The Portland daily press., 1866-01-29

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Vs. The Bangor Wing says Manufacturing
| Companies are declaring fifteen, twenty, or
thirty per cent. dividends, but if citizen loans
money for more than six per cent he violates
| law. ,VnEgIf4G8 e9gETT2Hi af1
/ B8 A private note from j. D. Pulsifer. ESQ.,.
dated Boutwell,, 10th inst. says that the Bohn
or Prince Well, on the farm adjoining the Me-
MILAN and Mckay farms, was publicly tested
by disinterested committee of thirteen. OF
WhlehiJoel Perham, Esq., was chairman, and
| py actual measurement of the oil pumped in
one hour and a half it was found to have Weld
ed in that time at the rate of 100 barrels per
ay.-[Lewiston journal. a.sy,a 25ss.g .ja
| Va Lient. Col q. A. Smith late of the 4, >
Maine Artillery, now editor and proprieto> .
the Hancock Journal, has been brevetp o. y
OF Y. s. Volunteers, for gallant and - ooi
GUS services in the field. s.. 5.,s5 'o'i'ori-
/ GH~ The Hancock Journal lear . :, ltez q.
pany has been organized in BIZ rino Me- com
capital of $4,000, for the prrpose of a..o m,:l
ing wooden factory. " ' oS''1oi u : :
~ The Loyal Sunrise, at Pressure 1s Isl
A,oos'ook' mas BEEN considerably enlarged a. =
v'her"lse Improved, Mr.. ,stieknev sr;ll ed it -
IT, remains loyal, of course - " i''
BS The late johnson Rideout. ESQ ~ this
oiss' quit his first vessel In 1929 and fro, tJat
olhie Jill MS DEATH q few weet s;no, H. LII
~. shlps, 6barks II briggs, =. staanoa,s ond :
schooner; making in all 50y AZ toms of .h;,,,,;n,,
bath Times isf y Sons y
w. no annual reports ofliquor agents show
'lie io'iowlng as TIE largest sales far the nast
sear:mbar tsor, sso6s.6e; Bath. s2elo.ss: Beth
o. e,oo SShsai.39; Brunswick S3243.92; Canaan.
o.. 400 Pennington, $2552au; Phillips, $2sO7.-
'iortland, S239673; Lewiston, $246OO6:
Sho"negan, Saa29.50; Wiscasset, !SS4S9. 80; Gar
! uiher' Sl47o,5l. As this liquor was sold for
! medical purposes, Brunswick and .Skowhegan
1 seem 10 have been the sickest towns in the
State. ''''
s2skJE ,Ng.I.TAQ
UI Inc Paris Democrat says that Tuesday
hight TWO persons, knight and Haskell, at
'enpted to break Paris jail by digging out an
oio WINDOW that had been bricked up. They
iouna substantial grating out. tide which stop
ped further progress.
Va The Democrat saws that Nr. Jobn M
Sewall, of Sumner, who with hi g wife wa
Sn,ownr from his carriage in Decent Yer last, died
saturday the 18th inst, in conseo, 1ence of in
Juries received in the fall. His age was 6s
years. ~ "'Ss
gB The citizens of Bethel hay succeeded
In getting up good course of lie. ,tures with
out the formidable expense of fore i'm imnorta
ton OF lecturers. Sylyanes Cobb .Jr onene5
the course, and the Democrat saws 'Goo,+rarv Z,
expectation, from the known lite r.,,, ,si,o.,.
ter Of the speaker as a skilful stor y ,.,," 80
lecture was of the most practical oh. -
Astounding in the most valuable suooa ao'el
and was exceedingly well received hv '''o e.,
house." The next lecturer win b. Re- g = W
Bolles, of this city. The third lectur @. m
by e, II. Elwell, Esq, editor of the 7. .ax.a.,,,t
Gsf- The, Paris Democrat chronic IL. -, aas
'onishlng reduction" in the excury. ;o,, MINT
rates on the Grand Trunk. 1t sayy a.hat oor
poraton has, with the greatest en- ornn;so Nd
eino tho sa,,o. '' @ senerosity, otwithstand
with the n,ara.-'' "on eSery7 nil lg connected
penslve, and the rates for, iifoS.u 10 % %
diminished, made mos. '''oo rare Ia No wis'
: IN Its rates OF fare.' w up i'an' reuuo',v
convenience of the % an eye single 10 tn'
ssto reduce the burdo leople ale ing the line. an
"ttie American NJ n Oh taxati' IN resting upos
1rad,,oo tba faro.- ;opie, 1T has been decided tx
lin thesum of FIVE CENTS. Ma % ui,au'
corporation -