The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-01-29
OUR OWN STATE.

1t is understood that Governor Chamberlain
has again issued his warrant for the execution
Of Harris. the Auburn murderer. lie will be
hanged in the prison yard at Thomaston Friday,
the 18th of February. ..,... A.
Tho committee Of the corporation Of the Port
land and Rutland Railroad Company met at
Portland on Thursday Of last week. There was
a large attendance. Judge Fowler reported the
result of the interview Of the committee Of the
New Hampshire Central Railroad, showing that
the means are provided to. complete the line
FROM Danbury to Bristol, ten miles, the most ex-
pensiye portion of the route. lie also gave in
formation as to the progress Of subscriptions
going forward in New Hampshire and .VerTGnt.
A committee was appointed to confer with the
directors of the Portland & Ogdensburgh Rail-
road in reference to L common trunk line from
Portland to the valley of the Great Ossipcc. The
committee adjourned to Friday to hear the re-
port. 1t is understood that the committee in
charge of the matters before the legislature will
proceed to Augusta as matters arc arranged
with the city government and the Oglensburgh
Railroad Company. sra old
The Richmond correspondent Of the Bath
Times says that there is talk Of establishing q
large shoe mandatory in that town.
The Defiance (Ohio) Democrat SAYS "Gcn.
Durbin Ward is proposed for the next Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. General Ward,
or any, other Lincoln war general, w gun
quite as we'll up this way without the prefix.
Just excuse us from any more generals"
A very sad affair happened at Falmouth on
Thursday. Mr.. Joshua Sweet while trimming
trees in the woods at that place, accidently
struck with his axe lad named Marston, aged
10 years. The axe glanced, it appears, from a
limb and striking the little fellow in the body,
cut into him so deep that the wound left the
liver exposed to view. A tcamster passing the
spot later in the day first discovered the CHASTITY
sight Of the child, and then the man who was
laying on the ground, near by writhing in con.
vulslons. The child of course was dead, and
Mr.. SWEET is not expected to rccover.-.Argus.
List Of Patents issued to Maine inventors and
bearing date Of January 20, reported for the
UNION Asp JOURNAL. by Vim. II. Clifford, So
licitor of Patents, 3oll Congress St. /,
John Asworth, Lewiston, Assiguor to self and
Il. c. Reynolds, same place, joining belts. '' .
| J. L. Hobbs, No. Berwick, gas meter. u .
G. Smith, IIcrmon, Car heater. frF iE (.
Philandcr 5. Foster, Richmond, bench plane.
Tho Oxford correspondent Of the Press says
that proposition is Icing agitatcl 10 take the
westerly part Of Oxford county and the northern
towns in Cumberland and make new county.
The same correspondent says that new county
buildings for Oxford would undoubtedly have
been erectcl before this time but for the fact
that constant Efforts have boon made to change
the county scat TO South Paris, Norway, Bethel,
Bryant's Pond or some other place. ...,.,
The owners Of the Cathance meadows in Tops
ham, will petition the LEGISLATURE for an act Of
incorporation to enable them to drain that re-
gion. They believe there archundreds, perhaps
thousands of acres, nearly worthless. Of meadow
land in Topsham. upon which Is now ra.el a
coarse, sour grass ft only for bedding, which
drainage would reclaim for cultivation, for good
crops Of grass, IL not for other crops.