The Portland daily press., 1867-11-02
state Items.

The Editor of the Maine Farmer saws there
is a fine building at Harrison which is used, as
wire factory; thirty men are employed in IT.
There is also an iron foundry, and it is con TEN
plated to erect a wooden factory another sea-
son. At North Bridgton there is a large fur
niture factory carried on by Luke Brown, Esq
He commenced there twenty-five years ago
aud has steadily made progress Bridgton
Academy is located on beautiful spot over
looking the Wiomagomic lake, distance of
twelve miles.
The Maine Farmer says james w. North
has for many years been engaged in writing q
history of Augusta which will be published
next spring. 1t commences about the year 1000
and is brought down to the present time It
will be illustrated with views Of scenery &C.,
and contain biographical sketches.
The Maine Central Railroad company has
a pile ofwood at Kendall's Mills 1900 leet long
by is in width and Is high. The Wing says
this company and the 2. & K have on hand
about two years supply of wood. - =
I'VE learn from the Wing that the track
upou the e. & N. A. r. r. was laid over the
Kenduskeag railroad bridge Friday and the
construction train passed over for the first
time. The track has been laid several miles
above the bridge, but the iron was hauled on
the line by teams as the. bridge was not ready
for crossing. .f.-ff4 49,
On Thursday evening Of last week.
Mrs. Francis Woodward of WATERFORD, after
receiving some visitors, left the room and, re-
naming unusually long, her husband sought
her and found her /, ing speeches. between
the bed and wall of her room. She remained
in that condition until Sunday afternoon when
she died.
case is on trial at Belfast against the
z. s. &P Railroad. Mrs. Knight, while pass
ing from the depot to the steamboat in Port
land at II O'Clock in the night sprained her an
kle and broke her leg, between the wharf and
the slip. She sues the company as common
carriers for the sum of $1,000. The company
say they landed her in the depot and there
their liability ceased, They also contend there
was no defect; the space between the slip and
4 wharf was no greater than the necessities of
the case required.
We paid visit to the silver mine in Gull
lord. and made a subteranean survey of the
Institution short time after the late explO-
sion. We found they had progressed to the
depth Oh lou leeI, ana tnaJ the excavation was
extended at the rate of three or more feet per
day, through a strata OF rock. We have some
rich specimens OF ore on hand, which, for lack
OF the analyzlng apparatus we will dispose of
for goodly amount of stamps. The miners
are quite sanguine, and before next summer
the silver mine in Guihord will, no doubt.
make ample returns iscdtaQuis Observer.
Clothes line thieves are still at work in
Bangor. One family lost thirty dollars worth
in one night. tlia4
The fish business at Eastport is far behind
thataof last season. The catch of pollock is
about the same as last year. Goldfish not more
than one-half. Herrings not half Pollock are
selling from IL to 2 81 dollars per quintal;,
Goldfish from 81 to S.; bake, 81. 80 to $175; her
ring about 80 cents, per box; fish oil about SIG
The post Office at Ellsworth Falls has been
discontinued because no one will take the Of
flee. The salary is about $50 year, and the
mails arrive in the night.
The Readfield Manufacturing Company of
Readfield, employs 80 hands, runs8 Crompton
and plain looms, consumes 200 pounds of
wool, and turns out 200 yards of fancy cassi-
meres per day. .Eg8sHgE
The Biddeford Union says that Mr. R. M.
A-Syoo
children from all the churches in the city, pre-
paratory to grand concert to be given We'd
nesday evening, 18th inst. -
Mrs. Samuel Chase, when the officers en-
tered the "Seal Rock House" at Ferry Beach.
destroyed all the liquors in the bar, thereby
--Acorrespondent.o the Biddeford Union,
writing from the north part of the county,
sends the editor a document purpOrtiug to be
a prospectus of new Democratic daily paper,
to be called "The Daily Bodugger," and to be
published in Biddeford. 1t is expected to en-
tighten the Democracy of Maine, New Haplp-
shire, Texas and Sitka, and to girdle the earth
with its bright beams. The protector is gem
tleman of most expansive mental powers. s, i
The Biddeford Union says DR.. Warren of
this city recently removed large cystic tu-.
NOR from the person of Deacon Sargent Day
Of Keunebunk. The tumor was taken from |
the walls of the abdomen, lying just above the |
peritoneum, and was enormous in size extend |
ing from the ninth rib to The pelvis. The |
contained two quarts of bloody serum, was ex- |
vascular necesstating the ligating |
IF many vessel before removal. We learn the
patient is doing well. -sesrRs.sl
showing herself to be very vigilant and ac-
i've wife, watchful of her husbands interests.
After all he was convicted and appealed to a
higher court. & aisf "a
"A r. L. l.. Club has been formed i'm Lewis
ION and their calls for meetings have been
posted ON the streets, .ft
There is wonderfully intelligent cat IN
Lewiston the Journal says-and the Journal
5 to be believed. This remarkable cat when
'he catches mouse always swaps her victim
or piece OF meat with her master, and IL he
happens to be absent she takes care of the
mouse until bis return, trusting no agent
- We are glad that Jay" in the Lewiston
Journal has come out strong against killing
rout in the spawning season. Ia Is butcher
ne and nothing else. ....-