The Portland daily press., 1867-04-10
state items.

The Democrat says Capt Robert Cleaves,
of Saco, is now building at X ennebunk mill
40 by 48 feet, three stories high, for the manu-
facture of Warp, Irvine and Knitting Yarn.
File expects to have the mill in operation on or
before June LIST. 80" a- "aa1 ~ ti.-e.E
Mr. Alexander Smith, who lived on the
Ferry Road, was found a short distance from
his house on "Wednesday last in an insensible
condition. He was taken to his home and liv-
ed but few moments. He had started from
his home at noon in his usual good health, and
was on his return when he was taken with
fit which he probably felt coming on as he
drove to the side of the road, and when found
was in his wagon and but just alive. He was
5S years old [Sdco Democrat.
The Democrat says Thomas l.. Reed, son of
ID. w. Reed of Hollis, while at work in Mason 5
mill at Hollis Centre, last Tuesday, had all of
his left hand but the thumb taken off by a cir
cular saw. .... ..s... ...-..a... .f.. ..
- The city of Belfast has by a vote OF 1876 to
26, pledged its credit for 100000 in aid of the
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad. The
debt of the city is only about $4,000
The Bath Times says the trial of the Bow
doinham Bank robbers isassigned for Tuesday
the ed inst. Gen. Shepley of this city, it is
slid, will assist the County Attorneylof Sagada
hoe in conducting the trial. -.=t
The Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
pearnce, holds its April session at East Wilton,
commencing on Tuesday April 23d, at o'clock
p. M ....s-.sIt. ....-.
The Grand Lodge of Good Tempars meets
in Bangor, on Tuesday of next week
well as in this city. "Where shall we live?''
says the Journal is the question which hun
dreds of families are daily asking.
Perhaps our Bangor contemporaries will
be relieved when informed that The "paid no.
tice" to which they refer was not inserted as
editorial without marks to indicate that il was
purchased opinion" Newspaper morality
may be nearly as good in Portland asin our sis
ter city, albeit that is little nearer Jaffa and
Jerusalem. ..5..
-Messrs. A. & p Coburn of Skowhegap,
cut about 25,OOO,OOO logs this season.
The statement about the cost of a railroad
bridge at Bath, being 81, 100000, and reauirno
a pier ninety feet in height, is all bosh. The
statement was originated by some one opposed
to the road coming to Bath instead of Rich
mond Engineers are now settling the cues
ton of estimate cost. |
The ice left theSaco river, below the Falls.
on Monday, so that vessels arrived that day.
A constant reader of the Press asks WHY
not make Mechanic Falls the next city in the
state and says if mills are built up and the |
water power improved the place is sure to |
prosper No doubt oft; but cities for small |
places are expensive Injuries and we wona |
ADVISE eur friends at M. f. not to be too anx-
nous to ignore the simplicity of a town oraan;-
cation. VI gam
The Gardiner Reporter SAYS that .mo
young scamps Longfellow and Soutbard ,sa. wv
in jail at Augusta for theft, and who sto,o CIV,
from the store of j e. Davis not long s;raa
prove to have been the parties who stole thn
money from the ticket Office at the denot in
Gardiner several months ago
"A stranger hailing from Old Town was
robbed in Lewiston on Thursday last. while
partially intoxicated, by two well-knowu
roughs, of gold watch and chain valued at
$780, The thieves were arrested and the watch
returned. s'ar