Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-28
EHccis OF me Storm.

The heavy rain OF Monday night, Oct.
30lh. caused ri>e in the streams and
rivers ia some part, Of our County equal
to the great lreshct OF 1869. In the
western part OF the County, some Of tho
old settlers say that the water h., not
been 50 high since 1926 The AndrosoS-
Gin rose 10 within :,a inch OF lis highest
mark. and in some places as high Is it was
ever known 10 De- Just above Saow's
Falls. in this town, the water in The road
would run into wagons. and between
here and South Paris. the next day The
water stood in the road 70 The wagon
aXles
despatch received from Conway
reports that swim river Ia, swollen to
such a neigh, ,ha, /, viii cndansor the
long railroad bridge across it. Al The
town bridges in GoIham. n H., on the
Peabody river, arc again swept away,
and on other streams the damage il con.
siderable The new acqucduc, is also
damaged To the extent of several hun
bred dollars.
The Androscoggin river ut Rumlord
rose rapidly after Mondays storm, 20
at 5 O'Clock, p. NJ, Tuesday, it WAS some
higher than in the great treshet OF seven
years ago Some say higher than i, was
ever known TO be before. The roads tor
mile, we're submerged from four to
ten feet the fences badly demora'izcd.
and the river filled with log aud DRIFT
wood.
The storm washed away the Andros-
coggin Railroad bridge at Pennington,
Me. aud did great damage to the Port
land and Ogdensburgh railroad above
North Conway. There was rapid rise
in the Keuuebcc river. The false bridge
used in constructing the new railroad
bridge AT Norridsewock WAS carried
away. and the booms at Fairfield broken.
letting u large number OF logs so down
the river The logs have formed dam
on the new railroad bridge piers. and
carried away their temporary bridge and
two derricks The water has not been
SO high ior live yelrs In the AndruscOg-
gin the water has begun 10 recede. The
shoe factories in Roak Block, Auburn,
had 10 shut down on account OF the
engine being uuder water. Many build
ings on the river shore are surrounded by
water. The damage is slight. The
cotton mills of Lewiston are never
troubled by freshetS.
\ Fryeburg dispatch to the Press says
that heavy rain OF Monday, with wind
strong to The south, concentrating the
clouds among the White Mountain slopes, |
gave such q Use TO the Saco as has not
been SEGA since 1926. the year OF The
slides. One ui the stone abutmeuts OF
the covered bridge at Fryeburg was
partially undermined and settled two
feet. The body, however, is still in place. /
Along the line of the L. X o. RaiToOd
above, considerable damage has been
done. The calvert at Mill Stream, Cen
ter Conway, has been carried away with
several rods of embankment. and in
Bartlett several culreris have been badly
washed and continuity OF track destroyed.
Bro. Elwell, OF the Portland Trans.
SCRIPT, completes his 25ih year in Edito'
rial lite connected with this successful
journal From 5000 he has brought ii |
up to $4,000, and more popular and
valuable Stale paper does not exist. We
hope bro. Elweli will be able to do an
other 25year's service in the same field,
when all will say FL ,ceH done.
i. is announced that Mr.. Knowlton.
Of SkOwhegan, has withdrawn from the
canvass for Speaker OF the House. This
leaves the field 10 W. w. Thomas, Jr.,
of Portland who has the requisite quail
iications for highly acceptable presiding
officer. Mr. Thomas is the Swedish
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