The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
QUE OWN STATE.

In attempting to haul large barn. belonging
to j. M. Briggs in Parkman, on the 9th inst,
after II was placed upon runners and hauled
short distance, man in the crowd by the name
Of Aver, informed the men that he had, during
the previous night. dreamed that the barn fell
to peicies in descending hill just ahead, and
advised them to keep at q safe distance. Sure
enough at the point described, the barn collapsed
with crash, burying several pairs Of oxen In
the ruins but njuring no one, g.. 90
The Bangor Jeffersonian, o weekly paper
which was started by the free soil Democrats In
ls4s, aud which since the organization OF the
Republican party been an earnest advocate Of
Its principles. viii be issued for the last time to-
day, Il having been purchased by John H.
Lyude Of the Wing and Courier, who will add
the subscription list to that Of the Weekly Cour-
Ter. Joseph Bartlett. esq. who was one Of Its
founders and lis editor since It's commencement,
died few months ago and since then the
paper has had no editor. .r.....lr af.
Elder Durham, at Bryant's Pond, has
squash that weighs 200 lbs, says the Lewiston
] .urnal. t#
The Bangor Wing says Joseph Hopkins, ESQ.,,
Of Trenton, has had IN unusual series Of sflic-
tons in his family. Within few years Mr..
Hopkins has buried two wives and seven Of his
nine children. The last deaths In the family
occurred last week. His wife aged Al years,
aud his little son aged years, died nearly at
the same time, and were buried In the same
grave last Thursday.
II seems that Il was boy named Vim. d.
Clough, who stabbed Callahan In the ARRAY at
Rockland, mentioned last week. Clough Is
hardly l6 years old. Callahan Is likely to 70
cover. II was . drunken row they were en-
gagged In. '.
The Machias Union says that young gentle
man at Jonesboro, was recently returning home
late at night from q visit to his intended during
the evening. Having piece Of woods to pass
through he was met by bear. The bear was
decided In his stand and the man decided to 90
back and stay all night.
We learn that EI-Gov. Cony Is still alive,
but his physicians have given over all hopes Of
his recovery. ,..
A company was chartered BY the last legisls-
ture to reclaim The extensive marshes In Scar
boro. The plan Is to put lock gate In the
draw Of the p. 8. & p. Railroad bridge to oper-
ate opposite to the gate Of an ordinary tide mill.
Thus when the tide comes In the gate will be
closed and when It has gone out the water 40
cumulated above win open 1t and run out. The
embankmeut Of the Railroad viii form the dyke.
II Is expected that by this means all the marsh
land above the Railroad viii be reclaimed and
made valuable for tillage purposes. And II the
plan succeeds all the marsh below the Railroad
will be dykcd at the shore or the mouth Of the
Scarboro river, and great increase In the val
ne thereof will be the consequence.
Harden Snow Of Hampden, mail carrier be-
tween that place and Bangor, died Saturday
night from the effeots Of wound received BY
the accidental discharge Of pistol In his coat
pocket on Thursday. ID. l''' ''..
A Spaniard namei Haswell killed barber by
the name Of Latin, In Hallowell on Monday
night. alleging improper intimacy with his wiz.