The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-14
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS,

EgA subscriber in East Otisfeld. whose
emulation has apparently been aroused, writes,
Il have a hens egg which measures Ola inches
the largest way and 6 1-2 inchos the other way.
Let those get larger who can"
"a Tits confidently anticipated that work
on the e, & N. A. Railway will commence at
Bangor, in June. The occasion will be duly
celebrated.
EB- Col. John F. Appleton of Bangor, was
Tuesday admitted to practice in the Supreme
Judicial Court of this State. The Times says
Col. Appleton, who is son of Chief Justice
Appleton of this city, has served his country
faithfully as soldier, and brings to his new
proft ssion zeal, intelligence and thorough APP
probation of its duties. We wish him album
dant success" rt ..
Y-There is great scarcity of tensments in
Belfast, on account of the devastation by the
| recent fire.
% -Searsport and Swanville have elected
full tickets of Republican officers.
% The editor ofthe Kennebec Reporter an
nounces return Of specie payments. He has
received three cent piece in payment for a
copy of his paper. re-
B Maj. Dill of Phillips, is responsible for
the statement that Mr.. 81. Y. Twombly of that
town, has four sheep that have raised fifteen
lambs within twelve months.
GB-The "sap weather" has served its pur.
poses. The Pennington Chronicle says, the
sugar harvest is good. The price is $1.5O gal
lon for syrup. e
EB- The Pennington Chronicle takes note
that numerous letters are sent from that office
to the address of lottery swindlers in New
York. The fools are not all dead. A Farming
ton trader however proved himself no fool.
He received notice few days ago from New
York agency that package of tickets reserved
for him had drewn prize of $500, which would
be sent him on receipt of $50 to pay expenses
He replied that they might send him $3.50, and
| reserve the fifty from the amount of the
prize.
BBA girl five or six years old, daughter of
q. q. Gray at Wesley, about three weeks since
was playing in the barn with other chill
dren. One of the number let pitchfork fall,
striking the girl on the head, and one tine of the
fork penetrated the skull two inches. The
children could not extract the fork, the girls
mother finding that it required considerable
strength to do so. The child survived about
TWO weeks after the accident.
EB The saw-mills have nearly all started in
Machias. At East Machias, the mills have
| been in operation for some time. AT Whitney
vile, three or four mills started last week.
We Messrs. John A. Poor of Maine, and
Charles A. Skinner of New Brunswick, are in
Washington, seeking payment of the claims
growing out of the north eastern boundary
dispute and Of the old war claims of Massachu-
sets and Maine, on condition that the money
received shall be expended in constructing the
European & North American Railway The
Committee on Foreign Relations will make an
early report. 4a
ga writer in the Free Press expresses the
hope that the Wiscasset s. Richmond railroad
will be extended to Rockland.
EYThe Bangor Wing understands that the
Oldtown mills will commence saving this
week . .-.r-
BB- The exhibition of the Senior and Junior
classes in Bowdoin College, will take place on
Monday evening next at Mason Street Church
Gy-A Bangor correspondent of the Boston
Herald relates the following incident which oc-
Cured on Equal Rights day "a deacon whose
detestation of the radicals is notorious, under
TOOK to stop the bell of his church, an made a
charge, scattering the youngsters right and left
Fired by patriotic ardor the boys rallied and
Selling the deacon who was painting from the
effect of his rapid march, they fioored him. He
was held by portion of the squad, while the
rest continued to proclaim equal rights from
the church steeple. Finally gentleman ar