The Portland daily press., 1866-03-10
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

ET- Wild cranberries are generally suppos-
I'd to be worthless. Major Dill, OF Phiiips,ls
making an excellent syrup Tor taDle use rom
5he Juice of wild cranberries simply sweetened
with sugar. The Major furthermore informs
The editor of the Pennington Chronicle, that
the bush may be transplanted to the garden.
md with cultivation grows larger and more
sbundantly than ina wild state; and farther
than this, the bush hanging and dropping to
the ground with its load of fruit, is as beauti-
jul shrub as grows in the open air.
gvA correspondent of the Pennington
Chronicle tells of a smart old lady in Leeds,
Mrs. Solomon Lothrop, aged "a, who on the
18th ult, spun skens and 2 knots of stocking
yarn, weighing Is IL skeins to the h., and
twisted three-fifths of it, commencing at nine
O'clock in the morning and leaving off at sun
set. She washed number of garments in the
morning before commencing her days work.
E4r The Pennington Chronicle crows over a
hens egg weighing three ounces and half,
and measuring six by eight inches. 1t wasthe
work of common, old-fashioned hen. ..aa
ER A correspondent of the Star, writing
from Kendalrs Mills, says that on "Wednesday
evening party of Good Templars, twelve in
number, were on their way to visit the Water
vile Lodge, when the carriage broke down, and
the Whole party were more or less injured
Mrs. Geo. Mayo and Mrs. Mosier were very bad
ly hurt. ....., ., .--l..
E- The Aroostook Pioneer says it desires
g no better evidence of the Presidents fidelity
20 the Union than his, hearty Endorsement by
nd ID %1a
Whfg very pertinently asks, |" Who endorses
Tor Seward 2" fla aa-l i el} 'ssoa 7aA
eB- Hon. George s. Wiggin, who has just
been reelected Mayor of Rockland, has held
that Office uninterruptedly since the spring Of
1858. The Rocklanders don't believe in rota-
ion when they have found the right man for
the place. -t -''i'i1 = ~
~ The citizens of Brewer have organized
a Monument Association" for the purpose Of
doing honor to the Brewer volunteers in the
late war. Besides annual ceremonies on the
list April, the anniversary of the first enlist
ments in Brewer, the association will erect q
building to &C ntain hail. reading room and
a public library Rev. b. F. Tefft is presiden,
| of the association.
| " The Calais, Advertiser appears to enjoy
the uneasiness which prevails On the other side
of the st. Croix, with relation to Fenian move.
| ments. and advises the Bluenoses to "take shell.
! ter under the overshadowing wings of the
| American eagle" .,-iras sal pai - ~,
| EY- Efforts, it is reported, win Immediately
| be made to secure the stock for the Waterville
| and Scion railroad, chartered last winter. The
line of the road runs through Norridgewock
and Anson -. ....,. 80
| Fisherman, writing to the Bath Times
proposes the formation of a joint stock compa.
ny of $4,000 or $4,000 capital, to COLOMBO
| somewhere below Hathorn's shipyard, build
from six to ten vessels, import SALT build dwell.
ing houses, fish houses, shops and the like, and
in fact carry on all branches of the business.
| EB- The Pennington Chronicle says last
week between 500 and $50 were abstracted
| from a safe in the store of Russell & Green
wood, Wilton. The safe was left unlocked fol
| short time, and the bold rogue must have
stolen the money while one of the partners was
| in the store. "A National one hundred dollar
| bill was part of the amount stolen.
EH- Charles Plummer, youngest IN of s
L, Plummer, Esq, a lad sixteen years of age
was thrown from horse in Gardiner, Thurs.
| day afternoon and severely injured about the
head. He was found lying on the ground in an
| insensible condition, in which he remained fol
several hours after being conveyed to his "a
theirs residence. Friday morning, although
he appeared bright, he had no knowledge Of
| the accident. ts.5q5Ss .t9. - l4aer -
vs. A Fenian ciicle is to be started in Gar
diner a5i-t, .t,. ..,s ...--4 .5.a