The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-06

MI Meeting in Bath on the question CO
subscribing for stock in the Knox q Lincoln
1a;Irood. on account of the voting list not
linz nerfect has been adjourned till Monday,
the 18th inst. - @--------s--- N~asF Is
The sleighing at Bethel was reported good
on the LIST inst.
The Wig complains that Bangor is infest-
ed with burglars and safe-blowers.
1t was announced by telegraph few DAYS
since, that George c. Crawford had been con-
hrmed as Postmaster at Brunswick. The
washington Chronicle places his name among
the reflections.
"A certain copperhead newspaper in
forms us that "the Democratic salute in this
-tI in honor of Connecticut" was fired by
men who were down South fighting rebels
while the feather-bed patriots of the Prdss
school were at home abusing their neighbors'
Come to think of it we believe some OF the
brave gentlemen i'm that office did go as far South
as Washington, and were a few months engaged
| in guarding the oyster saloons in that city. 1t
| is doubtful if they smelt as much gunpOwder
while there as they did while firing that sal
| ute. .... ..... ...I -...|I
MIR. Solomon Nash of West Chesterville,
has pair of oxen that girth eight feet and five
inches. They weigh 1900 pounds.
The Biddeford Union says Deacon bennett
of that city, while attempting to get into his
wagon on Sunday last slipped and fractured
his knee.
The mills in Biddeford are running eleven
hours although the mule spinners work but
ten hours without any agreement.
The Saco Democrat says that the barn at
tached to the brick house belonging to the late
widow Rumery in that city, was nearly destroy
ed by fire on Saturday last L ,ss about 1906
partially insured in the Saco Mutual Cause
children playing with matches. ..lr ..e
Tho Union says that Rev. Mr. Palmer O.
Biddeford STAT ID last Sabbath, that more cler
gymen would go out ofservice this year on &C
count ofinsuffciency of salary, than would en-
ter it from our seminaries.
Rev. J. Stocbbridge, q. s. N, a native o
Yarmouth, and graduate of Bowdoin in tn
class of 1889, sails ON the 1: h inst, in the Gar
go' from New York for Havre on his way t.
, 4 Egypt and Holy Land. Mr.. s. has occasional
ly written for our columns over the signatur
OF 81. S. of Maine" and we expect to hear iron
y him during his absence. alt 81 3D.
: The State of the roads down east may b
inferred from the fact, stated by the Ellswort,
Arner lean that the mail arrives there at moo
/ instead o. the evening before. ...-- .if..
, The strike among the mule spinners a
Lew. ston continues The mills run as usua
, The Bangor Times says the cause of ten
1 perance, by voluntary abstinence, is progress
ing in that city.
, The Belfast Jomno' says that one of tn
, citizens Of that place, few days since, discoy
, cred something floating in his well, and pre-
curing hook, drew out a drowned tom-cat.-
, peculiar richness of flavor had been notice
+ in the water before the discovery. a uAH
The Democratic papers, for the first tim
for half dozen years, have brought out thei
n BOOSTERS, spread eagles and big guns. Cor
A necticut has spoken, and they think the mi
: linium has dawned. They may as well put o
\ their ascension robes, for it VIII be long da
4 ere they feel so good again. ..' .'
/. Mr., John d. Miller, formerly of the Wi
liams Houce, Waterville, has purchased til
, Medomak House, Waldoboro. .lt-a g. .l.,.i
. Con. j. p. Cilley has been appointed De,
, uty Collector o. Customs for Rockland, vi,
Geo. W. Kimball, Jr., Esq, and entered upo
= the duties of the office. ..If.,..i,9l
!, H-The Rockland Gazette says the dwellin
!, house, ELL sheds and barn belonging to M
e George Shumun, of South Thomaston, wer
! burnt on the nights of the 26th and 23th, Marcl
, together with quantity of hay and provision
\ in the celler of the house. The fire took in Il
q ell part Mr.. Shuman was absent at the tim
/ having gone up to Tho,oaston after doctt
j for a sick neighbOr. st. '..a r.t.
90 The Pennington Chronicle says, as til
II freight train was passing Access the East Wi
a ton bridge, on Friday morning, two cars, hea
IL lily laden with ship timber and hay, ran c
a. the track, and fell some fifteen or twenty fe
4 into the rough bed of the stream below. TT
engineer discovered the movement in seast
70 TO put on sufficient head of steam to bres
70 loose from the falling cars with the remand
a Of the train. Fortunately no person was |
10 either of the cars that went over the bridge