The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-12
Dun owS STATE.


Mr.. Ephriam Stanley. aged 76 wandered
away from the house Of his SON Amasa, In Fsl.
mouth on Thursday Of last week. The neigh
bors turned out 10 large force aud searched for
him until Sunday. His hat was found on the
border Of a pond. and his dead body lying in the
water little way from the bank. Mr.. STAN
ley's mind had been weakened by the inirmi.
ties Of age. and he probably wandered AWAY
from home nnder . ct Of alteration and come "a
an accidental death.
J. Z. Peters, President, and c. j. Bridges,
Managing Director Of the Grand Trunk Railroad
Of Canada, have been ut st. Louis for day or
two on business relating TO the extension Of the
the connections Of their road 10 St. Louis and
other points in the West. They desire to estab-
lish the Eric compromise guagc In order 10 run
cars from St. Louis to Portland, Maine, and TO
adopt rates, IL possible, which viii induce the
shipments Of -four and other productions via
Portland to European ports. ~ ...
The Wing says on the night Of the second In.
slant, the dwelling house Of Capt. Jasper A.
Roberts, in Winterport, was wholly DESTROYED
by fire. 1t was the work Of an inccndiary, as
the house was not occupied at the time. Insur-
ed in Union Office, Bangor.
The receipts Of the Catholic Fair at Bangor
netted $4,000.
The new wing to the Insane Asylum at Au-
gusts will be completed In few days rs We learn
from the Journal. When the new wing is fn-
ished the Hospital will accommodate $50 patients
without crowding. The whole number Of pa
tients which have been admitted to the Institu-
ton since It's commencement Is 1898, Of whom
1858 have been discharged, leaving at the pres
ent time 1876 inmates-ncarly enough to I'll the
new wing at Its opening.
A large live seal, weighing $50 pounds, was
captured at Augusta, Me-, Saturday afternoon
last. r'a .... ... .,-
Mr.. J. d. SAWYER, who lives at Cape Eliza
beth, two miles from Portland, has sold this
season $4,000 worth Of vegetables from his
place containing 10 acres. 4,
The Skowhegsn Reporter rays that most
distressing event occurred In that village last
Friday. Dellie, the only child Of Augustine and
Sarah Wyman, WAS 70 badly burned that she
lived only eleven hours after the occurrence.
She was amusing herself by collecting snow
and melting II on stove, where her clothes
were drawn into the FIRE. In moment, and
before any one could reach her, she was envel-
oped in flames. AZ soon as these were eItin.
gushod she seemed to realize fully her oondi-
ton. saying, "I'm burned to death; I'm burn
Cd to DEATH"
Hon. N. J. Miller, late Collector Of Internal
Revenue, died In Portland, Nov. 9th, aged
CO years.
The new iron mine, the Machias Union says,
In the town of Prescott, is in progress Of deyel-
opment. We see in some Of the papers that the
mine Is reported to yield nearly seventy per ct.
Of pure iron. A New York company owns It.,
and another company Is now formed TO melt the
ore, for which purpose q building and furnace Is
now being built at PASSPORT.
The Dexter Gazette, speaking Of the storm Of
the 30th ult In that part Of the State, says q
gentleman who came into town from Garland
reported the snow drifted even with the fences.
lie said the drifts were eight feet deep, but some
allowance must be made for excitement. An
other gentleman coming in from Parkman on
Monday states that he saw several teams badly
"stuck" in the huge drifts, and 1t was only
with the greatest difficulty that his horse got
over many places with but n single empty
sleigh. Il is said that two feet Of snow fell in
that locality. The different stages have run to
and from this place in their winter rig since
last Saturday, and until yesterday the sleighing
has been good. This is without doubt the most
remarkable storm within the memory af that
mysterious individual. "the oldest inhabitant."
On Saturday afternoon about FIVE o'clock, as
young man was walking on the wooden bridge
across the ravine on Portland street by Deer
ing's oaks, man sprang out on him and struck
him across the face with n fence paling, stun
ming him slightly and knocking him backwards.
The injured man, recovering himself, drew
pistol and sprang at his assailant, saying, "l'll
blow your brains outs" but the rufian ran and
escaped. The injured man went h"me and
shortly began to feel sick. A doctor was called
and IL was found that there must have been a
nail ia the paiing, which penetrated the brow
Just below the brain. The young man remains
quite sick.-Poriland Press.
Oliver Jordan Of Lewiston was seriously in
jurcd recently by n premature explosion OF q
charge in the Wyman ledge on the Knox and
Lincoln railroad. An eight feet hole had been
drilled in the ledge, and charged for blast
Owing to some defect In the fuse the charge
''blowcd." Without waiting sufficient time for
the stone to cool, Jorian proceeded to rccharge
the ledge, and while turning in the powder II
ignited. He was blown long distance from
where he stood, but received no other injury than
the loss Of one eye and the manglng Of one
hand. Drs. Dixon and Ford were promptly in
attendance and dressed the wounds; they report
him as doing well. lie Is being kindly cared for
at the residence Of Mr.. s. ID. Wyman.