The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-15
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g-On the fourth page-Scene in Paris
Ballroom.
sgThe Bangor Wing says the caterpillars
are very troublesome in that region.
g-The prospects for the strawberry crop
of this state look promising.
syrHon. Lucius A. Chandler has left Rock
land with his family, to reside in Virginia.
gg-The copperheads must SILVER with the
cold from exposure to the draft.
.B- Tom Hyer, of pugilistic fame, has ia
ken sutlership in the army of the Potomac.
sB- Generals Grant and Pemberton were
some years ago both Lieutenants in the regu-
lar army and were stationed at Detroit.
se"The oldest inhabitant'' of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, John Hangn, died on the 30th of
May, at the remarkable age of ITO years.
o. The present emigration to the far west,
by way of the Plains, is said to be greater
than ever before.
10 The Lewiston Falls Manufacturing
Company have worked up during the past
year about 10000 lbs of wool.
IL Monday week was the anniversary of
the Independence of United Italy, day that
is celebrated by Italians all over the world.
g The BARRIERS of Utica, N. Y, have
bound themselvss-by an oath to keep their
shops closed on the Sabbath.
.r The colored women of Ohio have had
a magnificent stand of colors made for the 55th
Mass. (colored) regiment.
sTThe Greek question seems at length to
besettled. Prince William of Denmark has
accepted the throne.
sB- The Boston Post says: "a man can
get along without advertising; so can cart
without greasing-but it goes right hard"
gEJohn C. Young of Philips, well-to-do
farmer, burned his buildings to the ground the
other day in drunken row.
svAssistant Secretary of the Navy, Fox,
states that the whole number of vessels cap
tured or destroyed by the blockading fleet up
to June is s55.
aE- The New Hampshire Convention of
Universalists will meet at the Universast
Church in Portsmouth, next Wednesday, June
18th.
sf A lime vessel belonging to Capt
Charles Spaulding of Rockland, was burnt at
that city by water coming in contact with the
cargo on the 10 inst. So says the Gazette.
sgThe Lewiston Journal says that Capt
Cook of the It'll Maine, writes from Hooker's
army to a friend: 81 have more patriotism in
one of my fingers now than in my whole body
when the war commenced"
sT The Boston Journal says the young
lady from Bath, Me-, who climbed the hill of
romance by clipping with Wood Minstrel,
has descended TO the valley of reality and
gone to work in mill at Lewiston.
sBThe SomersetFarmer says two young men
by the name Of Owens who had been at work
on the Penobscot waters, with another young
man whose name we have not learned, were
crossing the Lake in birch; when near Kineo
the birch was capsized and all were drowned
sBrWe are req uested to say that the Shoe
and Leather Dealers of this city - wholesale
we presume-have agreed to close their places
ofbusiness at o'clock z. NJ. on Saturdays, du-
ring the season-this for the accommodation
of their clerks.
| sr The Portsmouth Chronicle says that
| Col. Paine, of the I'd Louisiana regiment,
killed in the attack on Port Hudson, is broth
er of Capt. VIM. G. Paine who recently had
charge of the Notifications in course OF con-
struction in that harbor.
TEA report of the Cumberland Confer
ence of the Congregational Churches, at Fall
mouth, was furnished us by a correspondent,
but by an accident portion of the manuscript
was destroyed, so that we are unable to pub
lish it.
sB-The Journal says it is stated that Mr..
Amasa Goodwin of Alfred Me-, who completed
his one hundredh birthday on the 10th of
February last, will visit Boston and Bunker
Hill on June 18th. A brief history of this old
veteran was given in the Press soon after he
celebrated his centennial anniversary.
sB- The New York Journal of Commerce
has come out flat-footed against the peace-at-
any-price policy, of Vallandigham, Wood and
others. The Journal would hold out offers of
Cancellation, but until they are accepted would
increase rather than diminish our force in the
| nelu ana Oh the sea.
10 The Pennington Chronicle says, Cal
vim Reyes, Esq, who is taking the preliminary
steps towards establishing an Edge Tool Com
pany in Lewiston, with branch at East Will
ton, where he proposes to have the wood work
done, is now in that vicinity engaged in dis
posing of the stock.
sY-The Rockland Gazette says the vener-
able Cyrus Eaton, NJ. d., of Warren, has
nearly completed a history ofthat town, upon
which, and the procuring of mateiials, he has
been engaged for several years. 1t will form
two volumes of APO pages each,. and will be
sold for 50.
- The Lewiston journal says twenty
three tons of clothing for drafted men, whose
headquarters will be in that city, arrived there
via the Androscoggin r. r. on Tuesday.
Messrs. Garcelon, Longley & Covil of that
city, have an order for 5000 sets of army
equipments, which. they will complete by the
first week in July.