The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-15
THE UNIONS&sI JOURNAL,

Mr.. Charles Milliksn has sold his stock ofdry
goods at 81 Main 81. as he 10 about 10 engage in
Q new business. ~ ~ '' - ''' ~
A machine for scrsping The roads. which
promises to be Of great utility has been invented
BY W. II. Desring Of ssco. II has been tested
and said to work well. II consists Of q 'scraper'
with metallic edge. attached diasonally under
the perchcs Of an ordinary two horse wagon. and
acting on the principle Of,a plane. This shaves
Of the inequalite s above certain height and
deposits load in the holes and hollows as Il pass
e. .-.'v N'' ~, i
ALFRED. .a sas
At the levee In aid Of Rev. Mr. Lewis, held
last Thursday in the Town Hall, about ninety
dollars were raised. aNp rtfsr9 =.
ar 49, NxwrrxLp.s 49, 80
Mn. Eprroa Things remain about a. usual
nj this place, though business is very good but
money hard 70 get. Ut, which 10 the universal
complaint, believe. But We should Judge from
the amount Of work turned out by the carriage
makers here that Il might Be more plenty among
that class, should they meet with good success
In disposing Of their wares, for never has there
been such. an amount Of good carriages built
here, as there has been the past winter, and tho
business increases every year.
Mr. George Wilson is soon TO erect large
building on the site OF the old Pulling Mill,
which ne win occnpy for the purpose Of making
Doors, Sash and Blinds, which we trust will
prove paying business, >ss there Is no other
Factory any where In this vicinity. ~
The Small Pox which caused considerable ex-
citement at first is gradually subsiding II has
been through the family OF William Tbbetts
and there Is one case in the family Of Lewis
Aver, relative, but with proper care It may be
stopped here. -
A serious accident happened during the past
week TO . little son Of Rev. c. W. Blackman.
A neighbor was removing an old building, and
some Of the timbers fell, striking him across the
back and hips. crushing him against wood
pile, rendering his lower limbs useless, but hopes
are entertained Of his recovery. Con-.
NEwrirID, Aprifli. 1870.
TIE nkRyIcxs.
The contract for building new college build
ings at Kent's Hill. and which is intended to be
one Of the finest in the State. has been awarded
to Me,srs. A. J. Dearborn & C. Downs Of South
Berwick. -3
Rev. @. W. Blllod, Of the Methodist church
in Kennebunk village, has moved to Scituate,
Mas. Tod. ..A
AT recent meeting Of citizens, IL was voted
to locate and construct, the present year, five
or six water reservoirs for the use Of the fire
department. The location Of the reservoirs. the
material Of which they are to be constructed
and the size. to be discretionary with the COM
mittec who are to superintend the work.
Messrs. Crawford and Ward Of Kennebunk-
port launched fishing schooner Of 80 tons,
last week. to be called the Lettie Z. Hawes.'
The new ship. Dauutless, built by David
Clark, Is to be launched on the 10th. She viii
register about 1000 tons, rates Al for nine years
and is owned by Thsyer & Lincoln. and s. g.
Reed Of Boston. and others.
The large two-story wooden academy build
ing, ut Kennebunk, occupied by High and
Grammar schools, was destroyed last Sunday
night by FIRE. Cause Of FIRE unknown. Not
insured.
CORNISH.
Mr.. Andrew ]. Guptill has sold his farm and
buildings at the village. ...
The wife Of the late John Jameson, ESQ.,, died
last week, Of lung fever, the same disease that
caused the death Of her husband some two weeks
since.
YORK.
Willie the youngest son of Capt. Samuel
Young. while examining loaded pistol last Fri
day, in Wilson NJ. Walkers store, where he was
employed Us clerk, hastily thrust It in his pock-
ct on the entrance Of q customer. The pistol
was probably cooked, and forgetting It. he soon
after put his hand in carelsssly and discharged
the weapon. the contents Of which entered his
leg just below the groin. Amer some probing,
the ball was successfully removed, leaving =
CHASTITY and painful wound. .