The Portland daily press., 1871-06-06
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Jousnal says the latest propo-
sitlon among RAILROAD men is, eventually TO
discontinue the present track between Leeds
junction aDd Lewiston via Greeue and run
the Maine Central and Androscoesin trains
VIA Sabattus to Lewiston, striking the present
Androscoggin track near AndroSco.gin Mills
and thus uniting the two depots IN Lewiston.
The Maine Central track would i'll snch an
event cross the Androscogein, near the Costi-
mental Mills. and The depot in Auhnrn wonid
be not tar from the Edward Little Institute
building.
Rev. w ii. II. Murray OF Boston. has been
invited 10 deliver an ora ION he Fourth of
| july at Lewiston. The Journal says it is in
| timaieJ that big tent, Grafton, public dinner
fireworks, music, &c., are likely to be in the
programme.
PESoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wbig says GA Thursday the
body of an unkHown man was tuund in the
river between Winn and Nieaton. The body
was Well dressed, about five let eight inches
| in height aud the taee was not "a dis6enred
as 10 reUder Identification mp.,s BILE; bat no
| one who has seen IL trows who it is. The
man WAS appar, Dtly about 20 yeats If age, of
light eomplrx'on and had isht hair. A sold
watch AMI quite sum o. money was found in
the pockets
The Wing states that last SATURDAY. morning
Nehemiah Young OF Faux tort, white paint
| Ing on board the schooner Ella Hod don. AT
| Crosby's ship yard ia Bangor was struck ON
the bead by failing black, which euta De-, u
cash 10 bus SCALP snd rendered him insensbe
HE was b.ooght TO the Hartman House, whcle
| he Is receiving every attention. but still re-
MAINS ia a very dangerous Condition.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Bangor & P,scaiaquis Railroad Co. have
| advertised ior proposals Tor constructing that
| part At the extension between Foycron aud
| Guilford, which they purpose To have in iun-
| ming order, October 3lst next.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| We learn from the Maehias Republican, that
on Tuesday last, severe tornado passed over
| the north part OF Washington county. La the
town of Cooper the barn of Mr. George Nc.
Phetres, containing six cows, a horse and a
calf, was blown down, While Mr.. McPbetres
and a boy were in the barn milking. Strange
to say no life was lost, or bones broken, exec pit
the poor call, which met a tragical death. A
barn on the Low place was blow down, and
one bIru unroofed, and fences generally were
prostrated Ii is rumored also, that six barns
were blown dow in the town OF Crawford, but
the fact is not vouehed for. At Englishman's
| River the rain, hail. and wind were perfectly
furious. small boat in which was a man
named Fish was capsized, aud A. Fish went
to the bottom, but he came up, and was saved.
Daring the month of May ,173 cargoes OF
lumber, making 2O,96O0OO feet, wero shipped
from Calais.
meeting is to be held at Cherrytield june
18th, to consider the subject OF a railroad from
Castine or some point on the PeuOhscot, to
Calais via Machias.
The editor of the Machias Republican says
he saw deed in the Registers off ce the 9TH
er day signed by four dead men, by their At
torney, Thos. Atkinson of Pembroke We
knew that persons 10 full life were competent
to deed away their property by Attorney, but
until now, we confess to an utter ignorance u
the power of dead men to confer that authori
ty, or if it was done in their lives, that they
| could extend it after DEATH