The Portland daily press., 1869-04-17

Danville' Junction Railroad explosion, is better
and will doubtless recover.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A committee from the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature visited Augusta last week for the pur-
pose of examining our public buildings, sc.
Quite an excitement, says the Kennsbee
journal, has been prevailing among the eiti-
zens of Gardiner on account of the sudden res
ignation of the Principal and Assistant of the
High School. The cause of this action is at
tributed to recent change in the board of the
School Committee and several other minor
matters. Mr. Powers, student of the Senior
Glass of Bowdoin College, is to occupy the
place made vacant by Mr.. Lawrence, and la
dy from Hallowell has been engaged to act as
Assistant.
Mr. Charles Marston made the perilous trip
in light boat over the Kennebec dam Thurs
day afternoon. This time he went over the
centre dam where the fall is the highest. An
immense crowd was in attendance, and the
voyager escaped uninjured.
The Gardiner journal says petition, head
ed by Mayor Gray, for the appointment of Mrs.
Heath, post-mistress, if any change is to be
made, has been circulated in that city during
the past week. Mrs. Heath POUNDS her claims
for the office, on the fact that her husband
gave his services to his country, cheerfully,
when men were needed and enlistmsnts lag
ged. He gave all he had-his lite-leaving his
widow with large family of small children,
one OF WHOM lS NOW uOpolcss luNallu.
Navigation is now open On the kennebec
river to Augusta, Me. A tugboat, with two
vessels, arrived at Gardiner Wednesday.
KNOX COUNTY.
An empty barn ON Eaton's Point, Camden,
was burned Thursday morning The loss was
$500, withno insurance. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by an incendiary.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
An explosion took place in q cut of the
Piscataquis railroad, Wednesday, at Oldtown,
severely injuring Mr.. Andrews of Biddeford
a widely known railroad contractor. He is
considered out of danger, but very badly in
jured. Three weeks ago the explosion of
blast in the same cut severely injured another
man, breaking his leg in three places
The Bangor Wing says that on Tuesday
evening Mr.. George McCurdy, a stage driver
between that city and Calais, somewhere in
the neighborhood of Wesley, some fifty miles
east of Bangor, was thrown from his seat,
and, his foot getting entangled in the coach,
he was fatally injured. The marks were
plainly visible Where he had been dragged
along the road, and his watch, wallet, &c.
found scattered about as they had fallen from
his pockets.
The first Penobscot salmon were ON exhibi-
ton at Lows Market Bangor Wednesday
Three as handsome fish as we ever saw,
says the Wing, were taken at the Bend and
brought down in the morning. They are very
nearly OF a size and weigh together 81 IL
pounds
Thomas Rockwell, who was arrested at
Bangor ON Tuesday for robbing hen roost
turns out to be Horace Haskell, fugitive
from justice who escaped from Belfast Jail
last fall in company with another who was re-
taken. He was taken back to Belfast on
Thursday. The Wing says there are three
warrants against him for burglary.
The Bangor Wing says that in the case OF
Ed ward Haffron Dr Ga1luna for xy,alproa
tice, which has been on trial four days, the
jury returning verdict for the plaintiff as
sessed damages at $5l2,50
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Before the U. S. Commissioners Court. held
at Norridgewock by Joseph III. Manley. Com
missioner, David p. Chase of Fairfield was ar.
raigned for fraud In bankruptcy proceedings.
Adjudged guilty and ordered to appear at q.
s. Circuit Court at Portland, on the 22d inst
Gave bail in sum of $500. Geo. f. Talbot, of
Portland. u. s.. District Attorney. appeared
for Government, and stephen ID. Lindsey,
ESQ.,, for respondent.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says the steamer Mil
bridge will commence her regular trips be-
tween Milbridge and Addison and Harrington
when the Lewiston commences TWO Trips per
week. She will run to Harrington saturday
on the arrival of the Lewiston, and return the
same night. She will run to Addison Wednes-
day on the arrival of the Lewiston and return
on Thursday morning in season I'd connect
with the Lewiston on her up trip to Portland.
TIE Milbridge will also take freight for Cher
ryfield Mondays and Thursdays.
WALDO COUNTY
The Belfast Journal says an old codger who
travels from house to house receiving dona-
tions of cold vituals in his basket, recently set
that receptacle down in a grocery store in
that CITY. Soon afterwards a clergyman who
had been to market also deposited his basket
near by. On leaving the premises, the pastor,
by mistake, took the gatherings OF the timer
ant. The surprise in his household may be
imagined So may that of the party of the
other part, on examination.
YORK COUNTY.
John H. Sawyard of Alfred has been APP
pointed post-office route agent between Boston
and New York; John A. Wheeler, postmaster
at kennebunkport; Thomas Kicker, post
master at Shapleigh. Every one of these are
York county appointments.
Mrs Susan Jones dropped dead at the resi-
9ence OF her brother, Simon Tibbetts, in San
lord, on Tuesday morning says the Biddeford