The Portland daily press., 1885-10-15


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ANDRoscoGGN COUNTY.
There are still many cases of typhoid fever
about Lewiston.
The Lewiston Bleachery uses 225 tons of starch
a year-100 tons of Aroost0Ok county starch, but
that by means takes all the starch out OF Aroos
took Ittakes about bushel of potatoes to nine
pounds of starch, so that Lewiston consumes in
the form of starch upwards of $4,000 bushels of
Aroostook potatoes.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The contractors for the new gymnasium at Bow,
doin College are bound to have the structure all
completed before JAN 16, 1886. They erect the
building, do the plumbing, and put the whole gym t
apparatus and for work, for S9,35o
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. III. c. Mnnson, G. w. c. T., and M. j. Dow,
G. W. Counsellor of the Grand Lodge Of Maine,
are to make tour In Franklin county in the in
terest of the Good Templars, beginning at Wilton
the last of this week. It is expected that several
lodges will be instituted.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
William A. Stevens of Georgetown, who escap-
ed from the Insane Hospital Saturday, was cap
tured Monday night and returned to the lnstltu-
tiOn
John R. Patch, of Augusta, father of Mr.. Geo.
+. Patch. Of the Home Farm, fell from an apple
tree Monday. and sustained serious injuries
Workmen have commenced the construction Of
trestle work beneath the westerly span OF tne Oid
iron railroad bridge at Augusta, preparatory to
remOvingit
The Gardiner Journal says that it seems to be
settled fact, so far as anything can be settled
without the final vote upon 1t, that the kenneDec
& Boston Steamboat Company will have another
boat on the route next summer
One of the Kennebec lumbermen, who does his
woods for his rm this winter has got to be vacci-
mated before he goes. The report tnat the small
pox is already In a camp on Dead River, Is giving
fumbeymen considerable uneasiness.
Yesterdays Boston Herald says: "A. j. Libby,
of Oakland, Me-, has just sent to the Watertown
yards 20 head of Hereford cattle, Weighing irom
47OU to 5000 pounds pair. These are claimed
to be among the finest cattle in New England, and
will be On exhibition this forenoon If pleasant, ON
South Market street.
KNOX COUNTY.
petition has been circulated by the business
men of Friendship and forwarded to Washington
asking that the mail stage shall wait for the last
train through the year.
Zenas Fuller of Appleton met with severe ac
cident Saturday afternoon, his oxen running away
with him. and breaking the ankle bone ana one OF
the bones of his leg.
The Rockland Courier-Gazette says Appleton is
getting to be famous hunting ground. Foxes,
hares grouse ducks, etc. are common game, but
bears and deer are getting quite scarce.
Monday afternoon, fishing schooner. Clara Ben
ner of MatncuS arrived at ROckland With a car
20 of 10000 pounds of fresh fsh--cod and had
dock which were caught off Matinicus by travis,
Saturday, by the schooners crew oI seven men; men;
the fish.
Sadanor Youchi, a young Japanese, who was
sent to this country by the Japanese government
some years ago to be educated, was pupil OF
Ephraim Norwood at Brimfeld Mass, for several
wears and at the Annapolis Naval Academy, and
who spent his vacation WIN william m3fCrDss 2; 5bn ~
Japanese navy, and has been commissioned 10
purchase steamers from the English government
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Capt. W. r. Roix, of the steamer Penobscot, is
quite sick.
Aboilt 1000 tons of ice yet remain in the houses
of the Katahdn Ice Company at Bangor.
John Nickerson, the Orrington prophet, is hold
ing meetings in Dexter. 1t Is understood the
prophet expects the end to come before the ad-
vent of S6.
There have been made in Brewer this season by
eight firms, 4,24O, 900 bricks, requiring the con-
sumption OF over 2o0Q cords o. WOO BOO S90 ~
Port au Prince, Hayti. very large proportion
of the seasons manufacture Is still on hand, ana
will be carried over to next year.
1t is very seldom that four generations OF
family are living in one house at the same time,
but such is the case in Bangor. At the residence
of Mr.. Wentworth Maxfeld on Main street, are
Mrs. Eliza Burr, her daughter Mrs. Maxfeld, her
granddaughter Mrs. r. II. Elms, and great-grand-
daughter Margery Burr Elms.
Mr. Hayward $. French Of Bangor, Of the e senior nj
position in the engineering office of the New
Brunswick Railway Mr.. French Is the second
member of the class 10 De called 10 positlOn III
the above office.
Teams for the woods are now being fitted out in
large numbers, and all of the Bangor lumbermen
have made their plans for the winters operations.
More crews have gone into the woods over the
Bangor Piscataquis railroad this fall than dur
ing the same time for many years past. Every
thing indicates that large amount OF numbering
will be done on PenobScot waters.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is said that the post office at Dennysville has
been in the hands of the Kilby family for eighty
years.
YORK COUNTY.
@Tuesday afternoon, in Biddeford, a little 10
year-old son of John Waters, the insurance agent
base ball game, accidentally received blow on
the head from the bat, at the base of the brain
crushing in the skull and rendering the boy I'M
conscious A physician was obliged TO remove
vate the other injured portion. The boy is Sc
we're sufferer, but the chances are In favor OF his
recovery.
Notwithstanding the storm of Tuesday evening,
the notice that Mrs. A. H. Colby would lecture in
the town hall at Bar Mills, called together an ex-
cellent audience. Her powers in presenting the
necessity for future life, as demonstrated by the
Spritualism of this age, were fully displayed, and
her efforts were highly appreciated by those pres
ent.
IN GENERAL.
The close time on beaver, mink sable and musk
rat ended yesterday, and these fur-bearing ami
mails can now be lawfully trapped. Furs are not
early spring, when it is fully grown and thickly
set.
The following patents have been issued to Maine
inventors: Sanford j. Baker, OAKLAND lawn
mower; John w. Averill, Milton. hay-knife grind
er; Henry Monk, Lewiston, locomotive furnaces
machines John Treat, Enfield, rafting pen; Chas,
d. Wood, Lincoln. r.. l., assignor to Boot and
Shoe Sole Laying Machine Company, Portland.
sole laying machine.