The Portland daily press., 1869-04-10
State News.
AspRosooaeIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says John Reed ESQ,
has resigned his position as active engineer on
the Knox and Lincoln railroad, though he is
still retained in general charge of the work
and will open an Office shortly in Lewiston,
for professional service.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Ellsworth was organized into city on the
9th instant and the city government was in
augurated. Mayor Davis made an excellent
address to the City Council.
The American says number of men direct
ed by spiritualistic medium have been for
some time engaged in making an excavation
at Durgin's Cave in Mt. Desert after the hid
den treasures of Capt Kidd &C., which have
SO long disturbed the dreams of the money dig
gers but no yellow or moon colored deposits
have yet been found.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
1t is stated that the jewelry and watches
stolen from the store of s. S. ingalls, q Son of
Dexter. were found Wednesday, in CHM
ney. One of the three connected with the
robbery confessed and told where the goods
could be found. A cap was taken off from the
chimney and they were dropped down some
ten feet below the opening. The fellow owns
I'D to the robbery of store in Etna some two
weeks ago, and told the officers they could
find the goods where they had buried them I'M
der the snow. The watches were very dirty
were
found as he told them. His name is Jones.
and he is resident of Dexter, says CORES
pendent OF the Lewiston journal.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that Mr.. James Gary,
while at work Thursday morning at the yard
of Messrs. E. and A. Sewall, unloading a YES
sci. by accident stick of timber struck him,
breaking his leg near the ankle, crushing itin
a severe manner.
The Times says on Tuesday last DR.. Dodge
of Portland, Grand Commander of the Grand
Commandery of Maine, made his annual visit
alton to Dunlap Commandery of knights
Templar of Bath. He witnessed the confer
ing of the three orders OF knighthood, and ex-
pressed himself as being pleased with the
work. The exercises of the occasion termi-
mated with supper at the Sagadahoc House,
which was very social and pleasant affair.
WALDO COUNTY
The Belfast Age says an accident occurred
on the Belfast and Moosehead railroad on
Wednesday, last week, by which young man
named Mcdonald was fatally injured. He
was engaged in blasting rocks and placed a
heavy charge in the side of a ledge, about two
feet from the ground, which failed to ignite
While in a kneeling posture attempting to drill
out the tamping, the charge exploded and a
piece of rock struck his fore cad, crushing the
skull so that a considerable portion of the
brain exuded on the spot. He died during the
night.
At the Prospect qnarries few days since,
says the Age, rock weighing over 5000 tons
was thrown out at one blast. The quantity OF
powder used was lit pounds
YORK COUNTY.
An individual while suffering from the eff
elects of too free use of ardent spirits, tried
to commit suicide last Sunday at the Spring
Island Bridge in Biddefo1d, by jumping into
the river, but was prevented from fulfilling his
purpose, by several gentlemen standing near,
says the Democrat
At a meeting of the Saco & Boston Steam
boat Co., held on Monday, the following Off
GERS were elected President, r. T. G. Hartley;
Secretary and Treasurer, f. A. Day; Direct
ors, Abram Cutter, Charles HILL Charles Har-
dy, Geo. E. Calef, Thomas H. Cole and John
M. Anthoin. The boat will soon commence
ious to buy her for another route, says the
Union.