The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-05
ITEMS OF STATE. NEWS.

E- The bones of George Popham are to
have another stirring up on the 10Th inst Not
withstanding Prof Patterson of Dartmouth is
to be the orator, and notwithstanding he is a.
very able man, we doubt if he is possessed Of
sufficient ability to make that mass of "dry.
bones live" aisat .sr
E9 A special train is to run from Kittery
and intermediate stations to this city, to the
Union State Convention on Thursday of next
week. Fare reduced one-third from regular
rates.
% For two or three days there has been
more running than ever was witnessed on a
race course. The thrse principal competitors
have been butter, perspiration and cool soda
the latter from the fountains of Loring and
| Crosman & Co.
Vs. For few days past the weather has
been perfectly fearful for stick-up collars, and
it has effectually taken the starch out Of MANY
fop, who has found himself as greasy as
though he had Struck ile." The promise of a
rich harvest for the washerwoman was never
more fattering.
EB- DR.. A. @. Wheeler has been appointed
Pension Agent at Topshan ssa iela
G8 The Rockland Democrat saws that on
Tuesday night, between II and I2o'cIock. the
body of Albert P. Crockett, aged seven years.
son of Frederick S. Crockett, was found at the
side Of Hewett's wharf in that city. The litlls
fellow was missed about o'clock in the even
ing, and search was made till his body was
found as above described. 19SIsisS 81
% The Gardiner Journal saws a yo1ne
son of D. s. johnson of that city, cams near
losing his life, on Tuesday last He was ont
cunning with another lad, and while he was
putting the shot in the gun, the other lad put
the cap on, which Immediately exploded, send
ing the shot through young Johnson's fingers.
BB The Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety will hold its Annual Fair at Pennington
on the Sd, 4th and 5ta of Oct. next. Ss.9
+ gB- Some of the metropolitan reporters at
Augusta the other day were not badly "set up"
though one of them, evidently needing support
asked gentleman of this city for the loan of
his cane. He should have had it gSves to him
for his impotence a I,
gB The Bath Times says some boys in that
| city, being surprised by the police while bath
Ing the other day, one OF them made rush for
the shore and put for home. He naturally Gre
ated sensation, running as he did four or five
blocks through the business part of the CITY
without any clothes on.
Va The town of Bethel has furnished twen-
seven commissioned officers during the rebellion
about one in every hundred OF its population.
E8 The Bangor Wing says their informant
was in error in regard to the result Of injuries
received by one Of the Toga's men, in an ARRAY
on Wednesday last. Although severely cut and
bruised, he was sufficiently recovered to go on
board the ship himself yesterday morning
BB- The Paris Democrat says Mr. Jacob
Whitman, of Greenwood, aged 80 years, has cut
and Pit in his harm, this year, with the assis-
tance of a lad of Is, twenty-five tons of hay.
BB- The Bangor Times suggests that the
newspaper notices of Gen. Grant show mere
snobbish spirit. Sour grapes. A committee
from Bangor tried Uery hard to get the Cen
eral over there, so that the papers Of that city
could show their snobbishness, but "indomita-
BILE" wouldn't go.
B3- The Biddeford Union says Frederic k
Green, of Saco, was found dead in his room ON
Tuesday noon, Aug. 1st He was the son of
Judge Benz. Greenof South Berwick; was adj
mitted to the York County Bar in 1923; was
State Senator in 1856, member of the House
in 1912, and Judge of the Saeo Police Court
from 1S49 to 1862, or until il was abolished. He
leaves widow and four children. 1851