The Portland daily press., 1870-04-14
state News.
ANDRoscoGarN COUNTY,

The Lewiston Journal says that about noon
Tuesday, the ice commenced running out of
the river at a lively rate. A heavy lam that
was formed during the winter freshets, car
ried Oft the boom. letting considerable ice into
the lower pond where it piled upon the old
Golfer dam All the afternoon immense mas
ses chung to the upper dam, the ice cakes being
in many instances eight and ten feet in thick
ness. There is five and half feet of water on
the dam, -ope foot more than in the morning.
Curions spectators gather to watch the spec
tacle, but no one has the slightest fear for the
safety of the structure.
The annual meeting of the Lewiston Young
Mems Christian Association was held at their
rooms on Monday evening, and j. S. Darrell
was chosen PRECEDENT.
The Journal says that the i'm
provements made in the mills of the
Bates manufacturing Company within few
years have transformed them into one of the
largest and best arranged and equipped cotton
manufacturing establishments in New Eng
land By a recent addition of half million
dollars to the capital stock it is increased to
$1,500,000.
CD. Barker, the agent of the Bates Mills,
was seriously injured Tuesday night by bar
falling on his head, and continues insensible.
The result is uncertain.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Davis of the
Chronicle is recovering.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says that as several
persons were getting ice for family use from
Seventree Pond, in Union, on the 22d ult..
Mr.. Augustus Alden was thrown into the wa
ter and narrowly escaped being drowned.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Another small portion of the Kennebec dam
went away Tuesday. 1t was that portion that
that was Just visible above water on the west
side of the break.
Mr. H. NJ. Scruton, for many years proprie-
tor of the Mansion House at Augusta died at
his residence in that city Tuesday. His health
has been failing for some time, but his death
was nevertheless unexpected.
OXFORD COUNTY -
Maplesuga making has not proved profit
able in Norway this year.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The City Marshal of Bangor notifies dealers
in Intoxicating liquors that after the Goth Of
this month all violations of the liquor law will
structions received from the Mayor and Alder.
men Tuesday evening and in accordance with
the general sentiment of the citizens, says the
Wing.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Wing learns that about two hundred
feet of the dam across the Kennebec river al
Kendall's Mills has been carried away by ice
The heavy cakes proved too much for the
structure, which had been weakened by the
succession of freshets which have troubled the
severe loss to the town, as it cannot be re
built until the low water of the summer
months
WALDO COUNTY.
A Belfast constable, few days since, served
a replevin writ on some bee hives, and had
lively time with the insects, but conquered.
| The barrack buildings on the site of the bat
terry on the east side OF Belfast Harbor, wer
destroyed by fire on Monday night.
The Camden Herald says that Capt E. G
Babbage, well-known and leading citizen O
evening, aged 40 years and months.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The thirsty people at Machias have worl
| out the steps leading into the Town Agency
and new ones are necessary, says the Union.
The Machias Union says that as near as
| can learn about 60 cargOes Of lumber wer'
shipped out of Machias River in the month Q
| March.
Since last fall the hotel at East Machias, ha
been closed. Strangers hardly know what t.
think of it, a town of the size Of East Machia
and no hotel, says the Union.
YORK COUNTY.
Samuel P. Kicker of Saco, dealer in frui
and confectionery and Messrs Gowen & Blak
| of Biddeford, dealers in stove and tin war,
| have suspended business.
The York National bank and Saco Nationa
| Bank both located at Saco and the South Der
| wick National Bank of South Berwick pal,
3 per cent dividends April 1st.
| AT LARGE,
Henry B. Pierce, formerly of Camden,
now Deputy Collector of Customs at Cit
Point, Va.
The steamer Katahdin put into Townsend
Harbor Monday night and was there at fiv
o'clock Tuesday when the Richmond left.
On the Bangor and Piscataquis railroa
passenger cars are run between Bangor an
not been graveled, and it was found necessa al.
to take off the trains until the necessary grave
can be supplied.