The Portland daily press., 1862-07-03
COMMUNICATIONS.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent
Letter from KendalI,s Mills.


The Daily Press-The aAr,ny of the Kenne-
bec.r-Log Drirtng-Business Prospects
Obsequies Of late Capt Hanscomb-Nomin-
alton of Mr.. Coburn.
KENDALL's Mills, July /, 1862.
Messrs Editors:
The DAILY PRESS, with its "shining morn
ing face. and well filed columns, is most heart
lily welcomed to our village, and is already be-
coming quite = necessity. It is undoubtedly
destined 10 take, in great degree, the place
of larger and more expensive, but not better,
foreign dailies, and to attain an extensive cir
cuisfson throughout the State. Bold, fearless,
outspoken, and yet courteous and gentlemanly,
it promises 70 be what the Repubiicans of the
State have been long looking fora true and
manly exponent of conservative, yet truly pro-
gressive Republicansm. 1t will no doubt most
acceptably I'LL the place "from which the Ad-
rertiser, by transgression, fell, that it might go
to its own place." Expecting, and fully be-
ievfng that it will be foremost inevcry reform
atory movement-always battling for the right,
however weak, and against the wrong, howev-
er powerful-we bid you God speed.
Our village, usually lively and stirring, has
been unusually so during the evenings of the
few days past, on account of the presence in
our streets and shops of large detachments
from the aArmy Of the Kennebec." They have
now passed us, with their "drive" of logs, on
their way to Augusta and a Market
The commander, Mr.. S. Connor of this place,
informs me that his division left South Nor
n a.. NJ m
the logs had to be driven by another division,
or "corps de armee." The logs are not driven,
as formerly, by individual owners, but by the
Kennebec Log-driying Co., Incorporated for
thatpurpose by act of Legislature. The "drive'
this year numbers abont 10000 logs, scaling in
the aggregate, nearly 25,000,0O f., and the lum-
Der is said to be of better quality than usual for
several years past. The lumber in this drive is
probably about two-thirds or three-fourths of
the whole amount cut during the past winter,
on the head waters of the river-the various
booms along the river collecting and retaining
considerable quantities, for the use of mills
Immediately below them. In our village are
two blocks of mills, one containing /, and the
other nine single saws and gang. Indeed,
with sash-blnd and door factory, two curtain
fixture factories, machine shop, at which
considerable numbers of sewing machines are
now being built; heading mill, match fac
tory, and various other shops, we are thriving
finely, and are now doing probably twice as
mach business as our older, larger, and more
pretentious neighbor just below.
The leEiains of Capt. Hanscomb of Co. G.,
Sd Regiment, reached here on Saturday night,
2Sth ult The Lewiston Journals report of
his funeral was therefore somewhat premature.
He was buried on the Sabbath following: the
funeral services, conducted by Prof Smith of
Waterville College, being held at the house Of
his father, in Benton. He was buried with Ma
sonic honors-his funeral being attended by
104 members Of the fraternity, from the differ
ent Lodges in this section. A very large con-
course Of people were in attendance, the num-
ber being variously estimated at from 600 TO
1000. and the occasion was one of great SOL
emnity.
The nomination of Mr.. Coburn meets with
genera! appreciation here, although Gen. Per-
ry had strong friends in this, as in other parts
OF the State. The people, however, absorbed
in the greater and more important interests of
the day, are not disposed to be captious, desir-
ing more that their candidate should be patri-
otto, honest, and capable, than that he should
be personally their favorite. No one doubts
that Mr.. c. possesses all these requisites, and
no reasonable doubt of his election can be en-
tertained.
win endeavor to keep you informed, from
time to time, of everything of interest that oc-
ours in this section. Yours truly,