The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-09
LOCAL & COUNTY INTELLIGENCE.
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ktrrssy NAVY YARD, Aug Z, i>S..
Mn. Enron ,--On Mosisy evening. while Vim.
Lewis, Of Portsmouth. wss engaged In driving two
x.un. men across The bridge leading nom that
r,,y Ia Ki,,e,y, they vsrs assaulted by four ruff
fans, who were driving In On opposite direction,
They stopped the hesss Of M. Lswis, and assale'i
,h, ,oun. men In q sAesktag manner, inhietins a
very severe wound In Mr. Lewis head. The as'
,ailAnts have all been arrested snd being hrough'
before the police court In rortsmouth. and niins
h, obtain satisfactory evidence, they we're ssnt to
iaii To await another trial.
The u. 4 q .Peorla, has arrived at tho yard
from the quarantine ground. having no sickness
ON board. sheis tobs Repaired.
Tn. n. Il n. . Ascutney" arrived hare last week
lii . J,v distinguished visitors, consisting Of
p,..,dsn, Johuson's fAmily. Secretary wslles' nm
az and an. Asst. secretary OF the Navy. Mr. rax-
ON. aud family. They remained bat one day, and
,,,,ed for Boston. noRArirs.
.woxASs woRK N ruE CIVIL wAR"-rhis Is
the name Of book written by Dr.. L. 2. Broehst,
the eminent historian, and published by n. n.
Curran. boston, which will prove . valuable and
interesting work In everybcdy's library. 10 con-
tains yearly two hundred biographical sketches,
being over QUE hundred more than In any similar
work Among them will be found sketches Of
porotheA L. DIG. Clara II. Barton. Helen Louise
ailsoa, aid moro than one hundred others, many
az them tho most prominent herelnes Of the war,
biosrap hic,i sketches OF whom do not appesr IN
any similar work With also some of she nnest
steel plate sngrsvings Ne ever aw:
Tine agent OF the work for this eity, widowea
LADY IA nov cnnyassiag for 10 sale. AZ 10 IL sold
only by subscription, those Who sst IL must sub
scribe ior Tho work OF hef.
L,ouon sxIzuRk-0n Monday OF last week, on
complaint Of bop. state Constable Wilson Of Bid.
defOrd, Dursin ofsAeo. and Philips Of Lewiston,
Constables Wilson and Philips visited the apothe-
cary store ofDr. Francis q. Warren date Surgeon
s,h Maine Regt.) In Biddeford, and seized I gal
brandy. I at. gin, I at. whiskey and qts. rum.
Tho Dr WAS taken before Judge Jslleson Tor trial.
and alter hearing the case tho Court ruled that
tho Government had tailed 10 prove that the
liquors we're unia~faiiy kept and deposited and
the prisoner Was dischArged.-Ssee Ds~serai.
Dep. Con. Wilson seized abou. u gallons OF
whisky on the premises cf James Osborne, OF Men.
Ered NO dsI,sss. Found guilty aud fined 10 and
costs and sentenced To county ALI mos. tLaw of
lsG?.) AppeAled.-Seo Dsmseraf.
The italics In the above are ours. We really
wish the Democrat would he more careful to get
its local items correct Osborne made the defense
that the liquors we're kept Tor his own use, and
employed as his counsel, Ira T. Drew OF Alfred.
Mr.. Guptill appeared Cor the State.
We understand that certain Deputy state Cen,
stable not hundred miles nom Biddeford cslied
which side ne voted, and IS no afterwards visited
the same store with sesrch-wsrrsnt u is presur-
ell that he dbl not got . satisfactory snswer'-Sa-
60 Desosraf.
rheabove item Is about rs correct as tho usual
items Of our neighbor. We believe the story to be
malicious nisehood.
A correspondent at Parsonsield, speaking Of the
blueberry harvest, says Hundreds OF teams
cross the Little Ossipes daily for the shapleigh
plains. The average number Of persons on the
plains Cor tho last two weeks has not been less
than ssD-soms say on. Good pIckers get
bushel or moro each. Some are for market, but
mostly for family use."
At the annual meeting Of the Saeo and Bidde-
fori Savings Institu ton. held on "Wednesday Of
last week, the following we're elected oficers'
Prss,dsnt-S.L Goodale.
yIe. Pys.iassf-DAvid fsrnald.
T,ssso-william Noyes, jeremiah Mason,
Abram Cutter, Benjamin Patterson. q. u. Burlsish,
Charles TuAmblsy, WIN. Perkins.
Rev. Il. d. Fairfield, President Of IIillsdais Col
lego, will preach ut the Free Baptist church Sab
beth morning, Aug. nth. lie has also eonssnted
TO deliver (sefOrs leaving the PLACED one or moro
Of his popular lectures ON "rent Lilo In PAles-
tine"
Mr.. Edwin Hanson. stone mason, Tell IRON the
building being built by the Water Power Co., on
last week. falling two stories and inlurins him
severely, although not fatally lilo Is now doing
we'll.
Col. wn. Cobb. who was removed fIom the orice
OF Postmaster at Limerick. last December, to give
place to T. q. wodgewood, johnson phenome-
non. has been reinstatrd In tho once. Lilo Is q
thorough going Republican.
business has been very dull on the street In this
place during tho two months past, but No arc glad
70 SEQ some evidences OF Its increase.
Attention Is called to tho "SoiAr Ray ~ system
for the treatment Of Cancers, Moles. Marks, Se.,
advertised In another column OF this paper
Kennebunk Camp meeting Is TO commence Sep.
ID, instead Of 2ist, ~ before stated.