The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-07

Young America, which be claims, permit me
- suggest one or two channels IN which his
energies may b probably directed. First for
srepeal OF the usury laws. . relic Of the dark
ages, before the discovery WAS made, that .
man had the same right 70 sell the use OF his
money for what IL Is worth, as he has to sell the
money itself for what he can buy with Il; and
secoudly, towards such change In the views
and practice VI borrowers will result 10 their
viewing and treating notes given IN O. savings
Bank ~ they would II given to Bank OF Dis
count. When these two reforms are accom-
plshed. the gentleman's grievance. % far as
Il concerns the 8 & d. Savings Institution, will
have vanished; but that oil the hindrsnces and
inertia In the way Of enterprise In S~co vii,
have equally disappeared am not 30 we'll pre-
pared to assert. sLo.
5000, Jan. 10Th.
What Home Manufacture ,riH do.
We commend the following to the thoughtful
attention OF every man who owns piece OF
land or has dollar to lend, In our city. II Is
worthy Of his careful perusal:
How MANUFACTURES Build Up A TowS.-we
find the following important item concerning
Canton. Ohio. In one Of our exchanges. Mr..
Ball, having invented an Improvement In now
ing machines, Propocsd tina. the citl,sns OF
at that place. They did Il. and that one man
ufactory Was the nucleus around which the fol-
loving have gathered Two immense acricul-
tural Implement manufactures, one OF pillow
exclusively, one Of stoves and hollow ware.
one of reaper and mower knives, one OF sad
,llery hardware, two Of furniture, one OF
horse-rskes. one Of farm wagons, one o! cul-
tivators, one Of wrought iron bridges. besides
largeuumber OF others, moro or less expen-
sivs. II must not DO supposed that those We
have numbered are small concerns. the ma
chine interests a'one support 1850 people.
The town has trebled In population, quadru-
Piled In wealth. and the people satisfied BY ex-
pertinent that manufactures can be made sue.
cessful 10 the West are still pushing forward
In that direction.
Il Brare hoy.
George Wentworth, son Of Mrs. Henry Went.
worth, while atsplay at school fell and broke
his arm few days since. Before going home
he went to DR.. Aliens to have II set, bat not
heing ut his oHicX he applied to DR.. Oennet
who accompanied him home and set his arm.
SELLING Oct.
We call the attention Of oil interested to the
sale Of Dry Goods by Mr.. Bowe, VI the late
6rm ofC. @. Burleigh 4 Co., whose advertise
ment may be found In another column OF our
paper. or one fact NO are satisfied, II the Ia
dies are not. anil that IL that Dry Goods Of oil
kinds are very low as compared with prices Of
Other goods, aud that month hence they will
be higher instead Of lower. As compared with
the imitation the currency. We don't remen-
Der the time, even before the rebel war for
slavery. when cotton goods were so cheap as
now.
Ne,~ Organ.
The Methodist Society in this city (Rev. Mr..
Masons) have this week put in new ~ stop
organ, at cost Of over $1,000. It was manu-
featured for the society by E. L. Holbrook, Of
East Midway, Mass, and Is pronounced by
musical critics to DO o very Aned-toned one.
Se~iaSls.
The Methodist Society will hold . social
gathering at their vestry on School street,
thsi Friday evening, commencing at u
o'clock. A supper will be furnished grstui-
tously, and hot coffee and other extras will be
provided In abundance. An admission fee Of
Is cents viii be charged, the proceeds Of which
will be appropriated towards paying mp In
full for the new organ. AL are invited to at
tend.
The City Bonds.
We understand that Mr.. Deerinc tho City
Treasurer. has sold over $4,000 worth Of the
S,co city bonds. There we're $50 900 author
ire.i to be issued. The bonds are now selling
for oa cents on tho dollar for 10 year bonds,
and Oh cents for the 5year.
Capt. Marsfon.
Capt. Jacob Marston OF this city. who died
at his residence early Thursday morning, was
upward Of eighty years Of age, and had been
master mechanic for the York Company since
the organization OF the company, unto the
time OF his death.
Tei~grsph Office Closed.
The telegraph Office Of the Western Union |
Line, which Was recently opened In the finished
part Of Shaw's new wooden building, on
Main street, In Bddeiori. has been closed this |
week, and the telegraph instruments taken |
away by the company. The company have
convenient Office in this city, In charge Of On
expert operator, Mr.. Carter. The only Office
now In Bddeford Is that Of the International
Co.. In the JOURNAL Building.
Some "Speed."
Mr.. Horace woodman, Of this city. has q
fall-bloodcd English thoroughbred mare, q
years old, raised in Kentucky by the late Mr..
Alexander, the celebrated stook-breeder Of that
State. Mr.. woodman has already received
large offers for her, but declines to sell at
present, rs he thinks that there Is ''speod" not
great ways Of
Fire.
A Ore broke out in the building next to Cat
aract Bridge, on west side Of Main street, Mon
day night, at about II o'clock, and before u
could be extiuguished the building was pretty
much burned out The ground floor was occu-
pied by DR.. Libby. rs an apothecary, and John
Adams, as shoe shop; the lower basement
being used by Oliver Freeman rs fish market.
The building WAS owned by DR.. Berry and Mr..
Adams. We think there was no Insurance.
Loss Of all parties Is vsriously estimated OF
from $500 to $4,000.
Patronise Hssse Manufactures.
We have seen some Of the Eureka Matches
this week, and can cheerfully commend them
as the best match we ever used. They are man.
ufsctured In this city. near Cataract Bridge,
by the Eureka Co, the agent Of which Is ]. r.
Clark. Esq, Of Biddeford. The matches are
made from the best pine lumber, are neatly put
up. and IS they are superior In quality. We
should Judge they would be generally prefer
red. These are the first put into the market.
Mr.. Clark Is an enterprising, practical busi-
ness man, and usually succeeds In what he I'M
dertakes; and We are pleased to see him In.
vesting his capital in building up home manu-