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

The town Of 0rrington, says The Bangor
Whig, has no lawyer, doctor nor rumshop. IL
has three beautiful churchesqn good repair. BE-
sides the old church. In which one Of The pic-
mics was held, where Jesse Lee preached in
1898, and where Enoch Nudge for years pro-
claimed full aud free salvation.
Augusta was reused on Monday by little
punishment inflicted on Q public street on gay
bon Juan, who had dropped into the post-otice
an improper note addressed to the wife Of cit
lien. Amer the injured husband has satisfied
his revenge, he offered the by-standers the letter
10 read as . yindication CT bis course. The yer.
dict was, served him right.
A Gorham correspondent Of the Portland
Argus says that the great want ofa classical
school, such N is proposed 10 be established by
the Cougregationalists OF Maine, and the de-
termination manifested BY them 10 make II Q
success, have induced the Trustees Of Gorham
Seminary to make . very handsome offer TO the
denomination, on condition that the school be
located there.
Thursday night the store Of Charles o. Low
ell, ut Small Point, was destroyed BY fire, also .
fish -house and another unoccupied building.
Mr.. Lowell was Postmaster. and the office was
In the store. Nothing was saved excepting one
mail bag; everything else In the lost Once
was destroyed. The loss Is estimated to b
about $500.
Androscoggin County refuses TO pay her
debts contracted previous To sixty-one, In gold
according to the tenor Of the decision Of the
Supreme Court. .,.r.s "a.
The Portland Press says that few days
sin,,e n couutryman walked into q wholesale
drug store In that city, and noticed . barrel
containing, Is he supposed, seed. Putting .
handful In his mouth, he turned to one OF the
clerks and said: "wall. now, what kind OF
seed do you call them - ''Secd !" said the
clerk, ''those are not seed. they are oochineal. !"
"Cochineal, >" says tho countryman, "what's
cochinealI' "why, they are . little bug" re-
pliei the clerk. "Bug," roared the country
man, and he hastily leit the premises, the GRIM
SON dye running from the corners Of bis mouth.
The Bangor Whig says the body Of boy
about five years old was found In the Nebraska
Boom, on Sunday. It had apparently been In
the water two weeks. The bodies Of the three
men drowned at Island Falls on the morning
OF the 4th, were picked up at Grand Falls ON
Sunday.
A post-ofhce has been established at South
Belmont, Waldo county, and John Dickey ap-
pointed postmaster. Byron Parrar has been
appointed postmaster at Phillips. Franklin
county. vice r. W. Soule. removed.
The ST. Croix Courier says that man was
taken into custody, in Calais, last week, for
forging the name Of Shaw brothers to check
of $500. II is said that this Is not the 6rst OF
fence. that he has frequently forged the same
name before.
The Age SAYS that the track Of the Belfast &
Moosehcad Lake Railroad Is laid distance Of
over six miles from Belfast. A large free Of
laborers came last week and have been put on
the route. An additional engine was brought
down from Bangor, Wednesday, by the steam
tug and is now running over the track with
train Of cars. A night train will be put on the
route for gravelling. 800 tons Of iron Is being
taken from Alexandra, loaded on to scows and
will be towed to Bangor to be sent to the other
end Of the route. Track laying commenced Of
the other end OF the route last Tuesday. The
Director says the track will be laid by the 10th
Of August.