The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-02-23
MAINE.

AT special meeting OF Saco Division Of Sons
Of Temperance on Friday evening, 10th inst, the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted
Rs'olpsd, That the thanks Of the Division be
given to the citizens Of Saco aud vicinity for their
generous patronage on Wednesday evening last.
=, he'oirtd That the Division regret thai under
,he eHcltements Of that evening. anything should
inv. nNe occurred at the close 10 mar the harmony of
the occasion.
Resolrsd. That we trust our citizens will still
nave commence In the sincerity and earnestness
VI our purposes, and will give us their sympathy
anu CO operation in our enlcavors to suppress
one OF tue most serious aud lamentable evils of
our "'"e' X. s. BouLrER, II. s.
Dors IT PAY TO ApvERrrE,--NIessrs r. Small &
Son in City Building advertise in this paper no,
only the different insurance companies OF which
they are agents, hut also that they sell tickets 10
all points West. Last Monday they sold $500
worth of tickets to party OF gentlemen who are
going South. the agent for whom. remarked in
the course Of conversation that he saw their adver.
tsement In the UNION and JOURNAL We know
OF no more energetic business in the circle Of
our acquaintance than the Messrs Small, AMI it is
needless to say that they believe in the free use Of
printers ink.
Z About thirty years ago. the Uniiel States APP
proprrateJ money to build pier at the mouth Of
Ssco River, and seven other piers between the
mouth of the river anil Sicn Falls. These piers
were of great benefit in deepening the water over
the bar, and making the channel stationary AMI
disccrnablc Lattcrly these piers have fallen into
decay, aud now Instead of rendering the service
for which they were originally intended, they arc
not merely useless but absolutely dangerous to
navigation. A petition To Congress for an ap-
preparation for the purpose Of repairing these
piers (which are the property OF the Unitc'l
States) is being circulated among the citizens ~
this and adjoining towns. As IL Is n matter Of
vital interest to all persons living or having propI
erty In this vicinity. We hope the petition will be
universally signed. For the benefit Of those per-
sons whom IL may he announcement TO call upon
personally, on account Of their living in remote
parts Of the town, n copy Of the petition will be
left ut the Office of Edwin II. Smith. Esl., and
they earnestly requested to call there aud sign
it.-Sdco Democrat.
We cordially endorse the advice OF the clitor Of
the Democrat. and hope the citizens Of Bhl'lcford
will feel an interest in anil universally sign the
petition. In or'lcr that our member Of Congress
from this District might be able more readily to
understand the matter anil to explain II to others,
we suggest that II would be good idea to have
mn enlarged plan Of the section Of Saco River cx-
tending from this city Ia the mouth of the river
drawn Tor Il might he copied, upon larger scale,
from the county map), and 10 have the location
and nature Of the various distractions indicated
upon the plan. Il would also he desirable to have
n formal estimate made by some Of our stone cut
tcrs and other competent men Of the appropria-
tion needed to make the desired repairs Of the
piers The plan anil estimate would cost but lit
tie, and we think this city and the town of Saco
in their corporate capacities ought 10 appropriate
the triing sum that would he sufficient to pro-
cure such plan and estimate. by doing the thing
Systematically, and making business Of IL, We
can obtain an appropriation aud not otherwise
KIrrrRY Navy YARD, Feb. 2lst 1866.
Mn Error The coppcrhcals of Portsmouth,
boasting that "thry had got President Johnson on
their sde." run mp their flag on Tuesday in honor
of the Executives veto. and In the evening with
n large procession Of boys Scrennded Congress.
man Daniel Marcy. who, you will recollect, once
said that he was "borned' in Portsmouth anu
'.was alwas born there" lie made speech after
his own pattern. At ten o'clock guns were fircl
anil the celebration ended with m alarm of fire.
T.. n. Anderson, Porter Of the Yard, broke his
arm last Friday, just above the wrist. Caused
by slipping down.
The schooner Ira Bliss. Capt. Bragg. has ar
rived here with load Of pine timber from 81.
yannah This is the first cargo from the Southern
ports since ls6l This looks like business.
The Methodist people Of Eliot are intending to
have Ievee next week. tor the benefit OF Rev. ).
Holman, their pastor. The affair is under the sn-
perintcndence of Timothy Dame, Esq, through
whose efforts II cannot fail to be an occasion OF
much interest.
The Bangor Times has nominated n soldier for
our next Governor. do not consider the nomi-
nation otherwise than emnently fit, but think,
and think Others will justify the thought, that
York County should have something to say In
that regard. There Is one In the County who has
served the country faithfully, and has done more
for the returned soldiers than any other man in
the State, aud in return should have their sup
mort. HoRATlUs.