The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-02
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


The process of making sugar from pota-
toes, recently discovered by MeSSrs. Aubert
and Giraud, continues to be discussed in the
technical journals as possibly one of vast
Importance Aroostook county may soon
have sugar as well as starch factories.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
A Lewiston family has two genuine copies
of the "Vicksburg Daily Citizen published
on wall paper, of which fac smiles have re-
Gently been issued.
The Auburn colony at Harpswell broke
camp yesterday.
Senator Frye on Monday, received from a
distinguished artist very fine oil painting
on birch bark-a reproduction in color of
that superbest of the superb salmon catch
which the Senator achieved on his fishing
trip in the Provinces. The picture has been
framed.
Assistant Quartermaster General Beals of
Auburn says that business in his department
of the g. A. r. is slack at present The first
OF October the work of organizing new posts
VIII be begun again, and vigorously. A num-
Der of posts will be organized in small towns
In the eastern part of the State.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The plans are drawn for Mr.. Blaine's cot
tage at Bar Harbor. 1t will be three stories
present fall.
KNOX COUNTY.
A little son of Hiram Schwartz of North
WATERFORD was attacked by a savage dog be-
longing to Reuben Orff, the other day The
dog tore the flesh from the boys leg, making
wound four inches long.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There were but seven deaths in Augusta
last month and but one fatal case of cholera
lnfantum. The Journal considers this a re-
markable showing for the month of August.
Mr.. Gerald Lamb has been appointed Pro
lessor of Music atHallowell Classical School,
The two new water wheels for the cotton
factory atIAugusta will cost $4,000, includ-
ing the outlay of setting.
The bridge across the Sebasticook. at Ben
ton, was completed Saturday The funds
have been raised by subscription and the
work performed by the residents in the vicin-
lty of the bridge. The bridge has been built
mainly through the efforts of Edwin Brad
bury.
The Kennebec Journal says Mr.. E.
Gould has just returned from trip in Massa-
chusetts with Rev. III. j. Pierson and wife
These evangeliSts have had constructed and
are now employing in their work barge on
wheels, drawn by two horses 1t is furnished
with folding platform, on which speakers
can stand, and an organ. 1t also possesses
accommodations for eating and lodging. Mr.
and Mrs Pierson travel about in this, prose
cutting their evangelistic labors.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A young lady at Pushaw pond recently got
rid OF a troublesome admirer by accepting an
invitation for boat ride from him, upsetting
the boat when it got into deep water and
swimming ashore, leaving the boatman to
follow at his own convenience
loan and building association will soon
be organized in Bangor. Two are now in
successful operation in the State, one at
Richmond and another at Skowhegan
Z M. M. Folsom has been appointed post
master at Oldtown in place of Charles w
BoSw0rth, removed.
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing
writes By letter received from Captain
Wilson, of the schooner Grace Cover, of
SedgWlck, Me-, | learn that while the
schooner was loading mahogany at the en-
trance OF the San Pedro river on the Mexi-
can coast, the chief mate, Cyrus E. Edgerly,
fell into the hold, receiving injuries from
which he died in fourteen days and was
buried August Sd. The deceased was a resi-
dent of Orrington, and was aged so years.
Lieut.. J. Fl. Weber of the United States
Signal Corps has been in Bangor inspecting
the local office and considering the desir-
ability of establishing regular observation
station.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Dogs killed seventeen sheep belonging to
Alphonso Stinchfeld, Of Hartland, a few
days ago.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Franklin Family School building at
Topsham is rapidly undergoing repairs, and
will be in good order for next term. which
Will begin September 10.