The Portland daily press., 1870-11-14
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ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Andrcscoggin river has been indulging
in quite freshet to-day, says the Lewiston
Journal of Friday. The water rose very rapid
ly Thursday night, more rapidly than for six
months, and the falls now present quite a
healthy appearance. The water has not been
SO high since the middle of spring. The late
rain and warm season melted the foot or more
of snow in the woods and head waters.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A man was drowned at Bangor Friday night,
having fallen from one of the wharves. 1t is
not known for certainty who it was, as the
body has not been recovered. The WHO sup
poses it may be Arthur Skinner, OF Brewer, is
years of age. VINO lett his home that afternoon
and had not returned at night. He was sub
Iect to fits, and it is supposed that during one
spf them he may have wandered to the wharf
and fallen off.
The Bangor Wing learns that the East
Branch drive is coming down in good shape
and was reported to be clear of Five Islands
FRIDAY night. Some seventy men are on the
drive.
The Wing says the Commissioner of Fisher
les has been searching for the spawning beds of
salmon ON the Penobscot, and has found them
in considerable numbers on the East Branch
between Grindstone Falls and Wassaticook
stream, and on the Schools stream. s..sgf-
sAGADAHoC, COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says Mr.. Lincoln. the
N.
evidently means TO have his train run right,
morally as well as every other way. The other
day, while between Richmond and Bowdon-
lam, he discovered a man trying to victimize
the unsophisticated with '"Three Gard Monte''
He ordered the man to desst but he refused, ,
using insulting language meanwhile, all Of
which eliminated in the stoppage of the train
and forcible election of the Monte operator.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Board of Aldermen have, by a
unanimous vote, indefinitely postponed the
order reported by the Investigating Commit
tee, requiring Hon. Charles r. Whidden to re-
fund the amount paid him for services in seS
curing payment of the bounty claims by the
State to the city of Calais. The amount paid.
Mr.. w. was $1288. In his defence before the
Board he proved that the amount charged was
not so much as other agents had received for
like work in other parts of the State. The
chairman Of the Investigating Committee, who
reported the order, voted for the indefinite
postponement.s Mr.. Whidden seems to have
vindcated himself from the charge that his
price was unreasonable, and to have satisfied
his opponents that it was none too large.a
The Machias Republican states that last week
man named Henry Tracey, with his wife and
two children, arrived at Machas on foot from
Calais en- route for Portland. His story was
that he was induced by the call for laborers at
Calais to start for that place from his home in
Portland to procure work. He had but little
money, and on his arrival at Calais he found
no work and no prospect of any. When his
money was all gone, he and his family arted
on foot to return to Portland. Before thew
arrived at Machias they had laid out two
nights, one of them rainy, and the father was
obliged to cut wood all night to maintain !
fire. When they arrived in Machias, they
were in a most lamentable condition. They
were kindly cared for here, until Monday.
when they resumed their weary Journey, Mrs
Tracey represented herself as within two
months of her confinement.
The Machas Republican says the business of
shipping lumber seem to be quite brisk from
the river. Scarce day passes but several YES
sells arrive and depart The drought has been
so severe that the amount of lumber piled upon
the landings will be much less this fall than
usual.
YORK COUNTY.
We hear that Hon. Ferguson Haines has re.
signed the position of agent of the Pepperill
Manufacturing Co. of Biddeford. sll1l