The Portland daily press., 1869-08-17
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1856 igasan RooKLAND, Aug. II, 1869.
TO the Editor Of the Press.
This in common with all the Eastern cities,
Is. suffering from the general stsgnation in
business. There is but little money in circu-
lation, and that changes hands very rapidly.
While labor is receiving higher compensa-
tion than before the war, the high prices de.
manded for all iaboring man requires, allow
but small margin TOR other than the necessa-
ries Of life, requiring the most rigid economy
to make both ends meet. The lime business,
which is the principal business Of this city, is
not as remunerative as last year. Very near
ly the same quantity is made and the demand
is regular, but prices are lower, while the cost
of manufacturing is nearly the same.
SHIP BUILDING.
Mr. G. G. Ingraha n is putting up three
masted schooner OF 800 tons. and brig of 400
tons, which is nearly completed. Snow, Far
well aud Co. are building two brigs Of about
400 tons. Macalister and McLoon are build
ing brig and Mr., A. +. Ames schooner.
it e4 NEW CHURCH, SO. fo ,
The Methodist Episcopal Society Of this
city, are erecting an elegant church on Union
street, Fl ionting elm. 1t has o large lecture
lOOtu III ellc Dttccmo4lJ Win OeAlCA cuANAtCL
rooms for class rooms, Sc. The audience
room is being frescoed by Schumacher of your
city, and the pews are being made BY Stewart
and Co. The church and lot win cost about
$50, ,0O0 and has but few superior in the State.
Messrs. N. A. & s. II. Bnspee and +. A. Sin
gle are erecting a three-story block on Main
street. 1t has two double stores and one sim
gle store. Mr.. G.. A. Lynde, is putting up
building for hotel on the corner of Main and
Park Streets The hotel accommodation of
this city is at present very limited, while the
railroad communication with Bath will in
crease the travel. The depot will probably be
built on the rise of land northeast Of the CEN
ire of the city, near where the Thomaston road
comes into Park street. s -- a..
GRAND RUSH TO SEE A CELEBRATED DOCTOR.
Some eighteen or twenty persons: lame,
sick, blind, deaf, &C., went to Boston in the
steamer Cambridge. on Monday last, to see
celebrated doctor, who has been very success
full in impressing tine public with the belief
that he could perform cures far beyond what
educated physicians made any pretensions to,
"whether by magic or Alchemy's powers
We know not-indeed tbs no business OF ours"
some were made to believe they were entirely
cured, but the faith Of the great majority fail
ed them before they got home and their
friends couldn't see it. The Doctor however
could see the money, and enough are improv-
ed by the journey or By being made to believe
Z that they could walk ii they tried, to induce
others to make investment, so that if one in
hundred are permanently relieved large and
profitable business is secured =. sa r..-
T. HAY CROP sc. r, f..
The hay crop in the vicinity of RockIand
and in fact all along the seaboard, has hardly
been up to the average, this season. and in
sections Of the State where the snow came on
early and remained on late, the hay crop has
been unusually large SO that taking the en-
tire Stete to make the estimate upon, there has
undoubtedly been full average crop and the
weather has been very favorable for getting it.
The prospect for potatoes is good, while from
present indications, the corn crop in this vicin-
ity, will be light. met an old gentleman in
the vicinity Of Rockland, by the name of Bar
rows, who has cut hay from one farm, with
his own hands, for 66 years. save one. He has
lived in three towns, two counties and two
S tates and has never moved from tue farm on
which he was born. There are now living IN
the house with him four generations. Mr..
Barrows has been in public life during the
most of the time since his majority and Is high
ly respected for integrity and generosity.