The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-28
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

BB- Mr.. D. G. Chase, of Canton, has con-
tracted to run the mail and stage line between
Sumner and Dixfeld, and has added what it
has long needed to make it popular, good
four-horse team and nice passenger coach
vs. The Portland District Association of
Methodist preachers have resolved to hold a
Camp Meeting in the old Camp Meeting grove
at Kennebunk, commencing Monday, Septem-
Der 4th.
Ia The Belfast Age says the house, barn,
and outbuildings of Mrs. Charlotte A. Martin,
of Northport, were burned, together with near
ly all their contents, on the night of the 18th
inst The fire originated IN the barn, but in
what way is unknown. Loss $500; no insur-
ance. .te Say-o sassN c4tt4 ~
20 Some people seem to imagine, in order
to prove their freedom from flunkeyism. that it
is necessary to become absolute Doors. When
ordinary politeness and courtesy to stranger,
be he foreigner or native, becomes fiunleyism
we hope that our whole population may be
funkeys aaaa sl3f Il IS
BB The Augusta papers chronicle the death
of Mr.. George d. Stanley of that CITY. son of
Col. Geo. W. Stanley. The deceased was one
of the original conductors on the X & P. Rail
road, and was an Assistant o. S. Marshal for
this State under the administration of Mr.. Blu
chanan. A4t- s.
BB- We judge from the Journals account
that the Commencement exercises at Bates
College, Lewiston, have been of an unusually
interesting character.
va The Argus takes exceptions to the re-
port in the Press of the Odd Fellows excur-
sion, and seems disturbed because the Bruins
wick people complimented the party for their
good department and unexceptionable bearing.
Had the writer in the Argus been of the party,
tits very likely the Brunswick people would
have been spared the expression of their good
opinion. M l3a sHi fI
BB- Sylvester King, of Springfield a mem
Der of the First Maine Heavy Artillery saws
thaton Tuesday evening he was robbed of $500
and watch, in the vicinity of City Point. He
says that he entered one of the shops near that
point and drank some beer which he has M
doubt was drugged, as he recollected nothing
after being led out of the shop, until he found
himself on or near a wharf, with his watch and
money gone.-[Bangor Wing.
'EB- A fire occurred in Rockland on Tues-
day, burning three lime-sheds at the foot of
Winter street, the store of w. A. Farnsworth.
ship chandler, and several dwelling houses
The wind was strong at the time, and the flames
were with difficulty subdued
E8- The Lewiston Journal says the steamer
Daniel Webster is to be placed on the Boston
and Kennebec route on the 18th of next month.
to run in opposition to the Eastern Queen.
which steamer has become too slow altogether
for the travelling public.
D9~ The Union County Convention in An
droscoggin, win meet at Auburn on the 24th of
August.
vs. The largest OK in the State is owned by
@. F. A. johnson, of Presque ISLE He is a
Devon, girts eight and half feet, and is over
thirteen feet long from his nose to the tin of
his tail. aa9
BB- Itwas stated in the Press yesterdsy. on
the authority of the Lewiston Journal. that d
H Leavitt of that city had sub-contracted for
the brick work of the new Catholic church in
that place. This was a mistake The sub-con-
tractor is John H. Leavitt Mr. j. 7. EN-
cry of this city, is the principal contractor, and
he is one of our frst-class mechanics. and our
Lewiston friends may rest assured that any
work done by him, or under his supervision,
win be of the very highest order.