The Portland daily press., 1871-03-13
state ~ ewS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY,

On Friday evening as the five o'clock train
from Lewiston TOR Bruins wick, approached the
big Cat below Lisbon Falls. the engineer and
fireman dlecOveIe ed that big mass of frozen
earth had slid from the top of the bank and
rested directly upon the track. By prompt re-
versingOi the eDgiue and Application of brakes,
tho train vas stopped just as it touched the
mass. 1t was hard lit Tor six men to Iget it
off the track.
j. A. Pierce, Esq late agent of the Lincoln
Mill at Lewiston, has bsen appe inted suner,n-
tendent OF The Atlantic Dela,ne Mill at Oiney-
vile, near Providence, R. l.gHe will leave in a
few days for his new residence.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Municipal election in Augusta takes place
to-day. Jo.eOh j. Eveleth Is the Republican
candidate for Mayor, and DalIel Wilkins The
Democratic candidate. Mr.. Eveleth studied
law in the Office OF his competitor.
The Maine Farmer sus gests, referring to
North's History. that The Ktnnebeckers wait
till 1899 before c+le bratDg The centennial an
Universally of Kennebec county.
The Watervile Mail says Mr.. Luke Brown
who is the owner OF O large and well managed
farm in Benton, just opposite Kendal's Mills
village, has this winter hauled thrt y-two cords
of wood to market, and cut and hauled thirty
loads to his own door for his family supply
During this lime he has taken care of bis farm
stock, consist n OF cows, horses, hogs, SC. He
is now engaged in cut lug his wood at the door.
Mr.. Brown is seventy years old, some forty
years of which have been spent on the farm
where he now resides.
KNOX COUNTY.
bold and successful csc pc was made by q
convict in the Tbonaston State Prison, Friday
morning, at O'Clock. The prisoners name is
Henry Grant, balls from Hampdep, Me-, and
was committed for arsOr. He has beeb feiep-
ing sickness, and was conf aed 10 bis cell in The
old prison, facing the street Friday morBipg
the Deputy visited him, and on leaving t. pro-
I'M ynr1n pnhyn fv,n lAXA Ia or1
locked. During his absence Grapt stepped to
the window, raised it, bent the bars apart suit
nclently to ADMIT his body, dropped to tie
ground, ran across Main street, took to the
woods, and has not been retAken.
The voters of Camden Corporation held a
meeting Monday evening to vote on the &C
ceptance of an amendment to their charter
which would permit them to raise a sum not
exceeding six thousand dollars to help build a
town ball. The vote stood 9S or, 81 against,
but was not accepted, as it required two
thirds vote.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The first subscription in this State to the
new Y. 3. 5per cent. loan, was made by the
1t National Bank at Bangor, on Thursday,
for $500 900.
The Eastern Insurance Company of Ban
1925, 600
The sleigfing from Mattwamkeag to Houl-
ton is said to be excellent, with the exec ption
OF about mile on Webb hill, just above the
former place. IA
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent ass
A narrow escape. As three ladies were
crossing the bridge at Abbot village on the 9Th
inst, IN sleigh, the horse took sudden
fright and jumped over aprecipce 80 feet high,
at the end of the bridge Asthe horse WEI
over the precipice, the whff1e-tree and both
thilis broke and left the sleigh. and the women
safely sitting in it,in the street; but the poor
horse will not report for duty at present.
Rev J. Washburn of Parkman, lost a COW
worth 300 from parturition, last week.
jar of sulphate of indigo exploded as Mrs.
5. L. Wing of Saugerville, waslattemptipg to
open it, the contents striking her in the face,
severely bur1in the skin and nearly depriv-
ing her of sight Sulphate of indigo is used
very generally by the ladies as coloring mat
Ter; It Is as harmless and as safe to handle as
milk, if properly prenared. The danger arises
from the hasty manner in which too MANY
druggists prepare it, and from the too suall
quantity OF indigo contained in the compound,
which renders it worthless as dye and dan.
gerOus article to handle. s.