The Portland daily press., 1865-11-25
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


~A correspondent inquiries if the editor
Of the Skowhegan Clarion has not been pilot
in almost all hereforrn movements in his To-
cality. Don't know; possibly q pau,schsoas
pilot. ---l-A--
Vs. "A few-very few-of our domestic eA-
changes, cannat record an accident OF any Kino
without Connecting ii with a. pun OF some ac--
cident insurance company of which the editor
or publisher is an agent. Bad taste. CsfB
Ea-S A. Boothby, Esq, Cashier of the First
National Bank, on Tuesday last, escaped from
instant death by miracle. In raising an ad-
d;tion to his barn, q man was up fifteen. feet
driving the beams together with broad-axe,
when the axe flew off the helve, and fell upon
Mr. Boothby's head. The blade struck on its
side.-[ Biddeford Journal no =
E EY-We have just heard that a man whose
name we did not learn, is in Jail at Alfred for
the murder of another at West Newfield, very
recently. The affair seems to have been hushed
up, oreIse York county papers are getting be-
hind hand in 6 tting the news Drunken case
of manslaughter, SO it is stated.-[Biddeford
journal. s--isf
EH The Biddeford Journal says the proprie-
tor of the Saco House, r. M. Lord, has sold out
to Messrs. Whine. & Sawyer of Augusta Mr.
Winnie was for long time clerk of the Stanley
House, but more recently was proprietor of the
Franklin House in that city.
EB. A fire on Monday night badly damaged
a building in Belfast belonging to Mr.. Axel
Hayford, and occupied as store and office
The building was not insured The Age says
~ A.
work of an incendiary. .st..s
| Vs. On Wednesday evening some scamp en-
tered the front hall of Hon. John A. Peters
house on Broadway, and made off with the
best hat and coat of the Attorney General of
the State If that was not cool impudence,
where will you find it !? If John ever gets a
| chance to hang that fellow there will be no
4 recommendation to mercy.-[B Bangor Wing.
PA well-to-do farmer who lives no far
ther off than Danyille, came to this city to sell
his turkeys, chickens, &C., not knowing but to-
day was Thanksgiving. He was somewhat
surprised when he was told that Thanksgiving
did not come until the 7th of Dec. He sold his
load as well as he could, and then like wise
man, came and subscribed for THE JOURNAL,
saying that if he was so fooled again, it would
not be because he took no paper. -tLewiston
| journal, 23d. "a - ~ iss9 e .'qNr
/ EBThe Bangor Times strongly urges the
people Of that city to subscribe to fund for
the erection of colossal statue Of President
Lincoln in the Park of that city, Q L
G9Ths Journal says considerable quantities
of green apples from Canada have lately been
brought to Lewiston where they sell at So per
barrel. EhN4cAsi 80
/ EY-The Democrat says Mr.. John Chute OF
Sweden, gathered last season twelve barrels OF
Blue Pearmains from one tree. Ten of these
he sold for fifty dollars, and had the other
two barrels to put in his cellar for winter use
4 BB Mrs Cushman of Paris, says the Demo
crat, one day last week, while lifting chair
fell upon the floor SO heavily as to dislocate a
wrist and break one of the bones of her arm.
She is an old lady of nearly so years.
i Corporal Eli G. Brown, late of the 18th
Me. Regt., cut his foot in a shocking manner
last week. He was in the woods half a mile
from home in Bethel, when by misdirected
blow, he struck the axe down through the top
of his foot into the bottom of his boot complete.
ly ssyering the bones of the great toe, and the
| central portions of the foot 1t was the severest
self-inficted blow we ever witnessed.-[D Demo.
| GRAFT -, ..sA. ,sGsgN1 WsI .ENttBsJa1
BThe Democrat says that in an exhibition
of the Bessey High School in Buckfeld Vii
lage, on Monday evening, 10th inst, in chang
ing some of the scenery a lad accidentally
knocked a kerosene lamp to the floor, and in
stantly the stage was a sheet of flame. The
CONSERVATION for short time was intense, and
frantic rush was made for the door. The mar
row entrance was blocked at once, and many
were trampled to the floor, and some injured
among them VIM. BickneI of Hartford, ar
aged and crippled man. Meanwhile Mr.. Bessey
with s ,me assistants, had battled manfully
with the flames and soon had the fire effec
tually subdued, but it took "a longer time to
quiet the audience. TX ! III, = J.
B- The contract for supplying wood 70,
Oxford County, delivered at Paris, has beer
closed at $4.25 per cord. Here it is $40 $12.
E~The Bethel Brass Band have purchased
a set of instruments chiefly through;the liber'
atty of the citizens, and have organized under
the. direction of Mr.. Hosea Ripley as thei,
acknowledgements.
BB-The Democrat never saw SO much ground
plowed at this season of the year in the vicini-
! ty of Bethel, as at the present time. Farmers
are anticipating large profits next year.
B-The new depot at Bethel is rapidly ap.
i preaching completion, and viii be a great inn.
provement over the old concern. isa go
ER THE Thorndike Hotel, Rockland chang.
ed hands on Monday, 23d, Mr.. Johnston retir-
ing, having soldout to Mr.. George A. Lynde, Of
Bath, who takes charge Of the house. Mr.
Lynde has had large experience as landlord
having h ad charge of the 9TZinp Housa Rash
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