The Portland daily press., 1867-12-06
State News.
LANpRoscoaeIN COUNTY.

In Leeds, ON Sunday evening last, a boy
some fourteen years of age, who was in a rei-
gious meeting, left before the meeting closed,
locking the congregation into the house OF
worship He then went into the houseof
merchant, Whose family were at the meeting,
found the key, and entering the store, appro-
priated the contents of the money drawer,
leaving the people to get out as best they could
He was called on the next daysand l CHARGED
haeiz sao, amI was suffered to run at large
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The preliminary survey, of the E. & n. "A.
Railway from Winn TO the St. CrOix waters
is proceeding. The Pioneer learns that Mr.
Gitt and his corps of5assistants had passed
Mattagordus river, and must now be near or
past Averill Hill. The line thus far is one of
easy construction, as the lakes, ponds, water
courses and hills were i'll great measure
avoided. The route is direct, and, from all
that could be ascertained, must prove very
unexceptionable line for the contemplated
road. +
..tT ...t .l.-T FRANKLIN COUNTY. ,..r
Two boys crossing Weld Pond last Monday
morning about midway discovered hat fro
zen into the ice. They procured an axe and
cut the hat out ana took it TO the village,
where it was recognized as one worn by MIR.
Elbridge G. Brown. A party Immediately re-
paired to the spot where the hat was found,
and with grapple-irons brought up the body oil
Brown, which was lying in thirty-five feet of
water. 1t appears that on Thanksgiving day
Brown left Weld village about II o'clock to.
visit his friends on the west side OF the pond
He was last seen going towards the pond, OBJ
serving to one man on the way that he was go
ing to try the ice. The ice appeared to have
been very much broken around where the hat
was found, as though he had struggled hard
for life. Brown was a carriage maker, a sin
gle man, SO years of age.
The Pennington Chronicle learns that few
days ago, as three trappers were hunting for
game near Seven Ponds, they discovered a hui
man skeleton which to all appearance was q
female Indian who had not been dead more
than two years. There was no gun, Ratchet,
or any other implement to be found, or any
thing to indicate the cause ot her death.
The Chronicle relates narrow escape of
Mr.. Ephraim Hinckley of Phillips. On. the
18th ult., he started in company with some
Lake. His COMPANIONS having cot a few Rods
the start Of him, he mistook an old logging
road for their trail, and lost his way He
wandered about all day, sometimes hearing, or
imaginging he heard voices, but yet unable to
make himself heard or to find his comrades =
That nightswas intensely cold Mr. TT crawl
I'd into 1Ivllvw log, sleeping but little at a
time for fear Of freezing. Meanwhile his nom
appearance at the camp excited alarm and the
lumbermen turned out and secured the woods
in all directions. Hinkley was finally found
about 8 O'Clock of the second day, in very ex-
hausted state, and but short distance from
the camp. AS an illustration of the hardship
OF life in the woods, Abner Toothaker ESQ,
and his son started at O'CLOCK p. NJ. to cross
the Rangley Lake in boat to procure further
assistance, but did not get across on account
OF the ice until6 o'clock next morning being
cut on the Lake all of a bitter cod nightsn an
open boat. t3 ale-I b.ass.,,i 'D.fo.
49, ttt4a KENNEBEc COUNTY 2i ,.i
There is reduction in the hours Of labor to
eight hours day, at the railroad shops in Au-
a Hiraer a1rrat
The directors decided to adopt this course
rather than discharge portion of their force.
as PROBABLY the business of the road will war
rant return in the spring, if not before to the
OLD system with the old crew n
-, Sariy yesterday morning a fire broke out in
house in Augusta, owned by Rev. D. G. West
on. The engines were promptly on the snot
and the flames were subdued before communi1
eating to the main house. Lo about $500:
probably covered by insurance. The house has
been unoccupied for about six weeks. There
was some valuable furniture stored in the
and as the outside doors were found
unfastened it is supposed that the house had
been ransacked with a view to plumber and
then fired. - ~ 4-1tfE ~ ,gl
The Kennebec river is filing up with ice at
Augusta, and the channel is fast freezing.
i 4st'gl PIscATAQuIs COUNTY. e-,
The Dover Observer says that COL Wildes
OiHl EHSineef, VINO Is surveying the route OF
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad. togeth-
u with Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, President Of
ne company and some of the Directors, were
IN that place on Friday last They made a |
preliminary survey in regard I'd the terminus |
,. the load, concerning which there appears to |
Dc some local agitation and discussion It is |
pretty well understood, however, that the ter |
minus will be fixed on the north side of the |
aver, and very near the line which separates |
me Two towns-Dover and Foxcroft |
The Observer says Mr.. William 8. Bradman |
las purchased of Messrs. Sanford s. Crockett. |
nc celebrated three-legged colt, which has |
'een on exhibition at several points in this |
md other States. This colt is now four months |
%, OF jet black color, and is the most perfect,
Tactson OF horse ever exhibited ffAE : |
.@s IS yPENoBsCOT, COUNTY, |
The motion for new trial in the Bangor
democrat case will be argued at the present |
aw term OF the Supreme Court in Bangor.
The Penobscot river is now closed to Hamp-
en There has been no passage through il
ince Wednesday.
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