The Portland daily press., 1870-12-07
state N ews.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Auburn Water Power Company which
has purchased the Little AndroscOggin Water
Power and lands adjacent aG a meeting on
Saturday, voted. to proceed next season to the
erection of dam.
Collector Washburn has appointed Hon. Hi
ram Hubbard Of Paris INSPECTOR of Customs
| at Danville Junction.
The joint special committee appointed by the
Lewiston city government to examine the con-
ditiOn of the bridge over the Androscogein in
connection with the Auburn authorities, re-
port that "the structure is in such condition
that it demands the immediate attention of the
cities interested and that in their Judgment
any delay in the matter would not be for their
interest" The committee recommend that in
the meantime immediate measures be taken to
secure the safety of the travel on the bridge.
The city government having laid out and
built a new road which crosses land of w. P.
Waterhouse in old Danville, Waterhouse be-
ing dissatisfied with the award for damages,
caused the arrest of number of a prominent
officials OF Auburn for trespass last Saturday
evening, Just as they were preparing for the
Sabbath. The gentlemen arrested gave bail
Tor their appearance at court.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
o. X. Grant of Brunswick. about forty
years of age, and of late clerk in the Census
Bureau in Washington, died suddenly Monday
from the effects of chloroform, which had been
administered by Dr. Lincoln, one of the abest
ouiSOOuo III tude 10 an exam
ination.n
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Heavy operations are to be the order of the
winter on Swift River in the logging line. The
Lewiston Steam Mill Co., owners of the quar-
ter part of the lumber lands along its banks,
are going to put in more lumber than during
the former winter. They have already made a
commencement.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On Saturday Mr.. Marshall Dutton of Vas.
salborO jumped from a train of cars at River
side, while it was in motion, and was seriously
injured. His shoulder was crushed or dislo-
lated.
Last week Mr.. George Novel;, collector of
taxes in Vassalboro, having occasion to make
some trifiing repairs at the caves of his barn,
requested his wife to hold the foot of the ladder
while he was at work. But as there was ice
where the ladder rested she was unable to hold
it, in consequence of which it fell, inuring Mr.
NOVEL; severely as well as inflicting several
bruises upon his wife. The injured man is
now doing well, and it is hoped that no serious
consequences will result from his fall.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Age says the statement that Willis the |
escaped convict has been caught, was mis-
taKe. Willis is still at large. The man arrest |
ed by officer Sprague turns out to be William
DAVIS VINO recently escaped from the Insane |
Hospital. Davis was committed 10 State |
Prison about one year since under sentence of |
as commission of physicians decided, he was |
removed to the Insane Hospital at Augusta |
from which he has escaped twice. At the re- |
quest of Dr. Harlow, he has been removed |
from Belfast Jail to State Prison agair.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
About eleven thousand tons of coal per an
mum are retaied in Bangor by til, dealers;
this does not include the amount consumed by |
the foundries, iron works and manufactures.
A mnno "a fpanhf N RQfqGt N
K. r., last week, were two car loads of juniper
knees from Newport A train of eight cars of
nay and three of potatoes, come in Friday,
ana two trains per day were run during the