The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-08
l.rHMs OF STATE NEWS.


% The Augusta House properly has been
torecfosed by Messrs. Stanley and Williams.
"a The Bangor Wing says nanrfaotured
lumber is now coming down the river rap NY,
and there will be busy times in shipping uns si
the river closes. Vessels, however, are very
scarce, and freights high.
EsY- The Wing says the recent rams nave
enabled the Penobscot River Steamboat Co. to
start their boats again from Oldtown to VIM.
rz- The editor of the Skowhegon Clarion
has had an attack Of Jfts and it must require a
eriottful fit to take hold of so large corpora
ton. He has cheek as well as fits, for he went
around to the dry goods stores and ordered
full suit, had the tailor make them up, and
brags in his paper of the hberality of the par
ties in comforting upon him such valuable
presents!
BB- Hay sells at Machias at 500 ton.
"a Collector Hamlin, of Boston, is now on
avisit to his family in Bangor
EB- Prot. Snlyth is now in Bangor, solicit
ing funds for the Memorial Hall at Brunswick.
G- The Lewiston Journal is decidedly COM
plimentary. 1t says even Pennington and
Bangor have begun to complain of lack of ten
the most thriving and enterprising places in
the State
BBF+- Says the Journal, there never was so
much building at one time in Lewiston as now.
Our lumber dealers have all they can possibly
do. Since june every kind of lumber has adj
vanced two dollars per thousand, and some va
rieties yet more. Notwithstanding the large
amount of building going on, yet there is not
half enough to meet the demand for new dwell
ings, &c.
E- The walls and roof of the new Catholic
church at Lewiston are completed, and the
workmen are at work upon the tower, which is
to be 140 feet high. err ~ r.
EY- The Gospel Ba1merstates that the Trus-
tees of Westbrook Seminary have appointed a
committee consisting Of Hon. I. Washburn,
Rev. w. X. French, g. s. Fobes, and Rev. j. G.
Snow, to consider the expediency of establish
ing two or more Professorships in the Semina-
| ry, to report at the next annual meeting.
BB- Bonney, the robber of the Wortilley
Bros jewelry shop in Bruins rick, is a native
of Oxford County, and was member of the
9th Maine. While in the army he bore hard
character. e \ = IS ast
E The Wing says an attempt was made by
several prisoners to escape from Bangor Jail on
Friday night by securing the jailor. The
alarm was given, and the fellows properly cared
for. q SSSAts 1855
E-Our contemporary of the Saco Democrat
devotes unusual space to the Press this week.
/ We will attend to its case ina day ortwo11
when less crowded ferroom., ;saEg s.
g The Saco Democrat says Mrs. Hannah
MITCHELL lady 10 years of age, residing near
the Ferry, while picking up wood in her yard a
few days since, stepped into hole and fell
breaking her leg in twosplaces. She was sur
gically attended, and is doing well.
B3f- The dwelling house and store of S. P.
Horne & Co., in Kittery, Navy Yard VILLAGE
were destroyed by fire at about o'clock Friday
morning last. The dwelling over the store was
occupied by Mr.. Bartlett, whose family barely
escaped with their lives. Mr.. BIS loss was
about $4,000; partially insured. S. ?. Horne
8 Co. had $4,000 insured on stock and building.
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