The Union and journal., 1870-05-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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Mr.. Melville NJ. Stackpole has purchased th'
foundry On Thornton street recently occupies
by VIM. T. HorrObin. ESQ.
Monday afternoon as Mr.. Is. W. Robbins VA
transferring load ofbarrels from cart 10
freight car standing on . side track ut the
Depot. the horse vas frightened by passing 10
comotive and ran away. lie soon brought his
team in contact with trucking team Of Mr.
Samuel McDonaid's on Depot street, injurinr
that slightly, completely wreking his own, AM
freeing himself from the cart. lie was soor
AFTER caught, after he bad considerably damages
the harness.
Messrs. Backett Dres., are building twC
story and French roofhous ON Beacon street,
near the corner Of Hill street
Every sort Of musician has infested our city
the past week or two, and muscof hand-Organs,
harps, and other musical instruments has filed
the air everywhere
One Of our citizens in speaking Of the pleas
ares Of the country, relates that he lately saw
one Of our eI mayors and prominent men, gam
boiling bare-footed through grassy vale. Bare
faced impud ence in our informer. and he must
beware or he'll barely escape with his life, fol
his exposures
A mania FOR trouting possesses every one al
present. and every day many parties Picatorislly
inclined SEX the speckiel beauties in the brooks
50 abundant in this vicinity.
Mr.. VIM. A. Muttart has the frame up and
boarded Of neat French roof cottage on South
street
Those who have not paid their revenue tax
are reminded that May 18th is the day limitel
for payment without cost.
Tuesday Messrs. EI-Msyor Haines and o.
4. Page appeared in this city with a string OF
40 trout weighing 23t lbs, which they had
hal the good luck to catch, and not 10 be out
done McSsrs. c. II. Leighton and Joseph 4.
Cleaves returned the next day with string Of
l33 Of the speckled beauties weighing "a lbs.
To all these gentlemen We are indebted for gen
erous supplies thereof for our table. IL Is al
very web for gentlemen Of means and leisure
to enjoy the sweet scented fields Of the country
and its sports, but we poor devils OF quill
drivers ca. only look ON and wish that pub
lication days would rarely come. ..E
Attention Is called TO the circulars Of DR..
Crane Who lectures in Shaw's Hall this even
ing and tomorrow evening. The DIR. has
plaeel In our hands very ample testimony OF
himself from Medical Magazines, and almost
the entire Southern and Western press OF the
country. From these We can bu. judge that
he is-a learned schol n, . rare physician AMI
ph renologist The late hour Of his arrival
in the city, Just as we 20 to press alone pre-
clu,irs more extended notise- Go and hear
him.
MIR. Charles Brsglon is rapidly dispaiehing
his stone for the Lincoln monument, by ye--
sels to Quincy Mass, where it is dressed.
We have understood that the square low land
bounlci by Birch. Acorn. Summer and Hill
streets Is TO BE- 6llcl in aud built up this sea-
ION. II - that vicinity will be materially
improved.
Work is now going on, on = new cottage
house On Alfrvi street, TO be owned and Oecu-
pied by Mr.. Oliver Adams.
building prospects look quite lively this sea-
son, snd the Indications are that large num-
ber Of buildings will be erected. Everything in
the shape OF house is quickly rented.
Hanson, near the corner cf Main aud Elm
streets, has made an addition To his carriagC
factory. and is turning out finer carriages than
ever.
q. A. R-This list contains the names OF
comrades that served our eountry IN the days OF
the rebellion. and are buriei in the cemeteries
Of our city;
James Stevens, Alva Henderson, David W.
Mason, Jeremiah Plummer. Cuts Wakefield,
Walter Pos, Mess Hanson. Thomas Knox,
Charles ID. Smith, VIM. Cummings, l. o. Cow
nm. DRYDEN Smith, Geo. y. Tsskcr, Edwin
Swectsir. George Swcctsir, J. ID. Thompson,
John McCable, Thomas Stevens, Alya Murphy,
Thomas Walls. IL there are any not on this
list win their relatives or friends leave theiI
names with eomradc.f. A. Hutchins VI Main 81
Per Order Of CON.
We hear daily many complaints Of the de-
not accommodations Afforded our citizens by the
P.S.&P r. X r Surely with the immense
amount Of freight and passenger traffic between
this and other places, (cIceciei but by one or
two b..twecn Portland and Bostonl, II Is nc
more than fair that our eitircns should have
some equivalent return. We hope before
another year passes more suitable aecomm"ia-
tons, worthy the, railroad and its patronag'
here, will be provided. Other towns on th'
route between Portland arii Boston. and which
do not make nearly the returns that our. city
does, have been supplied with fine and elegan,
sfx hv furrl
have the samc'
The Sunday School Scholars of the Univcrs-
alist church gaVes very interesting exhibition
in the vcstry % the church last Sabbath even.
ing. H.'t .." ....|..
The 6ne new residence of Mr.. Fogg on Al
frod st is being raphiiy completed, under the
the supervision Of the contractor Mr.. Leonard
Emmous. Il has commanding site. and h
the ornament Of that vicinity.
Mr.. Beniah Hobbs has just completes
another new dwelling 10 let. in the rear
Sullivan St
Early Wednesday morning Just after freight
train had lct Kennebunk. a car containing six
teen bales Of cotton belonging 10 the Pepperei
M'rg Co.. Was discovered 10 be on Gre. The
cotton as far as possible was pllcd into som'
water in the vicinity. but considerable VA
destroyed. II was insured in BOstOa. Dcro
Master Berry sent an engine TO the scene Of III,
ere THURSDAY morning 80 that the cotton saycd
should be taken care Of I....