The Portland daily press., 1865-09-26

eEA sensible writer in the Lewiston Jour
nal--anot 3 clergyman takes ground against
requiring our ministers to preach two sermons
on the sabbath.
sR Capt. holland and Mr.. leland have Just
were occupied in the burning, and 275 cords of
wood were consumed. They had burned a pre-
vious kiln the present season of 10000. 1t has
been . very favorable season for the brickmak-
ers.-[Lewiston Journal.
-Messrs. Little g. Co., of Auburn, are
now sending a lot of hemlock bark, about $50
cords, to Boston, where they obtain S17.00 per
cord The freight is about 81.
B The Journal says cartridges are very
sabundantin the vicinity of Liyermore Falls.
Wild geese have also made their appearance.
Va on Friday night the Office Of Messrs.
Morse & Co., at the Drumnond Mills was
broken open, and the papers and letters scat
tered about the floor in glorious confusion. The
robbers secured few coppers and stamps,
amounting to dollar or two. After discover
ing the insignifcance Of the booty, they took a
slate and wrote, you are safe, Pa specimen Of
GOODNESS fully equal to fall weather.-[ Bangor
Wing. -. .-,s...... .stsIf.,yg
Mr.. Seth 7. Jellison of North Ellsworth,
one day last week shot an old bear that had
been committing depredations upon the sheep
in that neighbour ,od p
"a On Saturday afternoon, a house and
barn in Brewer, owned by c. s. Bragg, Esq, of
this city, were destroyed by fire, together with
large amount of farm produce. The fire
broke out in the barn from some cause nm
known. Loss about $3OOO Insured for
$2oOo.-[Whig. f...,s
Rive learn from the Kennel Journal
that Col. A. Staples propose to commence inn
mediately. laying the foundation of large
building to contain public hall, on Winthrop
street, Augusta. Col Staples is the owner of
Winthrop Hall, on the same street
% The Houlton Times announces the death
of one of the oldest citizens and first settlers of
that town-and for whom the town was named
we presume-James Houlton, Esq, who died
on Friday morning last, at the age of 80.
HY DIR. n. 7. True, senior editor of the Maine
Fdznaer, will deliver the address before the
Aroostook Agricultural Society, at the Cattle
Show and Fair, to be held at Houlton, on the
18th inst Houlton Times
W s1no brig NJ. a defrefA was seized az
the port of Frankfort on Saturday by the Col
hector Of Internal Revenue for the 9TH District
as the property Of Annie M. Ridley, for the
nop-payment of her income tax for 1854. =
[Whig.s @ f4sr ,apss,sN iii, en-
y ~ The Wing says that on Saturday even
ing two young menwent to the house of VIM,
L. Stevens, in Bangor, and after remaining
in an upper room for some time, were reques-
ted by Mr.. Stevens to leave, as he wished to
shut up the house. He turned and as he was
going down stairs was shot by one of the young
men with REVOLVER, accidentally as they say,
purposely as he says. 1.-The bali entered his
back near one shoulder, and passed either
through the body or round it upon the ribs to-
the left side. The ball was extracted and Mr..
Stevens viii recover. [ III 3 10 ub
The Bath Times says that on Saturday a
workman in the North Steam Mill in that city,
i had his foot so seriously injured by coming IN
contact with the planning machine, that it was
necessary to amputateit. t'e
BT-A Lowell gentleman writing the Bruns-
wick Telegraph, says that if the water powers
of that town were put into the market and
capital invested in its improvement, Brunswick
would soon become city of thirty thousand in
habitants. So 800 S-9'fi settt ~ & -