The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-25
ITEMS OF sTArp NEWS.

US Ing artlcle-1n MemOr1am = rom Iof-
Ter, we are.obhged to decline unless paid for
Wltn the hundreds and thousands of Names
onreturmng Braves" we should have no room
Ior anything but tribute to their memory, did
we publish all that is sent, dictated by the
heart and penned by t.le hand of affection.
G8 Inc Lewiston Journal speaks In ex-
traVagant terms of a lecture recently given be-
fore the students of Bates College by Prof
Dubois This educated Frenchman lectured
in this city last season. and afforded an infinite
amount Of chaste ampsement to those who
were fortunate enough to hear him. He pro-
poses to visit us again. "a
BB- We learn from the Calais advertiser that
on Tuesday morning. 18th inst, the large two
story house, together with the outhouses, and
three oarns, with their contents, some ~ tons
OF hay grain, carriages, sleighs, harnesses, &C.,
amounting to some $1,000 or $4,000 belonging to
John +. Grimmer, who resides some three or
four miles from st. Stephens, were destroyed
| by fire. aa-) T8f
EB a lad about sixteen years of age, son OF
Mr.. Atkins Scott of Calais, was killed last week
while CUNNING, by the gun accidentally striking
against something and discharging the com
| tents in his throat.
E7r Several fires have recently occurred at
| Calais, according TO the advertiser. The most
serious one was on Sunday, the 18th inst, by
which sash and blind factory at Ferry Point
and the adjoining grist mill Of 9. d. King &
Sons were destroyed together with large
quantity of corn. The loss is estimated at $1,000
| on which there are assurances of $4,000 or
| $1,000 xa8b
gB-The vote on the removal of the County
seat Of Somerset from Norridgewoek to Show
hogan, has been decided in the negative. The
| Clarion says the bill was saddled with too
many onerous conditions to make it popu-
| lar "A dAFA
BB- Decidedly funny, that in the list of Di-
rectors for the E. & N A. Railroad, Mr.. John
A. Poor should be located in Portland by the
Bangor papers. This portion Of the stock
that our city will decline to take. - a
EB-The Freshman class at Waterville Col
/ lege numbers twenty-four young men, several
of whom have seen service in the army IN
which two at least, have lost a limb
EB- The Waterville Nail states that Mrs.
Anna K Gilman, widow of the late Nathaniel
Gilman, Esq, of that village, was quite serious
|
| ly injured on Tuesday last, by being thrown
Irom ner carriage at the south end OF tne soH
Drloge IN Wlnsiow wa 6es NJ taagas sf
W learn from the Moi that one Oh .ne
oeiectiheh Oh "atervllie, IN company WIN
some legal advisers visited Augusta last week
and instituted search and seizure process
against bartlett and Hartwell, wholesale nquor
dealers, and took possession ofbetween two and
three Thousand dollars worth Of liquors OF va
rious kinds s sssIasam IS saeesg
% We undertand that the friends OF Gen.
W. w. Virgin, member elect Of the Senate from
Oxford County, will probably bring him for
ward as candidate for President OF that BODY.
General " was leading member OF the last
Senate and would make a most admirable
presiding officer. rlfr +.
EEAt the adjourned meeting of the stock
holders If F,, ,onoa,,, q syor,l, american Rail-
way Companvy held at the Bangor House, on
Friday. Sent 22d the following gentlemen were
elected Directors for the current wear. John
A. Poor. ESQ Hon. John Robertson of ST.
John: Gideon MAYO. Esq. If 1rono: Hon. g. j.
Gilman of Brupswie]s: Hon. Eben s. Poor and
James w. Emery. ESQ. Of Boston; Hon. saml
II. Dale. Samuel r. Hersev Henry 3. Premise
ESQ. Hon. Isaiah stetson James S. Rowe. ESQ.
James Dunning, Esq, Arad Thompson, ESQ.,, of
Bangor. s ael.e3 w
Gg-The CITY of Bath are moving with ref
erence to the purchase of steam fire engine.
n7z-xu -. =. .AA.s !. 1900. v;-.-.l.