The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-23
state Items.

The Biddeford Union saws Wells Depot is
one OF the liveliest places along the p. s. & p.
r. r. All the freight for the smart little vii
lage OF Springvale stops here, and during the
winter 5000 cords of wood, and in the fall and
early winter 100000 feet of lumber, and about
the same quantity OF boards, were delivered at
this station, besides ordinary freight
The Central homeopathic Medical Asso-
citation held their annual meeting IN wafer
vile on the 10Th inst, and made choice Oh the
folIowing officers: DR.. William E. Payne, OF
Rotb President. Drs Pulsifer of Waterville,
o,,a pr,dsord of Lewiston, Vice Presidents;
Dr Rel. ofAugusta, Secretary; DR.. Thompson,
of Augusta, Treasurer
The Star learns from Canada West that
petroleum has already advanced one do liar per
barrel! We received letter on Thursday last
from merchant of this city, who was in Can
ada for the purpose of disposing of land, two
wells and 1000 barrels of oil in which we were
unfortunate enough to have an interest. He
wrote that oil was selling for ono dollar per
barrel, and it was thought it would 90 down
to seventy-fve cents. Put this and that to-
gether 47tll bus 4-"
In connection with the annual "Shearing
Festival" of the North Kennebec Wool Grow
ers' Association at Waterville, June 4th, "the
Trustees take the liberty to call meeting of
all interested, for the purpose of organizing a
State Wool Growers Associatiun-in which
measure they invite the cooperation of the
wool growers and farmers of Maine generally"
So says an official notice in the Mail. .s.t
| The Androscoggin Commissioners are q
fast Board. A vacancy occurring in the Office
OF County Treasurer, though the constitution
imposes upon the Governor and Council the
duty of filling it, the Commissioners stepped
in and did the work, thus relieving the Execu-
tive department of all responsibility in the pre-
! misses. So we learn from the Journal
The accident to the little steamer Clarion
at Hallowell the other day, was more serious
than first reported. The Gazette says that IS
she was passing through the draw of the
bridge, the unusually strong current of water
swept her against the upper end of the pier,
upsetting her wheel-honse and occasioning
much other damage. One man either leaped
| or was knocked overheard, but succeeded in
clinging to cake officiating ice until rescued
| in chilled and exhausted condition. An
other man was somewhat burned. ~
| -luc MdculaS OUtOU WanUS INFORMATION OF a
missing man-Mr. Seth Barry of Marshfeld-
who went to California in 1919 with company
from Maohias He engaged in mining success
fnlly for several years, and went into other bus
mess after his companions came home--but
nothing has been heard from him since that
| time. .aAl - J1 -l
"A boy named Lathrop was killed in the
Androscoggin Mills, Lewiston, last Thursday,
by having his head crushed by some machin-
cry. He was twelve years old. ...-i.
The Democrat tells the following story, the
hero of which lives in Turner-"Samuel B
Wing, aged about 3d. was wounded in the
battle of Spottsylvania. His right arm was
raised at the moment, and the ball entered at
the elbow, passed up and entered the right
lung, where it lodged. Ten months after, he
coughed NY piece of his blouse, and piece
of the lining Two years and nine months at.
ter, piece of shirt and a piece of blouse He
can feel the ball sometimes in the lung now -
He has not been able to go from his room since
the wound until recently, but is improving in
health and gaining strength" .,
The Wing says new boat, built the past
| winter, and named the John A. Peters, was
launched at Oldtown on Saturday last, and
I she is ready to commence her regular trips be-
tween Oldtown and Winn as soon as the ice
leaves the river. By the way, why should the
Wing refer to the John A. Peters as she and
hsra The boat was surely named for MAN,
and not an effeminate one either.
The Rockland Free Press says the popula-
ton of Augusta has begun to increase. Six
children were born week before last, and they
will be named Sprague. .-..'-
| The Augusta Journal understands that the
machinery in the cotton mill is to be mostly
removed and more modern machinery intro
duced. 1t has already been ordered and par
ties have been there to examine the old with a
view to purchasing it.
The Lewiston Journal having deprecated
the playing of marbles by boys, on the ground
that it leads to gambling, the Houlton Times
says, "people Of the Journals order of moral
1 ity, are almost too good to live in this wicked
| sphere"
| The Wing blushes to think it should take
two weeks to get as much subscribed in Ban
gor to their railroad as a single citizen of Bel
| fastsubscribed to the road from the latter city
to Moosehead Lake. ,ilf3 .lI ~ r144f
| The Calais Advertiser says, Mrs. Luther
Barber of that city, and her two daughters,
| one aged ID and the other 10 years of age wove
the past winter, fourteen hundred and fifty
yards of cloth on the patent loom which they
bought of Messrs. Deming s. Sons last sum-
mer; from which they realized over one hun
dred and fifty dollars, the price of
the loom. With one Of these looms smart
woman who understands the business, can
| weave as much as five or six women
can on the old fashioned loom, and do the work
| better. W ITO" '-i @'+-iAI
The Lewiston journal gives these interest
! ing facts. the Kennebec at Augusta has a fall
| Of ID feet; the Androscoggin at Brunswick,
has a fall of 30 feet; at Lewiston Ga feet; Emer-
sons Stream at West Waterville, has a fall of
| 200 feet within five miles. The fall of the
water of the Cobbosecontee, at Gar
diner, within one mile OF the Underwater is 1913
/ feet; the fall of water in the Vaughan Brook
in Hallowell. within three -fourths of mile OF
tide-water, is 1873 feet. q ..3-5 -5.ad
! The Bangor Wing suggests that the
Spragues will soon buy the State House at
! Augusta, and that that city will not wish to
retain it, as she will have no politicians there
| after her factories become fully fledged.
| Somebody in Waterville is boring for coal,
as the Mail says. He has got down eighty feet
The neighbors have not yet put up the prices
| of their lots.
The Farmer advises owners of wood lots
through which railroads pass to cut of a strip
| of wood next to the road few rods in width
and clear it up for pasturage or cultivation, in
order to lessen the danger of taking fire from
the engine - d" 10 10
The water in the Saco river is very high
and many mills on the stream have been shut
down in consequence. '" 4s,'
The next Trennial catalogue of Bowdoin
College with a roll Of the names of all graduates
and members of the college who took part in
the war, will be published in July DOT
| The Railroad Loan.
On careful examination of this project,
find that some things about it are certain, and