The Portland daily press., 1866-02-03
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

The Machias Union says that about sew
enty persons mostly young mem of that town,
have formed themselves into an association for
the purpose Of providing a reading room. A
good movement -l.,ra,e,,-
|al BB- Miss Charlotte Cooling Of North Liver
more, and Miss Martha A. Lakeman of Hal
Lowell, graduated from the Normal School at
Salem, Mass, Wednesday. - 4 - =
BI 1t is said that there is lady living in
York of the age of LOG years. A Her name is
Mrs. John Gaiine.
y GB- A Postoface has been established in
East Peru, with Jabez NJ. Phillips as Post
Master. y -, - 9 . -s,',s.s, -.
The Houlton Times says that the agita-
ton Of the Fenian trouble or the great scare
which has been INDUCED in by our Provincial
neighbors, has had a tendency to pro mote emf
grafton to this side, of Provincials living near
the border The most effectual safety for, our
Provincial neighbors, north and east of !us,isto
come over the line and bring their provinces
NTH them. And it acsH come to this yet
The Augusta correspondent of the tBos-
ton advertiser says, a bill has been passed in
cooperating the Cushnoc Manufacturing and
Water Power Company, with capital of two
millions, to buy up the property of the Kenne-
bee Company of this, city and improve the mag
nificent power furnished by the Kennebec
Dam. 1t s'not known what the prospect of
its success in raising the necessary stock and in
purchasing the property will be. tits rumored
that the Bates Corporation have made an offer
for, the property and that only a. few thousand
dollars divide the parties."- -ss(r Ans
EEszf- Prof Cunning, in the Bath Times,
speaks of awel defined vein of emery in that
city similarto that folna the Turkish Empire
which is in common use. ''-1''A''
/ E8The publisher of the Biddeforda Enion
proposes to publish Directory for that city and
Saeo. .EGVTh6OTI &u on 49,.
GB In order to create prejudice against a
faithful revenue officer at Bangor, the argus
speaks of the Jefersonida, as his organ. Is this
perfectly fair, whenitis well known that the
Je6ersonian is the organ of no one but it's edi-
tor, Mr.. Bartlett And is it magnanimous in
1our neighBer torakeup what the JedersonsaY
said of President johnson, at the time of his
Inauguration as Vice President, when 1.-THE
Argus-abounded at that time in the same kind
of low personal slang, and said Mr.. johnson
had not only disgraced the senate but the ma
ton /? r7(r,. f.,,, .ra4r,r a., %, 81, .,.,r III
GY-We are sorry to lose from our midst Mr..
A. Fl. Gilman, of the Pepperell Co. He has
been in the employ of the Company for thirteen
years, and overseer, nine. Mr.. Gilman is the
patentee for spindle step for fly frames, Stub
bers, &c., which step is secured by letters patent
in this country and Europe. The patent is one
of those simple contrivances which, after being
found out every one wonders was not discover
ed before. The old step sits flush or nearly so,
upon its axle, and requires to be oiled as often
as once in two or three days. By this improve
nent, the step will run with oiling once in
three months +! One of the oYerseers of the
Pepperell estimates that he saves in his room
13o gallons Of oil yearly by this improvement
Mr.. Gilman goes to Milford, Mass, in company
with the Messrs,, Draper, owners Of patents for
general improvements for cotton machinery
working capital of $4,000. We wish him
every prosperity in his new field of enterprise
-lnloaeiord union. bsg5lIa
r. D~The Bangor Wing administers severe
castigation to ''Toby Candore for not minding
his own business and intimates that he is con-
stitutionaliy incapable Of telling the truth
The trouble in kicking him is, the, Wing will
find, that he can't tell a kick from caress.
b. Va The Gardiner Journal says late letters
from Bishop Burgess give very favorable re-
ports OF his health. He has improved very
much 'og 90 ir1o-t,f1siH I 9ii boifsJ Tif IA =.
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