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BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 13, 1863.

To the Justices OF the Supreme Judicial Court for the
State OF Maine to be holden at and for
the County Of York, ON the fourth Tuesday OF Nay,
A. ~, 1858.
nEsPECTFULLY represent Daniel A. Peterson and
IN Emily Peterson his wife, and Thomas J Billings oil
Kltery in said county, that they are seized as tenants
In common OF the following described real estate stuat
ed In SAID Kittery to wit; the homestead farm and
buildings on Gerrsh Island formerly occupied by joseph
Billings late OF said Klttery, deceased, bounded by
lands now or late OF Thomas frsbee William Seawards
and BY the sea- The Dearng lot so called containing
about bounded by land now or late OF Lucy
GeTrish, Folly and William MITCHELL Jr, William Sea-
ward, David rrlshee and by the Piper lot The Locke
lot 20 cale. containing about six and halt acres,
b0unjed hy land now or late OF Lucy and Betsy Ger
ri.i, and William T. Gerfsh, called the ten acres The
Seawards lot 80 called bounded by land now or late
Of John Seawari Samuel Blake, Thomas Frisbse, and
by Piscaiaqua Ifarbor. A lot OF salt marsh contain
ing about ten acres conveyed TO the said Joseph Bill
ings IN his fe.tme by Daniel Billings by deed dated
April u 1880, and pew In the Freew Baptist Meeting
House at Kttery Point - that they seized OF the
premses-he said Daniel A. Peterson,o one undivided
fonrth part In fec simple, the said Emily Peterson Of
one undivided fourth part In her own right In fee sim
ple and the said Thomas J. Billings OF undivided
half part tenant for lfcthat they cannot possess,
occupy aud improve their said parts TO any advantage
whin the came are undivided and In common but Who'll
iy lose the profits thereof.
Wherefore they pray that their respective propor-
tons of said real estate may he set of and assigned to
them 70 hold Ia seyeraity. DANIEL A. PETERSON,
EMILY PETERSON.
THOMAS j. BILLINGS
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Spare Lines.
Not amiss-A rich and lovely widow.
A we'll read soldicr-Private information

Not amiss-A rich and lovely widow.
A we'll read soldicr-Private information.
Folks with little souls should bo watchful
of their tompers. Small kettles boil over
quickly.
IF VIC can't hear, it ain't for tho lack Of
cars Us the ass said to tho ccrn.6eld.
Little girls believe in man in the moon
young ladies believe in man in the hon.
eymoon.
A garrulous barber being required to
shave q celebrated wit, asked him, How
shall shave you, sir?' In silence was the
reply.
You may be sufficiently sensitive, but
don't imagine yourself q conductor for every
body's Notwithstanding tho thing into
the ground.
A book is entitled to DO examined good
naturedly. Itshouldn't hayo cross cxamin.
alton.
In our attempt to deceive the world, those
are most likely to detect US who arc sailing
on the Same track.
True poets seem as old as tho stars, with
tho blossoms of youth bursting from their
hearts forever and filling tho world with per.
fume.
Bo calm amid troubles. To jump and
bounce because you arc in hot water, is to
behave like potatoc or dumpling.
Why is scccsh house occupied by Union
forces like tho copyright of book? Because
it is entered according to act Of Congress.
It is less difficult to forgive our enemies
than our friends. The reason why Corolia-
nus found it so hard to pardon Rome was
that he was Roman.
A wag remarked tho other day that people
treated postage stamps nowadays in tho
same manner schoolmasters used to treat
their pupils in his timc-lick them to mako
them stick to their letters.
Tho latest style of hoop skirt is tho self.
adjusting, double back action, bustlo ctrus-
can lace expansion, Piccolomini attachment,
gossamer indestructible, polocticomorama.-
1t is very sweet thing.
The editor OF a paper in Schenectady, in
describing tho effects of n squall upon o
canal boat, says that when tho gallo was ut
its highest. tho unfortunate craft hcclcd to
tho larboard, and tho captain and another
cask of whiskcy rolled overheard
A tall hcrculcan Gascon, astridc upon
wrctched pony, encountered, as he rode over
a bridge, a richly dressed cavalier mounted
upon noble stccd. Saluting tho horscmcn.
the Gascon said to him, Il will bet you ten
golden pieces that can do with my horse
what you can't do with yours. "Dono,'
said the cavalier, whcrcupon the Gascon dis.
mounted from his miserable hack, and taking
it up in his arms, threw it over the battle
ments into the river, thus winning the wa
ger, to the great discontinue OF tho. owner
of the noble stced.
Sheridan was never without reason. and
never failed to cxtricato himself by his wit
in any emergency. At country house,
where he was once on q visit, on elderly
maiden lady desired to bc his companion in
q walk. He excused himself at first on nc.
count of tho badness of tho weather. She
soon afterwards, however, intercepted him
in an attempt to escape without her. 'Well,'
she said, Il sec has cleared up why,
yes he answered, it has cleared up enough
for one, but not enough for two
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Sf[isteIla11eous.
A Sooesh Almanac--Who began the War 2

A friend in the South has had the kind
ness to send us scccsh almanac for 1862
printed in Nashville, at tho Southern Motho.
dist Book Concern, Rev. Il. o. Summers, ID,
D., editor. The second page contains a
wishy-washy scccsh song, entitled the "Stars
and Bars" Wcquotc the opening verso -
'Tis sixty.two land sixty one,
With the old Union, now is gone,
Recklng with bloody wars
Gone with that ensign, once so priced,
Tho stars and stripes, now so despisod-
Struck for the stars and bars.
In q table of remarkable events which
transpired in connection with the organiza.
ton of tho Southern Conlederacy,' this al.
manac has the following
Dec. 20, 1860. Sudden evacuation Of
Fort Moultric by Major Anderson, United
States army. He spikes the guns, burns the
gun carriages, and retreats to Fort Sumter,
which he occupies.
Dec. 27.-Capture Of Fort Moultric and
Castle Pickney by the South Carolina troops.
Captain Costc surrcnders the revenue-cutter
Aiken.
Jan. 3, lS62.-Capturo Of Fort Pulaski
by the Savannah troops.
Jan. 3.--The arsenal at Mount Vernon,
Ala, with 200 900 stand of arms, seized by
the Alabama troops.
jan. 4.-Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 9.-The steamship Star of tho West
fired into and driven of by tho South Caro-
lima batteries on Morris Island. Failure OF
the attempt to ro.enforco Fort Sumter.
Jan. o.-MisSissippi seeded vote of the
Convention, "a to 80.
Jan. lO.-Forts jackson, st. Phillips, and
Pike, near Now Orleans, captured by the
Louisiana troops.
Jan. ll.-Alabama seeded vote OF Con.
vcnton, 60 to 90.
Jan. ll.-Florida seeded: vote of Con.
vcntion, &C to 90.
Jan. l4.-Capture Of Pensacola Navy.
yard, and Forts Barrancas and Mcliao.-
Major Chase shortly afterwards takes com.
mand, and the seigc Of Fort Pickens com.
menccs.
Jan. l3.-Surrender Of Baton Rouge ar.
scnal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. l9.-Gcorgia seeded: vote of Con.
vcntion, .O3 to 81.
Jan. 26. Louisiana seeded: vote ol
Convention, llS to 10.
Jan. 3l.-New Orleans Mint and Gus.
tom.house taken.
Feb. l.-Texas seeded vote Of Convcn.
ton, l66 to 7-submitted to tho vote of the
people, February %: the act took effect
March ..
Feb. 2.-Scizuro OF Little Rock arsenal by
Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4.-Surrcndcr of the reycnuc-cuttcr
Cass to the Alabama authorities.
Fob. 7.--Southern Congress met at Mont.
gomcry, Ala.
Feb. s.-Provisional Constitution adopt.
ed.
Feb. 9.-Jeflcrson Davis, of Mississippi,
and Alexander II. Stephens, of Georgia,
elected President and Vice President.
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yA young lady at ball was asked bya
lover Of serious poetry whether she had sen
Crabbe's Tales.
"why no." she answered. "l did not
know that crabs had tails"
81 beg your pardon, MIS- sa'a n'
mean. have you read Crabbe's Tai'sF'
"And assure YOU" said she, "i did not
know tba, red crabs, or any other crabs, had
taiisr
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CARPETS,

DIE current Of trade is sure to flow to that house
] which sells at the ioicsst prices Our best Eng
lish Velvet. Brussels. and Tapestries, Will he re-
tailed during the season at importers prices. Our
customers will find our departments for fine goods
very cOmplcte-comprislns the newest and most
desirable styles of foreign productions us well as
the flvoritc home manufactures NEW ENGLAND
CARPET CO, 75 Hanover ST., Boston. One price
..gy "a, ,oyb. In
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rJr"I am indebted to newspapers Tor
more than half my education" was the re-
mark A short time since, OF an intelligent
voupr farmer Of Maine, rs he was about
leaving his home to take part in the war,
and no continued, Whatever plans Of econ
ou,y must bc adopted at home until the closo
of tho war, do not undertake to get along
without the newspapers"
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YORK, S.
AT the supreme judicial Court, begun and held at Al
fred, within aud Tor the CourtS Of York, on the third
Tuesday Of September, In the year OF our LORD one
thousand ght hundred and sixty three.
ITPON the foregoing petition, ordered that the pet-
u toner give notice to Thomas Bragdon OF the STATE
Of South Carolina interested In the prayer thereof 10
appear before the Justice OF said Court TO be held
at SacO, within aud fOr said county OF York, on the
first Tuesday % January next by Publishing an attest
ell copy Of said petition aud this order thereon, three
weeks successlyely In the Union and Journal news
PAPER printed In Bddeforl In said County, the last
publication thereof to be thirty days. at least before
the sitting Of said Court, that he may then AMI there IN
onr said Court show cause, any he have, why the
PRAYER Of said petition should not he granted.
Attest, &. II. LORD, Clerk.
true copy Of the petition and order Of Court there
on.
Swl5 Attest, c. II. LORD, Clerk.
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a NEW CARPET,

Crossley's Improved Electrotypc, possessing the
appearance ana beauty of real Brussels, and quite
as durable. for half the price, now opening by tho
NEW ENGLAND CARPET CO, 75 Hanover street,
Boston Our customers arc reminded that this in
voice Of Carpets comprises but 100 pieces, and In
consequence Of the iow price they will last but a
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oil CLOTH CARPETS

In wide sheets and narrow wldths-in the beauti
rul cnamclcd finish, the most desirable and clean,
Goods made for sale at manufacturers prices by
the NEW ENGLAND CARPET Co, IS Hanover st.
Boston One pree and cash systems strictly adhered
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Fine CARPETS.

Gstthe Modern Siylss Now opening, lOoo pieces
of the most splendid English Tapestries ever shown
in this market, by the NEW ENGLAND CARPET
co, rs Hanover street. Boston. One Price and cash
81 fo
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~ We shall continue to supply our customers
vI1 are about furnishing or redecOrating the
floors or their DWELLING, with carpets from all our
departments.
and m Carpets when desired. NEW ENGLAND
-, n pIrsr Cp :, Hanover 81 poSton
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ROYAL VELVET

Ind Medallion Carpsis-tho finest things out FOL
parlors and Drawing Rooms-for sale 10y the
NEW ENGLAND CARPET CO.,
Avis - Hanover street, Boston.
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Stute of Maine.

1Okk, S.
AT the supreme Judicial Court begun and held at Al
fred, within ard for the County Of York. on the third
Tuesday OF September. In the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and siSty-three.
Upon the foregoing petition, ordered, that the petit
u toner give notice 20 all persons Interested In the
prayer thereof appear before the Lstce OF our said
Court to be held at saco within and for said county OF
York, on the hrst Tuesday Of January next, by pub
fishing an attested copy Of said petition and this order
thereon, three weeks successfully In the Union and
Journal newpaper prlneda Blddeford In said county
Of York. the last publication thereof TO be thirty days.
at least before the sitting Of said Court that they may
then and there In said Court show cause, any
they have, why the prayer Of said petition should not
be granted
Attest, G. II. LORD, Clerk.
true copy OF the petition and ordero Court there
3wl5 Attest, C.B.LoRD, Clerk.
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L OW p RICE S!

JEREMIAH COOKS
new Cash STORE,
OPPOSITE CITY BUILDING,
BIDDEFORD.
White and Black woolen Yarn 10 cents.
Blue-mixed WoOlen Yarn n cts
Hoop skirts si,lO.
Clouds slylO.
Head Nets % cts.
Bead Head Nets 81 10 60 cts.
Niee Cologne 10 cts.
Hair OIL 10 and II cts.
Nice POmade cheap,
Spalding's Rosemary for tho hair IL cts.
Small American Flags cts.
Bogle's Hyperion Fluid q cts.
Family Dye Colors, small size, II cts.
Family bye Colors, large size, % cts.
Ladies' Collars cts.
Nice CASTLE Soap,
suptrior Toilet Soaps cheap.
Burnetts Cocoalne Tor the hair, only 65 cts.
Delights spanish Lustral for the hair only %.
Sterllngs Ambrosia very low.
Bush's celebrated Hair bye.
Mrs s A Aliens Hair Restorer.
The best Hair Dyes and Hair Invigorators less
Rubber BaiLtOp Combs Of tho best manuiac-
ture, only CO cts.
Rubber gall-top Side Combs ~ cts.
Chequer boards.
solid Ivory and other kinds Dominoes,
Playing Cards, nice and low priced.
Quilted ribbon for
Dress Trimming only II cts.
Hooks and Eyes-Cotton Cord.
Velvet Ribbon-Linen Tape.
Rocking Horses.
Willow Carriages.
Boston Chaises.
Children's Doll Chaises.
Boys Wooden Carts.
Ladies' Reticules.
Ladies' Work Baskets.
Nice Work Boxes.
Writing Desks.
Ladies' Hose. Gloves of various kinds,
Children's Hosiery;
Bedsteads.
Dolls from G cts, to 81.
wooliy Dogs nom % cts. to -
China Sets.
China Doll Heads.
China Mugs.
Cologne Stands,
Match Boxes
Dress Buttons from to 10 cts.
Ladies' Purses and Chain Bags.
Needles and Pins cheap.
IIeiInstreet's Superior Hair Dye.
Trail Hoop skirts.
Nice French Head Dresses.
Perfumes for the handkerchief very low.
Liquid Lilly White. Liquid Rouge.
Rubber Hair Pins.
Children's Teethng Rings.
Cigar Cases
Worstcls, all cOlors, cheap.
Lava Card Receivers. Drums, Tops, Cabers.
Pocket Combs. Small Looking Glasses
China Baskets, various styles.
Shawl Pins. Undersleeves.
Wool and Cotton Hose. Shaving Soap.
Tea Bells. Boys Skating Caps.
Boys COmforters.
French pcrfumery Bags.
Tooth and Hair brushes
Bceswax.
Steel Thimblcs,
Pungcnts.
Photograph Frames ~ cts.
Elegant Photograph Albums, &C., &c.
I respectfully invite the citizens OF Blddeford.
Saco and vicinity to give me call, whether they
wish 70 purShae Or no. VIII saum ,sS,"S .no SUVrS
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WHY /, It vulgar to send telegram DO
cause il is making use of lash language
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PENSIONS & BOUNTIES.

F. W. GUPTILL,
Attorney at Lar, SdeO, Maine.
Attorney and Solicitor for Pensions and Bounty
Claims In Army and Navy.
Prompt and vigllant attention given TO the col
lection OF demands as heretofore, and all other bu
sincSs Incident 10 the legal profession.
Refers to Hon. John W, Fowler, President OF state
and National Law Sshooi. .PoaxhkvepsiaN.Y lyfj
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CARPETS AT WHOLESALE.
!. CARPETS AT RETAIL.

~ Cash purchasers are invited to examine our
stock which l. very complete in all its varieties
NEW ENGLAND CARPET CO., IS Hanover Street,
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To the Honorable Justice OF the Supreme Judicial
Court In session at Portland, within and for the
County Of Cumberland.
ORyILLE n. BRYANT OF Bidieford, in the County
" OF York, and State Of Malnc respectfully bes and
gives this honorable Court to be nformel that he was
lawfully married 10 Julia T.. Bryant (whose maiden
name before said intermarrage was Julia f. Ferfusonj
at Saco In said County Of Yorkon the eighteenth day
OF June, AZ d. 1854 by Samuel Couell, Of said Saco,
n minister Of the Gospel that children OF said mar
rage living that your libeant since their inter
marriage has always behaved himself as faithful
chase and ahectlonate husband towards the said Julia
Il. Bryant but that the said Jslia l.. bryant wholly
regardless of her marriage covenant and duty, did, on
the 3lst day OF March, A. D., lS60 wilfly desert and
abandon your lbeant, aud has never resumed her
marital relations with, but continues to live separate
and apart from your belant 10 wit In Boston In the
Commonwealth ~ Massachusetts,; that divorce from
the bonds of matrimony between your lbellant and
said Julia T.. bryant, will be reasonable and proper
conducive TO domestic harmony and onsistant with the
peace and morality Of society. Wherefore the said
beant prays right and justice, and that he may be di-
yoreed from the bonds Of matrmOny between him and
~ his said wife. ....
(IRs.) ORvILLE d. BRYANT.
$50 cts. october II, 1853.
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THE UNION & JOURNAL,

IL published every Friday morning, ut 81 so, II
paid strictly In advance $500 II delayed till the
expiration OF the year.
TERMS or ADVERTISING.
One square (being the space occupied by rs limos
OF solid nonpareil. or space n inches in lengthl
one insertion, slOO
Each subsequent insertion. without change Of
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respectfully invite the citizens OF Biddeford,
Saco and vicinity to give me call, whether they
wish 20 purchase or not will show the goods
freely and all are warranted TO he rs represented
JEREMIAH COOK,
No. Qunby & SweetSer Block,
Opposite City Building,
i6tf BddefOrd.
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State OF Maine.

CUMBERLAND, IS
Al the Supreme Judicial Court begun and held at PoIt-
land, within and for the County OF Cumberland on
the second Tuesday OF October A. D., 1868.
>PON the foregoing libel Il was Ordered that the libel
II LIANT cause the said respondent within amed to be
notified Of the pendency OF this libel by publishing
three weeks successvey In the Ubon and Journal, n
newspaper printed In Bddefor In the County OF York.
an aes ed copy Of the libel and this order OF court
thereon the last publication to be thirty days at least
before the sitting OF said Court be holden at Saco In
the County OF York, on the first Tuesday OF January,
AD 1861 that she may then and there In said Court,
appear and show II any she has why the prayer
OF said petitioner should nOtbe granted:
Attest, ID. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
true copy Of libel and order OF Court thereon.
3wi6 Attest, ID. W. FEsSENDEN, Clerk
To the Hon Justice Of the Supreme Judicial Court next
to be holden at Alfred, in and for the county OF York.
on the third Tuesday OF September, A. ID. 1868.
EIIZA j. BURNS Of kennebuHk, In said County oi
IL York, wifi, IL Charles VI. Burns OF said henneOunk,
respectfully lbeS and gives this Honorable Court To he
informed that she was lawfully married To the said
Charles " Burns at Dover, in the couuy Of Stafford
and State Of New Hampshire the eighth day OF June,
4 D., 1858, and have lived together as husband ana
wife at said Kennebunk, and hath always behaSed
towards him chaste and faithful wife. Yet the SAID
Charles NJ. Burns neglecting his marriage VOWS aud
duty since said marriage, the first day OF Maya d.,
1851, and divers other days aud times since sa,a
date committed the cTimeof adultery with one ELa =.
McaTs and has since said date married the said Eliza
FMears and now cohabiting with her at Charestown
In the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, as she Is in-
formed She further represents that she had by MN
two children, Ida Frances and Abba that the said
Charles Of property to amount OF one thous
and dollars shs therefore pTays that the bonds OF mat
rimOny between her and the said Charles may be ds-
soIved-that the custody OF said children may be de-
creed to her aud also reasonable amony out OF the es'
tate Of said Charles, and as in duty bound VIII ever
SLRS.} ELIZA j. BURNS.
)jOcts.i Aug. "a, 1868.
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N. w. DAY,
Auction and Commission Merchant,
MOULD inform tho people OF Diddeford, Saeo
w aud vicinity, that he has taken out license 10
sell at Auction for all who may iayOr him with n
call, Also. all kinds or Second Hand FHrnitHys
boHgAt and sold on reasonable terms. Second hand
stoves OF all kinds on hand. Cane-Seat Chairs re-
bottoned. Feather bods constantly on hand
Place or business Liberty street,
No. Gothic Block, Biddetord, Ne.
December d,IS62. lSr
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State OF Maine.

witness-H. BurtER
The New York herald., 1863-10-02


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smith u Jaessoh hfs Watson Miss niehs rdsen sars
CLARK ana WIFE GeQkoy, CAlh 0clllss Robt Oeiliy,
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wife and shiit-and $50 10 the sieer1ge.
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