The Portland daily press., 1867-09-25
state Items.

I A Temperance meeting of the Androscog
gin County Alliance will be held next Monday
at Mechanic Falls, when Hon. Woodbury. Da-
Wis of this city and others will speak. 4.
There are about one hundred students at
the Edward Little Institute. se.
According to the Lewiston journal, one
Timothy Reardon, of Hiberuian extraction,
has been the rounds of that city, broken many
squares OF glass, stolen many articles and served
the devil generally. On his person, when az
rested, were found $50 worth of goods of vari.
Gus kinds and all useful for the coming cold
season. He thinks he was drunk, but the Off
GERS thought he was unusually sober.
Capt. Lemuel Burnsley has recently been
appointed Postmaster at Pennington Falls.
Last year four women in the town of Sher-
man wove 2y0S7 yards of cloth.
The Masons of PASSPORT have erected a
commodious hall, and finished and fitted it to
their liking. 1t is to be dedicated Oh Thurs
day, Oct. Sd, by NJ. w. Timothy }. Murray, of
Portland, Grand Master of Masons in Maine
The Patten Voice says that Bishop Nealey
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin and others, passed through
that village a few days since, on their way TO
are not entirely fishers of men, for they had
with them fishing rods, nets. Sc.
u The Patten Voice says that Mrs. Robert
Mcclure of Stacevville, was thrown from
carriage while riding down long hill in the
vicinity of Patten, and so severely injured that
death ensued in q few days. Her husband
who was quite infirm, fearing some accident,
walked down the HILL and thus escaped injury.
1t has been very properly suggested that
over the remains of the late Ezekiel Holmes,
who was pioneer in the Agricultural depart
ment and a leader in many a noble and benev-
olent enterprise We knew him we'll while
living, and shall not soon forget his many kind
acts and noble deeds now that he is dead. The
Winthrop Bulletin suggests that each of the
Doctors many friends send one dollar, more or
less, to j. Nj. Benjamin, cashier OF Winthrop
National Bank, for the purpose above alluded
TO. All such deposits will be promptly ac-
knowledged h"t
-Lsst saturday night, says the Saco Demo-
crat' the stable OF Cornelius Sweetsir, situated
between Two houses, took fire. The stable and
one house was burnt The house belonged to
Mr.. Johnson Loss about $500. on which there
was an insurance of $780, 1t was undoubtedly
the work of an incendiary. s,.i .
REV. j. III. Windsor, pastor OF the First
Parish (CongregationaD Society, in Saco,
preached, on Sunday last, his third annual SER
mon, at the close OF which he frankly and in
businessIike manner, told his parishioners that
he was settled by them with a salary OF 81 ,25O,
that it was not sufficient to live Oh, and that
his longer stay with them depended entirely
upon an increase of his salary to 81 500. That
Is fair and directly TO the point.
--On Wednesday night the police made
descent upon house of ill-fame on Main street,
near the depot, and hustled all the inmates into
the Saco jail.-Biddeford. Union.
The County Fair and Cattle Show will be
held in Saco and Biddeford, on the 9th, 9Th,
9th and 10th prox. a.
"A friendly match game of base ball was
played in Kennebunk Sept. 2lst between the
Empire and Star of the East clubs, which re-
suited in favor of the latter club, the score
standing Is for the Stars to So for the Empires