re-
Gently, aged 80 years. He spent 33 years on
the Pacific coast, returning home Jan. 9, 1883,
about one year preceding his death.
FORT FAIRFIELD.
Cass, one of the burglars who robbed the
been sentenced to two ana one-half years at
Fredericton, n. B.
Two Paris people have recently received
large checks for arreas of pensions. Mrs. Geo.
W. Ripley received some ninteen hundred
dollars as dependent mother, and MIR. Law.
renee received one Thousand dollars for disa-
bilities incurred by service in the navy, says
the Democrat.
Mr.. Seth G. Lowe, we'll known citizen of
Robbinston, died Tuesday last, aged sixty one
years. He was veteran of the late war. He
was formerly prominently interested in ship
building and has more recently held the office
of Custom House officer.
IN GENERAL.
The Oxford Democrat says o. III. 81 VIM. W.
Mason will cut on their own lands, the presen +
winter 100000 feet of pine and spruce and
| 1909 cords of birch and poplar, which requires
| the labor of seventy-fve men, fifty oxen and
thirty-four horses. 1t requires, to feed this
| crew, 100 tons of hay, 1000 bushels of corn,
1000 bushels OF oats, 75 barrels of -four, 20 bar
rels of pork, % barrels beef, so bushels beans
and many other things, beside $4,000 in cash
| and paid for labor. e. I. Brown will cut D.
| 100000; William Sanderson, 100000; John
Philbrook, 100000: T. III. Chapman, 800, 700,
| and others, in smaller lots, will swell the ag-
| gregste to between 100000 and 5000, 900.
| Dudley & Day and others are loading from
eight to ten cars daily with poplar, birch,
shook. ETC., to be shipped from this station.
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.