The Portland daily press., 1870-09-10

by sending man to do the same kind of work
on one of our new blocks, says the Wing.
The BANGOR Whiq says Supt. BedIow, of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, with
few prominent officers of that company have
Just returned from partial survey of a route
for lire from Mattawamkeag to McAdam's
Junction, distance of fifty miles. The most
of the distance is through wilderness.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the Dex-
ter and Newport railroad, held on Wednesday,
last the old Board of Directors was re. elected
Tue officers of The Board are also the same as
last year.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says one Kendall, who broke
iail at Norridgewock about three wears ago.
when waiting trial, INJECTING serious injury
on DR.. Robbins by striking him with heavy
paddock, and permanently iDiuriug the sight of
was taken last Thursday morning at daybreak
in the town of Jackson, by Deputy Sheriff Hi
ram 5. French, of Norridgewock, and posse.
The officers have baen looking for him these
three years, but have hitherto failed to catch
him.
The Reporter says the Skowhegan Dam Com
pany have been expending quite large sum
in the erection of dams, which will give one of
the cheapest, safest and most available powers
in the State.
WALDO COUNTY.
TIE Belfast Age says that in Jackson, S. G.
Snow and Horatio Twitchell, while repairing
the shingling on the roof of barn one dav last
week. were precipitated to the ground, dis
lance of 25 feet, in consequence OF the ladder
suddenly giving way. Twitchells ankle was
broken and he was otherwise severely bruised.
Snow was taken ND senseless, but soon reviv-
ed, and was found to be severely, but not dam
gerously hurt.
Waldo, near the head of the Tide, took fire on
Thursday afternoon, and was burned. Most of
the furniture was saved. Loss $1,000. No in
surance says the PROGRESSIVE Age
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Alfred CALDWELL mgte of schooner George
Staples of Calais, was recently drowned while
the schooner was at anchor in Delaware river,
by the upsetting of boat.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Alexander Lewis of Brownfield lost his
barn and its contents by fire on the evening of
Aug. is. He had just taken in his last load Of
meadow hay. and was putting mp his oxen,
having boy to hold lantern; the light being
rather dim he told the boy to take it from the
lantern; he did SO, and holding it so high the
blaze caught some pea vines overhead and the
| fire went over the barn like a flash.
| The buildings occupied by Leander Parsons.
| in York were consumed by fire Thursday
| They consisted of his house, barn, shed and
| other outbuildings The house was well fur
nlshe1. The barn contained twelve tons of
my, ohs yoho VI oAeil, carriages, TOOLS, &C. In
| the shed were the swine, the whole being en-
| trely destroyed. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
| The property belonged to the estate of Theo-
dore Moulton, late of New York, deceased. 1t
WIS the work of an incendary, and Calvin
Plaisted has been arrested en- suspicion of hav-
ing set it on fire.
On Tuesday last five hundred cords of wood
piled up on the Agamenticus Mountain in
York, was set on fire and DESTROYED; also a
house at the head of Chase's pond, belonging
to Hon Nathaniel Marshall of York. A farm
er by the name of Luther Welch, inmate of the
Almshouse of York, and who has lately been
staying at South Berwick, was arrested for set.
ting the wood ON fire, and was examined be-
fore Trial Justice bennett of York, and found
guilty.
The Union says Mr.. Frank Beltraw, who
Kept a grocery and produce store on Main
street Biddeford, having failed in business, alb.
seconded for parts unknown Tuesday last, lea J.
ing behind him liabilities to the amount OF
about $4,000. This is the second case OF the
Kind that has happened in this city during this
| year.
| AT LARGE.
| Patents have been issued this week to w. H
Brown, Bangor, pulley mechanism; F. Her
sey, Bangor, moccasin boots and shoes; j. f
Mute, Lincoln, hand looms; G. Thresh, Oxford
| carding machine.