The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-30
LOCAL & COUNTY INTELLIGENCE


ciied to have one more political gathering -
SO We selected Tuesday evening to call on Hon
Luther Sanborn, our Senator elect.
Arriving ut his spacious farm house little
past seven, we found IL lighted from yard to
attic. A half mile Of teams are standing around.
while dense crowd Of men are listening to the
stirring music Of the Cornish Cornet Band.
Ladies fll every room OF the house. They are
there IT, have good time. Others are coming,
for a full hour-hve, eight and twelve miles
away. None are strangers. All are members OF
the great Union family. BY and by reiresh-
meuts are announced. Not o stick OF canuy'
but food that does credit to the COOK.
Speeches that drA. out frequent applause
follow. For these have not space.
The lovers OF vocal music are singing Pser'-
Otto n;eces. The sound Of young and merry
Voices come from the chambers and the after
Tea hum of grandmo,hersis heard in the psrlor'
The band Is playing again, and sure enough,
there are dancers on the green. How many
Are here, Six, eight and ten hundred are named.
.Ti. bright, mild evening. All has passed of
pleasantly. and now We are homeward bound.
Each glad guest hoping to meet again next year
90 celebrate . similar success.
South Parsousheld, Sept. 81. A.
Rev. Edwin Durham, Independent Evange-
list, who labors extensively IN protracted meet.
ings and religious revivals with the various
christian denominations, will begin his work In
Biddeford next Sunday, Oct. 81. He will preach
during the day and evening in the First Bap-
tist, Free Baptist, and Second Congrega-
tional churches. On Monday evening Oct. sd.
the meetings will be held in Quinby and Sweet
sir's (large) Hall. at "a o'clock, and will con-
tinue to he he'll there every evening during the
week and onward.
A gentleman writing to us from Parsonsaeld
says:
'It Is reported that twenty or thirty "Demo,
Gratis" have suddenly left town. They caused
the negro 10 fee To Canada to gain freedom.
Now they say the negro compels Us to seek the
same asylum Do curses ever come home 10
roostl"
DEAFNESS AND CArAnnu-Dr. Campbell Is
s,il, at the Ssco House, doing wonders for those
afflicted with catarrh and deafness. Many OF
our most prominent citizens are now rejoicing
In the great cures he has made for them, many
of whom had been pronounced incura6le, and
who considered their cases hopeless. lie viii
remain till October sth, and those who have
neglected To consult him should do 50 at once,
as il will be impossible for him to extend his
stay aner that date. Read the following ceru'
6cates:
Certificate of Rsr. Gideon Cook.
KESSypuSx, Sept. 22i, 1864.
consulted DR.. Campbell. at the Saco House.
for deafness, particularly my left ear, out OF
which have not been able to hear my watch
tick for nearly 30 years. have been greatly
benefited BY DIR. c. I now hear my watch tick
with my left ear rs with my right. and have to
request persons not to talk So loud. l Am II
years Of age. uipEoN 1ooh'
Certificate of Capt. Benz. Patterson.
SAco, Me-, Sept 10th, 1854.
wish to certify that for several years have
been deaf in my left ear. with difficulty hearing
my watch tick, when pressed close to my ear.
Amer two weeks of DR.. Campbel's treatment
mt the Saco House. am happy 10 say, now
hear IL disiinctiy, when held the same distance
frpm my lett ear as from the right one.
BENZ. PATTERSON.
Certificate Of Mrs. s. .fdams.
SAco. Me-, Sept. 10th. 1864.
Under DIR. Campbell's thorough and scientif-
ic treatment am happy to testify that have
been cured OF Catarrhal affection OF the
mouth and throat. with which | have been
troubled the pas, two years. take pleasure
In recommending DR.. G., and shall be happy
20 testify 10 the truth Of this abatement To- any
person calling at my house.
MRs. SELucus ADAMS, School st.
The Fruit and Flower Festival which the Ia
dies OF the Baptist Society, Saco, gave in Town
Hall on Wednesday evening, WAS very enter
tanning and tastfal. A good number were in
attendance.
We have received the official vote OF this Dis
trict. for Representative to Congress. Cum
bertrand County gives Lynch so3s, Sweat, 66i6.
Mai. for Lynch, la22. Gain HOS. York Coun-
ty gives Lynch 6iGs, Swea, 592l, maj. SAT,
=. mag H.. ,..;,-;,x Il, ynrk xwas cst;tna
ted without Parsonsheld and Newdeld. Cop
perheal majorities In these two towns will
bring the official majority to about SIS.
A meeting Of the enrolled men Of Saco was
cure men on the quota Of the town. j. Beatty,
T. K. Lane and Ivory Lord were appointed a
committee to visit Augusta aud see II full cred
IL had been allowed the town for all recruits
furnished, naval and otherwise. Belief was ex-
pressed by several speakers that with the boun
~ voted by the town increased to five hundred
dollars, the quota could De filled with volun-
tecrs AMI the draft avoided A subscription TO
raise the required amount was started. and eley-
On hundred dollars subscribed at once. A COM
Subscriptions The meeting adjourned to Thurs
day evening to hear the report Of the commit
tee to Augusta.
BIDpEFoup, Sept. %.
Mn. EprroR The man who shot his sister
instes,l of his wife, at John O'Bryans store,
called Stackpolc, alias John Smith, is not an
freshman, ~ stated by you in the last weeks
paper, but n Yankee, OF regular Puritan lie
scent. Please to correct the error in the to-
morrow's paper and you will obligc very much,
Your friend. EUGENE VErRoAits'
We learn that the wound proves to be only n
flesh wound. and the woman will be out again
soon. Stackpole has not yet been arrested.
We are requested to state that the ladies Of
the Fres Baptist Society in this city, will give
an entertAinment and supper at their vestry en-
Cedar street, next Wednesday evening.
About IS volunteers have thus far been OBJ
tanned upon the quota of this city, The su
thorities have male out the papers Tor 90, but
they have not all passed. The number enlisted
In Saeo up to Wednesday was %.