The Portland daily press., 1868-11-21
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

The legal voters of Lewiston, on Thursday,
decided that the city should not subscribe for
2$50000 stock in the Somerset railroad. The
vote stood 276 yeas, 502 nays.
The Lewiston Journal says we'll known
land esteemed citizen of Auburn, who was at
stacked with insanity several months since,
4 was recently taken to the Insane Asylum att
Augusta On Wednesday he managed to es-
fcape from the asylum, crossing the Kennebec
ito the west side in small boat, and astonshed
This friends by appearing in our streets Thurs-I
day morning. He was prevailed upon Thurs
lday afternoon to return to the asylum.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. John P. Gordon, who was tried and conf
'victed for manslaughter last week, was senten-
'ced . on Thursday by Judge Kent to pay fine
lot S500 The extenuating circumstances inI
THE case led the Judge to impose fine instead
iof sentencing to imprisonment.
The Ellsworth American says the store of
w. H. Reed, Deer Isle, situs ted near the steam
boat landing, at the head of the Island, was
burned last week. The family Of MI. Reed
living in the second story of the building, bare
lily escaped with the loss of everything.
Mr. Richard Higgins of Trenton, who has
Ebeen for number of years the Light Keeper
sat Mark Island Light, at the entrance to Wiz
tier Harbor, while endeavoring to leave the
Island, the I'd inst, in his boat, was struck by
Ia squat, and losing an oar, was unable to reach
3the shore and was washed away by heavuI
ca and drowned, says the American.
Maj. Frank Pierce, of Bucksport, died
suddenly, Thursday morning, of apoplexy.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The store of Mr.. I'll. Woodward, in VIM
Ithrop, was broken into last SATURDAY. night
land three pieces of cloth taken
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says the Catholic
Church in that city was entered by some "fel-
haSQr
dow, on Friday night week, and the decora-
lions, images &C., defaced, torn down orI
Thrown out of the window.
OXFORD COUNTY
1t is stated that "Dr." Young, one of tbej
robbers of the Norway Savings Bank, who isl
now serving out term of nine years at Thorn
!aston, wants to compromise the matter. 1t isl
|salu ne offers to restore the money and helpj
secure the accomplices in the business
The Oxford Democrat says trains are rum
nlng ON the 2. & o. G. Railroad through tos
Hartford, and active efforts are being made toE
complete the whole line to Canton this winter.
Should the weather be not too severe this Wilt
probably be accomplished.
The wooden mill at Norway is running, atE
tne present time, day and night, and will con
turing waterproof cloth.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the snow of Wednes-a
day, combined with the late cold weather.
caused large amount of ice to form in theg
river, which at one time nearly stopped ands
seriously threatened sudden closing of nayi-E
CATION The wind, however, veering round toE
the south, the weather moderated and the ice 3
went out Thursday, leaving the river clear
7 Mess another cold snap Intervenes, naviga-
ton will probably remain open a week or tep5
days longer, which will give our lumber deal
ers and merchants an opportunity to wind upE
their fall business in good shape.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
One VIM. johnson, of Bowdoinham, was ar
rested at Bath, on Monday, for stealing an ok
rom Mr. VIM. Maxwell, of the former place
J Johnson has previously served three wears inE
the State Prison, for theft, and his chance al
good for another term in that institution
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says there was strikeH
lmong the railroad employees, last Saturday II
The cause was the reduction of day wages toEl
S150. Many of the disaffected returned to la-k:
'or again Monday. There were over 800 menG
It work ON the road, and the pay roll for Octo-E
,er amounted to over $500. q
The Belfast Age says indications are tavora- a
lie for busy season in our shipyards nexth
ear. In addition to the two ships to be built
y White & McGilvery G. p. Carter & Co. q
ave contracted to build ship of 400 tons, tos,
e commanded by Capt. r. I. Emery, of this :;
ity. They are also to build brig of 400 tons Is
0 be commanded by Capt. George Colson, ofEs
earsport. "a