The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-30
state Items.

The Kennebec Journal says company
proposes to erect at an expense of some $4,000
a large paper mandatory at the head of Me-
gunticook stream, near Molyneaux mills in
Camden. r.--f
The Ellsworth american says if a sermon
on the Fast Young Man" should be preached
in Ellsworth, and all should 60 to hear it, that
are on the train that always runs on down
,card grade with steam up and no brakeman at
hand, there would be full house.
The Governor has appointed Hon. John B.
Brown of this city. Rev. Samuel F. Dixie, of
Bath, and Hon. Lyndon Oak of Garland, Trus-
tees OF State College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts. --.-.- l.tsH-t ,gl. -iJl
The First National Bank of Auburn has
added a department. as an institution for saw
ings, and will pay six per cent. interest on de-
posits. -.-..fi ..l .l
Meetings are being held at Anson, Scion
and Norridgew0ck to aid in the construction
of the Somerset Railroad-to Arson in that
county.
"A farmer in Pennington has sold this year
$500 worth of dried apple, and another made
last year two tons of maple sugar. -'.4
The laties of Fort Fairfield have held
levee to raise funds to purchase land for a GEM
etery. m a.3 s4-- 1858 -a.3J l-;.
The Paris Democrat says Elder Carr, who
has preached sermon out West against hop
raising, should visit OntonagOn, and give the
miners a lecture upon the wickedness ofsmelt-
ing copper, taking ground that the "worm of
the still" is composed of that metal. I'D
The Democrat says Hon. E. w. Woodbury.
has accepted the appointment of Superintend-
ent of the Reform School, and will assume the
duties of that position in May. His family,
however, will not remove till June.
The Transcript of this city has just closed
its Both volume and will commence the new
volume next week with a subscription list of
about 1S,000-the largest of any paper in the
State. 1t has added 5000 within the past year.
MIR. L. L. Lincoln, conductor on the Port
land & Kennebec road-one of the most gen.
tlemanly, modest and accommodating officials
on that any other road-has been presented
with silver conductors punch, by friends at
the eastward. The compliment was we'll mer-
tied and fifty bestowed. -D
/ The Augusta Journal says, at the Portland
& Kcnnebec r. R. car shop in that city, a
monitor top is fitting to one of the old passen-
the road in a few weeks. Several freight cars
are in process of construction or repair.
The Biddeford Union must be satisfactory
on the liquor question. 1t is willing, when
other remedies fail, to chang the rum-seller by
the neck till he is dead as a door nail"
The Republican ticket in Elliot is elected
by 80 majority. Last fall the Democrats had
% majority.
: The Biddeford Union says Rora Banks got
one of her fingers damned off in No. card room
on the Pepperell last Monday, by getting it
drawn into the gearing. .' ,t
The Union says the store of A. o. Libby, in
Limerick, was broken open on Wednesday
night, Goth, and small script, to the amount of
about six dollars, which was left in the drawer,
was taken. Also, on the same night the store
OF Luther Roberts, at Ossipee Mills, North
WATERFORD, was entered, and money and goods
carried away estimated at $50 in value.
"A little son of Alfred p Burnell of Nor
way, had his hand cut nearly off, by shingle
saw on Monday. He was at work at Fishers
factory, punching shingles, when the bolt on
the machine was sawed out, and he thought
could replace it, In attempting this the arm
struck the saw, so as to cut through nearly
all the small bones of the wrist The limb
was amputated and the wound dressed by DIR.
Evans.-DenlocrM n
One year ago next month, the store of
Enoch Cousins at Kennebunkport was broken
into and robbed of boots, shoes, shawls and
cloths to the value of $3.50. Detective officer
Tarbox, of this city was entrusted with the
matter, but the robbers succeeded in covering
up their tracks, and the officer could get no
tangible evidence that would warrant an ar
rest About six weeks ago he got hold OF
clew which caused him to arrest James B.
Cole and Thos: j. King, both of the Port, and
hndIng that the evidence bore heavily they
confessed; they hid the goods under a wharf
one month; on Sunday night thew tooL tharo
to the Postoffice building. boxed thom, ' n,,a
took them to Boston, where they sold tbom NJ
the auction rooms. The robbers will, 'a n,'a ~.
at the next term of court. Yesterday M
Cousins paid the officer the fifty dollars 49, VI;
whose patient but persistent efforts have ar
reted out the guilty chaps.-Bidi eford Union.
On Monday, James Ramsdell, who ,;vos
with his uncle, Mr.. Deering near Merrill Cross.
ing. with one Pike came up to South Paris
and during their stay became somewhat balmy
the former in fact, crazy-drunk. Returning,
they walked down the track iRamsdell be-
came ouarrelsome, and threw down and
abused Pike so that he lett him by himself and
went home, stopping to let Mr.. Deering know
the state of affairs. After waiting for some
time the latter, with another person went out
TO search for Il. Near the Rust Crossing, they
met No. IL freight, with twenty cars, and
little further on found their man lying be-
tween the rails apparently dead. The whole
tram had passed over him. It looked as
though the ashpan of the engine struck him
nrst, and rolled him Sc feet when he dropped
between two sleepers and lay, apparently the
sounoest sleeper of the lot. Both his bootheels
were crushed off, but he bore no signs Of ex
ternal injury save bruises apout the head.
where 1t hit the seepers in his rapid roll along
| the line. There is evidently some internal in.
| jury. His bottle of rum was more essent;.mv
used up than its possessor, while the clothinSS
| was torn into ribbons. He was so beastiv
drunk that the horrible situation did not sober
off till the next morning. Had be been ID So
helpless he must have been killed instantly.
The affair occurred about eight o'clock in the
evening, so that the train men knew nothing
Of it.-Dsnocrat. .. ta