The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-21

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;orches burned we'll, and NO will do our
Buchanan men tbs Justice to say that they
,uoceded In surrounding Themselves with
moro light than has been their lot generally
o have. Tho boys managed the torches
rery we'll, and the illuminators, 90 far - We
were enabled to judge, did their part, al.
though some of their transprencies derived
their ,igniscaucy entirely from tho contrasts
they suggested.
We should be wanting In attention to
local matters, did We fail 70 give tho names
Of the moro prominent individuals, whose
residences were illuminated on the occasion.
furtherest from home, We give
a list of q portion Of the illuminators In
S.co. On tho Portland Road the house OF
BENZ. Day was one blaso Of light. Hardly
less dazzling were tho residences Of Jos. W.
Leland, ESQ.,, DR.. Berry, Mr. Hamilton
Lower down, the residence Of the County
Attorney, E. R. wiggin. was brilliantly
lighted, eclipsing, 20 VIC arc told, the illu-
mination OF Mr.. Day at the upper end OF
the street, and B. Hadlock's variety store fur
Their down. On Middle Street, tho residences
Of Charles Twombly, Jos. @. Deering. BENZ.
Hadlock. School street, 8. Adams. Beach
street, A. A. Hanscom, d. Lttlefeld.-
Gross street, R. Thornton, ]. Atkinson
Thornton Avenue, Vim. p. Moody-soli-
tary and alone. Storcr street, Col. Towle,
Jos. Written, and the T. X. Lane house
Elm street, +. Moody, Benz. Patterson
Green street, R. NJ. Lord, ]. T. Cleaves. T.
L. Stevens. North street, the residence OF
the p. NJ, r. Nutt,r, Esq. Pepporell
Square, the Democrat Office, and the Law
yers' Offices in its vicinity. Factory Island,
the stores of Fisher & Scigman. DR.. Murch.
and S. j. Lord. On this side Of tho river,
the residences Of the foreign population were
generally lighted up. The Maxwell house,
Dudley block, WATERFORD Block, hard.
ly 60 brilliantly llighted rs the residences
of P. NJ. Tuck, and Augustine Haines, Esq,
made good show. Patrick Hurzey, Mar
tin Brannon, Patrick Sullivan. all in the
Maxwell block, rs also Ambrose p.
Rose, and the variety stores generally in
that quarter Of the city. On Sullivan st.
Abel II. Jellison, Esq.' residence was bril-.
liantly illuminated, and wo arc told, with
how much truth VIC cannot tell, that the
Esq. had speech to let Of, which he failed
to make in consequence Of the procession
not passing up Sullivan Street, as was eI-
pected. We sympathiso in the Esq. 8 mis-
fortunes, and 70 do all we can to repair the
injury, will publish the speech at an early
day If the copy is forwarded. Capt. +.
Perkins and Mr.. Tnfton's residences, on the
same street, were also illuminated. The
Irish settlement on Gooch Island, including
the dwelling Of L. Bryant, was ono blaze OF
light. At Smiths Corner, the variety store
of George Ladd, and the Shoe Shop Of
lothian Perkins were lighted up. The stores
Of Noble & Clcaves', rariefy, Warren 4
Costello, Luther T. Mason and Judge Coles's
Lawyers Office, Salmond 4 buttons Dry
Goods store, Z. Simpson, harncs, maker,
Du. Mulvsy & O'Connell, William c.Dycr,
Apothecary, the Biddcford House. johnson,
Confectionery, I. p. Scammon, "rsf grocer
aud the Billiard Saloon, in the McKenncy
building, were illuminated. On South st
the residences Of Mr.. Fields, and Rufu'
Small, ESQ.,, very brilliantly, Asa Went
worth, and J. Johnson's residences, and q
variety store, owners name not known
On Liberty Street, the store of Eiias Har
mon was also illuminated. On Main Stree
John Perkins exhibited transparcncy la
belled. "God speed tho right" On tn,
road to tho depot, s. P. McKenney. Esq.
and Scth Fairfeld's houses were Illuminated
~ was also the residence Of James Sawyer
on the corner of Cedar and Center streets
We may have omitted the names Of som
of tho illuminators, il 30. we will euro tn,
inadvertence hereafter, on being furnishes
with other names. We desire to live up Il
the Jefferson motto, Of +" Equal and cxac
justice to all men, and we are, therefore
, specially anxious that all who participate
In the honor Of celebrating q victory wo,
over Freedom, should have share Of tn
honors.
We forgot to mentisn in the appropriat
place that while the procession was on tn
. march, being on South Street, the Rookie
Wagon blew up, accidentally, causing mucl
CONSERVATION, and singing badly the tai
Of the horse, before tho traces could DO Gu
to clear him from the wreck Of the wagon
Aside from this, and excepting q biz o
4" scrimmasc" OF I. p. Scammon's Oyste
Saloon, and at tho Biddeford House, II
which there was suffering in the way o
bungcd eyes, bloody noses, and individual
cases Of sickness 10 the stomach, the pleas
ing entertainments Of the evening passed Of
in the most agreeable manner. We should
also mention that while tho procession VA,
moving, 81 guns were fred.
Our desire to keep our readers posted ur
In local matter has caused us TO 20 somc.
what into detail. We hope that the Bu'
chanan men, as we'll rs those who 60 with
US in advocating tho principles Of liberty,
will appreciate our labon. We have en-
deavored to give faithful account Of tho
celebration 4 what was il for. The Buchanoeru
have had their celebration, and as they had
the right to do have illuminated, fred guns
and displayed trauspannocs with various
devices and had jolly time all round. Had
Fremont been elected probably tho Fremont
sn would have been as jealous in celehrst-
ing victory which would have advanced the