The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-09-10
OUR OWN STATE.


The engine Androscoggin, which went from
Lewiston To waterville on o special mission,
started to return about 0 o'clock Saturday
evening. Rice's bridge was discovered to be In
flames, and reversing the engine, the fireman
and engineer left the locomotive to assist In sub
DUNG thefr When the engineer next thought
Of his engine II was out Of sight, flying rderless
toward Waterville. The grade Is downward
nearly all the way between West Waterville and
waterville. and hence the engine, left without the
brakes being applied to retain It, had started to
find the bottom Of the hill. Providentially It
met no train in Its course, else the consequences
must have been deplorablc. Arriving ut the
station the runaway passed on to the side track,
where freight train had just taken its position,
colliding with the locomotive Katahdin with
force sufficient to liz the tender Of the Andres
coggin from Its trucks. Both engines will soon
be repaired.
They are just beginning in Bangor, to think Of
a railroad from that city to winterport, and We
believe the Subject has once been mentioned In
the Bangor Courier.
The Oxford Democrat says that the drought Is
getting to be felt quite severely In Norway.
There has been no rain to thoroughly wet the
ground since the 10Th Of July. Potatoes arc
suffering in consequence and the crop will be
light. Corn rolls some, but II has been doing
very we'll Of late. Fall feed Is looking "down
in the mouth" Some grain is being cut, and
many fields arc yet quite green.
Mr.. Warren A. Smith, principal Of the Cor
lima Academy, was found dead in his bed on
Thursday morning last. Mr.. Smith was grad
uate Of the last class at Colby University, Water
vile. His age was q years. Heart disease was
the cause Of his death.
&C. harrington, esq, Of Fryeburg declines
the Senatorial nomination rendered him by the
Hlchborn Convention of Oxford County "bo-
lieving that whatever cndangers the success Of
the Republican party at the coming election
will also be fatal to the cause Of temperance.
A. L. Burbank, their nominee for Clerk Of the
Courts, also declines for the same reason.
A child Of Mr.. bennett, Of Thomaston, aged
about two years, was drowned in a hogshcad Of
water, Aug. 3let; so says the Rockland Ga
zette.
The Free Press states that last Sabbath .
little child Of FL. Simonton, Of Rockland while
left in room on the second floor Of his residence
showed open blind and fell out Of the window
to the ground. II landed among grass and
bushes and was somewhat injured, but Is doing
we'll.
The bridge on the Maine Central Railroad,
between watervillc and West watervillc, was
burned Saturday night. The fire took from
shark from the locomotive. The bridge was
covered with iron. II was one Kindred and
forty feet long, and ffty from the water to the
top Of the bridge.
Col. Thomas 8. Lang has disposed OF his
house and stable at North vassalboro', to the
Manufacturing Company at that place. The
price paid was $4,000.
The Lewiston Journal says that number Of
the best educated and most promising young
men are learning all the details Of the manu-
featuring business by personal labor In the va
rious departments Of the mills in that city.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the
Lime Rock Bank Of Rockland last week. The
robbers were probably frightened from their
work, as they LEFT indications Of very sudden
departure. It is thought they were professional
burglars. Nothing but few cents rewarded
their endeayos, as the inner compartment Of
the safe was made Of steel and de6ed their efforts
The Press and Argus have been having lit
tie sparring exhibition Of their own, and the
Argu, finally "slung ink" at the Press and
twittcd Il Of being possessed with devil. or
"tharsbouts." Thereupon the Press struck
out in reply somewhat "muddily" and Is thus
taken up by the Gardner Journal with repair
the which is too good to be lost:
The Portland Pres says that II has been fro
quently alarmed by noises proceeding from the
Argus Office, shut early learned that Il was the
result ola constantly recurring contest between
the managers Of that paper and the Prince OF
Darkness" We do not learn that there has ev-
or been any misunderstanding between the lat
ter gentleman and the managers Of the Press.
He must be rtry particular or else they Just
suit him-oertainly no reasonable devil could
End fault with the management.
Rev. Eugene vetromile, D. D., and mem.
Der Of many Scientific, Historical and Antigua
rian Societies, has ready Tor publication In two
volumes, the relation Of his travels In Europe
and to the East. Several historical notices Of
Maine and Of this country in general arc'occa-
sionally found In his work.
Judge Dickesou, Of the Maine Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, has decided that uemorandun
cheek payable to the principal or bearer for val
received, Is not negotiable, although endorsed
by the principal.