The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-26
State News.

ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the Androscog-
gin river is higher now than at any lime since
June.
The journal states that last week sports
man shot on Sabartus pond specimen of a
surf duck. The bird is coal black, with white
neck and head and a richly colored bill, and
weighed when killed three and half pounds.
This duck is now very rare, being regarded as
nearly extinct.
A correspondent of the Journal says the
wind on Tuesday, of last week carried away
some thirty feet of the root of the toll-bridge
across the Androscoggin at Livermors Falls.
The earthquake of Thursday in sound resem-
bled that of heavy train of cars at LivermOre
Falls. 1t rang dOor-bell aboutOne and a half
minutes"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
We learn from the Kennebec Journal that
Senator Morrill, is confined to his bed, and has
been for some ten days, with severe attack of
does not allow him to receive any callers I'M
der any circumstances, nor to give attention to
his correspondence. while in his present con-
dition.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing relates an Enoch Arden
| case which occurred in that vicinity. Some
nineteen or twenty years ago, a young couple
| were married in neighboring town. They
| lived happily together for three or four years
during which time child was born, when the
husband was taken with the California fever
| and left for the land of gold. For some time
letters were received from him, but suddenly
| they ceased to come and years passed by with
| out word. Every body gave him up for dead
| and the lonely wife was at last constrained to
admit that it must ibe so. About ten years
since, she married again and lived with hus-
band No. q until last week, when unexpected
Iy to all, husband No. 1, made his appearance,
a la Enoch Arden. But he didn't go and die
much-he just stood mp for his rights, and the
A. Al Ill =
turned to her first love and they have started
for California together, leaving husband No. 2
with child which was born in the second un-
ion. All this was accomplished, we hear, in
an amicable manner, and the matter remains
nine days wonder in the town.
The store of Mr.. J. O. B. Darling in Bangor
was entered last Thursday night, for the third
time within three years, says the Wing, and
shoes and boots to the value of 500 were
stolen.
James Wellington was arrested in Bangor
Monday for the larceny of a sum of money in
Unity. He will be taken to Waldo county for
trial.
order that the Mayor be directed to purchase,
on the best terms he Jean, the claim under the
award of the referees, or the judgment when
issued thereon, obtained by j. b. Jones & ais
against the Bangor & Piscataquis railroad
company.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Lewiston Journal:
There have been heavy and refreshing rains
in the vicinity of Moose River.-The gale of
the 18th was quite severe, dwelling trees, &c.
The stage was obliged to omit one trip from the
Forks to the line to allow the roads to be clear
ed of debris.-Numerous parties are explor-
ing the woods, with an eye to numbering,
though it is not expected that the usual
amount of lumber Twill be cut this winter
The earthquake shock Of the goth, was very
distinct.
correspondent of the Kennebec JournDl
says: A little fellow in Mercer, about sixteen
years of age, was left alone one night recently.
During the night he was awakened by noise
made by some one entering the house. Spring
ing I'D he crept to the kitchen and there saw
two men entering one of the windows. The
boy seized a loaded musket, took good aim, and
bazed away. The window went down sud-
denly, with a bang! The neighbors were
aroused and on getting a lantern, ithey found
drops of blood on the window sill, and traced
the course of tho fleeing housebreakers to the
woods by the marks Of blood. 1t is thought
that one of the thieves was killed and carried
to the woods and concealed or buried.