The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-27

dence Of Geo. Wiss. ESQ.,, 1t Kennebunk village.
aud madetwo convenient tenements Of the same.
What is mest needed here, is tenement houses
costing from twelves 10 fftecn hundred dollars
including lot. We have men here worth from
the modest ten thousand to the cool hak million
men who have the energy, were II exercised
In the right direction. TO erect such q class OF
buildings. would suggest that they be erected
on the following plan Let the purchaser pay
down to the owner such sum As can. be agreed
upon, then the remainder be paid in annual In
stallmerts, with simple interest, and soon, with
a little economy. the handwriting mechanic
will have n house Of his own.
Ii is beyond doubt that the train which now
makes its terminus at Biddeiori win come to
will lie removed here during the summer.
Supt. Chase has under the immediate super
vision Of Road Master Hatch a large force Of
men, making very extensive and long necded
improvements, laying out new side tracks vary
ing from four TO eight hundred feet in length.
which will accommodate their already heavy
trains, besides saving ten minutes time between
Portland and Boston. which win be appreciated
by its numerous patrons. This station will be
completely renovated, making il second TO none
on the road. Under the present judicious man.
agement, the stock Of this road will compare ia
yorably with any New England rad, the stock
having sold recently at llS, and very seldom
any OF il is in the market.
A veteran engineer, Mr.. Charles Waterman,
in the employ Of the T.. s. & Z. Il. r., has
served them with fsithfulness for nearly quar-
ter OF century, and during his long term Of
service has Travelled nearly one million OF miles
in the capacity Of engineer. lie has had many
narrow escapes from King Death, aud We hope
he will manage to eyade his highness for q cen
tury 10 come.
Last Saturday forenoon fire was discovered in
the picker room Of Hewitt 4 Co. s mill, but II
was discovered in season to prevent serious
conaagration. The mill is owned by Capt. N.
l.. Thompson, and is fully insured. Gossip has
II that il was the work of an incendiary; and as
we have hal number OF serious fires lately, 1t
appears that we have q fre-bug in our midst.
IL such he the case we trust that our town au-
thorities will use every means to bring the cul-
prit to specify justice; the fact that scoundrels
had tempered with the hose Of the engine tends
TO increase suspicion.
A large party Of the 30 callei Fcnians passed
through here last night en- route for Canada.
They were hardy looking set Of young men,
dressed in citizens dress, the officers, who
wore military vests. They hailed from Provi-
dence, X. I. They were very secret, as rcgarls
their future movements, but sanguine OF ulti-
mate success.
An old and dilapidated set Of buildings known
rs the Clark place was destroyed by fire yester-
day morning. They were unOccupied, and II
was Supposed to be the work Of an incendary.
The loss by fire last Saturday on Hewitt &
Co.'S mill is estimated in the vicinity Of one
thousand dollars. Yours truly, AyoS.
KENSEDuNK, Moy q. 1870.
KENNEBuNKPoRr.
We clip several items from the Argus, Civ
ing news of the ship building at this village.
Capt. Nathaniel Thompson is building ship
Of 200 tons to be Off this fall. Work upon this
ship has been suspended for 81 me time but was
resumed last Monday.
Col. William Thompson, will have his 1000
tons ship ready for sea In ten days. This ship
is considered the finest model of any ever built
in Maine.
Bradford Oakes, esq, has frame for a
coaster Of $50 tons in his yard, and is cutting
another the SAME sire to be built this season.
David Clark has recently launched fine
model fishing schooner Of 100 tons for parties in
Gloucester, Mass.
A singular case OF recovery recently came to
the notice Of our correspondent. Ii appears
that Mrs. Hattie Emery, wife ofRev. Mr.. Emery,
Of Kennebunkport, has been afflicted for the past
Ii weeks with an absccss in the bowels; for
most Of the time Mrs. L. has 50 ffered the most
intense pain, and after consulting prominent
physicians of Kennebunk, Saco, Biddeford and
Portland, who expressed themselves decidedly
that she could not live, she felt constrained TO
urge her husband to arrange to have Rev
Hosea Hastings Of Bidleford [who Is Rev. Mr..
Hastings,l and the elders Of his church 10 meet
ut their home Monday afternoon to pray for her
recovery. At three o'clock Mr.. Hastings with
the elders assembled and commenced praying;
at that time Mrs. Emery was suffering 50 much
that il took over half an hour to move her in
bel, and she was not expected 10 live from one
hour to another. After praying for one hour
she was able TO move her limbs and In short
tune she was able to set up in her bel AMI the
swelling began TO pass away and she to grow
better, so that the next day she was able TO
walk across the. room, and now Mrs. Emery
feels that she shall be fully restored. And
nothing but the saving help Of her God could
have restored her to her family.
The foreign dispatches Of the 9th announce
that bark Asterias from Cardiff with coal for
Hong Kong, exploded of Land End, Dist, kill
ing the captain and one man. The Asterias
was fine new vessel, and was commanded by
Capt. James S. Sloan of Kennebunkport, who
leaves there widowed and childless mother.
Capt Sloan has had several eventful escapes;
one about three years since in the vicinity Of
this disaster, when at the wreck Of the ship
addison" he lost a young wife and only
child.
LEBANON.
EDITOR JOURNAL :-It.is very quiet here, the
only stir being in the money market which I
never knew so dry among the better class Of
farmers as now. Many Of orr citizens are be-
hind on their taxes, one and some two years,
with the prospect of still heavier tax the COM
ing fall, as our town raised a large sum for the
repairs Of highways, which is very much need
ell, for the town pays enough every year to set
tie damages sustained Ivy horses, TO keep the
roads in good repair. Then too, our financial
affairs are very badly managed; every man
holding town Office, however small, makes it
pay him all he can, and the result Is that the
town offices Of Lebau on pay better than the Of
fees Of York county. With q republican ma
jority of 60. we elect democrats hearty half Of
the time. This is very hard to understand, and
in fact. don't understand II at all. The only
..,... that ,ap ,,;yo Ia tbat thara - N pottv
difference in regard to part Of certain war
tax which Is triang affair.
I notice, now and then, Representative
feeler noiselessly at work interviewing our
prominent men on the Representative question.
don't know how II Is in other parts Of the
county, but the people here seem to feel rs IL
they have had enough Of this oligarchy. for we
all know that Mr.. Lynch's nomination the last
time was not the wish Of the people Of York
county; although Mr.. Lynch is q good man.
there are others equally capable, who, 10 say