The Portland daily press., 1866-04-30
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

c--s-n Annai exhibition at the East Maine
seminary occurs on Wednesday
| AoA'' way -u' 'he evening there is to be q
concert by Shaw's Qnartette Club of this citv.
on Tuesday evening lecture by Rev. DIR. Tefft
Subject, Wesley. On Thursday evening Cen
eral Chamberlain delivers an address
by the Progressive Age we learn that the
house, barn and out-buildings of Mr. Edward
Brown, the house of Gardiner Brown and the
shop OF Warren Moody of Liberty, on the road
between Liberty village and Lights corner,
were all consumed by fire on Wednesday oflast
week.
The Anson Adcocate says The project of
building railroad from some point on the
MAINE Central in Waterville, through Fairfield,
Norridgewock, Madison Tor Starks) Anson and
H"Dden, to Solon, seems to be moving with
considerable energy. A meeting was holden at
Anson on Thursday last, another at Solon on
saturday, and third at Norridgewock ON
Monday; all which were well attended and
gave good indications of speedy commence
ment of the work.
during the heavy shower on Tuesday last
houses and other buildings were strnck INV
lightning in several parts of the State. hut tbns
far we have heard of no loss of life
The Calais AdrertiSer says the Fepian
movement is destroying the business on the
river st. Croix, instead Of building it up as
Mr.. Killian assured the people there it would
do. "Trade," says the Advertiser, sis nearly at
stand still on both sides of the river. Some
means ought to be taken by the Government to
put stopto these men congregating in any
place to itsinjury."
In the Rockland Democrats report of cases
tried at the recent term of the Supreme Court
In that city, was one Involving the liabilities of
Life Insurance Company, on a policy of
$4,000 in favor of Joseph Easterbrook. Jr.. late
OF Camden, deceased. The insured was in
health when the policy was made, but became
debihtated and eventually deranged, believing
ademon pursued him to make him take his own
life. he finally committed suicide by shooting
himself The Insurance Company refused to
pay the sum insured. Verdict for S3,257. Ex-
ceptions filed, and motion for new trial.
The good people of Wells are greatly per-
picked to decide on the proper location of a
Soldiers Monument, the money to erect which
has been given to the town by John Stone,
ESQ.,, of Sanford.
The friends of Bates College are bestirring
themselves vigorously to put the affairs of that
institution in prosperous condition. Some
time since we stated that parties in Boston had
engaged to give $50, 600 to be added to the per-
manent fund of the institution, provided other
friends would first also give $4,000 for the fund
and $1,000 to complete and repair the buildings
and hit up the grounds. The Journal thinks
this sum will be promptly raised and adds
10 present a stronger inducement to the friends
OF the College to put their shoulders to the
wheel at this time, one of those Boston GENTLE
NEE, whose name we need not mention as il ia
familiar to all our citizens, engages, as soon as
the foregoing amounts are raised, to head a
new subscription with $25,O0O additional, which
he is confident can be increased to 100000 in
Boston, for the purpose of adding $4,000 more
to the fund, carrying it up to S15OOOO, and leay-
ing $4,000 to be expended in erecting new
buildings ..a
The Brunswick Telegraph says 'The two
college societies, the Peucinan and Athepaap.
have voted to give up the anniversary exercises
this year, and appropriate the amount of $780,
the ordinary expenses, to the purchasing of
books for that respective libraries. tits expee-
ted that the monument to the late Prof Cleaye-
land will be erected over his remains. before
Commencement
The roof of one of the mills of the Lew
lston Mills corporation is being raised to per-
NIT the addition of another story.