The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-01
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


B The item in yesterdays Press in rela-
ton to the drowning of Lewis Morrison, in the
rear of 4. Perkins 8 Sons store, was cut from
the Bangor Wing, and the credit inadvertently
omitted.
The Great Falls q South Berwick
Branch Railroad, which extends from Somers-
worth, N. H., to the Portland, Saco & Ports
month Railroad in South Berwick, is to be
sold at auction Dec. 4th.
E1y- The Saco Democrat says Mrs. Mary
CLAY, lady 70 years of age, residing in Linn
ington has spun 515 skeins of fine wooden
yarn during the past season, and is still at
work.
gY- On Sunday evening, the house and barn
owned and occupied by Goodwin Littlefield of
Frankfort, were destroyed by fire together with
forty tons of hay, large quantity of grain and
all his farming tools and furniture. No insur-
ance.-[Whig. cf7
Va few evenings since the sides of a
storehouse in Bangor, used for storing barley,
burst out, with loud noise About 1000 BUSH
els OF barley were stored, most Of which was
saved.
D3- An elderly man by the name of Esta-
brook was killed, a few days since, by bull
belonging to Mr.. ]. w. Bradbury of Burling-
ton. The animal trampled him under foot and
gored him in his legs and body. Mr. Estabrook
lived about three days after the accident
[Whig.
Va The Oxford Democrat learns that but
one traverse jury will be summoned to attend
the next session of the g.. j. Court in that
County So few cases go to the jury, that it is
said, one will do all the work easily, thus maxi
ing quite saving to the County.
The Bath Times pays handsome com
pliment to the enterprise of this city. 1t says,
"the Portlanders are taking advantage of every
available opportunity to increase the business
interests of that place. The Board of Trade
have started in the matter of a steamboat con-
necti,n between that city and Machias, and
subscriptions are being received for the pur-
pose, We glory in the spunk of the Portland
people; their enterprise and energy are highly
commendable. We would that something of
the same spirit were manifested here"
Vessels to. take lumber freights are in
high demand at Bangor
Ea- The Lewiston Journal says there are
now in that city 100 Fenians, go of whom are
HOAASsA foAuu1ccTS reduy lOr acbAoH "hOAOfOA
called to enter the Fenian revolution They
have regular Company organization, drills,
&C., and most of them agree to fight for faith
erland when called upon. 49,,
E-The Journal is informed that there is
something of a sensation in Leeds over the
supposed discovery of gold on the farm of
Abiatha Keene. The story goes that ores sup
posed to be gold were found in the crop of
duck and that on digging in gulch which the
duck had frequented. specimens of similar ore
were found. The ores were sent to Prof
Hayes Of Boston and pronounced to be gold
The farm has already been bonded at price
considerably above its value for agricultural
purposes.
% The Bath Times speaks in high terms of
the management and improvement of affairs at
the State Prison, paying many deserved COM
pIments to the Warden. * ~ 81
90 There are a great many Fee-nians in
this CITY, The lawyers and physicians take to
the brotherhood" as naturally as ducks to
mudpuddle.
B8-A new machine shop has been put in
operation at Skowhegan.
20 The Aroostook Sunrise learns that par
ties in Fort Fairfield are negotiating with
Joseph B. Hall, Esq, formerly of the Aroos-
took Herald, and recently of the Courier in
this city, to start new paper in that town.
He proposes to engage in the enterprise if they
will raise him 81 $50.
EB-The rates of wages at the Kittery Navy
Yard, recently cut down, have been restored,
SO that they are precisely as they were before
the.change.