The Portland daily press., 1865-09-27


EB "A great race came off at the fran- 49,,
Park, near Boston, ON Monday bet" ssar.;n
fine stallion Gen. Mcclellan and me a. aeo
colt Fearnught. The match wa ..o.s M
mile heats, best three in five, M sbaw 90
Gen. Mcclellan, owned ~ tot. .;,,,a o.a7
Bangor, beat in three strais ~ ''e' 'o''
$40 Ia, 2;3s IA.
bo = canvas made for new directory for that
| town and Biddeforo.
r<g-The York County Agricultural Society
,viIl hold their Cattle Show and Fair in Saco
and Biddeford, commencing Tuesday, Oct TO-
and continuing three days.
gB The Democrat says that as DIR. ..
Hall of Wells, was assisting in unloading some
hay in his stable last Tuesday week. neiD,oAee
through the scaffold floor and broke tne hsa--
ments n his leg above the knee. ~
e-The harm and outbuildings belonging to
Nathan n Robinson in Limington, were de-
stroyed by fire on the morning OF sept. 4tn'
tooether with all bis farming tools and impie-
ments Of husbandry, a valuable young horse, a
rood hog. a sleigh and harness, and, in fact,
eve,vtbing of value outside the house except a
wagon. Loss estimated at $6O0-no insurance.
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democrat
E9-The Saco Democrat devotes good deal
of attention to the Press this week, but as its
spirit is kind and as we have several other irons
in the fire, our contemporary need not consider
himself "a dead boss" 1--WE quote his language
though we let him rest and devote our pen,
ink and paper to other uses. svsd
~ Friend Sticlrney Of the Aroostook Sun
rise, has two column and a half article on the
political aspects of the country, in answer to
the question, "Are we saved, or are we lost ?"
After reading it through we came to the con-
clusion that he was lost-in the fog
B:-The Brig an. A. Herrera" seized at
the port Of Frankfort on Saturday by the Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the 9th District
as the property of Annie M. Ridley, for the
non-payment of her income tax for 1884, is
to be sold at auction on the 9th of Oct unless
the tax is previously paid. Payment is resisted
ON the ground that the party was a citizen of
Great Britain at the time the tax was assessed.
The brig, we understand, was built in Frank
fort, and put under British colors at the COM
mencement of the war. =
E1- We are indebted to some unknown
friends courtesy for the Catalogue of Bowdoin
College for 1885, 1t is from the press of ].
Griffin, Brunswick, and is got up in his best
STYLE The College is in very fourishing
condition, with increasing classes. Whole
number for the year, classical, 1873; medical, r;
total, 205. The present Freshmen class num-
bers A. s sNs- ses3 y 2As
! BB-The editor of the skowhegan CARTON
member of the Convention of which he
speaks is singularly complimentary in his re-
marks. BE says, "a portion of the editors Of
this state met in Convention at Bangor week
before last, and had clam bake. As usual
they are twitting each other about their gor-i
mandizing propensities. We are ashamed of
our brethrenof the pross; they live 50 poor at
home that when they go where they can get
anything to eat they make perfect hogs of them
selves" sAAf+fA-A a 49,
gBThe Bangor yefersonian suggests that
the Democrats win soon have another martyr,
to their cause, one Wirz e ,asw 81 ~
20 The Bangor Times says that on Satur-
day afternoon a young woman of that city, by
the name of Ella Hodge, attempted to commit
suicide by drowning, but was rescued by the
bystanders. She was suffering under tempo
rary arrangement. r19 z " e eAbJ4
g- The people of yHallowell are taking
measures for the erection of monument to
soldiers of that town mho have fallen during
the war. 49, ,.~
BB -John B. Swanton, Esq, of Bath, has
decided to the city q parcel of land adjoining
one ofthe public school houses, for playground
for the children. Ann .ses- s11defas55 S. "A