The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-06-17
THE UNION &c J0URNAL,

river, where she will be examined and UNDER
70 necessary repairs. The Allie Oakes belongs
in Rockland, and was built at Kennebunk two
years ago. The schooner Addie. Low. Of Ken
nebunk, which isa mate Of the Allie 0akes,
was coming into the river ut the time Of the
accident, and to Captain Low We are indebted
for this account The Addie is loading brick for
Providence, at GOwens wharf.
sYRISGvALE.
Mn. EprroR:-The past week Mrs. Crane.
the great Temperance advocate nom Nova
Scotia, has been visiting our village on her
Temperance mission. and is succeeding well in
her great and good work.
The work ON the Portland & Rochester II. r..
between here and Alfred is progressing rapidly,
and should nothing serious happen, We think
the cars will run to this village by the early
part Of September.
We understand that s. d. Tebbetts. the pro-
prietor OF the Tebbett's House, Is DESTROYS Of
selling out.
Mr.. Z. p. Bradbury Of Ssco, that spends
Tuesday and Wednesday Of each week here is
doing fine thing for himself and the public
in the dentistry line.
There has been quite rivalry going on here
for the past few weeks between Messrs Reed,
Stiles and willard, to see who could get the
incest string Of trout in one day. consequently
every spare day has been devoted to the pleasant
task Of trout fishing. They have kept very
nearly equal until the first Of this week when
Stiles and Willard thinking that II they went
to church they were 10 anxious to beat Reed
(who only the other day brought home forty
three nice ones after few hours fshing) that
they could not be interested in the sermon, 80
at an early hour in the morning they started
for trout brook, and soon after noon they
might have been seen vending their way home
ward tired and hungry, (making every effort
to conceal their spotted prizes beneath some
mammoth linen coats made expressly for Sab
bath trouting) with some over one hundred OF
the largest trout that was ever brought into
this town.
June IA, 1870.
Mn. EDITOR Alfred is more than oriina-
rily prolific Of items this week. What with ac-
ciients. real estate sales, county jail locations
and Political affairs. the usually quiet old town
is in quite fever Of excitement.
On Monday. June 10. Col. Ivory Hall cele-
brated his golden wedding at the house where
he and his wife have lived for fifty years. Four
out Of his FIVE children are still living, and were
present at the wedding, together with large
circle Of friends and relatives from various parts
Of the co ntry.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners held
meeting for the purpose Of locating the new
county jail, and Mr. Ridley j. T. Bryant OF
Boston, the architect, laid his plans before the
bOarl.
There are but six boarlers in the county jail
mt present; the smallest number for many
months.
The Shakers will resume their public meetings
Sunday, June 10Th.
Ira 7. Drew has sold the Grant farm, so
callel, to the Rev. Lsmson Powers. Mr.. Drew
coutemplstes selling the remainder Of his proper
ty in this town and removing TO Boston at an
early day, there TO practice law. His law BUSH
ness in York County will probably be taken
charge Of by his son, Mr.. NJ. A. Drew, young
man for whom we predict prosperous career.
lothian Allen ID, whose house was burnt last
week, was insured in the Springfield Co. for five
hundred dollars. The amount Of insurance was
promptly paid by the underwriters.
To-day (June 1917 a young man named John
Arris hal his leg badly crushed by falling
stone. The accident happened at Jepsom's
stream, where Arris was employed laying the
foundations Of the =. & r. railroad bridge. The
sufferer is attended by DIR. Merrill.
At the Federal otfice-hoders caucus holden
here on Saturday, June IL, three delegates
were elected 10 the District convention, presuma-
bly, for Lynch, tho the delegates declared them
selves unpledged, before the balloting COM
mer ced. There is considerable feeling in regard
to the result Of the caucus, and people are not
disposed to quietly acquicsce.
Novice.
]. T.. BurLER, ESQ. DEAR SR-Quite an
excitement has prevailed in our quiet I'D town
since last Sabbath morning, occasioned by an
attempt made by q stranger, in sailor rig, to
commit rape upon Miss Mary Goodwin. q
young lady about fourteen years Of age, young
est daughter Of Elder Charles L. Goodwin, while
ON her way tochurch, though he happily failed
in his atrocious design, by being put of his
guar! by the young lady, who thereby escaped
from him and ran an eighth Of mile TO the near
est house (IIou. Healy s. ThonIpson's) where
she arrived very much exhausted The villain
threatened to kill and burn her upif she made
any outcry. Parties Immediately started out
in pursuit Of the ruiian, and man who after-
warls proved to be the culprit, was oyertaken
and stopped" but escaped to the woods by
.'blutfing" them, with the argument that they
had no right TO take him without a warrant,
fortunate, perhaps, that he did, for fear 20
intense was the excitement on the Sabbath he
would have been lynehed, though generally We
are u lap abiding people. The Selectman OF
the town promptly offered reward Of one hun
drei dollars for his capture and parties were in
pursuit continually, but lie succeeded in dodg-
ing them until yesterday morning, when he was
taken by Messrs John A. SWEET and Lcander
Parsons Of York, in Wells, near Mr.. George Lit
tlefeld's about ten miles from York Village.
lie wss brought by them to York, arrested, and
arraigncd in the afternoon, before q. W. :. Put
nam, Trial Justice, when he was Unidentified by
Miss G, and Elder @. NJ. Payne, who gave HIM
his breakfast Sabbath morning, and also by
MeSsrs. Sewall and Bragion, the men who stop.
pei him Sabbath morning, although he had
thrown away his blue shirt, vest, overalls, cap
and shoes aud shaved of his whiskers with a
piece Of glass, Gas he ssys).
The evidence was deemed conclusive and he
was ordered to give bonds in $1,000, with sufi-
cient sureties for his appearance at the next
term ofthe s. ]. Court at Alfred in Sept. next.
in default of which he was committed Ia York
jsil and this morning taken to Alfred, by De
putty Sheriff Thompson. The prisoner is a
young man, % years Of age, an Englishman by
birth. Of dark swathy complexion, thick set,
with piercing hazel eyes, a shrewd intelligent
fellow, and gave the name Of Daniel Webster
aud says he arrived in New York in March, and
was bound to Halifax. We learn that he has
been lurking in this vicinity week or more,
and the community are rejoicei that he sin safe
custody. Yours RESPECTFULLY,
COUNTY.
DELEGATES CHosES.-The follow ing are dele
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