The Portland daily press., 1867-07-09
state Items.

"A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal,
writing from Durham says efforts are being
made to repair the Methodist meeting house in
that town, which is fast going to decay and
must soon go down if not speedily repaired.
This is an ancient house more than sixty years
old. We hope it will be repaired for the good
it has done. Many celebrated clergymen first
began to preach in this house. Several years
ago We heard a colored man preach there
whose name was Paul. His text was Faith
without works is dead, and he illustrated it
with true negro wit. He said faith without
works was like rowing boat on one side, it
goes round and round, but never goes ahead.
There was at that time great revival under
his preaching. I--.-.
The Bangor Whig says, when the steamer
Katahdin arrived at her wharf on Saturday,
Marshal Farnham and several Deputies were
anxiously awaiting her arrival armed with q
search warrant, authorizing them to look for
spirituous liquors. An examination brought
to light three barrels of whiskey and several
kegs of ale, which were taken possession of by
the Marshal. Before they were taken from the
boat several of the packages were thrown over
board by unknown parties. The police fished
out ali but one, which was towed to Brewer by
boat load of boys. 1t is understood that sew
eral packages were thrown over coming up t he
river, and were picked up and brought to the
city.
The Calais Advertiser says James Win
chell, Lawrence Winchell and John Toner
undertook to get into rum shop Kept in that
city by fellow named Mullis to get some liq-
,yba M,ll ho mi baJ To
ed pistol, fred on them, and hit James Win
chell in the leg, wonnding him badly. qs..., fl
The Lewiston Journal says new hay was
in themak ket Friday, and offered at $40 per
ton. '''D 81 s-''''-.3'
Speaking of the trouble at Winthrop De-
pot, Thursday, when the Catholic excursion
train was leaving the Winthrop Gazette says:
the depot between the crowd on the train as
they were starting away, and some of our boys
Stones were thrown by the crowd on the train
at the bystanders' and by them returned at the
train. with vengeance. Some of our citizens
were hurt and new saloon car considerably
smashed by the stones. There was no officer
and not even person to keep order, with
crowd in town of 1850. The wonder is that
there was not q more serious riot" Et
The Bangor Whig says in the running match
at Houlton, on the 4th, between the Province
horse Speculation, of Woodstock, and H. G.
Coburn's Little Ned of Lincoln. an accident
occurred which will probably result in the
death OF the driver of Speculation. The Prov
ince horse fell down, while on the lead, and
broke his riders arm. Little Ned was unable
to turn or clear himself, and fell directly upon
the Province horse and his rider, breaking the
latter's leg and crushing him so that it is
rider of Little Ned, also had his arm broten,
but was not otherwise injured 4 3 g.
The Bangor Whig says: We learn from
Mr. Stinson that all the works on the Five Saw
Dam at Ellsworth Falls consisting of two
gangs, one single saw, circular saw, and 9TH
er smaller machinery, were destroyed by fire
on Friday evening. 1t was owned and oceu-
pied by B. F. Austin, Esq. We do not learn
the amonnt of loss OF insurance. 1t was gen
orally supposed that the confagration was
caused by friction in the basement of the mill
"A patent has been granted to Nathaniel
Palmer of Newcastle in this State, for improv-
ed window-washers.S + "a
The Livermore Falls Gazette says: We
learn that son of Mr.. Geo. w. Hansconb,
aged years, of North Livermore, while out
fishing on the pond accidentally fell from the
boat and was drowned. - 5.-.......-5s
q The Belfast Age says a little son of Mr.. R.
N. Thorndike, of Camden, was thrown from a
truck team Wednesday of last week and the
team passed over him in such way as to
cause his death in a few minutes.
The Rockland Free Press thinks that the
grrss crop is so heavy that everybody will be
able to live on clover ext winter.
s The editor Of the Hallowell Gasette has
lately seen a stalk of common field corn, the
length of which was thirty inches, and it had
been planted only nineteen days 1t was
plucked at random from the field.
The Ellsworth American says young man
named Evans of Millbridge, OF (Cherryfeld0
has invented simple machine by which it is
claimed the heaviest anchor can be thrown
from the bows of any vessel by single hand.
He has applied for patent, and is sanguine
of success. Dsssaaa a1t.a.i r1a
o. "A boy by the nama Of John Longfellow,
whose parents reside at Augusta, escaped
from the Reform School, and travelled to Ken
nebunk Depot, last Friday night, where he
broke into the ticket Office and stole some $50.
He was arrested on attempting to leave the
train, and placed in Quod at Alfred.