The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-16

wish the dear boy prosperous gales aud i'm,
mense success, and shall somewhat expect .
letter now and then for the JOURNAL readers.
Speaking Of the election Of Mayor Shaw v,
Inadvertently said that he had been elected
Prssident % alIth Paper Collar compauie.
in the United States. We should have said
Managing Director and Attorney. TOR such !,
his offoe. ID ....f.. .rrJ .U.ray,.. a
We we're pleased to receive this week Q call
from Maj. Gen. G. H. Smith, Of E,stport
The Gen. Is on his way to his command In III,
regular army at Camden Arkansas and his
appointment, to the Colonelcy In the Regular
Army Is richly msritorious one, he having
risen from 4 Captsincy in the 10. Maine Cav
airy through al the gradss to that Ut Maj Gen.
by brevst. Success 10 Ill such men, say We.
A patent has been granted to James L. Pres.
colt Of North Brunswick, for improved port
able cupboard. Mr.. Prescott would do the
world o greater favor 10 invent something to
put In those we havs.g .rr 90 agl ..'.
The Democrat says that . new Methodist
Meeting House Is soon to be built 10 Ki,tery.
Mrs. Rice Of that town has given lot Of land
and timber for the frame. ~. .,'-,.....
The Lsconis Co. are putting into the base.
ment Of Mill No. Q large and very powerful
Turbine water wheel. built by the Lowell Ma
chine Shop.
Qua New ScHooLHousEs.-0f late years our
school accommodations have been In . very
bad condition. Our houses we're not adapted
to large increase of pupils, and sslthough
from time to time our school agents have done
all they could by way Of repairs. they could
not make the accommodations agreeable. The
houses we're built when the town was com.
paratively in its infancy. and sufficient allow.
ance was not made for the rapid: growth Of
our population. The city has almost literally
grown up within tho last twenty years and
prior to that time what Is now densely popu.
lated, and where nre inoessautly manifest signs
of busy life and industry, was little more than
pasture land. II Is easy thus to calculate the
over crowded state Of our school rooms. The
District In May last, placed the matter Of en-
larging and repairing them Into the hands OF
Messrs. Charles Hardy. Joshua Chaibourne.
and James q. Bracket, and appropriated on q
rough estimate $4,000. Before deciiing upon
any definite plan the committee visited the
schools Of Boston and elsewhere, and the plan
finally settled upon by them reflects credit up
on their judgement. and gives us school nc.
commodations equal to any place In the State.
An extension Of thirty feet has been added to
each OF the Grammar school houses, and one
Of twenty feet to the High School building.
This has involved an entire re.arrahgement Of
the rooms, which has been done In such man
ner as to leave nothing to be desired. The
clumsy old seats tor the intermediate schools
have given place to modern furniture, new
papered walls take the place Of the old dingy
ones. and there are new couveniences through
out. The same general features distinguish
the rooms for the primary department. Four
large recitation rooms have thus been added to
provide not only frr the present but for future
increase Of pupils. The appropriation has
been exceeded, but II will be remembered that
III. estimate Of 10000 was based upon rough
and not careful calculations. To increase the
expenditure, soon after the work was COM
menced occurred the great Portland fire. Wa.
ges and the price OF lumber and all building
material bounded up nearly double the price
allowed in the rough estimate, and Il was with
difficulty that sufficient workmen could by OBJ
tanned to complete the buildings in season for
the Fall term The District will soon be called
together to hear the report of their committee,
and we advise our citizens to take . look at
the improvements, since It Is our design In this
article to mention only the general features OF
the work Of the committee. " j.
We have received the catalogue % the school
at New Hampton. N. II. which shows that II
not the best, Il Is one Of the largest In New
England. We notice that nearly. all Of Ito
Principals have been selected from Maine men,
compliment to the good Judgment Of the
Trustees. When We first became acquainted
with the school. In 1854. Benjamin Stanton Of
Lebanon was principal. He was succeeded BY
his brother L. W Stanton Of the same town,
who was 10 turn succeeded by n. @. Smith Of
Saco. Upon his deoesse. g., W. Kicker Of
Lebanon was chosen. to be succeeded by J,,w.
Chadwick Of China, Maine. Upon the reslg
nation Of Professor Chadwick. A. c. Stockiu
OF South Berwick became principal. II will
thus bs seen that with the exception Of two
years. charge Of Prot. Chadwick, himself q
Maine man. the school has had for Its head
ever since Il was located In N. H.. York couu
~ man. For nearly half Of the time the La
dies Department has been In charge Of o York
county lsdy--Clsra Stanton OF Lebanon (now
Mrs. Jor,lan), and the present Preeeptress,
Miss Sinclair Of this city. In passing we may
also mention that one Of the three Professor,
Of the Theological School h Rev. J. NJ. Bailey
Of Saco. The aggregate number Of pupil,
during the four terms past is 7l, and its board
Of instruction consists Of twelve teachers. II
gives US great pleasure to record the prosperi-
~ OF our Alma Mater; may her success b
large and enduring! D '' ''ia5""n 49,. %.
Six person, were received Into the Copgrc'
estionai Church 10 Lyman, Rev. Mr.. Merrili's,
on profession, the first Sabbath Of the month,
a, some Of the fruits Of . revival enjoyed By
that Church In the early part Of the summer.
As beneficial rerult Of advertising, Mr..
Dimon Bmmons Of Lyman sold his farm aud
some other real estate In Q few weeks AFTER adj
vertising. for the handsome sum OF 5000,
Real estate Is valuable In L.; We were told thai
Mr.. J. d. Palmer has refused the ODER Of sio,'
600 for his iarm, mill, and growth. slI'F'i 81
"chcera, Dy,en,ery, Coughs. co'ds and Rheumatism
are quickly cured BY "Amersoan Liis Dropsr Al U.
- We usually decline sndor.iag astislss cd
veTtIsed IN our columns, but make an exception
In the case OF the steam. Rsaned soaps Of Mcs.r,.