The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
THE STATE.


/ We learn from the Biddeford Journal that
n,'ries e,n, Kicker an operative in the PeppereE
,"an ui,ils' while attempting to regulate belt by
us a,sa Oh pole, last week, was struck by the
-. VI 'ne pole which knocked in three of his
hrao,,; 'front.' teeth, splitting the jaw and
mouth 'iie nard paiate oi tne
strawhsrrs, nave picked this month mavaoxer. a
lion. Such SUm, reward and full-blown dande
nj m =; De1etnoer ~, walk. The lilac hnls o. ,
i'iiA ~ ~ an .he Sardens.-O Oxford Den1ocraJ wy
The Wing says petition il N so 70 .,,o
Legislature for the incorporation Of a cor,na,,-
to connect Pushaw Lake with KendraI,o
Stream by canal-to strike the stream AZ Il.
near Six Mile Falls in Bangor. The work vii,
give more water to the Kenduskeag in sea.
sons OF drought, and will open considerable
woodland to market.
We learn from the Bangor Whig that M
jonathan Quint,. a venerable citizen ef
Brownfield, died recently at so years of a-,.
He was soldier in tho war of 1912, and served
in Capt. VIM. Hulps company of the Och req
ment .''H w
The Rockland Gazette says that the rail-
road between Rockland and the Kennehoc ia
10 De ouih, and that 1t Is the duty of the busi-
ness men OF that city to take hold of the mar
Ter and put 1t through" Rockland favors tho
Bath rather than the Richmond route
The winter term of the Maine Normal
School commenced on ag ednesday of this weel,
and will continue ten weeks. A vacation of
one week will then eusue, at the close of which
the spring term of fourteen weeks will COM
mence. it h-..
Two young Irish girls, aged respectively 10
and l6, are missing from Lewiston.
The Biddeford Union saws Charles q
Hodsdon of that city, and formerly lst Lieut.
and Adj, S0th U. 8. G. Init, has been appoint-
ed Captain OF Vols, by brevet, the rank TO date
from 18th of March 1S65-for faithful and meri-
torlous service to the United States.
Last Monday officer Durgin of saca
was attempting to arrest one Leonard Welch
In oaeo, James Green who was standing by at
itI snipted rescue, ana assaulted Mr.. Durgin
VIII WIN stone inficting a severe wound which
bied profusely. Tuesday Green aud Welcb
were brought before Justice Lor; ngand bound
oyer oyer 10 appear at the next term 1Supreme
. ooure IN Saco, to answer for che assault aud
lntoxlcatlon.-Biddcford Jouradl. i.-T
The Blddeford Journal says the Ism. Ma
than Dane will not be candidate Tor the Sec
retaryship, but that 'the Republicans of York
county with entire unanimity will present the
name for the Treasuryship in the ovent of a
change in that Office, as a desirable one upon
which all can unite with an experienced con
fidence"
-The Biddeford Journal speaking of what
the World calls Mr.. Greeleys "encyelical let
ter, issued just before his departure for the
West and explanin0 his rao,,l;ar ~. :
speetlng universal amnesty and universal suE-
mage, says Horace has been drawn into &C.
ceptng that Copperhead compromise, some
thing as he was in the Niagara confere ce-
He is remarkably unfit to be leadel; he fights
well in the ranks and there is his iorte. His
election to the U. S. Senate, from New York
would be a positive loss in Republican
strength pei t