Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-01
State News.

State News.
ANDRoscoGeIN.
On SATURDAY.. a. James W. Estes and Hor-
ace Harmon of Lisbon Falls, we're hanging q
boom for the Androscoggin Water Power
Company, they we're upset from the skif in
to the river. Mr.. Harmon succeeded in get
ting into the boat, but Estes was unable to do
this. He hung to the hawser over which the
boat upset, until nearly exhausted. He was
rescued but was insensible when drawn into
the boat.
ARQosrooK.
The following particulars have been re-
ceived relative to the recent destructive foods
in upper Aroostook and on the St. Johns
river. In addition to the loss of the bridge
at Woodstock, there are, above that city. nu-
merous washouts. and one place serious
landslide. The loss of the Grand Falls bridge
is, however. the most serious to business of
any of the injuries to the road. The piers.
as we'll as the bridge being carried away.
nothing can be done to replace it until low
stage of water. As all the rolling stock of
the road was this side of Grand Falls, there
is no means of bringing down the immense
quantities of shingles and lumber manufac-
tured above the Falls, except BY floating
them down the river and consequently serious
interruption to that interest must ensue. The
great damage was caused BY the rapid
melting of the ice, while it had scarcely
begun to thaw, being in places from four to
eight feet in thickness and very solid The
ice is now out up to Grand river. above Van
Buren. The New Brunswick Railroad Com
pany are hard at work repairing damages and
the work will be pushed forward with all the
rapidity possible, so that direct communica-
ton will soon be had as far as Grand Falls,
beyond which it will be some time before
communication can be reopened.
CUMBERLAND.
The Knox Messenger mare owned by L. P.
Hawkins of Portland, died lately of lung fe-
yer. Only short time ago Mr.. Hawkins
was offered 81, 900 for her.
Fifty boats of the Portland and Gloucester
mackerel feet have arrived in Portland.
bringing some eight or ten million fish.
KENNEBEc.
Frank Mitchell fell into the hold of YES
sci at lceboro, Tuesday. and broke one bone
of his left foot.
Several denizens of the Point, Rockland,
INDUCED in a stabbing affair Sunday night.
Bradford Hart was cut in the arm and Robert
Anderson was cut about the legs.
A young man walked from Houton to
ROckland distance of some 800 miles, to
see if he could get job on the new water
works.
Whittaker's hotel in Sullivan, was damaged
by fire the night of the oath inst, to the
amount of $50 The fire was communicate
ed from large lamp which was burning on
a bureau.
PENoBsCor.
John Humphreys. one of the three men who
assaulted Mr.. Joseph Mullen, at Oldtown,
was captured Wednesday at Brownville, and
taken to Oldtown to have a hearing.
Tuesday afternoon man who was waiting
for the train at the Exchange street station,
Bangor. fell asleep, and his valice, which was
under his feet, was stolen by two Indians
from Oldtown, vi no were subsequently arrested
and confessed the theft. They had been
hired that day by an Exchange street firm to
go upon the spring drives and the latter paid
the man damages and the thieves were allowed
to depart.
PIsCATAoUIs.
A day or two since a man and sled load
of maple sugar went through the Ice on
Moosehead Lake. The man got out, but the
sugar is at the bottom of the lake in sixty
feet of water.
SAGADAHoC.
Rev. Frederick H. Magoun. d. D., former
ly of Bath, died of cancer at Grinnell, Iowa,
April Is, at the age of SO.
SOMERSET.
Blunt & Colby's stage, loaded with river
drivers, left Skowhegan for the Forks last
Sunday morning. Upon reaching small
bridge between Nichols Hill and Austin
stream, the heavy load was too much for the
timbers Of the bridge, and the coach, with its
entire passenger list were precipitated into
the stream Only one man sustained any Sc
rious injury, Loring Proctor of China, who
had three ribs broken. The damage to the
stage was slight
WASHINGTON
One day during last week 3,4OO dozen of
eggs were shipped from Cherryfed.
Walter Ash of Cherryfield was arrested
April oath charged with stealing about $50
from Parker Wiley.
One day last week, VIM. Leighton and VIM.
Stonley of SteubeD, while at work in the
woods, unearthed a colony of snakes. They
succeeded in despatching SO of the number,
several of them measuring 90 inches in
length.
YORK.
On Fast Dav Mr.. L. J. Strout of Lining
ton shot large hawk that had in its talons a
black bass weighing nearly three pounds,
which, from appearances, had not been caught
more than ten minutes.
Last Saturday WATERFORD Centre had a
narrow escape from serious conflagration;
a small brush pile was set on fire, and every
thing being very dry the fire spread with
race horse speed. but after it had burned
over about forty acres it was subdued. The
neighbors promptly turned out and worked
with will thereby saving large amount of
valuable property.
The waters of the Saco river have risen
considerably. sc. Hamilton & Sons lumber
yard in Biddeford was flooded Wednesday
A small house above Bradford bridge was
torn from its fastenings and carried down the
river over the falls. Two boats were also
carried over the falls. Serious damage is an