The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-21
state News.
KENNEBEC COUNTY

The Waterville Mail says that the Water
Power Company at the adjourned annual
meeting Monday evening, voted to proceed
forthwith to make such improvement upon
their dam as will add greatly to its power.
An effort to limit the expense, varying be-
tween five and ten thousand dollars, failed of
vote, and the amount to be expended was
left to the discretion of the directors.
The Kennebec Journal says the late copious
rain has given good freshet in the Kennebec,
and the mill logs have mad start towards the
mills. Prior to the rain, the stock of logs was
so small at the mills that it was thought the
price of boards would take a great rise, and
that mills would have but little to do. The
prospect now is that good stock of logs will
reach the mills and that the lumber market
men from the erection of needed buildings the
present season.
The Pine Tree base ball club of Kent's Hill
have recognized, and are in good condition
to meet their friends on the ball field.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times states that George G. DIM
ham, late seaman on the fishing schooner
Alice G. Fox, of Boothbay, arrived in that
city Tuesday from the Gulf of Canso, where
he had been sent by the American Consul
He stated that on the 9Th of May, he in COM
pany with ten others were ont from the Fox,
fishing in dories; that squall came up sud-
denly just before night, and that they soon
lost sight of the schooner, being at the same
time 200 miles from land That he with two 9th
ers were cked up by the Annie Sargent, and
carried into the Gut of Canso. What became
of the Alice c. Fox or of the other seven men
in the dories, Mr.. Durham cannot tell The
names of the men saved are Geo. G. Durham
Thomas Blake and Franklin Blake In the
other dories were Joseph Poor, NathI Poor,
Isaac Sargent, Benz. Green, James Ryan, and
Daniel Kennedy. The Captain and Cook
were the only persons left on boar the Fox
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Tho Bangor Wing says sufficient water has
fallen since the rain of last Wednesday to
bring all the logs to market.
The Wing says that on Wednesday, G. B !.
Abbott, Esq. was thrown from his carriage by
the wheel coming in contact with a iigger
striking on his head and face, bruisng him
very severely.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY,
Capt George Preble was on Tuesday elect.
ed delegate from the Maine Shipbuilders and
Shipowners Association, to the Philadelphia
Convention at a meeting Of the Association
held at Bath.
The Bath Times states that Mr.. Samuel
Thompson of Topsham, and his wife, Sophia
died within two days of each other, last week
Mr.. Thompson was widely known as one of the
foremost citizens of Topsham, and he will be
missed from large circle of relatives, friends
and acquaintances. He died of congestion of
the lungs. Mrs. Thompson was hardly less
known than her husband, and was respected
by all who knew her. Worn down with the
care of her sick husband and with grief for his
death, she quickly became the victim of Ty-
phoid fever.
YORK COUNTY
The Saco Courier says Mr.. Hanson on last
Friday morning discovered on the marsh, near
Moore's brock, Bddeford, a full grown male
infant Appearances showed that 1t must
have been murdered, as the skull was stove in
and there were other marks of violence about
the body.