The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-05-18

i rival OF the hremen out lttle damage was done.
6re on Sunday night, at about ~ O'Clock,
destroyed an old unoccupied house In saeo. on
the new road. .aboys the railroad. -.-=------..
Jos. Br.gdon Jr. will sell At auction At Alfred
imnsiIstely after the sdjoufnmentofths Court,
on Tuesday PM, May 2lst. about 100 volumes
OF Law Library.
John II. Burieigh, Esq. Of South Berwick. 10
building . very elegsnt reddsSce ID that village
estimated to cost between $50 900 and $50, 600.
Il Is upon one Of the most beautiful building sites
We syer sax. The Capt. will OF course Invite the
Editor Of the JOURNAL to his "houss-wsrmlng.'
Tho Dsnotrst says that the. COMMITTEES sp.
pointed to purchase the clock and bell for the LIST
Parish Church In Ssco, think they will DO able to
complete their work by the 4th Of July.
A correspondent informs as that business 10
quite active at Springvse, by far the largest part
being the shoe trade. 400 pairs OF gaiter boots
being finished there per day. When the Portland
and Rochester Railroad 10 extended through
Springvale that village viii doubtless be BUSH
ness point Of considerable importance. But the
prospect Is that that railroad never will be built.
at least In our day. There Is rumor that the P.
8. & P. R. r. have bought the road, which, II
true, settles the matter.
A council was held at South Berwick last week
to advise In reference to the resignation Of Rev.
z. W. Allen, and the installation Of Rev. Sylvanus
Haywood Of Dunbarton. N. II. Rev. Mr.. Tobey
Of Durham. Moderator. Sermon at installation
by Rev. Mr.. Yeaton Of IIennikcr, N. II.
The Second Advent Church and Society 10 this
place are building chapel Of worship on Hill
street. It Is finished upon the outside with the
exception Of clap-boarding, and Is plastered up
on tho inside. II Is built entirely by the sub.
soripton Of the benevolent, and the pews will DO
free to oil. They solicit help from generous
public to aid them In completing their house. and
We trust their appeal to the moral and public
spirit Of our citizens will result In the material
aid necessary. It belongs to rs to encourage all
such enterprises that tend to devclope the moral
sentiment and religious feeling Of our community.
Rufus Small & Son are the State Agents for ono
of tho best Photographic pictures Of the death.
bed scene Of President Lincoln that We have ever
seen. II Is gem. Agents In every town and
county arc wanted.
A horse and wagon was recovered in Limerick
the FIRST Of this week which o horse thief drove
from Portland and there abandoned. We guess
that's the way Of II, but the report In the Port
land Star Is about rs clear rs mud.
P.S. Since writing tho above we learn that
Coombs was the name Of the fellow who hired
the team In Lewiston. and that he took in Chas.
| - q. L. DarttaoI .ooI
run the team to Saco and took q female to Lin.
erick where he was arrested in shanty. We
don 7 know what became Of the two teams-the
female and the other one.
CRY IrEMs.-A gang Of workmen are engaged
putting down q water pipe through Main street,
o branch drain through Franklin street having
just been completed.- Pepperel Company
are putting In stone posts In front Of their count
Ing room.-Somebody Is sprucing up by setting
out spruce trees or some other kind Of trees along
Adams street-we are fast being convinced that
the step to number the streets was taken to pro-
vide job for some one who must necessarily be
supported Mt the public expense. SITS per day Is
paid, and ut this dying rate II will not be completed
till Andy johnson becomes the Democratic presi.
Dental candidate.
The Universalist Society will hold o meeting In
their Hall on Sunday next the 10th inst, Rev. Mr..
Deer Of Mass, who preached last Sabbath will also
conduct tho services on this occasion.
NJ Mr. Davidson, second In command OF the Coast
Survey, has been OF work for the last ten days at
the mouth OF the river. taking SURVEYS for the
Improvement OF our harbor In regulating the
channel and securingn greater depth Of water
upon the bar. lie has decided that Il Is necessa-
ry that stone pier should be built from Jordan's
Point, on the south side OF the river to the old
pier now upon the bar, making It about half a
mile long; and with this he estimates that there
will be twelve feet Of water upon the bar at any
common tide, and the channel will be permanent.
The pier should be Is feet wide at the top and 20
feet wide at the bottom, and IL feet In depth.
There Is plenty Of stone to build the pier where II
should start, and the most that Is necessary to be
done is to blast the stone and convey II to the
line to DO built by means of tram.ways simply
dumping the stone into the water with sumo lit
tie degree Of regularity. Now an appropriation
of $50. 900 can doubtless be had II VIC 60 to work
the right way to secure II, but II mustbe pushed
with energy and Immediately. Hero Is . job for
our stone masons ana quarrymen Let them
make their estimates and be prepared TO oM. We
regret that our absence from home on Tuesday
prevented our meeting the gentlemen OF the Coast
survey "nd our citizens IN the evening" II
Owing to q misunderstanding with regard to nm
exchange between o Saco Pastor and one of q
neighboring town the Saco Society Sunday morn.
ing found itself without minister and after q
lcngthenc waiting separated withouta service.
Tho Sam Jordan farm on Buxton road vo, ,o,d