The Portland daily press., 1869-04-05
State News.
ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY


Mr.. Samuel Lombard, foreman in the Excel
sior Mill at Sabattis, met with serious acci-
dent Wednesday night, while at work on the
splitting saw. A bolt was thrown from the
saw with great violence striking him in the
face and rendering him insensibe. Several Of
his teeth were pushed in, and at one time It
was thought his jaw was fractured. Mr.. Lom-
bard suffered intense pain during the night
but is now better.
The Androscoggin Herald says on Sunday
morning, March 28, the down freight train
ran off the track just below the crossing about
a mile and a halt from Mechanic Falls. The
engine left the track and ran twice its length
obliquely from the rails, burying itself in the
snow, but right side up. The tender turned
completely around and tipped upon its side to-
wards the engine little further down the
track. The first car, loaded with several large
oxen tipped up on its side on the other side of
the track, further down yet, and the oxen
were let out by cutting hole in the top of the
car, only a little scratched. The next car
loaded with corn was somewhat smashed and
the corn did leak cut badly. No one was
much hurt, though brakeman who happen
ed to be on the engine at the time, got little
thumped.
The house Of Mr.. William M. Perkins at
West Poland was recently very badly dam
aged by fire. He estimates his loss at more
than $1,000.
The Military Asylum at Togus is now COM
pleted, or nearly SO, and has about 200 in
mates Another installment is expected dali
lv, Major Cutler has been dangerously sick
for the past week with lung fever, but on
Thursday he was thought to be out of danger
The Kennebec Journal says that the county
commissioners of Kennebec county held q
meeting in Augusta on Tuesday, and made
the assessment of the county tax, for 1862
The sum assessed is $28,555, about two thou
sand dollars less than the tax of last year.
This reduction has been made because little
will be needed for repairs on county property
this year. and the important changes which
have been made in the Jail will greatly lessen
the cost of fuel for warming that institution.
The musical people of Augusta are prepar-
ing to visit Boston on the occasion of the Peace
Festival, and are being properly instructed.
The bondsmen of Larrabee, the defauiting
Gardiner Treasurer, have been notified to make
good to the city the sums not accounted for by
that officer.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our Bethel correspondent ''Felix'' writes
that the snow is still five or six feet deep in
that village. Most of the Bethel hop raisers
are holding their crop for a rise. The price is
now only six or seven cents pound. y All the
producers are disappointed and some are ruin
ed by the fall in price during the last year
Thea liquor traffic is not prosperous. The
SbrOD2 J6mpcIducc icclilS VI tuo llcu anu W.
men Of the place, the organization of Good
Templars lodge of 90 about two months ago
and the hearty cooperation of Enoch Foster
Jr, the county Attorney, has had SO depress-
ing an effect upon it that there is no unau-
thorized liquor shoR in town. Z. 4. Wiley,
new apothecary store. The first Congrega-
tionalist Society after experimenting year
or more, settled Rev. Mr.. Titus LOT Boston,
Mass, very able speaker. The Universalist
Society have engaged the services of Rev. Z.
w. Coffin of Bryant Pond, for one half of the
time the coming year.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says the jam of ice in the
Keuduskeag Stream started Friday morning
and went down below the lower bridge, where
it lodged in such mass that for time there
seemed danger Of an embargo and anhood
above. In few minutes the water rose two
or three feet, but the broken lee gave way sufi-
ciently to let the water escape, and Friday
night the ice lay in mass above the railroad
bridge. The ice in the river still sticks"
We learn from the Whig that the gross re-
eeipts of the Fair held In Bangor for the bene-
AZ of the Orphans Home in THAT city will ex-
ceed six thousand dollars.
sAoADAHoc COUNTY.
Friday evening, as we learn from the Bath
Times fire broke out in the back part OF the
store on Front street, foot of Summer, owned
by e. p. Swett, and occupied as provision
store by VIM. Greenleaf Before the flames
could be checked the interior of the building
was sgutted, and considerable damage sus-
tanned. A portion of the stock was removed,
though what remained in the store must have
proved a total loss
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says that Mr.. Gorham
G. Blake, of that city, fell overheard from
J steamer Enterprise, On the Sacramento. river
on the night of February oath, and was drown
ed, although boats were lowered and every eff
fort made to save him. The deceased, who
was an engineer by trade, was tor several
years attached to the steamer Daniel Webster
on the Bangor and Portland route. During
the war he was commissioned as Engineer in
the Navy, and served with credit ON the
steamers Mingo, Glaucus and Quaker City
He was SO years of age and unmarried, but
leaves mother, al brother and sister in Bel
fast,
Last week a SON of Eben Littlefeld, Of
Brooks, aged 10, had his leg badly broken
above the knee, from stone thrown from Q
blast on the railroad. He was holding O pair
of horses, to prevent them from running at
the explosion, and did not see the rock until it
struck him. The rock weighed 16 pounds
and was thrown distance of thirty rods.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Advertiser says that st. Croix
river is clear of ice again. 1t took its depart
ure Friday night, March 26th. Last year il
went out on the I'd of April; just week later
than this year. On Saturday fleet Of more
than thirty vessels came up to the wharves,
most of which were taken up and commenced
loading with lumber of one kind and another
for the different markets. Lumber of all
kinds is in> good demand at remunerative
prices, and as the one who gets to market at
its lowest ebb will be likely to get the best
price, they are hurrying up business.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr. Charles Cottle fonnd valuable horse
dead in his stable at Kittery, Friday morning.