The Portland daily press., 1867-12-07
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

" Il
recently erected a, beautiful school house
which would be a credit and ornament to any
village. So says the Bulletin. a
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
An accident which might have had serious
consequences occurred in Winthrop on Sun
day. last. A missionary concert was held
in the Congregational vestry. In the midst of
the services, lighted chandelier, suspended
from the ceiling, fell among the ladies, who
occupied the central rows of settees. The as
tonishment and confusion were for a moment
intense. Glass was broken, and the Kerosene
flowed freely over the settees, dresses and
books. Fortunately, the motion of the chande-
lier, falling. extinguished the lights so that
no explosion followed. IAiIU4 atIA
Winthrop, as we learn from the Bulletin, a
good Samaritan named Silas Webb holds re-
ligious services sunday at the Almhouse-
The inmates and immediate neighbors are
much interested in the eqercises, 1t serves to
to inspire hope and faith in the aged in their
downward passage to the tomb,
The Winthrop Bulletin informs us that as
Charles T. Morrow, son Of Mr.. Lewis T. Mer-
row of Auburn, was out cunning with two
boys and a few days since, when rabbit was
started, and oneFof the boys in his excitement
over the game raised his gun and fired, with
out noticing that one of the party was almost
within range. The whole charge struck
Charles I. Morrow in the lower part of the
arm, just above the elbow, and passing through
the arm was stopped by the buckle of his sus-
penders. 1t was a narrow escape from death.
Young MerroN is doing well. q .ie& 4l4
John Holmes, conductor of the dummy car
that runs between Augusta and Gardiner.
was arraigned before Judge True of Augusta,
on Thursday, for assault and battery in forci-
bly, removing Charles Lawrence from the car.
The latter was slightly intoxicated at the time
and used improper language, and it was on
this account that he was elected by Mr. Holmes
The court found the defendant guilty of the
charge preferred, holding that he might prop
erly remove passenger on the ground alleg-
ed at a station, but not where he did An ap-
peal was taken. ,b va HFlg =
The Hallowell Gazette says the Kennebec
at that point is again practically closed. On
Saturday last, Just at the close of the thaw,"
sloop reached that city for cargo of gran
tempting to sail was obliged to heaAe to, and
now remains at Leigh's wharf, anxiously de-
string the weather to moderate" A heavy
loss Is sustained if the loaded vessel is obliged
to winter.iFaa .-uH5yzH IREitf ,a ~
.5,t. -. OXFORD COUNTY
A correspondent in Norway informs us
that the people of that town and vicinity feel
the want of a good local paper, and an enter
prise is on foot to establish one soon. Our
Correspondent also states that the winter term
of Norway Academy has opened prosperously
with over one hundred students; and that the
Elm house III Cndl village, an eAcellenC n0toI
is being enlarged on account of the great ac-
cess of travel. The three items taken togeth-
er convey most favorable impression of that
town. A hourishing school, a good hotel, and
a live newspaper, OF even a demand tor one,
are three signs of aJwide-awake community.
i ii.- ~ l' PEEoBsCoT COUNTY. iaa .a 4
The people of Bangor propose by means of
a canal to bring water from Pushaw Lake into
the Kenduskeag stream, thereby greatly in
creasing the water power on that river.
SO ..r. d, SD. PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY,
The Dover Observer records3 a remarkable
instance of youthful courage and humanity
which occurred in that place on Saturday last.
Some small boys were playing on the ice near
the taunery when two sons OF Ira l.. Carlton,
drawn on a sled by another boy, were acci-
SSaeataily precipitated into the water about
ss deep, near the dam, and Immediately
1d a. George Bm Eli, a lad about nine years
oiI, 1s q. unee ran upon the ice, crawled to its
e, a seeiizing the boys by their hair as
tIey i;d ~ ;oa 'e surface, brought them safe to
the i Sonu ioe, ms boy is brave enough to be
general,--perhaps more so than many who
have had that position. '''i many "A'
The Observer says Col. Wildae ci,-;, orri.
necr. has completed the survey of The Pa Ran9nEg
Piscataauis Railroad. The road was s,,ryeyed
between two points, given by the President of
the Board Harnibal Hamlin. These points
were Oldtown at the one end, and point on
the north side of the Piscataquis river few
rods beyond the town line, on the Foxcroft
side at the other. The route is considerably
longer than was at first anticipated. u Is said
to be one of the easiest grades in the country.