The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-28
state Items.

The Biddeford Union says: Grand
ma Welles keeps q detective officer
on the Kittery Navy Yard, ostensibly to pre-
vent persons from stealing from the Yard. but
really to sneak around persons there employ
ed to report anything derogatory of his master.
This officer has succeeded in reporting anoth-
er officer for saying that johnson should be
lmpeached, who is to be court-martialed for the
offense next week. Look out, boys, for Stimp-
son, the war hero whose discharge from the
army reads, "for mental incompetency"!
Mr.. A. A. Laughton of Pennington, has
discovered numerous worms, an inch and
quarter long and shout as large as a needle, in
the lungs of pigs. He would like to know
what these worms are, the cause of their being
in the lungs, and the remedy.
-Waldoboro has voted to subscribe $1,000
for the Knox and Lincoln Railroad, and to
loan its credit for $4,000. Warren has also
voted $4,000 for the same purpose. as we learn
from the Bath Times.
The frame of a Methodist church has been
erected in Rockland
-Ihe former publisher of the Rockland Ga
zette, Lewis Richardson, died in Rockland last
Monday.
The Belfast Journal says Mr.. Isaac Hard
ing, well-llnown citizen of Troy. was found
dead in small brook by the roadside, on
Wednesday night of last week. There was no
doubt that his horse had run off the water
course and thrown him out in a stunned con-
dtion, and that he was drowned. He hal $500
IN his pocket when found.
Col. Joseph f. Hall of Lincolnville raised
two crops ofpotatoes, all good tubers
The Dover Observer says: Two little girls
OF Philip Badger, aged five and seven years,
were playing around well, when the younger
one fell into it. The well is Sc feet deep and
six feet OF water in it, No one was near The
little girl was in the well nearly half an hour
holding upon the pump, and her sister encour-
aging her. She was hooked up by her clothes
not much the worse for the accident. Thas
little girl deserves much dit and so does
her sister. mother may we'll be proud of
such children.
Hay in Winthrop and vicinity is selling at
SIS per ton.
The Maine Central Institute, at PittsfieId,
is in hourishing condition-there are ITO
scholars.
We learn from the Wing that son of Mr.
Thomas Pollard, of Sebec, had his arm terribly
torn while working in shingle mill at Brown
wife, afew days since. His arm was nearly
severed in twain.
"A few cases of diphtheria have occurred
AZ norway, two proving fatal
The newly repaired Methodist Church at
East Poland was dedicated last Monday The
pews sold readily and the proceeds already ex-
coed $1,000 which was the cost of repairing tbe
edifice.
The Winthrop Bulletin says very heavy
frost visited that town last Monday night. and
the crops are all dead.
The Dunn Edge Tool Company, of West
Waterville viii increase their producing capac-
ity next year, one fourth. They ars now en-
ploying rs hands ON axes, grass-hooks, hay,
corn and straw-knives and scythes. OF the
latter they have made II 900 dozen this year.
"A gang of thieves that has been operating
in Somerset county for nearly year. has just
been pulled up by Sheriff Nye. Thomas Rom
co, a Frenehman, was arrested at Kendall's
Mills three weeks ago; Thomas Dearborn was
arrested, with stolen goods upon him. last Mon
day, and Frenchman named Joe Nudo. an
old hand who has been in the habit Of CARRYING
stolen property to Canada, has just been taken
| In Lewiston. This breaks up the nest.