The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-22
State Items.

well-known writer in Augusta, will pay for a
careful reading. Particularly the last para
graph will be read with interest by our citi-
zens. The writer's suggestion in relation to a
suitable memorial to commemorate the great
fire,-that we now have such . memorial in the
scaled and faxed granite structure which with
stood the fiery demon,-is worthy of considera-
ton, but as that building is not under the con-
troll of our authorities it is doubtful if his sug-
| gestion can be realized. If "W. A. D." should
visit the city now, and take a stroll over the
burnt district" he would find that while the
forest of elms gave way to a forest of chin
neys," the latter has given place in q marvel
lOus degree, to fine, commodiOus private and
public buildings. -..,l.ae 0'fHH
The bridge crossing the Kennebec river in
Augusta, which has been a toll bridge since its
erection many years since, is now free to public
| travel.
| The P. & X. R. r. Co. have purchased and
| now have piled near the track between Show
| hogan and Somerset Mills over 1000 cords of
hard and soft wood. For hard wood they have
paid 81 per cord, and SO for soft. A
The several mills in Whitneyville, have
during the winter sawed 100000 lath, 100000
shingles, 10000 spool bolts and much loug lum-
Der. y- Hiai Viut s.f fu
Congress appropriated $4,000 for Custom
House and Post Office at Machias. 1raa
| Mr.. James A. Wiswell, formerly of East
Washington Territory. ...s -.t.,r.. .af
Samuel r. Bailey, of East Pittston, paid a
revenue tax of$285.3O for the month of March,
on sleighs manufactured and sold by him.
The "Redington Mill" in Waterville has
been sold to the Ticonic Company for $4,000
This piece of property has been regarded as
| important to the development of the plans of
| the Company, and the price is considered very
reasonable. fahuT 500 b.
| The Rockland Democrat says the dwelling
house of w. H. II. spoford, Esq, Deer Isle,
was entered on the night of the 4th inst, and
robbed of quantity of provisions. ... ...t.
| The Democrat says David d. Haskell of
Deer Isle, aged 20 years, took one ounce of lau-
dunum, and died on the 18th ult., from the eff
| fects of the lose.
Hon. VIM. McGilvery of searsport, offers
to build one mile of the Belfast and Moose
head railroad, and equip it, at his own ex-
pense.
| The Belfast Age says John Haraden, one Of
the Oldest and most respected citizens of that
city, died at his residence on Friday night, at
the advanced age of 8S years. Mr.. Harden
was one of the earliest settlers of that city. He
came there when this whole selection was
comparatively wilderness. i.,..,.-
| Our little anecdote of the two Bankers,
Lewis and David, is going the rounds of the
press, but generally without credit, Of course.
| Glad to know one of our legitimates is so
| readily adopted by the fraternity.
Gen. Shepley is at Paris engaged in de-
lending a suit in that county, and the Journal
says he meets together for the first time since
| 1862, his two regimental officers of the 18th
Maine Lieut.. Col. (now GeneraD Kimball, and
Maj Hastings. r. s.,a r- "a. a45as l1f
| The town of Pembroke, says the Machias
Union, has only two ministers but four lawyers,
so what it lacks in gospel is made up in law.
| The Farmer says Mrs. Betsey Ward of
Belgrade, formerly OF Sidney,now ninety years
of age, has spun, on an average, for the last
ten years, 400 skeins of yarn, and woven 25
yards of cloth per year; and has knit 4 pairs
| of stockings and as many pairs of leggins
within the past three months. A few days
since she spun three skens of yarn in three
| hours. ..-....-. ..f5 = -,e 8J g-
Mr.. Davis Sawyer of Castine, thinks be has
discovered oil in the well in his cellar, and in
tends TO test it in the Spring. He'll lose his
money, sure, unless it is "Beechers oil"-and
then it will be liable to seizure.
The Captains of the vessels engaged in
the Winter Herring Fishery, at Lubec report
the business almost failure. None have
made more than enough to pay expenses.
The Machias Union says,-and we appre-
cate the compliment, MAINE men who de.
sire Republican Newspaper, have no need to
go out of the State to get just as good one a.
they can get for their money anywhere. Port
land may well be proud of her Daily papers
The Press and the Argus are credit to the
city and the State.
The Gardiner Journal says Leanord Moore
on Thursday Of last week, while at work get
ing in ice, got his leg jammed between two
cakes Office, breaking one of the bones, ant
badly crushing his foot.
Morrill, of the Gardiner Journal should be
punished for cruelty to animals. Quoting
brother editor who had exclaimed With mari
of astonshment-"Has it come to this, thai
everybody who don't think as do is knave?'
the incorrigable wag responds, I'VE should
hardly think it. We should sooner think o
finding the knave of your opinion"
"A correspondent writes that Mr.. Themes
of Buckfield was out with his hound after fox
es short time since, and came across a yer.
large track, which the dog scented and follow
ed it to the mountain. At last it was fount
the animal making the track had climbed
tree to get away from the dog, which he cOult
easily have destroyed with a few strokes of hi
paw. One shot brought him to the ground
lie is called loupcervier, but much resembles
the lynx of the Lake Superior region. Hi
measure was four feet long, and his forelee bat
tremendous muscular power He lacked cour
age, and hence the life of the dog was spared
The Gardiner journal says Mrs. Name,
Oliver, OF Pittston, aged 20 years, has wovel
since last June five hundred yards of cloth
and spun one hundred skeins of yarn, beside
picking up six cart loads of wood from tn
river, planting her garden and doing her work
The Hallowell Gazette, edited by an office
in the late war, suggests that Adjutant Gen
eral Hodsdon in his report has not been suffi
ciently discriminating, and says, "the Bic
graphical Notices given in its pages to som
few officers, if common fame while they wer
in the army be worth anything, ought not, II
, our opinion, to have been quite SO lengthy, no
quite SO adulatory. Classifying those OF who's
heroism there is general doubt, with uniyer
sa,iy acknowledged brave men, is not doinl
ioi' Jast'ce to the latter, however it may pleas
. the farmer" n
0 The Pennington Chronicle saws Mr.. Sam
1 uel Tuck, of that town, aged 70 wears was ru,
S down by fast team on the street. on satur
e day afternoon last breaking his left arm !,
two places, bruising his face, and slightly in
juring his knee.
The Bangor Democrat has double leade
leader to show that Radiealism is slowly bu
surely coming to its doom, and that Democra
{ CIV is sure to win at last. This may be comfor,
? ing to great great grandchildren of the presep
actors upon the stage, but 0fyeFy little iRtel
ess h The Fre@at sensfhti9tB $40 s