The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-16
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

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The Maine Former, one Of the best ag-
ricultural and family papers in New England,
has entered upon its 34th volume, with anew
dress Of beautiful type throughout.
a. A writer in the Lewiston Journal ar
CUES that tits not the fault of the chnrch, but
of public sentiment, that an Indian wigwam
attracts the most attention; and we think ne
makes out pretty clear case; at last, we
yield the argument.
ER- The Portsmouth Chronicle says that on
Thursday, while workmen were raising der
rick at the Kittsry Navy Yard, some part of
the gear or rigging gave way, and struck Mr..
Dixon, the Boatswain of the Yard, who was
standing near by, knocking him into the air at
height of nearly twenty feet aud in his descent
he fortunately fell on his feet, breaking only
one or two of the small bones of his right foot
There were also severe Commissions on the head
but it is believed that his injuries will not prove
fatal. N lai g,A s,s4 = so -7'' s...' 'A
ca The Biddeford Journal says the water
is SO low in the Saco river, that unless we are
blessed with copious rain before the ground
closes, the mills will not be able to run half the
winter
We woulu NOT nave VIC Atera1y quhiln-
cations Of our office judged by the way the ac-
cents were PIT promiscuosly into French prop
err name in "Traxi's" article yesterday. 1t was
no fault of the writer. The accented types
had been mixed, and escaped the notice of the
proof-reader. ofa3linaa 9stlf, 9rr4' .e.ller..I
Ss8- The Brunswick paper says an addition
is to be made to the Factory in that town of 20
feet on the east side and so feet on the west.
and there are to be wings on both ends, very
largely increasing the size of the building
rendering it one of the largest factories in the
country. Some 300 men will be set at work up
on the opening of spring.
90 On Tuesday last, Mrs. Eliza Glover, wife
of Joshua 8. Glover, of Sumner, was found
shockingly burned, and in her struggles had
scattered considerable fire about the ROOM
She says she remembers nothing after going
to the open fire to warm her until just as she
was found. 1t is supposed she fell in fit, and
in her unconscious struggles got away from
the fire. Her face, shoulder, arm, head and
side are literally roasted. The physicians sum-
moned say that there is not possible chance
Of her recovery. She is about forty years of
| age. .l in l i-.. + ~ 1922 t
U.s. The Former says that Captain Charles
Holmes, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal
General of the State, has received orders from
the Secretary of War directing that all officers
of the Veteran Reserve Corps who are under
his command and whose services can be dis
pensed with, be ordered to their respective pla-
ces of residence, from there to report by letter
TO the Adjutant General of the army.
GB- Hon. Seth Scammon, Allen Lambard,
Esq, and Col. j. s. Kingman, are delegates
from Maine, to attend the meeting of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association, now in ses-
sion at Syracuse.
EB- A paper in Brunswick modestly sug-
gssts that probably it and the Bath Sentinel
were the only weeklies in the State that pub
lished the Presidents Message in full, last
week. The Maine State Press, printed the next
morning after the Message was delivered, con-
tained every word of it. Both of the Rock
land papers contained 1T, and perhaps several
others. al 2. @
U.s. The Gardiner Journal says that Messrs.
P. G. Holmes s. Co., of that city, are furnish
ing the engines for large paper-miI at Pep
perell, Mass. ai 9l4ao4 Is y ssaaaI .srI
GB- The Bangor Times of Thursday avs
the alarm of fire this forenoon was occasioned
| by the bnruing Of a barn belonging to John B.
Boden, and situated on MRse's Hill. The barn
and dwelling house contiguous were occupied
by Mr. Skinner. The barn, full of hay, was
entirely consumed, and the ell part of the
dwelling house somewhat charred. Furniture
al saved. The buildings were insured"
" The Paris Democrat says that a few
year ago DR.. Holmes, of Winthrop, received
from friend in Virginia, a pair of turkeys of
enormous size, the gobbler weighing 81 pounds
Col. White procured from him some fowls of
this blood, which he has found to be a very val
liable stock. he sold last fall, 81 of these fowls
for $111,S7. ,.s.sa
Ey-A few nights since DR.. w. A. Banks
was awakened by noise as of some person at
tempting to enter his house, and dressing and
going out, he discovered mans tracks, and
followed them to the house of his next neigh
Dor, Mr.. A. II. Kimball, where he discovered
tho rogue, collared him, and marched him to
the house of the City Marshal, into whose
charge he committed him. That fellow will
not probably visit the Doctors premises again.
[Rockland Gazette. la ...i s.-,i-.'.
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