The Portland daily press., 1870-11-15
DOVER, N. H., Nov. 14th, 1870.

| 4OOfEtS, M H., NOV. 14ti1, lSIU
| To the Editor of the Press:
This city is being agitated with railroad
faver-the building Of the long contemplated
but never yet realized Portsmouth and Dover
railroad. The Directors have recently chosen
Hon. Frank Jones of Portsmouth, President,
and that means business. Consequently the
cities of Portsmouth and Dover, at their mu-
nicipal elections on the 22d are 10 vote whether
or not these cities shall loan their credit to the
amount of IL per cent. of their valuation, say
100000 in all, toward the construction of the
road. Without much doubt the votes will be
favorable. Portsmouth possesses fine har-
Dor, but it has been the Sleepy Hollow of New
Hampshire for years. 1t is about waking up.
The Portland & Rochester, the Great Falls
& Conway, the Portland & Ogdensburg (by
Its Osspee & Conway advantages) the Lake
Shore road and Others will open up and devel-
Op vast region OF valuable business territory
and also ensure important western connections
all centering at Rochester. Portsmouth now
wants to reap some of the advantages of these
enterprises, and IS therefore desIrous of build
iug the ten miles to Dover. The Eastern rail-
roads are anxious foi it, and we have good rea-
son to believe are behind the scenes Dover
will obtain its share of all this progressive &C.
tion and development, and with its increasing
CATION, it will 60 forward rapidly.
The recent disastrous fire DESTROYING the
large shoe-factories, Catholic church, etc, will
only be a temporary pull back to the immedl-
ate locality as larger aud better buildings are
to 60 up. The Catholics are receiving the sym-
pathy and aid OF the whole community, as they
lost the old wooden church of hallOwed memo
ry, the priests house, and all but the walls and
tower ct M the new brick church. No insurance.
1t is a 500, 900 loss. They are determined. how
ever, to bulld up again, the Protestants prom.
ising liberal assistance, worthy instance of
Christian charity.
DR.. Carl II. Horsch of this city recently
moved to Babylon, L, L. and has returned
again TO old Dover, where be will remain.
much to the qualification OF his myriad friends.
The Doctor was Surgeon of the 18th N II
Regiment. and will be remembered by the
Portland Blues, as one Of their guests during
the visit of the StraffOrd Guards to your city,
in June, 1869 He IS very popular and much
esteemed by the whole community.
On the Sd inst we were visited by a severe
thunder Storm The clouds were black and
the lightning very sharp and thunder loud
and heavy. ,Since then we have had few
snow fakes. The variety is curious most as
suredly.
The Unitarian Society are preparing for a
fair to be held in few weeks. They have in
years past been famous for their success on
such occasions and will undoubtedly maintain
their commendable prestige.
Rev Arthur Deering, an agent of the Good
Iemplars OF Maine, delivered Temperance
ADDRESS a. at the City Hall last Friday evening.
~ ~ was hne effort and increased considerably
'nr interest ia the worthy cause.
Ane Amerlcan House, Franklin Square, has
@ ooJn Ieaseu l0f nve years to Messrs. Nathaniel
anu M DAh'ei w. Wiggin, formerly of the N. H.
uouse: Oio residents and ponniar bosts who
know how to keep a hotel. The fo~mer has
been farmiIg IN Wolfboro, for a few wears He
was formerly Sheriff of Siraffnrd coyntn Tho
latter has been host of the Winnan;yyao-,no ano
House. Alton Bay and the Granite note1
Hampton Beach. 0i'
The heaviest man in this (Strafford, co,,nt,
is Mr. Isaac Foss of the town OF Strafford WIZ
weighs 40 pounds. He takes lite easy and
comfortable notwithstanding bis "ponderous
superabundance of flesh"
The Free Will Baptist printing establish
lent here (Mornipg Star office) have in press
the Life o. William Burr, the late editor of the
Star aud agent of the various missionary and
church societies of the denomination. In fact
he was their leading layman. He was ma
tive of Bingham, Mass, and served bis print
ers apprenticeship in Boston He was for
over thirty years in charge of the printing es-
tablishment and editor of several Free Will
Baptist works. He died some three wears
since. respected and beloved by all who knew
him-a worthy citizen and Christian man.
MS associate on the editorial Office, Rev j.
NJ; brewster, an accomplished scholar ia the
atnor OF the book. Ii Will be of especial inter
est, not only to the denomination but ever,
one wnois interested in Christian work II
VIII be issued by L. r Burlngame the nres.
eDt agent of the T. w. B. prntina bpnse
about Dec. 1st. Cocrpco o'e'