The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-07-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

the class Of 60. Biddeiord High School. vhict
came OF Monday evening. uAs delightful sf
fair. The iuvitssious were not confined TO th'
Alumni Of the school. and consequently the siii'
Of the to cities, and many from other places
thronsed the hall and galleries. Boston, Port
land and many ether places were well represent
ID. II sosld be useless to describe the various
rich and beAatiful costumes OF the ballroom,
and. moreover, We were 30 nsch engaged in the
exercise Of the Terpsichorcan art, that We could
but gaze and admire. As We whirled By IN the
maIes Of the dance. But the public owe much
to the indefltigsb,e efforts Of the class commit
tee, Madamoiselles Shaw, Gould, and Morris,
and Messrs. Ford, Jelleson and Gould. The
Floor Director was L Stone, esq, with Messrs.
Moore. Kendall, Shaw, and Ham Cor aids.
Praise Is also due 70 the II usicians, and the
whole class Of 80. To the latter We can veil
quote their motto. "Fiais eoronai opus" and
add, . right good end crowned their works.
A signiss,nt b,sine-s move has been made
within short time, In that the varioss lines Of
up-country stages which have sorurrly made
saeo their oeas. or terminus, have nos chang
cd over 70 this city.
Rev. J. Boyd Of the 2. Baptist church in this
city baptized and added to his church seven
persons last Sabbath and expects to baptiss
others next Sabbath. Mr. Boyd informs as that
the revival interest continues, AMI new cases arr
reported at nearly every meeting. The repairs
on their church ID fast tending towards oom-
pletion.
1t Is rumorcd that there are families in this
city too lazy to do their own washing and toe
proud to appear in their dirt, who employ poor
women 70 do their washing and ssrubbing dur
ing the week and when Saturday comes, turn
them OF with . growl, "can't pay you now
Not long since the invalid husband Of . pocr
woman. returned with several unpaid bills
unable to collect cent Of his wifs's hard earn
ings, the consequence Of which was, that the
poor WOMAN va under the necessity Of going
to her task one day without her dinner. anC
leave her sick husband with nothing in the hous'
to supply the demands Of hunger: while thos,
owing for the poor wife's hard work, wer'
moving in respectable society. This We cal
grinding the faces Of the poor with vengeance
The names Of such pitiless souls ought to b
exposed.
Jeremiah Go!dsbrough has sold his house, ?.
High street, to william Bardsley, and bought
the resi- lence Of Philsudcr X. Haines, corner Of
Hin and Bacon. Possession given the hrst Of
November.
We learn that several gentleman Of sseo ar,
soon to start down the coast on pleasure zach
excursion.
Our local editor ID on the war path, and lk
the "old salt" he Il has gone TO Wood Island b
cool Cd. trpsulin hats, shirts, breechee aud all
When he gets back We land-lubbers shsnt kno'
starboard from ArboArd. (ssa matter Of fac
We dou't know now) and the "locals" win briu
over with se.-goins phrases. when he takes
hand again which win b in about two weeks
The notice We gave last week Of the omission
Of afternoon Sunday services, applies only :
the 81 aud 81 Congregational and the Baptis
churches. as No learn.
A correspondent Of the Democrat gives thi
week an exhibition Of poetry run mad
Hear him:
No. all 70 maiden, young and old,
rs longs there's life, there's yet . hope,
TAaf az aloAs res aav act noPss
That In lies journey stu may be.
helping hand swaitlnt theei
StM al y IN store ~ay sad,
IL a,f e 20 ~ tAe sstsd.
On Saturday last, . son Of Mr.. Cyrus W
bennett. residing on Elm street, aged about I:
years. got his foot caught in an elevator on III
LaoouiA Corporation, and had Il 30 badly jam
med that Il Was necessary to have II amputated
which Was done by DR.. Warren.
On Saturday Mr.. Charles Kicker. living oil
Green 81, had his hand severely hcerated b,
being caught while shining belt in the Pep
PEREZ Mills
On rhursi.y last. . chill Of Cyril Pellersir
aged about three years, fell into boiler OF ho
si,s-;, $780,. tn" MA -. - |,
s .a s ' .' 'A"A N'
On Saturday last, Mis- Sophia Nicue. Will
at work 10 No. ! Peppersil MN, eansht be-
hand In the machinery and se.iously injured Il
Ath'ef slipped INTO our ens'ne-'00"' iae'
day, and stole the pocket book OF the engineer
which uas hanging In his coal. suspicion
licking woman .As In the laundry ADJOINING
and e'rcam''Antiai evidence secamaiA'e'
prove her 10 % the sA'ec
silas p. Adams has bossht the residence
Mr.. Manson, ~ Foss, corner Of Mount Vernon
st., formerly the Gilnsn house.
We Sc BY notice In another column tia
The Clipper owners talk Of building snothe