The Portland daily press., 1865-11-10
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS,

y
First Snow" but confessed that he sat downto
write with his though 8 passing from theme
to theme, debating what were best to use."
and he appealed to the readers experience by
asking him If he never "felt at times, almost a.
blank of the present, and fullness of past
memories which he could not shake of" We
confess, whatever may have been our own feel
ings, we thought our neighbor must have been
in the BLANK state of which he speaks for two
or three weeks at least, as we read along and
came to this sentence "Ihis morning, the first
| snoao is failing upon the earth-cold but vet
pure and beautiful" for acs remembered the
time, say two weeks since, when it showed fast
nearly all day, covering the earth with a man
tie which remained more than a night, and
which imposed upon US about ten rods of
shoveling snow on corner lot ! Did the Star
remain obscured through that remarkable Oc-
| tober storm
EB-Itis stated that Lieut.. Col Littler. late
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal of this state
recently suspended fromduty Upon charges of
misappropriation of money, returned from
Washington on Friday last, having satisfaeto-
rily settled his accounts with the Depart
| ment
gY- We have received a very neatly printed
pamphlet-King & Rich, Printers, of this city
entitled journal of Proceedings of the
Grand Lodge of !. o, of G. T., for the state of
Maine, held at Skowhegan, Oct. II, 1866" This
| is one of the mystic orders of the Temperance
organization, of which e. A. Sawyer is the
head officer. The next semi-annual meeting is
to be held in West Buxton in April, notice of
the day to be given hereafter. tOy5 ses,ts5s,sst
E4 The two years, provided by law, from
the date of the surrender of their charters for
the redemption of their bills, expires with the
Bank Of the State of Maine, Bangor, Dec 31st /;
Maine Bank, Brunswick Dec. 18th; State
Bank, Augusta Dec 2Sth; Auburn Bank, Au-
burn, Jan. 3Oth; Marine Bank, Damariscotta,
Feb. 18th. 6iiAfC hssiouy. DSSo9
gRThe Hallowell Gazette urges the cit-
zens of that place to improve the facilities for
trade by clearing out and enlarging the chan
mel in the'river from Steamboat wharf to the
town. ~A~ ""@i+S-lA --~S4 ~ : 1oi'
ER Mr.. George S. Hall, formerly of Angus
ia, died in Gibraltar, Oct. Sd. He was engaged
in business there.
BB@The Bangor Times says man named
Albert Greer of Belfast, was arrested in Ban
goron Tuesday, for stealing a package Of cloth
ing from the store Of S. B. Fife1d. i'''-'
There was fire in Bath at one clock,
P. NJ, Wednesday, but the next morning the
Times had not found out whether it did any
damage ,,,I.e.i..4-.-s-l.s,T
EB- Several temporary stores have been
erected, or purchased and moved, upon the
sites of these recently destroyed by fire in this
city.-Belfast Age.
gy-Mr. Joseph Kaler of this city, last week
sold his trotting horse, the Belfast Boy" to a
sporting gentleman of New York, for 81 SOC. =
TBelfast Age. IL hsH Eesio,9 qiisyg
w We are indebted to the courtesy of
Judge Frye of Nevada, for o pamphlet recently
published, on the Silver Mines of that rich
State We shalltry to serve up few interest
ing extracts tomorrow. ,-iiaaasg h9s
The Machias Union says the prospect is
that more numbering will be done on Machias
River the approaching winter, than in any past
season for ten years, '"e@AA
EB-An exchange says the trotting mare
Lady Dixfeld, owned by Albert G. Kinds Of
Dixfeld, has been sold to parties in Skowhe-
gan for 81 400. .s9EIallr Y3KgH
Monday evening, Nov. Doth, there will
be an exhibition by the Senior and Junior
classes of Bowdoin College. "a
gThe Belfast Age mentions several rob-
berries in that county within a week or two
Among others, it states that son of John
Baker of Thorndike, named Asa Baker, knock.
ed his own father down and robbed him Of
1915. The father was at work in the woods
making shingles, when the son suddenly made
his appearance, armed with astick and deman.
ded his money 4 Upon his refusal the robbe1
dealt him several heavy blows over the head
knocking him senseless, and then tore open his
clothes, and seized the money which was in the
pocket of an under shirt, and made of, and got
on board the cars early next morning, before
pursuit was made. Young Baker has served
one term in the State prison. ~ =
EY-The Age says the last vestige of war has
disappeared in Belfast. The Provost MarshaPs
office has been wound up. We have a good
many .one-legged and one one-armed "vesti
ges" of the war yet remaining in this vicinity.
The Rockland Free Press says Charles
Crockett has sold his interest in the lime quar-.
ry near Blachngton Corner for $4,000 to John
Bird & Co. ietu
EBThe Free Press says the store of w. II
Keene, in Rockland, was foreibly entered one
night last week, and $3.50 worth of goods were
stolen from it. : On the same night a second
attempt was made on 4. A. Swentworth'l
store.
BYThe Dover (Me.) Observer understands
that Mr.. Greeley of the "Blethen House." and
Mr.. Sanford, Hotel keepers in that village
have entirely given up the sale of liquors il
their houses = and that hereafter no kind
of ardent can be obtained at the above places
Ia The Observer says $4,000 have beer
raised, toward the Trotting Park in Foxcroft
and the grounds have been laid out and mel
are now at work on it. ...,r-x a.,
EThe Rockland Free Press says the fami
ly of Hon. s. G. Fessenden left that city OF
Monday evening for Stamford, Conn, WHERE
he has purchased a place and intends to reside
VIM. Wilson, Esq, has purchased the late res
idence of Mr.. Fessenden, in .Rockland and
will occupy it. -,,,,c,.,.'',s,4 5, 10 a,,
H An experienced mill-wright, engaged
by Cobb, Wight & Case, examined the wate
power at South Thomaston last week. with al
eye to the erection Of mill for the manufac
tyre of lime casks by the new patent machine
TlrWss ;fTtSsssEua 2EEaaUg
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
UiiHGHEA q z
R-A whole family were recently burned tt
death in Steele county, Wisconsin, by tn
bursting of kerosene lamp.
They got into the way once of naming
new blocks in Washington, rows--as Mnnesot'
Row, &C. They have started a new row ther,
of late and call it Bureau Il g3UHETC
.@R-A company boring for oil ON Highland
Greek, Kansas, recently struck-milk, or some
| +l;,,r +bat resembles IT, They don't lxnovv wha