The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-10-08
OUR OWN STATE.

The Bankers Mil at Lewiston has been pur-
chased by o company, which win engage In the
manufacture Of batting.
Our Bowdoin College correspondent says that
the Sagadahoc. County Fair IL held in Topsham,
upon the 18th, 18th, l4th, and 18th Of October.
At the same time our College Regatta, and run
ming and walking matches come of. There are
races for siI-oared boats, for blesculls and
for single ones. There are running races for
200 yds., and for l mile. Also 8 walking
match for II miles. a.
Mr.. Charles Martin Of Oldtovn. while pass
Ing through his house In the dark on Sunday
night last, entered the cellar door by mistake,
and falling down the stairs was instantly killed.
In the case Of Harriet Z. Parker. on trial In
Portland. for shooting Mary E. Baker, the jury
came in with verdict Of "Not Guilty. by rea-
son Of insanity"
The Lewiston Journal learns that Tobias
Meader was shot and seriously wounded day
or two since, few miles out Of that city, by o
man whose name Is not known. The statement
Il that Meader was driving out when he overlook
lady and invited her TO ride. She accepted
the Invitation, and going on little way met q
man who called to Meader to stop, saying the
woman was his wife. Meader did not stop and
the man fired pistol at him infiicting painful
wound.
On Saturday last the Hinkley Knitting Ma
chine Company In Bath sold one thousand Of
their machines to one party.
A company Of engineers arc now making
o survey from Athens to Skowhegan by the way
Of East Madison Lower Mills. Last week the
same party made . survey from Hartland 10
Athens Hereafter survey will be made on
line near the New Road, 90 called, between
Skowhegan and Athens.
On Thursday Of last week the hundrelth an
niversary Of the settlement Of Bangor, was
celebrated in that city. The proceedings are
described as surprising any celebration ever
before held in'the State.
A deaf and dumb man named Fennegan was
run over and killed by the cars Of the European
and North American Railroad In Bangor, on
Friday forenoon. lie was standing on the
track, back to the train, which was slowly
backing down, and was not seen till struck by
the cars.
In Philips the bears are said to be quite plen-
ty and ore taking sheep without regard to owns
ership, breaking'd down corn. and several have
been providing about farm buildings near enough
to be shot.
Two men at work on the Knox and Lincoln
railroad charged blast last Wednesday AFTER
noon, but the charge failed to explode. They
began to drill the hole the second time when the
charge ignited and the men were blown into the
DIR. One Of them wac seriously but not fatally
injured.
The storm Of Sunday and Monday was eI-
tremely violent throughout the State, and We
hear Of much destruction of property In all d.
rections. An immense quantity Of rain fell, and
the rivers rose with startling rspidity breaking
booms, and sweeping down large quantities Of
lumber, carrying of bridges, &c. Tho Andres
coggin rose six feet In twenty-four hours. At
Lewiston the loss Of logs will be several millions.
On what firms the loss will fall Is not known,
though Messrs. s. d. Dcarce & Co., and the
Lewiston Steam Mil Co. will lose quite largely.
These firms have large gangs Of men employed
In catching logs at Lisbon and even as for down
as tide waters. A dye house attached to Cowan
& Co.'s wooden mill was carried of, bet no build
ingof Importance suffered. Accounts from Au-
gusta report the Kennebec very high and still
rising. Every boom between Augusta aud Wa
tcrville was broken and the logs were running
freely. Considerable damage was done ON the
Sandy river. The railroad bridge near Farm
ington, the town bridge over the Sandy at the
same place, anu corn factory were carried
away. The loss is heavy. A train passed. up
the Androscoggin railroad from Lewiston to
Leeds Monday morning. where its progress was
stayed, bridge over the Dead river In Leeds
having been carried of by the flood. A town
bridge In Leeds, over the same stream was also
carried away.
since 1882. The Watervillc toll bridge has been
swept away, and great damage done all along
the river to the numbering interest. The loss
near watervilc is estimated at $1,000 o
Lewiston the river for time was full Of float
ing ''punkins" and corn stalks indicating great
damage to the farmers. The damage to rail-
roads all over the State Is considerable. On the
Grand Trunk to Island Pond many culverts are
damaged and the track badly washed. The
bridge near Paris Is impossible, the track at
either end being washed away and the abut-
ments damaged. At waterville Gen. Franklin
Smith loses all his logs and his new saw mill Is
somewhat damaged. The Sabasticook river
rose eleven feet In FIVE hours Monday night. At
Kendall's Mills, ]. Winslow Jones loses another
corn factory In addition to that reported gone
at Pennington. The Mcssrs. Totman lose oil
their logs, rs do also Fogg & Newhall. The
highways oil over the States are badly damaged.
Recently two year old con in Phillips, was
found literally stuck full Of porcupine quilts.
He was caught and bound, and seven men with
nippcrs worked npon him considerable portion
Of day, to free him from his tormsnt.
On Saturday, at South China, William @.
Kingsbury was tried under the liquor law and
convicted Of being common seller. The same
evening the Second Baptist Church was set on
fire and burned. As several members Of the
church were instrumental In getting him con-
victed, suspicious fell upon Kingsbury as the
inccndiary. Monday morning Kingsbury, John
Kitchen and L. d. Mitchell were arrested and
taken to Augusta for tiial. All three pleaded
not guilty, but were held for trial For want OF
bail all three were committed to jsil.
II Is estimated that there are In this State
10000 soldiers and scamen who were engaged
in the late war, and who are entitled to receive
the testimonials Of honor certifying that the
holder has seel service and has been honorably
discharged thcrefrom. Fifteen thousand Of these
testimonials have already been issued from the
.liutant- generals Office. One hundred and sew
enty-fvc Of the number have been issued to
scamen.
The many friends Of George Clifford, one Of
the editors Of the Portland Press, will learn
-:.l $1,000 that on occo,,nt NJ m heaith occa.