The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-01
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22s maj. Health Committee. Marx =. Went
worth. 80 maj. John L lawrence. Al maj.
A.,ri.h L. spiDnsy. 100 maj. Auditos. Josh
us II. sanbor., ga maj. Ephraim OTIS. Fl
mai Town Coustsbles, Richard D. rhilbriek,
$50 maj. Charles II. Bartlett, l6s maj, Luz
ther p. Call. 254 majority. IT, -
The amount q money raised for support q
Schools was $500 for support Of the pc0r'
$500. and $1,000 for contingencies and, %
close town debt (of ss22) The war debt =
paid and this Is . good wiping out considering
the burden we have carried. Thanks to the
good fortune ofhaving good honorable men ss
town officials during the war, which preserved
us from the heavy burden ofmanY municipal
ties. $500,
II was voted to annex School District No. III
TO District No. 9. and that the united district
shall BE- callei School District No 9. They
win now build new school house Il was also
voted to abate John 8. Hunts taxes for 1871
II. Mr.. Hunt having lost barn and stock BY
FIRE last week. ...,r
Saturday night at about half past eleven o'clock
the barn Of Widow Lydia A. Trefsthen. was set
on FIRE by some sooundrcl. and wholly consumed
and her house was considerably damaged. Mrs.
Trcfethcn has been in bad health, and can III
afford the loss, but Kittery people with their
usual liberality, are endeavorins to make IL
good to her. Yours, n.
KrrERr, March 90, 1870. III ga !
Sheriff Cooling. together with the county at-
tOrney, made raid on the liquor shops in Kit
terry on Wednesday. 49,
Very interesting and largely attended meet
ings are being held in the Methodist and Bap-
tist Oh urches. Rev. Mr.. Cos, pastor Of tho
Baptist church Ia about to 60 to Lynn, Mass.
One Of the men. late Of the U. s. 8. Plymouth.
recently got pretty badly ''Over the bay" at
Kittery, and was robbed by some Of his COM
panions Of about $3.50. Charles Bartlett, esq.
worked up the case, and recovered . oonsiders-
BILE portion Of the money.
The barn belonging to Mr.. John s. Hunt on
Gerrish's Island, Kittcry Point, mentioned In
our last rs destroyed by fire was insured in the
Pacific Insurance Co. Of San Francisco. MIR.
Baker the special agent Of the company settled
the loss last Thursday.
One Pattern Maker. 10 Boiler Makers, IL
Machinists, Painter, - Laborers, ! Moulder'
and 4 Blacksmiths were discharged from Bureau
Of Steam Engineering, and l22 wOrkmen from
Bureau Of Construction last Thursday.
Daniel C. Norton, Of Kittery. was appointed
Foreman Hole Borcr and A. L. Stevens, OF Kit
terry, sailmaker.'a at Kittery Navy Yard last
week. t tH
Mr.. EDITOR Hollis has had Its spring cleo
ton, and on account Of their carelessncss or neg
lgencc the Republicans havegot bcatsnby about
ten majority. Last year we elected our selectmcn
by a handsome majority, the effect Of which &C
counts for the result this spring for the Repub-
leans are alive and to the work when in the mi
nority but victory has bad effect upon them
throwing them into state Of nonchalance and
causing them to reckon too near the result In their
favor. waterboro-with which town We are
to have had perfect revolution
and this makes one representative sure this fall,
VIC think.
In some one Of your late numbers, In speaking
Of the representative to Congress, We saw men:
toned the names Of Col. Mark Wentworth, Judge
Tapley and Hon J. NJ. Stone, any one Of whom
would iii the position with honor to our country.
In conversation, have heard anotheA name
which stands second to none, and
one which the citizens Of this part Of the coun-
ty, would with joy hail as the successor Of Mr..
Lynch. refer to Hon. K. II. Banks Of your
city. know Of no man who would have more
warm supporters than Mr.. Banks, and II he
will allow his name TO be used We shall expect
to see II made prominent in the coming conven-
ton.
The winter has been quite favorable for the
lumber business, and notwithstanding the trou-
BILE in Cuba, the manufacture Of box shook and
heading has been very brisk. Mr.. c. W. Nc
Kenny has been making about 900 box shook
and about 600 pairs heading daily. His bust.
ness is increasing 50 rapidly that he contem-
plates putting in another gang soon. ID. c. Jor-
dan Is extensively engaged in the hard wood
lumber business and Is at the present time CIV
ing employment to about 600 men.
We saw in operation at S.Woodman 4 Co.'S
mill few days since, one OF Joseph Perry's i'm
proved upright Roll Single Machines, which Is
certainly one Of the most perfect pieces Of ma
chinery that we ever saw work. 1t will cut out
from ten To twelve thousand shingles per day,
and saw them 30 smoothly that Il Is almost i'm
DC ssible 70 discern that they are not plancd. !
have seen all kinds OF single machines and I
consider them superior to any other. One or
two Of them are in operation In your city be-
lieve. Jun.
BAR MUS. March 1s. 1870.
LYMAN
Mn. EprroR I'm answer to q request from
citizens Of Lyman, Mr.. nj. X. Mabry, our wor-
thy school supervisor, appointed teachers in
stitute, 10 be holden by him at Goodwln's Mills,
the 18th to the 10Th inclusive. Owing to the
inclcmcncy Of the weather on the days appoint
ell, but few persons were permitted the pleasure
Of being present and listening to the excellent
remarks made during the time, and particular
ly those made by Mr.. Ma6ry on the evening Of
the 10Th, ON the subject Of Object Teaching.
Failing to secure the full amount Of benefit de-
sired from the session Of the Institute II was dc.
cided to adjourn until the evening Of the 9th,
at which time Mr.. NJ. In company with. Mr.. A.
Burbank Of Limerick. with heads as clear as
the sky above them, met q goodly number Of
teachers, scholars. and citizens at the school
house, and the evening passed pleasantly, with
remarks from several gentlemen. -
The time Of the 18th was occupied In discus
sing the most beneficial method Of tesching va
rious studies. The method Of conducting
spelling exercise As presented by Mr.. Burbank,
wss very much admired. The evening ression
was holden at the church, which was wen filed.