The Portland daily press., 1885-10-31
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

The erop of potatoes In Aroostook has not been
as large as in years past. A less acreage PeInaPs
planted and at the present prices pd,u ~ .nS
factories, probably the acreage VIII De less st sa
in the years to come. The farmers have put ialr
supply for the market in their cellars
John Pelletier, wha committed murderous as
sault on VIM Faulker of Houlton, some TWO
months ago, was found secreted under bed In
Sam Belongias house on the French Flat, Satur-
day night, and was securely lodged In jail.
The Aroostook Musical Associations second
ton, has been successful. The chorus numbered
one hundred.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Rufus Smith of Brunswick was pulling his
potato vines few weeks ago. During the sea-
son they had been literally sprnked with Paris
hand and the result was that In handling these
old vines he was poisoned, his hand II not all the
arm, swelling badly, and he was confined with it
for three weeks.
Forty-iye have professed conversion during the
quarter at the North street church, Gorham. The
church has succeeded IN paying an Indebtedness
of $780, all but small amount, which they are
confident Of soon raising
The committee appointed at previous meeting
In New Gloucester to see about purchasing land
for a fair ground reported favorably upon buying
the Osgood Haskell farm, which could be had for
$3.50. and estimated the cost OF building track,
fence, ,and repairing the buildings on the place at
about $3.50. There was an earnest discussion In
regard to the method of organization, some being
in favor of stock company with entrance fees
and premiums, while others were in favor of hay-
ing a free exhibition and money raised by sub
scrption. The latter course met the approval Of
the majority. Another meeting is called for next
Tuesday.
Work is rapidly progressing on the new Bow
doin gymnasium. The cellar wall will all be com
pleted within day or two, and Mr.. Hacker, the
mason has a gang of men at work, laying the
brick facing for the cellar wall, to give smooth
wall surface in the basement. The granite under
pinning is expected every moment, and as soon as
that is set the brick work will go ahead.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
ha VatarvfIIa Cantine1 iQ Inf0rmad that there
have been nine cases of scarlet fever in one house
in that town, recently.
John Redington, Esq, of San Francisco, Cal,
his mother. Mrs. SiIas RedIngton in Waterville.
Mr.. Redington left Waterville many years ago
and has since amassed large fortune In tho
west
Officer Hill of Waterville made seizure of a
box of partIidges at the depot last weeG. They
were being shipped TO a market out OF the state,
which the law prohibits.
C. H. Nelson of Waterville returned last week
from Kentucky where he and other noted horse
men have been attending the meeting OF the Ken
lucky Horse Breeders Union.
A lady resides on the east side, Augusta, who
made the suit OF clothes worn by Sager when ne
was hung.
In one of the Halowell quarries quite recently,
block was split off some 80 feet long, 20 feet
wide and IL feet thick, and in Mr.. PerryS quarry,
the present season they quarried a block some
200 feet long, 40 feet wide and feet thick, con-
tanning over 5000 tons of granite.
PENOBBCOT COUNTY.
A Parkman correspondent Of the Dexter
Gazette writes: c. C. Caswell the insane man
sent to the asylum in September, had three sheep
shut up almost two years in a dark place. They
could see no light except when little door was
opened to give them hay.
In the process of reconstructing the Boards Of
Pension Examiners, DIR. Z. N. Mayo Of Orono,
has replaced DR.. r. X. Jones OF Bangor Dr; Z.
+. Sanger and DIR. S. B. Morrison are the other
members of the Board.
The Wing reports hard fight between lumber
men on train on the Bangor & Piscataquis rail-
road Thursday The fight became general while
the train was In motion and several narrowly
escaped falling under the cars.
The Bangor Commercial reports that Bucksport
is 10 have local paper The managers of the
Castne Gazette are to transfer the interest OF that
paper to BuckspOrt and under different name
publish a weekly paper there.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A Somerset Mills man who is an applicant for
pension, says when he gets it he is going to buy
barrel Of rum and span oil horses.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Julius Wolff. the extensive packer OF Maine
sardines recently said to an Eastport Sentinel re-
preventative: This year with facilities for pack
are about so per cent behind in our work as com
pared with 1884. This is caused by the lack of
fish, Wei speak for the trade-haye sold about
sardine canning business directly about 5000 per
sons. Frem 90 to 100 boats are employed, giving
work to some 200 fishermen. Girls earn from So
and laborers from S125 to s175 per day. We
work from April 10th to December 18th with
four stop months. We have good business now
because of the formation OF the Sardne Ex-
change.
YORK COUNTY.
A disease somewhat resembling milk fever IS
prevailing with fatal effect among new mllch
cows in the vicinity of Biddeford.