The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-07-28

And tender vine climbs friendly tree
Near Crystal Brook down by the sea.
From bough and nest In eafy shade,
Where birds their homes secure have made,
They, sweet voiced warblefs, strive 10 tell
With what delight their bo,oms swell,
Gay fairy syiphs glide through thy bowers,
And dance away the sunny hoursj
And Wild sweets WOO the honey bee,
Near Crystal Brook, down by the sea-
Thy azure windows, golden doors,
Gid thy green walks, and gem the sh0res--
Abode Of peace and purity
Fair sunfbeams llnger long with thee;
Clear streanlets battle thy -pangled feet;
Thy face Is with rich charms replete;
To realms 81 bliss Is found key
Near Crystal BROOK, down by the sea.
Near the Beach proper we pass the house
of Mayor Shaw, which might well be named
"Saints' Rest" principally because no saints
dwell there 1--WE except the ladies, OF course).
Farther down among the pines. skirting the
shore Is o line Of Ave houses erected and Oc-
cupied by gentlemen with their families from
these two towns, near the centre OF which Is the
famous Camp Comfort. Below are the remains
OF an old fort which protected the earlier set
tiers Of this region $50 years ago, and back on
the waste Of sand. which years since was . fer
tile field Of grass, Is the site ofthe large "block.
house, whittier those settlers assembled when
threatened by the indians. ....
A gentleman writes US that he noticed, the
other day, four young birds, two-thirds grown,
Of the sparrow kind. comfortable In their nest
on the ground. after the moving machine and
horse rake had passed over the nest where they
lay fearing no evil. Truly. the sparrow Is no.
ticed.
The Pepperell Mills in this city havsincreas-
ed the wages of their operatives upwards OF 20
per cent, so that old hands (fcmales) are max
ing readily SIPS per day. Female operatives
are in good demand. The Company would run
all their spindles. II they had sufficient help.
Our neighboring exchanges will confer favor
upon US by copying this item.
Mrs. Rufus Leavitt, Of Saco, and her son,
Mr.. John Leayitt, were thrown from wagon
last Monday on Gooch Island, in consequence
Of their horse taking fright from the breaking
of the harness. Mrs. Leavitt was badly bruised
about the head, and her sons shoulder dslo-
Gated.
We learn that the Picnic Of the ID Parish
(Saco) Sunday School to Camp Comfort last
Wednesday, was decided success. The weatb.
er was delightful, the attendance large, and the
little ones enjoyed II hugely.
Several have remarked to US during the past
week that the pamphlet recently issued from
this Office Is the hnndsomest specimen OF book
printing ever printed In this county, and we
will add that Il has, never been excelled 10 New
England. We are prepared to do oil kinds Of
job printing, from the common poster to the
incest bronze work, In style unsurpassed.
win our friends In York county plea,e bear
thi, In mind, and remember that there Is no
need Of sending away for any kind of printing.
however particular they may BET
Owen B. Chadbournc has been re-appointed
Collector Of the port ct Ssco. tgJru
Two little children Of Mrs Quincy Sawyer. Of
s.eo. on Monday morning last, got some
matches which vsys ct the head Of the bed and
PLAYED with them In bed, which set the bed on
Are. and before assistance could be obtained the
little girl Of three years was 90 terribly burned
that sbe died In the afternoon Of the Same day.
Rohsrt Heller, the great Pianist and somatIc
coniuror. win give one of his olassical enter.
tsinments, consisting Of music ., end Dd magic: 4
msnts In second sight, and the wonders wrought
he M miraculous cabinet, are said to exoeed
anything ever accomplished BY the Davenport ,S,t
vrsst artist with any Of the many who hare
srsyelled about the country under similar sound.
inr tities. The immense popularity Of NJ. hss.
iss IA New York, where he opened nightly nor
rors than one year, and the great success
~hich he has met with more recently 10 Boston:
4 4 suiBoient guarsntse Of the attraotiveness OF
his performances. We would call attention 70
his advertisement In another column
We understand that the Photographers OF
ls.eo and Biddsfrd propose to close their
rooms on the 9Th. Of August for two week,
vacation. Those In want Of psoturss snoa0
bar this In mind. tHL