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The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
JOHN It. GILMAN. Editor.
8 published at Nc. s2i ExcHAEGE STREET, BY
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II
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Maine Medical Association.

rVvHE Twelfth Annual Meeting of this Association
IL will be held at the Common Council C1am r,
in Portland, on Wednesday morning, June 10 1854.
q. l.. Go0DALE, Secretary.
Portland, May 30. maysldtd
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
GREEN HOUSE
AND BEDDING OUT PLANTS,

I Respectfully inform the public that I have on
II hand large assortment Of Green House and
Bedding-out Plants. for spring sac. of superior
quality, viz. VxRBEEAs. DABLiKs. PKIAReoEI-
uMs PAHsks aud RosKs. Also, hne collection
OF AsrKR PLANTS. Sc, Sc, sc.
selection may always be found at Randall q
WEitneys, Market square Orders left there will
be promptly attended TO.
ALBERT DIRwANGER, FLORIST.
Corner Of North and Montreal streets.
Portland, Me. apr8Otf
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
Nurse.

A NY one In want OF an experienced Nurse, can
n learn Of one b. addressing NURSE.
Jnne 4-eodlws Portland, p. o,
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
To Manufacturers, Ship Rn,Id--,

A NDpersons desirous of Real Estate ypva.,rn....
Athe following propertyis offered at xood h. rs;s
% Houses at prices from $500 to sSl00 sA'"s'
100 House Lots at prices from $500 10 Saooo
1000 Feet of water front suitable for WHARF. c..
sfards. Manufacturing Sites, fronting deep wstapp
with fine spring of water adjacent thereto ana
portion Of 1t adjoining the Grand Trunk Rail Ros
from which freight may be deposited on the rsmis'
mchl7 3m MOSES GOULD, "a Middis a.
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
Hanson Block. Middle ST., No. lsn.

Scholarships good in any part Of the United states
ne Principal has had 20 years experence: s alwsvs
the spot. and attends to his busipess. ana Drorn
ises, as during the past u years. no pains sbsi b
spared In the future. Five hundred References of
the first class business men, with many others al tbs
city, viii testify to the practical utility cnpacioug
ness and completeness Of my q sfrns and manner
Of teaching and citizens Of other cities have tcsfied
to the same. Diplomas will bo awarded for thor
ough courses. Able Assistants secured. Barfletfss
Plan, the founder Of Commercial Caiexes strictly
adhered to A. regards not eapying. Certain time
will be devoted 70 Commercial Law eiucidafsons =
Come all who have failed to be taught = busiDess
hand writing and will guarantee 70 you snccess
Applications solicited for Accountants Separate n
struction given. Students can enter any tine sem
srate rooms for Ladies. Tuition reasonable. Iufrt-
cate accounts adjusted. aides and 6enflemeu flnf
desire to take lessons fun, separate course
In either Bookkeeping, Navigation, Commercial
Law. Phonography. Higher Mathematics. Civil In
cheering, Surveying. Native Business Wrifinr
Commercial Arithmetic. Correspondence. Card
Marking. land teaching from printed copies ara
Text Books will DO avoided please call, or address
the Principal r. RNBROWN
Portland. ocf-1. 1858. oc2s sod&eowly
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LADIES', BOOTS.
Ladies' Plumer Patent Balmoral Boots, s460
Ladies flumer Patent Congress Boots, 40

The above boots are made from the best stock. and
expressly to my own order. Every pair is warrant
ed, the same rs IL measure WAS fas en-. This work
e the same as sold by the first class retail dealers In
Boston, and pronounced by them uperor TO the best
New York work
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
- - REDUCED RATES /!
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS
TO THE
West, North West & South West!

w. ID. LITTLE.
rs Agent for all the great leading routes to Chica-
L GO, Cincinnati. Cleveland. Detroit, Milwaukee,
Galeoa, Oshkosh. st. Paul, LaCrosse, Green Bay.
Quincy. ST. Louis Louisville, indianapolis, Cairo.
etc., etc, and 10 prepared 10 furnish THRoUoR
TICKETS from Portland TO all the principal cities
and towns in the loyal States and Canadas. at the
lowest rates of fare. and all needful information
cheerfully granted.
Travellers will find 1t greatly to their advantage to
procure their ,kets at the
Union Ticket Office, 81 Exchange Street,
tUP ST4IRS,)
w. ID. LITTLE, Agent.
TT Passengers for California. by the Old Line
Mail Steamer and Panama Railroad, may be secured
by early application this office. q
Tickets TO Montreal and Quebec and return (yia
the Grand Trunk Railway may be obtained at this
agency on favorable terms. may26d&wtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08

w. ID. LITTLE, Agent.
THE BOSTON FIRE BRICK

And Clay Retort Manufacturing Co., Works, ss4
Federal street, Office andwareheuse i3 Liberty
Square and Batterymarch st. manufacture Fire
Brick all shapes and sizes for furnaces required to
stand the most intense heat also Furnace Blocks
and Slabs, Locomotive Fire Blocks, Bakers 0yen
aud Greenhouse Tiles. Clay Retorts and ssary
Tiles to set them, Fire Cement Fire Clay and Kaon
The undersigned will give their special attention
ted with promptncss.
JAMES Il MOND &CO.
SELLING AGRSTs, Is Liberty Square, Boston.
mchll eod6m
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
Home school for Girls and Boys.

in which the advantages of careful home training
will be united with thorough Instruction in ali the
branc 1es taughtin Sc minaries of the frst class
The long experiences of one teacher as Principal
of Home School in Virginia, and the reputation
Of the other as successful teacher of many years
tronage and insure success .
A Gentleman Of experience will be a, the head 81
the Home Department, and pay particular stten-
Tor information see circulars or Inquire of Mise
A. NJ. BAILEY, No. IS Spring street
REFRREScEs REV. J. w. Chickerinr ID. ID. ;
Hon. John Neal: Charles A. Lord; Hexekiah Pack.
ard Joseph Libbey.
New Gloucester, May 2s. 1854
may 26dlwthen2tawtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08
The Misses Bailey's Home School.

rNHE Misses Bailey having purchased the place in
L. New Glouces er formerly occupied bv he Rev
4. Yeaton, as boarding school, propose opening
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
ILV EHE0TlGlAFH GlLLIAY

de- LEAVE 10 inform the citizcns Of ths
ID cnuntv thai thcy have opened new
rhDtograph Gallery, In
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

by a G IN etent Arts. ODD lagaerrenty pes
copied We will make nu statements OF wht'
We can do hut invite all wanting lictsrcs a.
amy kud 10 calla1d see.
Fcbl9 CAN'T 4 CURTIS
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
EincnliniInI.

Dick Davenport believes in putting
things exactly as they are accorning
70 Lindley Murray, and keeping them
30 at somebody's expcnse.
Dick has mill down there on the
Upper Brnndywinc, makes the best
corn meal in the market, and has the
widest range Of custom OF any miller
In four Delaware "IIundreds"
The other morning, Sam Slathers
slambanged into Dicks mill after o
hundred pounds of meal, and put il
70 Dick in this way
"Mornin', Dick. What's meal"
"Meal. as usual, Sam"
"Sho / mean how is it p
pretty well, thank you. Always
H."
Blast It, man what do you charge
for it p
''DOn't charge at all, Sam. Have
70 sell for cash these war times"
"Oh. thunder! How does il GO p
I'm barrels. bags, pillow cases.
sometimes in tin pans"
"Confound it ali How can you
afford it ?"
II can't In reality. But have to
Sell 1t as low as they do down III the
village"
"Lightn!n! Can't you understand
English ?
"Not your way Of sreaking It"
"Well, I'll he cussed! Here's .
i've dollar note. Win that buy ,
huudred Sn
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
To Teachers.

nominations TO commence AT half past nlne
O'Clock, AN
Teachers viii take notire that the lar. as
now amended, requires each male applicant
Tor Il crItihrAte 10. TAy tu the Examiners n
'rc ut iiiiy cents. aud each female applicant
Zee 81 ,'atiN Ave &c is, \, ne Whl Nil 70
MP will be- admitted for examination.
All app iiUants arc requlreit turr'iSh wril'
ten lestlm ,ulals of good moral character
hose who hAvo poen engagedRs teacher s Ia
,btAin these testimonials from their las m
ployers; those who have never taught viii
procure hem from their inst teac hers, which
eslimonlals VIII be kept "n iile.
M private examinations viii no hell; n.
ceruhcRtb will 10 Aniedaied no candidate
Till be Ndmlltcd for Ie.eK minatiun within
thrae months atier u second failure. Appli
caIts are reques,eu TO present specimens U
lpeumanship.
Those who fail To comply gth the above
lreQuisitiuns vii not be admitted.
l.. TUSSlNG, secretary,
April 10. Beard nf Examiners.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

E3r Once year, at Brussels, med.
ais are presented to those w'Io, in the
course Of the year, have exhibited re-
markable acts of courage and devo;-
edness, by which the lives of others
have been saved. This year, the re-
cipient Of a medal, who was most
heartily cheercd by the spectators
was Joseph Napoleon Tasset, of
Table, child OF five years Of age,
who had been left alone with little
brother six months old in house at
Table, which took fire. On seeing
the flames this little boy at first was
frightened and ran out Of the house,
but, after having escaped, with pres.
ence of mind wonderful at his age,
he retraced his ste through the fire
and smoke until he reached the cradle
of his infant brother, when he laid
hold Of him and carried him away in
safety, thus rescuing hum from Ger.
tain death
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
Two Qualities of Men.

There Is q negativness Of character
which is often mistaken for amirhility
or impartiality, or some other kindred
virtue. The persons possessing Il
never take sides on question OF i'm.
portance enlisting the interest and &C
ition of men, and Is equally well pleas
g ed which ever party wins in the con.
test. The future Of the church, Of the
government, OF society, Of man, ar,
Of hut little account TO him, 80 that
be Ia left uudisturbed In his quiet plod
ding, aimless journey through life -
He avoids the opposition, strife and
bitterness encountered by the posi-.
tive man, but then he Is practically.
and for oil useful purposes, nopody;
aocomplishes nothing In life, and dies
to be forgotten "a soon as he is
buried.
On the other hand, there Is a pos.
itivenees OF character not unfrequent.
ly mistaken for hardness, selfshncss,
arrogance, querulousness. The posi-.
tive man has purpose in life, and
IN all questions ofgrcat interest firmly
plants himself on one side or the
other. and will make himself unmis.
takably felt. whether the decision lie
Tor him or agnins; his cherished view
All matters oi public interest engage
his best powers, and findin him either
On earnest advocate, oran active, per.
sistent opponent Men will call him
hard names. and some will heartily
hatc him. Rut. then lie is force in
ths world, and all there is Of science,
ART, education, government, is attrib.
utable to him. While he lives he is
the only useful element in society; and
after his death. even his enemies will
rejoice at his virtues, and vie with
his friends In their efforts TO perpe,.
uate his memory among men.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

$50 you are going to keep house,
are you," said an elderly maiden to q
blashing bride.
"Yes," was the reply.
"Going to have a girl suppose"
The yonng wife colored, and then
quietly responded that she really
didn't know whether it would be q
girl or boy.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

II Is said the rose OF Florida, tue
most beautiful OF flowers, emits no
fragrance, the bird ot Paradise, the
most beautiful OF birds, gives no
song The cypress OF Greece, the
finest Of trees, yields no fruit; dand
tes, the shlniest OF men, have no sense
and ballroom bellies, the lovelies,
creatures in the world, are very Oft
ep ditto--only more 30!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

The profts Of two or three of the
principal peach growers in Delaware
the past season, hgares up 100000
each. The peach lands used to be
pine barrcas, and sold in large tracts
st FIVE cents an acre. 90
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25
"a hundred what, Sam ?"

"a hundred what, Sam
Gosh cant ] make the man un.
stand2 Mr Davenport, I want to buy
a hundred weight Of corn meal. How
much will 1t br2
"One hundred pounds"
"LooL here, Dick-take this five
dollar note and give me hundred
pounds Of meal for it, and whatever
change will he due me-"
"Certainly, Mr.. Slathers. Here ia
dollar change, and now / will weigh
you out hundred pounds of meal "
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-25

Which Is the most difficult punctu
alton 2 Putting stop to woman {
tongue.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-08
Immediately, is the chief want and the in

Immediately, is the chief want and the in
perative demand of the nearly one hundred
children and youth between the age oi 4 and
Is reported within The limits Of the district.
Such a school the district cannot afford TO be
wlihou, any longer. The pecuniary interests
OF the community, no less than the intellec-
tual, social and moral welfare of the children
and youth entrusted to Its care, is certainly
required st the hands of those who have nov
the means to give or withhold it from them.
The winter Term OF the school for the older
class of scholars in district No. has also
partially failed to accomplish its object. The
marked contrast between the general mode
OF conducting the exercises Of the school,
adopted by the teacher and that pursued by
his successful and popular predecessor, the
preceding winter has, think, had much in
ucencs in producing this partial failure
Possibly some parents and guardians also, BY
njudicious manifestations OF dissslisfsctlon
With The teachers management OF the school
have tended to increase The obstacles In the
way of his successful labor.
The other schools in this district, both
summer and winter terms, have been under
good discipline by efficient and experienced
teachers. and Issaegest to the district that
some OF lis female teachers who have had
successful experience in the government Of
various schools, and besides can bring the
most smpie qualifications TO Instruct in ell
the branches required by lis Older scholars
during The winter term, would 10 them bet
ter service than any inexperienced young
man uhom they can ordinarily procure.
Allow me TO Close thus imperfect report,
gentlemen, with the expression OF the hope
that the coming year viii witness more
general and efficient interest for the improve
ment of our common schools than We have
seen hitherto. TIE necessities Of the rising
generation demand this of us. Tie age in
which they must i've and perform their parts
10 the crisis and revolutions that are crowd
ing upon US viii doubtless require the best
intellectual discipline as well IS the pursst
morality and nobiest patriotism that our free
and Christian Institutions can give them.
]. K. COLBY, Supt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-08
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS
Barnet, March 90, 1864.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading dem
ocratic paper of Ohio, denounces the notion
of selecting an army officer as the democratic
candidate for the Presidency, on the ground
that the party is "peace party" and the
nomination of military candidate would be
a forfeiture Of principle and of consistency.
vErchange.
Not much, if Gen. Mcclellan should be the
candidate. te.-Rutland Herald.
Gov. Buckingham of Connecticut, not hav-
ing drawn his salary for the past eighteen
months, ordered the treasurer, on Tuesday,
to credit the whole sum, amounting to six
teen hundred and fifty dollars, to the State
fund for the benefit of sick and wounded
soldiers.
Mr.. Reynolds has recently established
Farmers Libraries in Cabot, Stowe, Norris
town and Hydepark.
SURGEON GENERAL w. S. THAYER, of
Burlington, has been presented with an ele-
CANT sword, sash and belt, by the inmates Of
the U. S. Hospital of that place.
Letters from Europe report that all kinds
of titles of nobility are to be conferred by
Maximilian on the secessionists, who in large
numbers attend him from Paris to Mexico.
DR.. Gwin is to be duke.
A letter in Walton's Journal from one Of
the ID Infantry Of the Corps D. Asrique, at
Ship Island, says that six of the commission.
ed officers of the regiment are Vermonters, all
having been appointed from the Sth Vermont.
The officers are Capt. A. P. Hawley, Capt.
L. l. Winslow, Capt. James Noyes, who is
also Provost Marshal of the post, Lieut.. P.
J. Noyes, Lieut.. Rufus Kinsley and the
writer who signs himself &c. W. F." He
adds:
There are in this Department alone, up.
wards of 10000 colored troops. All are very
anxious to learn to read, write and cipher.
No means have been established as yet BY
the authorities to furnish them with books.
This can't be done except by contributions
from the North. Let this be attended to.
There are none so poor but what they can
assist in this benevolent work.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-08
From the First VT. Artillery.
FORT BUNKER HILL, D. c.
March 2S, 1864.

Editor Caledonian :-Somet hing of q
c..oge has been made in the distribution
or troops belonging to the lst Vt. Artillery.
The regiment now garrisons eight forts, oc-
cupying about eight miles of the line of de-
fences north OF the Potomac. The I'd Pa.
Artillery Vols. were ordered across the the
river and oar regiment takes their places.
The boys knew not that there was to be
change until early Saturday morning when
We were ordered to pack our dry goods and
march and in less than two hours we were
on the move. The batteries are now assign
ed to the following named forts:
Battery and to Fort Lincoln, d. c., F
70 Fort Thayer ID 10 Fort Saratoga, H and
VI to Fort Bunker Hill, X and A to Fort
iy.en and For. Siemmer, G and E to Fort
Scum and G and l to Fort Stevens.
Capt. Charles X. Fleming of battery Nj
as lately been promoted to major. H. W.
b4:rows first lieutenant and adjutant pro-
noted 10 captain OF battery Nj, and 1t. Chas.
M.Auson Of battery B appointed adjutant
' Rurovs promoted.
Ire bodies of two soldiers belonging to
~ Artillery ll2;h Pa. Vols were found
'.aylay last, near Blandensburs, MI,
bat q short distance from their post. They
-. been absent few days aad are supposed
We oeen murdered one of them having
sl4o IN money when he left, but none about
D., person when found. The bodies were
a.aor, distance from each other. The head
me was badly mutilated but upon the
'. there We're found no marks whatever,
A>aPt osed to have received poisoned liquor.
Respectfully yours, NJ.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-08
Written for The CAIEDoEIAN.l
Personal Sketches.
WILLIAM GILkERSON, ESQ.

William Gilkerson was born July %, l774
in Kilwinan, Scotland. He was the son of
John and Jennet Gilkerson who, with their
children, emigrated to America in 1884
and landed at Newburyport, Mass, July
%, where they remained till the next year,
when they removed to Boscawen, n. H
Here they lived till the spring Of 1856, when
they removed to Barnet, Vt, where they oc-
cupied the farm John Galbraith bought in
1916, at she mouth Of Enerick brook, where
it empties into the Passumps;c river. Hav-
ing bought land on the rising ground about
mile from their residence they removed to
it, being at that time the most northerly set
tlement in Barnet. Here the family resided
till the death Of the parents, who were re-
malkably pious people, and members Of the
Associate Presbyterian church of Barnet, the
first church organized and settled in Caledo-
MA county, and under the pastoral care Of
Rev. David Goodwillie, who was the frs,
Presbyterian clergyman settled in Vermont,
and the first minister settled in this part oi
the country, nine years before any other min
lister was installed in the county Of Caledonia
They were regular attendants on his minis
trations and for some years at first, though
Mrs. Gilkerson was a weakly woman, they
went afoot to church four miles, through the
woods and over the hills, following spotted
line and sometimes carrying child in theil
arms. John Gilfllan was long an elder o.
the Presbyterian church of Barnet, and dice
March, 5, 1924, in the eighty-third year O
his age. His wife died June q, 1920, ii
the seventy-ninth year Of her age. They
were highly esteemed and greatly lamented
They brought up their children "in thu
nurture and admonition of the Lord" Thre,
sons and two daughters survived them ant
were all members of the same church. Thei
sons, William and Thomas and their sons-in
law, George Galbraith and William Sheare
were elders in the same church. Two o
their grandsons became settled ministers O
the Associate Presbyterian synod Of Nortl
America. One of these is Rev. William
Galbraith, who graduated at Union college
N. Y, and was ordained and settled at Free
port, Pa, in November, 1886, where he con
tinues to officiate. Eight Of their great
grandsons enlisted into the army of the Uni,
ed States, three of whom are dead.