The Portland daily press., 1869-03-06
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State News.
ANpRoscoscIN eouNrY

The Lewiston journal says George Knapp
OF that city, conductor on the Pennington
freight train, A. II. H., was seriously if not fa-
tally injured Wednesday evening, at Crowley's
Junction. The axle of a freight car broke. and
the employees had put jack screws under it
and lifted it up to get the axle frame out
While assisting in this work under the car the
jackscrews set on the snow slipped from their
foundation, letting the car down on Mr.. Knapp
A bolt struck him on the back of the head,
fracturing his skull, while his temple was bad
ly crushed He did not, however lose his con-
sclousness at the time, and asked to be taken
to a neghboring house where he was attended
by Drs. Garcelon and Wedgewood, who have
hopes of his recovery.
The act annexing Auburn to Lewiston is
now a law, having passed both branches of the
Legislature. 1t goes into effect after its ac-
eeptance by both Sides
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says on the 18th
of February, Mr.. Josiah Bakon of Wilton,
who has fully accomplished his three score
years and ten, left his home for Flagstaff 1t
being at that time impracticable to attempt
the trip with a team he travelled the entire
distance to Flagstaff and returned on foot his
route being through Pennington, Salem,
Kingfeld and Dead River Ridge, to Flagstaff:
thence home through Dead River Ridge, New
Portland, New Vineyard and Pennington,
where he arrived on the 1st inst, at 2 O'Clock,
p M. The whole distance travelled is consid-
erably more than one hundred and twenty five
miles.
KENNEBEc COUNTY. ~
| The Journal says five thousand dollar
horse left Augusta Wednesday morning,on the
| freight train for one of the large cities.
A house in Pittston owned by o. Moulton,
took fire Thursday night at II O'clock, and
was entirely consumed The occupants, Mr..
David Page and wife, barely escaped with
their lives When they awoke the fire had
burnt Through the chamber floor and was
dropping on the bed. Cause, defect in the
| chimney.
| Alonzo Savage of Augusta, has been arrested
| on the charge of passing eounterteit national
currency upon parties in China, and bound
| over for trial at the March term of the Su-
preme Court. A correspondent of the Ken
| nebsc journal says about eighty dollars of the
| bogus money was passed upon unSuspeetins
| individuals in one evening, in the following
| manner. The rogue would call at the house
of farmer and say. 81 am expecting to meet
| boy with yoke of steers that 1 bought in
Unity, and / want to pay him dollar for
| driving them, but have not got anything
smaller than a ten dollar bill, and 1 suppose
| the boy cannot change it." That being vely
| plausible story, it was taken.
At the city election in Gardiner, Monday
Joshua Gray, Republican, the present incum.
bent was rejected Mayor without opposition
KNOX COUNTY.
At the municipal election in Rockland las
| Monday, g. w. Kimball, Jr., Republican, was
elected Mayor by vote of $50 to 248 for f. G
| Cook, the Democratic candidate. The Repnb-
Hcans have large majority in both branches
| of the city council.
| We learn that Cyrus s. Simmons Of Rock
| land, committed suicide at his residence in
| that city on Saturday merning last, by hang
ing. Mental arrangement was the cause.
The Roekland Free Press says house and
barn occupied by Austin Newbit in Appleton
were consumed by fire on Wednesday the 24th
of Feb. The fire is supposed to have originat-
| ed from defect in the chimney, the family
being absent at the time.
The Free Press says during the storm of last
| Friday the schooner Bonaventurs, Capt.
Knight, Of Boothbay,, lying at the wharf Of
Cobb, Wight & Norton, in Rockland, loaded
| with lime, sprung aleak and filled and sank.
LINCOLN COUNTY
| On Friday, Feb. 26th, Mr.. Hiram Marr Of
Southport, who had been across the Sheepscot
| to Westport, to attend the funeral of BROTH
| er, started about P. Nj. to return to his home
and has not since been seen. There is hardly
| doubt but he was drowned, as the breaking
| Or losing of an oar of his dory would be fatal
in such sea. Mr.. M. was respected Citizen
| and man of whom all speak WELL
l------------9 9PENoBscor COUNTY.
| A caucus of the temperance voters OF Bangor
was held in that city Wednesday evening to
nominate candidate for Mayor. After free
interchange of opinion, it was voted not to
make nomination, but to await the action OF
the Republican party on Friday evening. !.
| YORK COUNTY. x4S @
The Republicans of Biddeford have nohi-
mated James Fl. MCMILLAN, Esq, Agent of the
Water Power Machine Shop, as their candi-
date for Mayor. The Democrats have nomi-
mated James R. Clark, Esq. The election
is to be next Monday.
1t is said the effort to close the liquor shops
| at Kittery have been crowned with success
the three dealers in the ardent agreeing not to
sell any more if prosecutions are not made for
past offending.
The town of Buxton held its municipal elec
tion on Monday and elected all Republican
officers, except the collector, by % majority
Went Copperhead last year.