The Portland daily press., 1865-09-22

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EThe tst Maine Artillery was Maid off at
Bangor last Wednesday, a .s1V ~ S
gI The Times says quite severe frost visi-
-tedthe-icwianas-i In the y:cinitss.of Bangor
Tuesday night. TTn~SfAH
The Kennebec Journal saws a "a which
stoedin the room of the Augusta Bank. be-
longingto the Somerset and Eennebec Rail
road Company, and which in the FIRE fell upon
mass of charcoal, was dug out ON Tuesday,
and when unlocked and the air being admitted
fashedinto fiarns.) The activity of those pres-
ent secured one book of value in a state Of
preservation, ,snatching it from the crisping
flame. :
Er Capt William II. Fogler Of the 10Th Me.
who was seriously wounded in the knee at the
battle Of Coal Harbor, has been appointed In
spector, Measuref and Gaugef, in the Belfast
Custom House. g s.ssaalq % bIaos BOA .yss
U.s. The Belfast Age says a young man,
named Thomas Burr, about Is years of age,
committed suicide by jumping overheard from
schooner Brilliant, on her return from the clam
bake, on Thursday evening, last week, when
opposite Searsport. 2Heswasa sailor, and an
Englishman by birth, and had just been dis
charged from the w. - H.
80 The Aroostook Pioneer says Simeon o.
Reynolds of Eaton Gram, was thrown from his
carriage as he was returning from election on
Monday, and SO badly injured that be died
during the night, eai4Jle aT&a0 bIlz
The Gardiner Farmer thinks no time
Should be lost in purchasing q steam FIRE engire
for thatcity, and hopes the auth6ritiesl viii,
without delay, secure one.
The Farmer says it has authority for
saysng that sGen. Knox"ewil not trot at Pc: t.
land the present season. 1t is authorized to
say that "Gen. Knox" will trot at Waterville,
aftey which insconsequence of the great demand
for his services as a stallion, he viii not he
placed upon the track again. ~
The Augusta Farmer says an accom-
phshed lady, a true daughter OF temperance,
while furnishing coffee to the hearty workers
at the fire, finding upon the road cask Of
liquor expos and the contents of which VIC re
too freely used, at once tipped the vile COM
pound into the gutter, and passed on to her
mission of relief ss ssrs
BB The City Council of Rockland has APP
pointed a committee to confer with the Rock
land Water Company to ascertain at what rate
the stock of said Company can be purchased
and report at the next meeting of the City
Council.
B$- The rain on Sunday and Monday extin-
guished about all the fires that have been rag
ing in the woods, in various parts Of this
State. y v.s.ss....,- -, s.s.,
The Union majority in Knox county Is
increased two hundred over the vote of last
year.
% Dwight Barnard, Esq, has been reap
pointed Postmaster, at Calais, for four years.
Pas The Machias Union says the demand for
lumber was quite brisk last week and consider
able quantities changed hands at fair prices
Vessels are ii demand. p flAssE5fF9a9 zsiiib
BH Launched &C Cherryfeld, on the 9Th
inst, from the yard of Amos Dyer, Esq, barque
Frank Of 900 tons burthen, owned in New
York, and to be- commanded by George G.
Lewis of Cherryfeld. GO sa IS. I'D NsAN
!, ,EB> The Gardiner Journal says the Age Of
I fee ataAugusta was the only newspaper office
burned out, and presumes the loss viii be
quite heavy on the subscribers who have paid
in advance. aseasi aan 81 80 tySss@ ga,ssg
give learn from tbs star that Coroner
Wm.A. Libby of Augusta on Wednesday, 20tb
inst, was called to hold an inquest on the body
Of George Scates who was found dead insihis.
barn in Manchester on Monday, about three
o'clock, P. NJ, with his throat cut from ear to
ear, his, windpipe andjugular vein being COM
pletely severed. Mr.. S Gates had recently been
a rnemberl of the I'd Me. Cavalry. He leaves a
large family in dependent circumstances. Fam
lily troubles are said to be the cause of the sad
affair. .l.l...