The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27
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70 convey staye wood to the mill, together with
a lot Of wood piled thereon. Damages not large.
No one injured. ~
Mr. ID. Y. Bcnpett's boy Who was run over q
short time since Is getting along nicely, Goes
out to play IS usual, Is but little lame in one
leg. - , ~
Within o. few years there has been such q
change in this place that every one can but see
we are living in nm age Of improvements.
Within two years the following Is list
Readers judge what this place may be II We con-
tinuc.s doc I.AN u ..IA.htA .,
z. r. Folsom, rsmodeled his house, and built
new L and stable J. w. Hanson, has built
new barn. VIM. ii. bennett, nice house and
stable. Capt. John whitehouse, repaired his
house and stable. o. X. Hui, put up and part
" finished nice house and stable. Stephen
Grant. repaired house and built new barn. Vim.
+. Roberts, new L and stable. 49,.
Last fall q number Of the citizens dug well
at one side Of the village, and conveyed the
water TO several Of the houses through . wooden
pipe, thereby furnishing them with very nice
soft water.
DIR. L. Hurj is now remodeling bis house into
fine two story building, which from present
appearances bids fair to compare well with oil
Of the previous improvements Of the place. U.
T.. Carter's buildings all newly painted. Messrs.
VIM. r. Roberts and ID. F. Bennett have had
and are now having all they can attend to, paint
ing in this vicinity.
Owing to the great reduction In the ,cholesale
markets, for all kinds Of goods kept here in the
stores, the traders manage TO sell goods ,ower
than any place we know Of not excepting Port.
land retail market.
ALFRED
A correspondent states that Hon. Benjsnin
]. Herrck. Of Alfred, who died nj the residence
Of his son-in law. Sylvester Littefeld, esq, Tues
day morning, was born in Norwich. Connecticut
April 8, 1871. His parents removed, soon an
err his birth, to Beverly, Mass, where they sub
seauently resided. Whilea mere lad he came
to Topsham in this State at which place he
spent several years with his uncle Hon. Benja-
min Jones Porter), who was leading merchant,
as well as one Of the most influential politicians
| In the State.
In 1918 he went to Danvers, Mas, AMI be-
came one Of tire lessees of the cotton mill at that
place-it being one Of the first started in this
country.
lie went to Alfred where he has ever since re-
sided, about the year 1916, and engaged in mer-
chantile pursuits. lie was soon after appointed
by Sheriff Seayer, Jailer Mt Alfred, which later
position he vacated in 1880 on the coming in Of
the lIunton administration. In September the
latter year he was elected a member Of the Legis-
lature, in which he held prominent and infu-
entail position. His opponent was the late
Judge GCodenow, who was the candidate OF the
Wing party, and had the prestige of having been
Speaker of the House the year previous.
In the following spring (lS3ll, he was ap-
1 4 L.. Knit tol, nf
York county, the duties Of which office he dis
charged with great satisfaction until 1886. In
the fall Of the latter year he resigned the Office
OF Sheriff TO enter upon that Of Register Of Deeds
to which he hal been elected. lie held the lat
in 1871. he. is said 10 have received the largest
majority ever given candidate Of his party in
York county-rising 1000.
lie filed the position Of Brigade Major and
Inspector for many years In the Militia Of this
State, and was for many years Town Clerk and
Chairman Of BOarl Of Sclectmen. lie was an
active member of the Masonic order, and one
of the Oldest members in the State.
lie had taken an active part In educational
and religious interests in his town and was a
Leading and prominent member Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church and for many years was
member Of the Board of Trustees Of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, one of the leading institu-
tons Of the kind in the State.
| lie was married January Ia, 1919, to Mary
Conant daughter OF the late Nathaniel Conant,
esq, OF Alfred, who died November 80, 1868.
He leaves two sons and two daughters-the cld-
est daughter is the wife Of Sylvester Lttlefeld,
esq, Of Alfred, and the youngest the wife Of
Hon. John NJ. Goodwin Of Biddeford. fH
KESSEBUSK.
The Ocean Bank Company Of Kennebunk have
bought part Of the Dane lot at Kennebunk,
and are to erect building one stery high 2ixSO
Tor use Of bank.
sPRISGvALE.
Mr.. EpIroR-Our village is wearing lively
business appearance. Mr.. Cummings Is mot
withstanding the dulness Of the shoe business)
keeping at work his usual amount Of help, and
the prospect is that they will be kept busy by
him the entire season. .'g
Mcssrs. Butler & Fogg this day move into
their large and commodous shoe factory just FIN
ishel. They intend to increase their help in
proportion TO their room, which will be quite an
increase TO the population and money OF this
village.
Our merchants are all prosperins well in their
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please give them call and you can't help being
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new stage line was opened last Monday
between Alfred and East Rochester, N. IT,, by
Mr.. Elijah ". Tebbetts Of East Rochester. The
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stage goes oy 'ne way o' h''''e n''e' rams anu
Sanford Corner, and connects with the Portland