The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25
LOCAL AFrAIRs.


John K Butler, en-. win address the Far
mers's Club Ia the School House in District NO.
10, on Thursday evening. Dec. LIST at l.z
O'Clock, A full attendance Is desirable. Ihe
ladies are also inyi,et.
The next lecture In the course viii DO given
BY Hon. rhoS Fitch, member Of Congress. from
Nevada Mr.. Pitch's reputation rs an orator
IA, preceded HIM, and We shall be disappointed
II nj, lecture IL nos the most brilliant one Of the
course. Marx Twain In July last thus wrote TO
the Lyceum bureau Of Boston;
and In YOUR list Of lectures the name Of
Hon. Thos. Pitch member Of Congress from Ne
y.lA Nv attention vas more particular callei
% this uaitsr BY your inqsiring What might
chance % know Of him. l know him web s
lawyer, newspaper editor, silver miner, and
Congressman. know him To be an orator by
birth, education, and instinct. lie % fAsci-
mating speaker. pledge my word that no vii
hold any audience willing prisoners for two
hours. that can Be gathered together before him
In any city Of America from Boston to New
Orleans. and from Baltimore 10 San Francisco,
no matter What subject he chooses, whether u
be worn or fresh, old or new, he vnl make hs
audience think they never listened 20 anything
20 Delighted before. have. heard Mr.. fi'eh
pretty sf,en and - am not afraid 10 make these
strong staienents-
The average attendance at the High School
during the fall term vas % per cent OF the
whole number Of scholars registered During
the closing veef, the average In two Of the
CLASSES Vas 100 per cent, and In the whole
scLod 90 per cent. Of the whole number.
The train heretofore leaving Biddetord for
Portland at 7.s0 A. NJ. nov leaves at 500 A.
N. .F..
Rev. A J. Weaver yin deliver his second lee
turc to young men, in the Uni'ersaii-t church
next Sabbath, p. N SaSject "Noney-mak-
ing" In the evening. In place Of the confer
enee meeting. the pastor win give lecture on
his experiences BY an overland triPto Cali
fornia in N smigrsnt train, in 1868. Services
60 commence ct Z IL o'clock.
Last Tuesday morn, . eoe-horse team became
uumanageab,e in the hands ofMr. lothian Per-
kins' youngest son, who jumped out In good
time, with no serious hart The animal sped
furiously along South street, down Lin
coin. and 1t last, just opposite d. r. Doliid's
store, dashed the wagon against . stone post,
causing considerable damage. and therefore
anne ,o~. d, Mr.P.s
IL rumored aoout 'oVn 'nA eeruA'' sn"'
maker of this city BY the name OF -
.,....,,., -;,h ,,.,orv cir, last s,turl,y for
-,s. :,
par" unknown. iao '"~'' 'e>'" WV -''
several children in destitute Circumstances
Mr.. I'll N.rr;Y, and Geo. n. Gibbs OF
AZ, -, a, ,,s,.
TINS Guy "sW Paro"au '"e 'b'' "
ture In Saoo and B'ddeford, the patent loom knit
harnesses They nov have two machines run
min, \, m. b..euent NJ thu L Of the Printers
IN IA ..,,.. No.,
LhenAnke os"u'"s' Anu ~ ~
week. A more complete ana ih'en'sen' "orA-
ing machine Is rarely, II ever, seen, and the en-
tsr,r;.. hills fair IN be n having one.
Ma EDrroI-Ihe farmers Ciuo OF DISTRICT
NO. ~ met seeoN,ns 70 sPPeh'nen', ,nu
dsy evening. NOV. H. %eerus V S. !"
order. opened oy praye, oy .,l. '1nn Stevens
sHer sn'en non iho'"y l a. ~.
uuccl 70 me saae"o., a.as..;a;, ~
.'on OF as aesrs", eanyIB. sne IN
instrueuns-orinsing ,o.'a 'nnss NV anu y.
intcrsPersed win anecdo'e anu 'noueu'' tne
relations OF the farming community 'ne
nation va, the prinoipA ,neme nus N
dress. which was ektempori on, ln oou"euo-
Ing ne alluded 70 the primuNe nAo''s " NAM
when he suesis,ed ON the ,PonAneyas prouae
tons Of 'hs sou-Pss'SoA ne' svI. s.Is
thence 70 uas ps'oa .ssa 49,. - -
received the attention OF the Romans, uown 70
ture received . new impulse, by the formation
OF boards Of agriculture, and scientific euOrts
were m%s ~ 'I's'ps ~, .a' !. nv, w. somhns
a.. rss ..,... ~ Fertility ,hould be an
important inquiry with the farmer. The
speaker asserted, and proved that al othsr oe-