The Portland daily press., 1868-03-30

from out of town appeared in the street on
Thursday, dressed in an entire suit of scarlet
Towards evening he became quite noisy, Great
ed some disturbance, and came near finding
his way to the lookup.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Hallowell Gazette says liberal propo-
sition has been made by the trustees of the
Hallowell Academy to the authorities, relative
to uniting the Academy and High School,
The plan is regarded with general favor, and
is being seriously considered by the city au-
thorities of Halloween 935U
Mr.. Shorey, landlord of the Winthrop House.
lost a valuable horse ON Monday last. The
animal, known as the "Bonny colt" was q
large brown geldlng, for which he had refused
5000 but a short time since. The disease was
lung fever. .-.--.,.e--
We learn from the Hallowell Gazette that
the fine residence of Capt. John Collins, in
West Gardiner, narrowly ESCAPED destruction
on Monday evening last, by fire being COM
munlcated through an over-heated chimney
to the ceiling. The loss proved to be small, as
fortunately the flames were soon subdued.
The Gardiner Reporter states that ON
Wednesday afternoon last, as Mr. Dow Clark.
who drives team for Mr.. Arthur Berry, was
driving out from under the mill with a load of
wood, he being on the load, he was caught
across the back by beam and so severely
crushed as to contine him to the house for
some time.
The Reporter says on Friday afternoon as
several lads were playirg upon the ice just be-
low the bridge at Gardiner, one of their num-
Der, whose name we did not learn, broke
through the ice. Luckily for him it was about
high tide, or he would have been Immediately
drawn under the ice. His cries brought the
people on the bridge to his rescue, and thew
threw rope to him, which he caught and was
drawn out
KNOX COUNTY.
Tho ROolxland 10 In. Al
fire at Warren, four young men were engaged
in removing cloths and webs from the work
rooms in the factory building. They, finding
their retreat cut OF by the burning and fall
ing in of the stairway, and scorched and near
ly Suhocated by the sudden rush of flames
and smoke in to the room, saturated as it was
by oil ia every part, fled for their lives-one
through window on to the grist-mill and
down upon its conductor, another through
door leading into the upper part of that build
ing, and the two others by fearful lean from
a window into the street below.
OXFORD COUNTY
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
Hon. y. y. ). LyfOrd collector of U. S. Reye-
nue. for the I'd District, having received infor-
nation that parties in Mexico, Me were run
ming an illicit still, proceeded there, and ON
Friday last, found one in full blast ON the
premises OF one Smith. 1t was immediately
seized and taken to Lewiston The capacity
of the still is about three barrels per day. and
it was used in making IN. E. r." from mo-
lasses Some barrels CT the "critter" were
seized at the same time, greatly to the sorrow
of the proprietor, and other parties in town
one OF whom lamented the removing of atbe
best COW in the place" No parties Fave been
arrested as yet.
Sylvanus jackson Esq, of Paris. died ON
Wednesday morning, aged ninety wears. He
was man OF close observation and retentive
memory and the people of the town have verv
unwisely allowed much valuable history con-
with him.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
TheBangor Wing is informed that on account
OF the ram and thaw OF two weeks since, the
amount OF lumber to be cnt this winter will
be very much diminished. Teams have usu-
ally remained in the woods and done good
business until the 10th of April, while this
year nearly all the teams have already been
obliged to come out. On the West Branch of