The Portland daily press., 1866-09-20
Boston and Maine Railroad and other

uon AHo"h go 1Aihiiiarly as the Boston and
Maine In point of present and potential
standing the Boston and Maine is one of the
most valuable and safely managed roads lead
ing out of Boston. The number of shares is
over 10000, of which some $1,000 were repre-
sented at the meeting just held. The construc-
ton accounts show that over four millions oi
dollars have been expended on the hali"ay
and its eouipment. The amount of gross rev
enue for the last year in round numbers IS 81
b22OO0. Expenditures s., O3sOOO. Net earn
ings $4S4, 900. The presentvalue OF the STOCK Is
about $3.50 per share, and this too, aiter RECENT
,v suffarinc a loss of their machine shop at
Lawrence valued at 100000, though an insur-
ance existed on it of $4,000. BY the recent
closing up of an old law suit growing out of
the location in Boston in Hay market Square,
the corporation had become possessed of all the
property from Hay market Square to Charles
River, being bounded by the Fitchburg Rail-
road and Haverhill street on one side and by the
land of the Eastern r. r. Co. and Canal street
on the other. Improvements Of very valua-
BILE and permanent character can be made up
on this eligible site. 1t is now 80 years since
the first portion CT the road was put into Oper-
d4Ou WHICH was tUt DINuCH UctWcCh <AuuoNCi
and Wilmington, and 20 years have elapsed
since the road was finally completed from Bos-
ton to South Berwick Junction. distance of
about 75 miles. The situation of the station in
Boston SO near to the centre of business the ex-
eellent management, the careful and polite Of
ficers and employees, the valuable tract ofcoun-
try and the important business places through
which the road runs; must continue to give
stock permanent value and make it safe
and favorite class of investment for those seek
ing something at once reliable and productive;
the dividend having been nine per cent. free
from all national or other tax, during the past
year.
After the annual meeting was over, which by
the way was very large and undisturbed by the
presentation of any vexed question of policy,
we took dinner and then proceeded to do" tho
| pleasant and ancient town. OF course the first
| thing to do was to visit the Theological Semi
nary, which is situated very pleasantly on hill
| nearly a mile from the center of the village
| The grounds surrounding the Seminary de-
| nominated here "the Common" are spacious
| and pleasantly situated and terraced immedi-
ately in front of and at a distance of some sew
| e0Uy I66U IfOIn Gl6 buEe6 OulluiISS WiACu ldCc
the rest. The centre building is devoted to the
purpose of chapel and library; the two 9TH
ers contain the dormitories and lecture rooms.
The chapel is large and high with regular old
style pews on the sides of the one aisle, and re-
sembles an ordinary orthodox church very de-
cdedly. The library is in the third story. The
collection of books is old and large, embracing
some very ancient and valuable works, mostly
devoted to religious and historical subjects,
though there are many in all departments of
literature.
The library was in confusion, as it is about to
| bcremoved to new edifce just erected and
nearly finished on "the Common" about one
| fourth Of the distance back from the street.
This is o splendid edifce of granite, with hard
1 pressed brick used for the window caps and
other finish and it has a very pleasant effect
| The order is Gothic or o modification of it. The
edifce is called Brcchin Hall in compliment to
| the native place in Scotland of Messrs. John
| and Peter Smith of this town of the firm of
Smith, Dove & Co., each of whom gave $40,
COO $4,000 in ally to complete the building. A
fine view of the town and surrounding country
can be obtained from one of the towers.
IA bcuh-CiICuldt eticCb Iuus bTVuuu buO Tcdt
of the Seminary grounds, on which the Pro-
fessors' residences are situated. On the right
| flank is substantial mansion of stone which
| was occupied by Prof Stowe while he and his
| family resided here, and here were composed
some of Mrs. Stoves later writings. The towns
| people call this house "Uncle Toms Cabin"
| On this street at the extreme left wing 'front.'
| ing the main street stands the house of Prof
Egbert c. Smyth, in which the late DR.. Dwight
died. Also on this street on line with the
Seminary buildings, stands the original Phil
lips Andover Academy which looks precisely
asi used to look in the picture in the old SPELL
ing-book, which it adorned as the frontispiece.
1t is used now as gymnasium. Tho second
Academy building Stood at the corner to this
circular and the main street. and was burnt
some two years ago. A new and beautiful
building has been erected on back street with
an open space before it nearly opposite the last
named site. The school is very flourishing I'M
der the tuition of DR.. Taylor
On the street in the rear of the Seminary, SO
far from as hardly to be noticed, is one of the
cemeteries of the town. Here repose the re-
mains, with substantial marbles above them, of
President Leonard Woods father, Prof. Moses
Stuart and Justin Edwards, all of the Theolog-
ical Seminary, and our own Doctor Dwight,
though the monument in the latter case is not
finished as yet We also noticed fine stone
memorial to young officer who fell at Fort
Donelson. The Abbott Female Seminary,
pleasantly situated on the same street as the
Phillips Academy, is an excellent school under
the Misses McKeen of Vermont. The Pun
chard Free school is noble charitable institu-
ton established by an old family in town where
all children of the place can receive an excel
lent education free. Mr.. Goldsmith, the Prin-
epal, has established a high standard of schol-
arship. The handsome square building with a
cupola is situated little in the rear Of the main
street, on the left as you ascend the hill, has
room enough to accommodate one hundred
students. ....
So it will be seen that Andover presents fine
opportunities for obtaining a good education,
either to its residents OR to those coming from
other places The town has the air of a still,
quiet, literary place, favorable for study, with
little to distract ones attention from his pur-
suits.
AS to business there is considerable carried
on here, on the river, near the railroad. Shoes
are made by the "stickingtogether process"
which we can not exactly describe. Irvine and
shoe thread of excellent quality are made by
Smith, Dove & Co., while that very important
and priceless article-printer's ink, is manufac-
tured by Mr.. w. G. Donnell, said to be very in
fuential for the dissemination Of truth, as it
flows easy and enables the press to throw off
rapidly and clearly the impression There is
also wooden mandatory in Andover as we'll
as the Whipple File factory and other works at
Ballardvale, one mile distant. r.
Too FoRwARD.-Even the Louisville Jour
nal, one of the Presidents chief supporters in