The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
MATTERS In MAINE.
Municipal Elections.

Lewiston.
LEWISTON, March 2-The election in this
city to-day resulted in the choice of n. H.
Diekey, Democratic and citizens candidate
over j. L. H. Cobb, Republican, by a majority
of 147 The Board of Aldermen stands 4
Democrats to Republicans: Council ID Re-
publcans to Democrats.
Auburn.
In Auburn Thos Littlefeld, Republican, was
elected Mayor and the whole Republican ticket
chosen.
BATH, March mo special interest was
manifested by our citizens in the municipal
election to-day and the vote was unusually
light. Hon. William Rice, Republican, was re.
elected Mayor, he receiving 561 votes to 10Y for
David o. Foye, Esq, the citizens candidate.
Rockland.
RoCKLAND, March AIT the city election
to day, John Lovejoy, Republican and citizens
candidate. was elected without opposition, re-
ceiving 81 votes out of 837. o. G. Hall was
reelected Police Judge, receiving 6O3 votes to
339 for NJ. w. Farwell. Five Republican and
one Democratic Aldermen were elected, and in
ward there was no election. Fourteen Re-
publicans and four Democrats have been chos
en- to the Common Council, and two remain to
be elected in ward 8 and one in ward T. Our
citizens voted almost unanimously in favor of
authorizing the County Commissioners to build
court house the present year at cost of $780,
600. The vote on increasing the Mayors salary
from 5000 to $500, stood yeas 423, nays 20S, and
on the question of abolshing the city liquor
agency, yeas 421, nays 254.
Especial Dispatch to the Press.l
Pennington.
FARMINGToN March AT our town meet
ing the following officers were chosen:-P.
Dyer, Moderator; F. c. Perkins, George Cover,
Charles B. Russell, Selectmen; Warren Mer-
rll, Clerk Peter p Tufts, Treasurer; Miss s. R.
May, 1. r. Voter, III. Titcomb S. s. Committee;
x. Henderson, Constable and Collector. The
town voted to abolish the liquor agency.
Accident.
Lawrence Garcelon, employe in j. w. Por-
ters ClOthes-Pin Factory in Strong, had three
fners of his right hand taken off Saturday,
while running circular saw.
Fryeburg.
FRYEBURG, March 2.-The following were
chosen town officers to-day, all Republicans
E. c. Harrington, Moderator; T. S. McIntire,
Clerk; S. G. Hobbs, VIM. G. Walker, Henry
Andrews, Selectmen; Nelson o. McIntire, s.
S. Committee; Randall Hastings, Collector.
Four hundred dollars was voted in aid of free
high schools. 1t was voted to exempt property
for manufacturing purposes to the amount of
$4,000; $4,000 was voted for schools, repairs of
bridges, interest on railroad bonds and sinking
fund.
ITO Associated Pressl
Collision ON the Maine Central at Wins
low,
AUGUSTA, March. 2.-This evening about
seven o'clock,a special freight train bourd south
and wood train bound north collided about
half mile south of Winslow station. The en-
gines were not much damaged: One brake
man who was on the engine of the wood train
was slightly injured. The freight train had a
| right to the road The wood train passed Au-
| gusta station without stopping to enquire it
any extras were signalled. The wood train
passed when the station men were at supper.
The special freight was signalled on train
| bound south and by rule was entitled to the
| track over any extra bound north. The Pull
man sleeping train was run over the Lewiston
! route.
A strong force is at the wreck and the track
| will soon clear.