The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-06
Items OF STATE NEWS.

Ia The Belfast Age says business is brisk
in that city,
BB- The Rockland Free Press says that a
young woman who recently inserted a masfi-
monial advertisement in Portland paper re-
celved hundred and sixty offers IN response
gs~ The Free Press suggests th'1 II /" On
dell Phillips believes that the south Is Fictofi-
Gus he had better invest in rebel PONDS. a
good time now to buy them cheap.
rzss- The Rookland Gazette says John Mink,
| of waldoboro', was arrested in that city a few
DAVIS SINCE charged with the theft of horse
and wagon and suspected of being concerned
in the late store robberies in Whitefeld and
Jefferson. He displayed the utmost GOODNESS
and Indifference while in charge of the officer
there, going into stores and appearing as I'M
ashamed of the chain he wore. as if it were O
mark Of honorable distinction. The fellow is a
notorious bounty jumper" and has received
screen different bounties from the government,
it is said.
B They are soliciting charity in Portland
for "Little Wanderers" We know of one big
Wanderer" in this city who win be an object Of
charity shortly unless he succeeds in procuring
an habitation.-[ Bangor Times.
% The same complaints are made in the
country papers of scarcity of rents that are
metwith in this city. The Aroostook Pioneer
says settlers are kept away from that region by
this prevailing lack of accommodations. 1t is
crying evil, demanding the serious attention of
business men and capitalists.
Ca The Maehias Republican says that Coin
Wilson, recently garroted in Boston and rob
bed of small sum of money, is resident of
Columbia AID landlord of the Columbia House
in that town.
ca A suspicious looking trunk, directed to
Jane Runels, Ellsworth House, came into that
town few days since on the stage coach from
the east. The suspicious of the revenue Off
cials were excited, and on examination two
six-gallon kegs were discovered, which the ed
itor of the Machias Republican says were filled
with fright royal brandy" How did he, good
temperance man, become prepared to sit in
| judgment on such a corpus?
| EsS- The Augusta Journal says that a mill
for the manufacture of wrapping paper is to be
built in that city on land belonging to the Ken
nebec Co.
| E3 The Hallowell Gazette says that Mr..
| David burlington, of Bowdoinham, died sud-
denly in Richmond, on Tuesday, while there on
business. Surgeons pronounced that his death
was occasioned by the rupture of blood YES
/ sell
EY" The Oxford Democrat understands that
preparations are making to do large business
at the chair factory, at Shows Falls, this win
| ter.
E3- The Kennebec Journal says that much
less than the usual amount Of logging in the
woods will be done the coming winter on the
| waters of the Kennebec river The supply of
logs the past season has been far beyond the ca
paoity of the mills to cut, and the consequence
hasbeen that logs have ruled lower there than
elsewhere in the State.
| DB- The Lewiston Journal says that the
rogue who stole the horse and carriage at the
Minot Ca tie Show and Fair has been arrested
and lodged in Jail.
| E4F- The Gospel Banner says that two of the
| corporations in Lewiston have contributed
| $4,000 to the Universalist society towards the
completion of their new church.
| E@ While some of our citizens were push
ing ahead with might and main to build places
of business on the burnt district, rather un-
| gracious message came to the city that larger
| "osSOS "ouAo NC pau W III announcer
city. The price went up at once to three dol
lars and fifty cents day. and the workmen re-
manned here. This is tough old world.-TAu-
! gusta Journal
GB- w. 7. King, of Calais, has sold the
O'Leary colt, "Phil Sheridan" owned by him,
for 81 600.
BJ- The Democrat says that new stock
company, organized under the laws of the
State OF New York, have purchased the entire
| property of the Oxford Central Railroad. If
sufficient encouragement is offered, the road
| will be opened to Canton in the spring. A new
locomotive has been added to the rolling stock
| of the road.