The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-01
state News.


| A correspondent of the Bath Times saws that
| a large dam some six miles below Moosehead
| Lake, known as Indian Pond Dam, was car
| ried away last Saturday morning-going by
| the Forks at about A. M. This will be a
| great loss to those who drive the main river as
| 1t is used to hoist" the drive, even to Skowhe-
| gan.
The Bath Times learns that the p L. LIS of
Skowhegan, composed to a considerable extent
| OF small boys from "Ltte Canada" celebrated
| the acqulttal of President johnson by firing
salute but their festivities were interrupted by
| the bursting Of the cannon.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY,
On Friday the Bath Orphans Home was
removed to the new and more convenient
quarters in the Rouse mansion on HIGH street
| This excellent institution is now formally and
| fully organized under its charter The officers
were chosen on the 10th inst. Hon. John
Patten is PRESIDENT and the board of trustees
comprires many of the leading citizens of the
city.
Shipbuilding seems to be quite active in
Richmond. A barque of 800 tons is now being
finished by I. j. Southland and Mr.. Clarke,
and will be ready to launch in about two
months. Messrs. Theobald and HARDWOOD are
building ship of 1900 tons. Mr.. T. j. South
ard will commence putting up ship of 1900
tons as soon as the timber arrives from Vir-
GINA.
The Gardiner Reporter learns that Capt. J.
G. Harvard a well-knOwn citizen of Rich
mond, left his home on Monday last since
which time his whereabouts cannot be ascer-
tanned by his family or friends person an
swering to his description was traced to the
United States Hotel in Boston, where he took
breakfast the following morning, but here all
ceu is lost. Capt. FL. is a man of some GO
years OF age, and was never subject to any
mental arrangement
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
The Machias Republican says Mr.. Stephen
Elwell of Northfild met his death at Holiness
Falls on the Machias River, last Tuesday. He
was on Jam of logs at work, and log struck
his pickpole while the lower end was fast
bringing the top end against the back of his
head, breaking, it is supposed, his neck He
fell into the water, but was Immediately taken
out Mr.. Elwell was about forty years of age.
and leaves wife and nine children
YORK COUNTY.
George, the Count Joannes, in response to a
courteous invitation of the citizens of Alfred
has been graciously pleased to signify that he
will address them this evening. The Count is
fulfilling professional engagement aft Aired
The Saco Courier is informed that he will visit
Biddeford and will be offered "the freedom of
the city,"
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The engineer ofthe Knox and Lincoln Rail-
road has nearly completed the preliminary
work. The road will run from Woolwich
through Wiscasset, Newcastle, Damariscotta,
NobleborO, Waldoboro, Warren, Thomaston
and Rockl and, making a total length of az
miles, The road will at present use steam
ferry at Bath unless connecting roads unite to
build bridge over the Kennebec. The esti-
mated cost of steam ferry for car Transporter
ton is $50 600.
The Androscoggin Heard says: We learn
from good authority that there is a fair pros
pect that the P. & o. G. railroad will yet go
through to Canton, and that too at an early
date. We understand that the towns Of
Buekfield and Canton will take measures to
raise fund sufficient to build the road which
will be put into the hands of the present COM
pany on condition of its becoming bound to
put the road through.
The Belfast Age says some progress is being
made in the affairs of the Newport Railroad
A bid has been received from Mr.. Munson
the chntractor who went over the route a
short time since. He offers to build the road to
Newport for $4,000 cash and $4,000 in prefer
red stock per mile. This is considerably a.
bove the estimate made by the engineer Mr.
Wildes, and the directors can get it done pro-
badly at less sum. Other parties are making
advances towards bidding for its construction,
suits.