The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-22
LOCAL & COUNTY INTELLIGENCE

Modern sslocals' are somewhat scarce TINS
week, but by backward leap OF two centuries
va have found an item. Folsom's History OF
s.co and Biddeford.- through which We have
been recently looking. presents some graphic
and. withal, curious pictures OF the social life
Of our ancestors. No feature Of II. perhaps,
seems In broader contrast to the habits Of to-
day than the minute and perpetual supervision
the law and magistrates exercised over every
persons speech. conduct aud affairs. Them
ern saying that "that government is best which
governs least would certainly have found lit
tie favor at the hands Of those old worthless A
modern grand jury would DO kept tolerably
busy in watching with equal closeness the dere-
lotions Of the people Of our day. The records
shov the following to have been among the la
bors Of the grand jury Of 1906. Mrs. Bridget
Phillips and John Jocelyn were presented for
absence from public worship and John wad-
leigh "for o common sleeper on the Lords day
ut publique meeting" John Was mercifully dis
charged with an "admonition' aud 2s. Cd. paid
TO the Recorder. Juliana Cloyse was "present-
cd for tale bearer from house to house. setting
differences between neighbors.' One man is
presented for idlcuess, and another fined for
saying "Msjor Phillips horse is as lean As an
Indian dog" Arthur Beal was presented for
travelling from his own house on the Sabbath
day, about mile. to speak to Job Young to SO
with him to the point tor boat to so to sea the
week following" and Mark Rec was fined lbs.
"bresch Of the Sabbath for going to sea out OF
the harbor on the Lords day where the Minis
try was" The town OF Scarborough was pre-
sented for not having minister, and people IN
general must have toed the mark II any virtue
lay in indictments and lines.
The following extract from the Town Record
gives another glimpse Of the curious customs
Of the past. The Westinghouse in question 1t
is supposed stood near the Pool:
.September %, 1866, at a general towne
meeting il is ordered at that meeting every one
TO be placed in thayr seats In the manner fol-
lowing: in the first seate, Mistress Mayerickc,
Phillips, Pcndletou, Hookc, Bonithon, Williams,
Trustrum. 2 Goods Wadock, Conan, Glbbins,
Booth, Bully, Kichkox. 3 Goods Pencil, Rls-
keet, Rogers, Bowden, Hin, Helson. Goods
silly, Hobs, Luscom, Maier, Wormstall, Scad-
lock. 5 Goods Dryis, Randall Sergent, ID; Ser
gent, Hartman, Naseter. Goodise Chilson,
Egcome, Henderson, Wakefield, Booth, Leigh
ton. ilewes, Page, Frost. Secondly II Is yo,
ted that the binch before. the forth seate shall
be speedily set up againc in the meeting house,
rs aiest Rob: Booth, Recorder
.April, 1869, John Sharpe and james Gio-
bins Jr. is appointed To sit in the seate with
Simon Booth in the foremost seat And their
wives areto sit in the third seatc withS Booths
wife and Lightons wife,
In Board OF ALDERMEN, July o.
The Com. on Fire Department, to whom was
referred the petition of James Benson and ais
in regard to repairing Triumph Engine house,
reported that ii was in bad condition, and rec
commended that II be shingled.
Permission was granted L. d. Staples to pile
materials in front of his house on Alfred stree,
to repair the same.
The Com. on Ordinances were directed to in
Quire into the expediency of so changing Sec
ton lst Of Ordinance 5 that il shall read thus
''Thc City Council shall annually, in the month
Of March or April, choose Solicitor or Agen
for said city, who shall be removable at the
pleasure Of the City Council;' excluding the
sentence in the ordinance as 1t now reads, "whc
shall DO an attorney at law"
An order was passed authorizing the Cit,
Treasurer to issue City Bonds to the amount o
seventy-fvc thousand dollars. agreeably to ar
Act passed by the Legislature Feb. Is, 1861.
The Street Committee were instructed to 10.
vcstigatc the rights Of the city to watering
place ut "west Brook" so called, in said city.
William Mason was chosen Liquor Agent fol-
said city the ensuing year.
Adjourned until August 3, at II p. NJ.
A sad accident occurred in Alfred last Satur
day. A son of Cyrus X. Brock. about sever
years Of age, while playing with fire which
he aud another little boy had kindled, set hi
clothes On fro and was so badly burned that h
died in three hours His screams brought hi:
parents to his aid. who found him Invested by
some means Of his pants, but his shirt and
waist. which in his fright he could not unbut.
ton, were blazing upon him, and when torn Of
showed his stomach burned to q crisp.
The Portsmouth Chronicle furnishes the fol
lowing itemsof interest in relation to the Kit
terry Navy Yard:
The crew Of the u. s. steamer Dc Soto wer,
on Tuesday decided 20 be clear Of quarantine
and ordered ON board the rcceiying.ship Van
dslia. In this harbor. for duty.
The U. 3. steamer Tioga has been lying nj
quarantine for two weeks or more, without new
sickness aboard or among the crew and the
men are forthwith to be paid OF and discharged;
and tho ship ovcrhauled and repaired in due
time.
The old Colorado Is lying at the yard wharf
reiiiting. and will be really for sea in few
months.
The little steamer Albatross, Ia purchased
vessel, and the gallant Gran in which Com. Far
agut ran the terrible guantlet Of the Forts a
New Orleans is in the Dry Dock. for repairs
OF new vessels. the splendid frigate Franklin
is fast approaching completion, and will prob
ably be launched in a few months. Her ma
ohnery Is also nearly done-anI the public de
sire To see this magnificent specimen OF naval
architecture afoat, bids fair To be at last graft
fed. As the channel Is So narrow behind tho
ship house, that there Is but about the length
Of the Franklin for her To move In after leaving
her ways, some curiosity Is manifested as Il
how they can stop her Roadway before sh'
grounds. But no doubt IL win be done.
The ironclad Agsmenticus, Is lying at tn
wharf, with part Of her two turrets up, but !
must be many months ere she can be ready 70
service. Her beautiful engines are Of Ericsson
patent, and made by Morris. Young & Co., Phil
adelphia. They were run several hours at tn
wharf, q day or two ago, and worked to-
charm. Some idea Of the cost of such craft
may be gained from the tact that there are six
teen different steam engines on board, for all US
O., and two or four more may yet be added.
.
CArARRu AND DE,rSEss.-Doctor Campbell
Of New York. the successful practitioner II
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