The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-19
State Items.

They have cricket club in Bath, and play
is lively. vost.
Hon. j. G.. Blaine of Augusta, in letter
dated at Ragatz, Switzerland, June 3d. says
that Hon. E. Washburne, son of Israel Wash
burne, Esq, of Livermore is there taking the
famous hot baths of mineral water where he
has been for some time and "is now very much
better I think; indeed, a well man or nearly
So"
AT the Annual meeting of the Stockhoid
ers of the European & North American Rail-
way Company, held ON Wednesday at Bangor,
the following gentlemen were elected Directors
for the ensuing year; G.. X. Jewett, Bangor;
John A. Poor, Bangor; Samuel Fl. Dale, Ban
gor; Samuel F. Hersey, Bangor; Arad Thomp-
son, Bangor; Gideon Mayo, Orono; Charles j.
Gilman, Brunswick; Eben s. Poor, Danvers,
Mass; James w. Emery, Boston, Mass. Re-
ports to the Directors show that work is in
progress both at the st. John and Bangor
ends of the line. Of $4,000 which has been
paid into the Treasury for work upon this end
of the line. So, S74 81 had been expended to the
first day of July. Work on the ST. John end
has so far advanced that the Company are en-
titled to the first instalment of the Government
subsidy. The Wing says increased force is to
be Immediately employed upon both ends of
the line. All the heavy work of the road, be-
tween Bangor and Lincoln, except laying the
rails will be completed in the month of Au-
gust.
The survey and plans of the route for the
railroad from Wiscasset to Richmond have
been completed. The estimated cost of
bridge across the Kennebec river at Richmond
1850 feet long, is $4,000.
I'm Gardiner on Saturday night, a watch
man discovered two persons coming out from
the rear of the stores on the water side of Wa
ter street, with lot of goods. He gave pur-
suit, and fred at them, but finally lost sight of
them near the CITY landing A young man
was arrested, but there was not evidence
enough to convict him. The journal says sew
eral hundred dollars worth of goods were
found on their track, which investigation
showed to have come from S. Lucas store, and
some two hundred dollars worth or more was
taken which were not recovered.
The body of the son of c. H. Milliken of
Augusta was found in the Kennebec river
about three miles below Gardiner Tuesday af-
ternoon. Young Milliken was accidentally
drowned last fall at Augusta. Although the
remains from having been in the water so long
were badly wasted, the father identified them
as those of his son, by the clothing and by
handkerchief found in one of the pockets. A
Coroner's inquest under the circumstances
was deemed unnecessary, and the body was
token in charge of by Mr.. Milliken and carried
to Augusta.
"A few days ago we mentioned that q little
son of Arthur Verrill of Biddeford was miss
ing, The Union says that he got on board the
cars, and the conductor of the train, supposing
that he belonged to some of the passengers
carried him to Boston. The Chief-of Police
took him to the city crier's, where he was Civ
en- bowl of bread and milk, after which the
little chap said he wanted to go home, and ran
out of the open door. The police were immedi-
ately notified and the most vigorous search did
not find him until the next morning, at an
aims house five miles from the city. During
the night he strayed that distance, and was
found by the roadside "dead drunk some in
fernal scoundrel having answered the boys Pc
tition for water by plying him with liquor. He
was taken back to Boston and advertised;
which advertisement reached The father, who
recovered the boy.
The Machias Union states as a fact, that
neighbor Of his seta turkey on sixteen eggs,
which Matched seventeen turkeys and one chick
enl
The Machas Union says the appropriation
of $4,000 by Congress for Custom House, at
Machias, is published among the list fappro-
priations. There is no doubt about it.