The Portland daily press., 1872-03-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says ninety thousand
dollars have already been subscribed in that vi
cinity toward the new cotton mill of the Little
Androscoggih Water Power Company.
The Journal says some days since Mr.. Byron
Getchell, overseer of the Weaving room in the
Continental mill, met with a serious accident,
which came near being fatal He was on the
elevator with two yarn beans, endeayoring to
lift one of the beams which had wedged in be-
tween the platform and the Threshold. In
some manner the elevator was lOosened and fell
fifteen feet to the next floor with Mr.. Getchell
on it. One of the beams, which was partially
on the elevator followed, and was prevented
from crushing Mr. G. by striking the woke of
the elevator with such force as to break the
beam in many pieces. Mr.. Getchell stunned by
the concussion, and being in a kneeling posi-
ton upon the elevator, had his knee-pan frac-
tured in places. s
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The venerable Jediah Morrill,. ESQ. of
Waterville, has presented the Universalist So
ciety of that town with free gift of twenty
five hundred dollars, the interest of which only
can be drawn from year to year.
The Gardiner Reporter says Capt. Sturdeyant,
of Portland, addressed the members of the Re-
form Club at johnson Hall Friday evening"
The hall was SO densely crowded, however one
who was little late could not gain an entrance
to hear what he had to say. His remarks are
highly spoken of by those who did hear him.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Selma of Boston, which went ashore ON
Clam Ledge, off Dix Island Friday, was towed
into Rockland Saturday by steamer c. B. San
ford.
During the last few DAYS the water in the
bay has frozen as far as the eye can reach. 1t
is frozen from White Head Light to Dix Is
land, o distance of six miles, and from Dix
Island across the channel to the main land, a
distance of three miles. The steamer Katah-
A,v, hid =.
Rockland Saturday morning.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The expenses at the celebration of the OPEN
ing of the European & North American rail-
way, last October were'S7 SOB Is. Of this sum
the city paid s., 1000, and the balance was OBJ
tanned by subscription aud the sale of tickets to
the collation..
The Grand Lodge, Independent Order of
Good Templars, meets in Bangor in April next.
The Wing says as the wood train on the E. &
n. A. Railway was passing Costigan, Thursday,
pair of horses owned by Elijah Clements Of
Kenduskeag, became frightened, and jumping
upon the track, started to run ahead of the To-
connective. The animals were attached to two
sleds, which impeded their career, somewhat,
but they made excellent time, and ran some
fifty feet over the iron bridge before the engine
overlook them. The engineer reversed his ma
chine and endeavored to stop the train, but the
momentum was too great and the engine struck
the horses, killing one instantly, while the
other escaped without scratch.
The Democrats Saturday night nominated
Mr.. VIM. 7. Pearson for Mayor Of Bangor.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Almost fatal accident happened at Ken
dalrs Mills last Wednesday, at the mill of
Messrs Foss & Judkins. They have been rig
cling an elevator for the purpose of hoisting
lumber up two stories. The fall was to pass
around shaft making eight hundred revolu-
lions minute. young man named Marco
was induced to go on the fall, putting his feet in
the loop and taking hold with both hands The
power was put on, and in an instant he was
carried up to the block his thumb torn out of
his socket, and he was precipated to the floor
below, some twenty feet, striking twice in his
descent 1t is feared that he is injured fatally.
Milton Gibson of Kendalps Mills, died last
wednesday, of lung fever. He has been in the
employ of the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany for fifteen years, having charge of repairs
along the line. Latterly he has had special
charge OF bridges on the Bangor division.
WALDO COUNTY.
At the Republican caucus held at Belfast
Saturday evening, w. c. Marshall was re-nom-
mated for Mayor by reclamation. George E.
Johnson received the nomination for Police
Judge. s-
At meeting of the citizens of Belfast Sat
urday evening, proposition was submitted
from Boston firm proposing to locate a shoe
manutactory there if the citizens will raise about
$4,000. The indications are that the money
will be raised in few days and arrangements
will be Immediately entered into to erect the
necessary buildings for the factory.
A movement is ON foot and subscriptions are
being made to secure the location at Belfast of
the annual fairs of the State Agricultural So
ciety for term of years.
A County Temperance Convention will be
held at Belfast next Wednesday. 1t is expect
ed that Gov Perham will be present
A centennarian, named Huldah Higgins, died
in the town of Belmont few days since
IN GENERAL. s..f.
I. Senator Hamln has offered bill directing
the Secretary of the Interior to place on the
pension roll the name of Peter Campbell, late
private in Company G. of the Sixth Regiment
of Maine Volunteers and pay him a pension at
the rate OF. eight dollars ner month commenc-