The Portland daily press., 1866-03-09
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

EV We are informed by reliable parties who
have recently returned from the woods" that
in spite Of the thaws and lateness of getting to
work, most teams will do as gooda winters
work as was done last year. But very few
teams have come out, at this date in conse-
quence of the rains-[ Hancock journal.
I BB 1.-The Aroostook Pioneer has just learned
from the Arson Advocate that Secretary Nc
CullcOh is a native of Maine s+ziiaI ~.
BR We regret to learn of the death of Al
bert f. Thomas, formerly Captain of the Second
Maine Battery. He died at Roxbury, Mass,
last week, where he had entered into business.
He served his country well in the army, and
deserves to be remembered among its de-.
tenders. l-a21ad lay7s @ Sc b.s - ti.a
GB Brevet Brig. Gen. r. D. Sewall who has
been awaiting orders fer some weeks past at his
home in Bath, has received orders from the
War Department. to report to Maj. Gen. How
ard for duty. sfdsr.7rs r0ce 4 -.
4 BzrWe learn by the Bangor Whiy that Maj.
Whiting 8. Clark was admitted to the, Bar of
the Supreme Judicial Court last week, Judge
Cutting presiding, to practice as a Counsellor
and Attorney at law Major Clark entered the
service in the First Maine Heavy Artillery
upon graduation from Waterville College, and
has been student in Mr.. Paine's Office for the
past year. He was also Assistant Secretary of
the Maine Senate the past session Of the Lsgis-
lature. He intends to open an office in Bangor.
q Between the Goth January and Oath
February, hardly more than month, Edmond
p. and Elbritania Littlefeld, of East Wilton,
lost their whole family of four children, from
mir RI ;ohfaa m o,ro I,x,
"a Va AT the meeting of the Maine Central
Railroad Company in Waterville last week,
the matter of connecting with o line of steam
ers between Portland and Boston, was dis
cussed among the Directors and Stockholders,
and the prevailing opinion was, that unless
more favorable terms can be obtained from the
Boston roads, both the Maine Central and
Portland and Kennebec roads ought to connect
with the steamers. "a
EB- The total indebtedness of the city OF
Belfast, as reported by the treasurer amounts
to $40 144. An increase of about 81 900 during
the year, is owing to purchases of fire ap-
paratus. ...-
EBA meteorological chap, reporting in the
Gardiner Journal says the inhabitants of that
favored locality were "entitled" to one more
singing cold night this winter, the mercury
having fallen below zero only twenty one times
which is one less than the average daI
EBGen. Chamberlain will deliver his lee
ture on "The 10Th Maine Regiment at the Bat
tie of Gettysburg" in Farmington, next Mon
day. 'e e4st's) ifo iLid7li. > -
EB-The new hall in the granite block, cor
ner of Water street and Market square, Au-
gusta, was dedicated Monday evening. The
hall will seat 1900 persons and can be cleared,
in two minutes. The exercises consisted of
speeches, music both vocal and instrumental, !
an original ode, all concluded by dancing.
il Ia Messrs Bailey & Brown announce the r
publication of a new paper in Gardiner, under
the name of the Kennebec Reporter, the first
number to be issued on Friday, March 9th.
The publishers promise to make it "a strictly
moral home newspaper, neutral in politics, and
ready at all times to wage war against all
wrong and oppression"
EB-The time for the redemption of bills on !,
the American Bank, Hallowell, by the Re-
ceivers, expires on the 1864 of March. Unless
sent in previous to that date they will be worth
less. sra.. 400 80
Va Eagle Engine Co. No. 8, of Bangor, is
destined to become famous A fire company
that talked OF buying library instead of card
tables was strange enough but these chaps vo-
ted Monday evening to give Gheir trowsers to
the freedmen. Whether they will buy a new
uniform or adopt the Scottish mode, the Times,
which regards their example as. worthy of i'm
itation does not relate Ht--l2 iF5a ...L