The Portland daily press., 1869-04-28
state News.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY.


Among the men killed in the terrible rail
road accident on the Long Island, N. Y. rail-
road, ON Friday, was Mr.. Patrick Shanahan,
of Newport, r. l., the we'll known railroad
contractor, who formerly resided at Lewiston.
A tenement house in Lewiston occupied by
five French families numbering about sixty
persons, caught fire in the roof Monday after
noon. The flames were extinguished after a
portion of the roof had been destroyed and the
whole interior of the house deluged with wa
ter.
Bates College Commencement will occur
June 30th, this year, and ior all time there
after on the last Wednesday of June. The
present Senior class numbers.7. The Seniors
have engaged Gimore's Band of Boston, to
furnish music, and the Commencement prom
lses to be an attractive occasion. The oration
before the Literary Societies will be delivered
by Rev. DIR. Fulton of Boston.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
The Presque Isle Sunrise says the fine resi-
dence of James Doyle, ESQ.,, OF Eaton Grant,
with all his outbuildings except his barn were
burned on Saturday, 18th instant, about day
light, Mr.. Doyle is absent in the woods at
tending to his numbering operations The por-
tion of his buildings burned were insured in
the Union Insurance Company of Bangor for
$34OO.
A savings bank has been organized in
Houlton. Measures are being taken to. estab-
lish woolen factory in that place.
Mrs. Thomas McAvoy, an elderly lady of
Benedicta, committed suicide, by hanging her.
self with rope in an outbuilding, near her
residence, April 9th. She was woman re-
spected by ALL and no reason can be assigned
for the rash act.
cred nest of snakes on the bank of the mill
stream, in Houlton, and succeeded in killing
seventy-twofn all, varying from fifteen inches
to three feet in length-not a good day for
snakes eitheri-says the Times.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says the little steamer
White FawD, about which fears had been ex-
pressed in Portsmouth for her safety, arrived
safely at Bangor after visit to the towns on
our coast, and on Saturday last was sold at
auction by Mr.. e. B. Patten, for the sum OF
$1225. Mr.. Edward Corners was the pur-
chaser.
Mr. King, the Aeronaut, was in Bangor on
Saturday, making arrangements for a balloon
ascension on the Fourth of July next.
The rite of confirmation was administered
to some twelve or more candidates at the Epis-
copal Church Sunday evening, by Bishop
Neely.
The Whig says three of the men who made
the raid on Walkers Mills have been arrested.
One of them is in Jail, and the other two out
on bail. 1t is expected that other arrests will
be made.
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Monday evening the police of that city seized
six barrels and two kegs of whiskey, one bar
rel of gin and one keg of rum, in all about 300
gallons, from the house of John McCa-ty on
Otis street.
The Whig says about one o'clock Tuesday
morning the. wooden building on French
street, occupied by Wharf & Mansur as
carpenters shop, and e. s. Gorham, as paint
shop, was entirely destroyed by fire. The ad-
joining building, occupied by Andrew Wig
gin, carpenter, and Charles Beckfcrd, painter,
was seriously damaged: The building destroy
Goodwin, who are heavy losers, but who for
tunatey had Just disposed of the shop to
Michael Schwartz The losses are heavy in
stock and tools, but at this time it is not possi
BILE to make an estimate OF the amounts
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel says, Mr.. John Beyn-
ton OF Perry died very suddenly OF apoplexy
at Mrs. Furlong's in Eastport, on Friday 10th.
The Sentinel says, the body of BENJAMIN
Inali, ni, OF pembroke, was found ON Smalfs
!slano IN Penmaquan bay, on Saturday morn
Ing, 18th instant, with a gun shot wound in
tne breast 1t appears that he had started out
alone on Friday for the purpose of cunning.
and Dy some accident the gun was discharged
and he received the entire charge of shot
Capt. Small was 20 years of age.
YORK COUNTY.
On Thursday John Dame of Portsmouth
was discharged from the Navy Yard, at Kit,
tery. where he has acted of late as Foreman
Blacksmith, by order of the Secretary of the
Navy. Mr.. Dame was the Chairman of the
meeting OF workmen held few days since at
the Navy Yard.
Mr.. j. Frank Adams of Portsmouth, has
been appointed Weigher and Receiver in the
Constructors Department at the kittery Ma
Wy Yard.
The store of G. H. Bennett in Sanford, was
broken open on Saturday night and small
amount of goods taken. The thief has not
yet been discovered.