The Portland daily press., 1868-11-24


MECHANIC FALLS, Nov 20, 1868
To the Editor OF the Press:
Although the general complaint among the
traders and some classes of mechanics in this
village is, that business is unusually dull
there are but few villages, larger or smaller,
where all classes are so generally employed at
paying occupations. There are some twenty
stores, iour churches, and the usual number
OF mechanics for village of the size. But the
principal business, and that on which all 9th
er business depends, is
PAPER MANUFACTURING.
Messrs. A. c. & A. T. Denison. are runpins
their mill day AMI night. They now employ
about loo hands, getting out 80 tons OF paper
week. They erected, the past season, a
brick building 40 by s5, three stories high,
with French ROOT and basement. This is A
very substantial and elegant buiIang. and is
designed mainly for calendering book paper.
They have two of the largest size calendering
machines in operation, working to charm: !:
which, with the advantages of the most an
proved machinery-the best of stock and
skiliful and experienced mechanics, and a su-
perintendent who has no superior. they are
enabled to get out some of the best book pa
per that is put into the market For smooth
and even surface and beauty of finish have
seen nothing to compare with it. At some
seasons of the year there has been short
supply oi water to keep all their mills in op-
opa To 1NaI, Al,.,
have purchased the mill and power on one
side of the stream at Welchville which will
give them the control of large bodies of water
above. The Messrs. Denison have been put
ting in machinery for the manufacture of pa
per cuffs and bosoms, with corded edges, for
which they have patent. Good judges are
OF the opinion that these goods will find a
ready market as they are superior to any,
thing OF the kind ever before offered Mr.. A.
c. Denison, although on the shady side of
fifty, is as active and energetic as ever, and
no good cause is permitted to lag for want of
any effort or money he can contribute to its
advancement. He has always been an ar
dent friend of temperance and has ever been
ready to do what he could to close up the
grog shops and save the inebriate, and all in
his employ, or out of it. have found in him
friend in need when they have appealed to
him. May his shadow never be less
THE ANDRosCoGGIN HERALD
is the name of a well conducted sheet, ed
tied and published by Mr.. W. K. Moody, who,
as is the custom in most small offices, does
the work of compositor, pressman, editor, re-
porter, collector, &c. He is a man of ndom-
table perseverance and will succeed if sue
cess is within the bounds of human power.
TEMPERANCE.
On Sabbath evening last, the Universalist
church was filed to overfowing, and stirring
remarks were made by the different clergy
men OF the place and others, upon the sub
ject of temperance. A determination was
expressed to open the campaign against the
enemy with renewed viger and to give LIQUOR
selling no quarter if attempted in this village.
Meetings are to be held regularly through the
winter and an effort made to bring public
sentiment up to the law-enforcing point
Heretofore this village has given but very lit
lie evidence of the existence of liquor shops,
but the footprints of the enemy have been
visible recently
THE P. AND o. c. RAILROAD.
This railroad has suspended operations
since May last and there have been threats
that the rails would be taken up and the
road abandoned; but within a few weeks
money has been raised by the towns through
which it passes for the purpose of putting the
road in good condition, and the cars will COM
mence running regularly as soon as the track
can be made safe. The road is to be COM
pleted to Canton the coming season, which is
about "a miles from this village. If the
Maine Central should lay track direct to
Portland, from Danville Junction, this road
will undoubtedly be connected with it.
THE Y. NJ. c. ASSOCIATION.
An attempt is being made to raise funds to
build Hail for the use of the Young Mems
Christian Association. Rev. Mr.. Merry of
Norway, is to deliver a coulse of three lee
lures in aid of this object. There are many
active and earnest christian men connected
with this Association who are visiting desti-
tute sections of the surrounding country, on
the Sabbath, and holding religious meetings.
THE CAUSE OF GEN. LEES SURRENDER.
l asked young man in this village, a gem
uine specimen of live Yankee, little less
than six feet and six inches in height, if he
was out in the army during the late rebellion.
He said he did not have an opportunity to do
any fighting; he enlisted and went as far as
Augusta, when Gen. Lee heard he was COM
ing and surrendered, so that like thousands of
others he had only chance to play soldier
few weeks, draw his pay and come home.
HOTELS.
Hotel accommodations in this village are
equal to any country village of its size in the
State. The Eagle Hotel, erected by Messrs.
A. G. Denison & Co., and now kept by Mr..
J. D. Fernald is one of the most quiet and at
tractive places man, seeking relief from the
excitement and confusion of large cities, can
find. Several gentlemen from New York and
other large cities, have been spending the
summer and fall here. G..