The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-12-27

Of our trtends snoutn - ovoftOossu. IN osco lsnu
II 10 quite probable hey may Ls), they may leave
their names ~ the ouicss Of q v. Loting. 4 h.
Smith, OF r. W. duptlli, Esas, ct the store Of Y.
Shaw. ESQ. or With Joseph Hardy. ESQ. either Of
when viii b pleased 70 take Tie sans and hand
TO us. BurtHR q fLAcs, Publishers.
On rms WHO, Dec. ~, 1867.
Ma. Eprros:-I have had lsttsrs from abroad ,
from Amsterdan. from Rottsrdam, from Pots
dan, and 10 Ase IRON almost al the dams there
sre, bot I have never learned such curious
facts - from sssstAn dam Of which an aboat
Co speak. Even the tanned Ubidsm (out ves,)
where traveller knocked down three men for
telling him the name Of the place. bears no
osmpsrisoa to L. Attsr J. b. gave u the 90
count be did, . few weeks ago, Of an smalgsm
between certain 2. Bsptist folk and copper,
at place In this county, called Dams Mills,
I became much interested to learn somewhat
further, q possible, concerning the same. And
40 doubde~s others Of your readers share With
me In the ssns laudsbls curiosity. I will. with
your permission, Mr. Editor, set before them
the results Of ny enquiries Nov the name of
'ae psa0e. Aa' n' '"ss'"x ."A "a
accredited the cops, seemed to be 50 curiously
Analogous uss' e.ea 0onoe'u'"s 'a' oNa
OF 'ne name pA~S ""'~ ''"' .-, .1"aA
'ae ar'' s'''"s vs. ono man .ao 49,
cate dam several umes NO "'ea.
freshets we're too strssg for him, and, though
ne even msds use OF "one' 'ne o'e..ne'~'ns
torrents OF early spose vou'u oeA' MS 'u10,
ture away AT last no inventor neW %e,nod
OF ps'',"s avs "S'e'" .'se,ne'. anu ."sa.
As ua'en'os '"e ussse' " ", oo'"e 49, ~ T.
'ne 'op o, must ..' "''.'' ."s -.
successfully ."s's"u'"s' w o
exaoeraaoe OF MS 'ee"ns.' =" '1'
ever damned, never saw dam dsm 'nM
dam dams" To the day OF hin death, IL Is said
this gentleman never enioyed.Any music 50 much
a. dam roaring Ih's little speech gave name
ever after to the village which sprsng up
around. But Il Is said that at lsst' after losing
oil he had invested In this kind ofproper'y' ne
iiei not wortha dam. Others say that the
name has It's origin IN the name ., .as "os'
PROMINENT o, the carry 'e','e's. nas nv. ~ Isl
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on OF mo'ea s.' anu ""., '.''e'' y =, -"
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h"'I though many 'A'o "''ne-' so .'
the peca"r way . D. % NAN" - " w ~ -
81 the so"'e-"en''''e. P"'' A. =. prD
Ing Il to esen o'her anu 70 'ne'r u''a''.'. "
the sway d D. hous", "'" -.
suspend opsrN'01s oe'NU'o v '' No..
oe'o'ea cops - ID. "'"
has not saspsnde'' or !, ne nA'. ~ "~' "S,.
Ell AGAIN "ns' A' Nv -, o.
Mlllse1p. me, se, ,sa '' n. h.J h.s very
i;,,ic b,sstone.
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$500, =, a.. -, -,
ou' 'o''e ','' ~. ..,.,," =, IA
""o'n oeSa' or 'as u.,p "eaa s Sa."S
ocean o,s>."s a0.' y. ~. ~ ~
COAST ou' 'n INC 'e"'' " '''' 0.'" 80"
Der Jay We VI" venture : "''u VI wv - ''
weekly
very quiet pisce s ouS ssnerA'y' anu %
pecislly 80 when the ship building interest IAN
gu.shes as at present. HIT with returning &C.
tivity In this branch OF industry, Ne anticipate
. liberal share Of patrcnsge-for perhaps M
place Of It's size on the eosst Is 80 vel prepared
In all its arrangements for building vessels Of
any class short OF ocean steamers, beginning
with the beginning and ending with the ending,