The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-23
THE STATE.
ASpRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


A full-rpe Crescent Seeding strawberry and a
score or more fully developed green Strawberries
have been found in Lewiston. They grew out Of
doors, under the influence of this Indian summer
weather.
One of the biggest fields Of squashes raised in
the county is that of Mr. William II. Wright Of
Sabatis, whose crop will reach four tons.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Aroostook conference of Congregational
churches will meet at Caribou next Saturday and
Sunday Sunday forenoon will occur the ordina-
tion of Rev. G. W. Porter
'sUncle s." of Fort Kent sends the Aroostook
Herald the following: Jerry McGOwen Of Portage
Lake, Charles McConkey and George Sutherland
were in the woods not long ago and while tramp
ing they suddenly heard noise az II some large
brush. Looking to see the cause they were in
to c1ifnD trees to theE ss LARGE bnll- nooAe
trampled under foot by the vicious beast and the
old forest king kept them treed about tnreo
hours.
Messrs Munson and Dow began their work In
Franklin county with M public meeting t at WeiSa,
meeting lodge of Good TefnplarS, TO be called
''Mt Blue" was instituted.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that rumors OF
small pox fill the air. The latest and widest one
is of a camp of eighteen Frenchmen in the woods
of the upper Kennebec, sixteen of whom are
down with the disease.
The conference of Kennebec county Congrega-
tionalist churches commences in Augusta next
Tuesday evening, lasting two days
Mr.. John Fremont Blake, one of the leading
business men of Bellows Falls VT, and MISS Flor
ence Lally of Augusta, the accomplished daugh-
ter of Mrs. E. Lally and granddaughter OF Mrs.
George Evans, were married in Augusta Wednes-
day morning At the Episcopal chqgc9 ne wee
of Interested friends OF the contracting parties
The ceremony was feiieitousIy Reriormed Dy
Frank Phipps giving the bride away in graceful
manner.
The Augusta Salvationists will dedicate their
new barracks Saturday afternoon, Oct. 81. Com
missioner Frank Smith and staff and many other
noted SalvatiOnists will assist In the ceremonies
An attack upon Mr.. G. NJ. Bailey of Winthrop
in the Boston Herald Is replied to BY former r.a
Bailey's kindness to his employees, and says no
greater calamity could overtake Winthrop than
to have these factories close their doors perma-
nently.
A Camden correspondent of the Bangor Whig
says: A man about 80 years old, calling himself
Frank Jones of Portsmouth, n H., called ON the
citizens here recently, soliciting subscribers for
his his father was worth $4,000, ,ooo and owned
one-half of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany stock and one-hah the Boston Journal that
he had walked from Portland, Oregon within
thirty days. and was getting dollar an hour as
inspector of post Offices was the owner Of a hotel
at Belfast. His extrayagant stories elelted & q
good deal Of curiosity. He was well dressed ana
told his stories as though he believed them.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The roof of the new shoe factory at Norway Is
about finished Cottage and tenement house
building is brisk in the town.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Penobscot County Educational Association
Is to meet at Orono, Tuesday and wednesday,
Nov. 3-4.
large company Nt Of friends friends. assembled PIn@
aS mer 'n in Bangor Bangor Tuesday evening, to wit
ness the marriage of his only daughter, Miss Editn
F. Plummer; to Mr.. Wilbur =. Aver, son OF j. B.
Aver, Esq, Mr.. Plummer's partner. Rev. A. 8,
Ladd was the officiating clergyman.
Mr. A. B. Sutton, whose mill at saltwater was
recently destroyed by fire, Will at once commence
the site and will then erect new mill. A town
meeting was held at Oldtown Thursday to see II
the town will exempt from taxation mill to be
built at saltwater to cost not less than $4,000
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
At an adjourned meeting of the Sagadahoc His
torical Society, held in Bath Tuesday evening, z.
NJ Reed was elected to take charge Of the lee
lures for the coming winter, under the direction
of the executive committee. W. X. Robinson and
Rev. 7. F. White were admitted as members OF
the society.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mrs Emily " Littlefeld, president of the Ma
tional Relief Corps Department of Maine will be
at Skowhegan Wednesday, Oct. 2S, for the pur.
pose of organizing a Relief Corps to aid Russell
Post No. 90, G. A. r..
Mr.. Joseph Jewell of Canaan has nne three
year-old stallion colt Col Dyer" that won in the
Hartland race Saturday. Oct. II. in three straight
heats in 2.5415 2.5112 and 24914. This makes
him stand third for three-year-olds in Maine.
young son of James Lord of Skowhegan had
a most marvellous escape from serious Injury II
not from instant death one day last week. In
company with other boys the lad was after beech
nuts Having climbed TO the top of a high tree
with that aim in view, he missed his fOothold,
and after falling quite distance caught in be-
tween two limbs in such amanner that Il required
two men to extricate him. This was accom-
plshed only by ehopping away one Of the
branches.
WALDO COUNTY.
NJ T. Daniels of Belfast, war veteran and a
well-known character, went to the Soldiers Homs
at Togus on Saturday last
| ten to Chester w. Cottrell and +. L. Wiley OF
Belfast for permission to exhibit their models
| three-masted schooner and tugboat-at New Or,
| leans this winter. These models were exhibited
| at New Orleans last winter and at the recent
| Maine State Fair and attracted much attention
| Mr.. Hams request was granted
Captain COombs Of Belfast has recently sold ms
matched span of PAGERS at a handsome ngure 70 z
| New Bedford gentleman. The pair are very l Iast
| steppers and attracted much attention at various
| fairs TO which they were driven by their late
| owners.
| IN GENERAL.
! The following patents have been issued this
| week to Maine inventors;
| wellington ingalls, of Mattawamkeag, machine
| for Sowing and narrowing seed.
| Isaac IT Farnham of Deering, electric signal
+. L. Dana of Wiscasset, clothes line block
/ Design.