The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ktay restSg - Ds"~TS
II Is trite Lut true maxim that mo one
con attend to your business like yourself F"
Our experience ottha must be cur apology
for no, noting the opening OF our campaign In
this city by the Republicans 10 throwing to the
breeze last MONDAY week beautiful dag bear
Ing the names Of Grant and Collar. Amer the
fi.g Vas ssluted by three rousing cheers BY the
immeuce cencourse Of the people who hlled
every standing place in the street and sidewalks
from Market to Central SQUARE; they gathered
near the balcony Of the Crystal Arcade to lis
ten to . spsech from Col. Mckee Of Kentucky
who never spoke With more happy effect or
10 4 more enthusiastic audience. The meeting
adjourned with cheers for the DAG, for the
speaker anil Gen. Logan Who WAS to speak In
City Hall on the following evening The band
discoursed most excellent music. and the occa-
sion was all the most sanguine Republican
could wish.
From the Biddefori Democrat.
To descend from this to description OF John
+. Butler, the author OF the above vicious
siurs, would be too much OF change. Al
omniscient anil all.wise Providence may know
echo be Is, and ,chsre he came from, and CAY
the curse OF his presence was pronounced
against this community, but these things have
all along been painful mysteries with majority
ofour citizens IL 10 sufficient for our purpose,
however, to know that as compared with Mr..
Hsines, he is stranger In our city, and that
he is the editor OF the USioS AND JOURNAL. q
radical black Republican paper OF the intense
IL nasty school. In this very appropriate po-
sition. he has improved every opportunity to
make attacks upon our oldest, wealthlest AMI
most respected citizens, his feeble but vicious
intellect apparently having natural bent for
that description Of employment. He evidently
thinks that IL Is an indication OF snartnsss on
his part 20 be continually ass,iling everything
above his own level. perhaps hoping thereby
TO drag others down u he cannot build himself
mp.
But his maligni,y has ALWAYS been especially
directed against the AGENTS OF our corporations
seeming to labor under the idiotic delusion
that these institutions are 20 managed As to be
. great detriment 10 the interests OF the city!
The secret Of al this the mere fact that these
gentlemen happen to DO strong Union Demo
Gratis, and the JOURNAL man dirUnion IA
natic.
Now 80 far ~ We are concerned personally.
We should consider the acquisition OF Buffers
friendship the greatest affection that could be,
fall US. and therefore esteem his enmity 1 the
highest compliment We could receive In COM
manity where he 10 known; bat when he calls
such men - Augustine Hsines "catlle," and
persistently attacks all who happen to enter
tain more liberal political views than What
flourish In his own narrow noddie, he not only
shows lack Of courtesy. good breeding and
brains. but writes himself down . most con-
summate jssksss.
Eresrsios.
The Triumph Engine Company Of this city
last week took an excursion across the Lake
winnepisogee and return. We have not learn
ed the particulars Of the excursion but see that
the Dover papers state that they were maguih-
Gently entertained by their brother hremen In
that city, and us know they must have enjoy
ell their trip across the Lake, With our friend
Cant. wiggin Of the steamer Chocorus-one
Of the pleasantest rides 10 New England.
Asstverssry E<ercises.
The anniversary exercises Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
we're held at the n Cong'l church, on Wednes-
day evening last. The house Was not as well
filed a. We uish Il might have been. owing to
some unaccountabls reason, bnt We will VEN
tsre TO say those Who were In attendance were
yell paid for the trouble they may have taken
TO attend.
After singing Tho morning light Is break
ING. (" prayer Was offered by Rev. Mr.. White,
Of Dayton, Ohio. The frat report. made by
Dea. 8 L. Boynton, the retiring Pres, gave
the origin. rise and progress OF the Assoeia-
ton, which WAS organised July 2al. 1867, with
II active members, and nov numbers In al
l39 members, consisting OF % actiSe, 30 asso-
ciste, and n honorary. Daniel Pond. chair
man Of the finance committee, reported the
sum of $500 % collected, and the same amount
had been pad out, and that oil claims against
the Association during the past year had been
met promptly, and that there were not any
Outstanding bills against the Association Mr..
T.. also reported building fund OF 5000. II
being the purpose Of the Association to erect .
euild'ng at some future time inc rerot, .,
l. w. Stone, chairman OF our mission school
and prayer meetings, rave. as near ~ could
be estimated, All meetings held during the
year, at IS or 20 different stations, and that
23a persons had manifested an interest In reli-
gion-lsrge proportion had made profession
or expressed q hope In Christ. Most OF the re-
ports OF those who had charge Of out-ststions,
were interesting, but space will not permit US
TO enter into detail, and We understand IT Is the
intention Of the committee to issue report In
few weeks, giving tuli account OF all the
proceedings during the past year.
The address Of Rev. Mr.. White Was necessa-
r;ly short, owing to the lateuess Of the hour,
OF which We will not speak at this time, feeling
thss the undivided atteution given by the An.
diepce Who were much weared by the length OF
the preyious exercises, Was In itself commen-
,ls,jon az its excellence and appropriateness.
We understand. that II possible to make ar
rangsments. that the public will soon have
another opportunity TO listen to this Interest,"
ing speaker, and " so would advise ell Who
wish To- enjoy pleasant hour to make On ex-
ira effort to b present.
Pressatsiisn.
On Tuesday evening the Pioneer Engine
Company presented their foreman, Capt. Bos-
ton. with neat gold badge and pin, a. tes-
timonisi OF his sssiiuous labors in behalf OF
the company. his stirling qualities ss . man
and Aremsn-
Flag Raising.
Mr.. MCMILLAN. Agent Of the $500 water
Power Machine shop, with about 400 Of the
men employed by him have raised beautiful
Grant 4 Colfax dag. at the Counting Room Of
the Co. He 10 man Of the right stamp and
us ere slsd vs have manager Of one oil our
large Corporations. who 10 On out aud out Re
publican, and Who 10 always ready to "show
his eolors."
Assr~Ssi.
The cops. Of ssco on Monday evening run
cot small bot pretty DAG for Seymour and
Blair. but strange to say. mot . gun Wa
heard not funeral note" - they gathered ct
these asis norisa esrsnoaiss not . note
was straot and not cheer vas gwen. nor .