The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-04
State Items.

The Skowhegan Clarion thinks Somerset
| can boast of having the heaviest men in Maine.
J MI, lanAs Bray of that town weighs 400 iJs.
and is still growing. aas
The Gardiner journal has been informed
by Amos Muzzy, that meteorolite fell. near
him few evenings since. 1t had the appear
ance of large ball of fire, and made a noise
like rocket. He examined the spot where it
fell and found jelly-like substance resem-
bling starch.snp sdl l59sJs5as p1 eatt1
Ia--Our 5lumbermen,G says 20 the Bangor
Wing, are driving business just now. the
only drawback being a scarcity of vessels
Freights are active and rates advancing and
will probably continue high during the re,
mainder of the season, as large amount of
lumber remains to be shipped ia lsla,i,os.
In Machias one day last week, Alverado
Tucker a lad about 16 years Of age, was iacci-
dentally shot, while hunting in the woods, in
company with another lad. Several shots
took effect in his body, causing serious if not
| fatal injuries. Has0fis sd 81 ~ Il
81 AN orphan boy Is years of age, who has no
known relative in, the world, and who has
picked up living in Lewiston the past few
months by saving wood and doing chores, has
just been taken to the Boston Home for Little
| Wanderers .isamEfaI
/ The Machias Union of Oct. 18th reached us
last Saturday, some weeks behind time
| The survey, by boring and other NICHOLS
has disclosed the fact that the channel OF the
Penobscot river from the bridge at Bangor is
filed up to nearly a smooth level to- the depth
of at least eighteen feet, with sawdust, gravel,
and edgings, mixed together The depth OF
water at mean low tide is now only about four
fathoms.,9 ,,ft ,...is,.. ..s......f, w
Lucy Neal and Olive Branch. vessels of
East Machias, have been seized forviolating the
! revenue laws in neglecting to renew their
| coasting licenses. ~" % Aal
| The Machias Republican says: "Our mer-
| chants are now busily engaged in shipping
their lumber, of which they have large sup
/ ply on hand, principally on account of low
| prices which have prevented them from ship
ping large quantities heretofore. The river is
nearly dry again, andtsaw-mills will soon hang
up unless there are heavy fall rains. The fall
saving season will be short, which will smate-
rally tend to enhance the value of lumber
Lu nbermen are starting off for their winter
4 operations in the woods. DanielF. Gardeners
team started on Tuesday morning for the
Mopang." WIZ 'ssEs ess
"A young man in Machias from New
| Brunswick was caught in the act of SNUG
Cling liquor and selling it in black bag
selling bottle of brandy for two dollars anda
half He was sentenced to Jail for thirty days
and fined ten dollars. No one yet has APP
peared to bail him l'.i''''i
"A horse trot came off at Waterville last
Friday. Little Fred, well known in Portland
and Emperor trotted for purse Of $780, which
was won in three straight heats by Little Fred
Tme-2.34, .33, 233 1-2.a s7sge EHsB saas
| A fire broke out Saturday morning at half
past five in the two and a half story building
on Main street, Brunswick, owned by lothian
Varney, ESQ.,, and the building was destroyed
The lower part was occupied by DR.. j. r. Ha-
ley for an apothecary shop, and the upper part
by Charles York, for barber shop and resi-
dence. Very little of the contents of the
building was saved. York saved nothing.
Cause OF the fire unknown No insurance e''
The Chicago Journal pronounces Captain
Robert T. Lincoln, son of the late President.
one of the most promising young men of the
West. He has been practicing law in Chicago
for over a year, and enjoys a lucrative busi-
ness D 4 rsRs4s H.t4 faFGTaat zstrg