The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-16

STANDfSH, Oct. IA

M SrANDtsH, Oct "A, 1869.
10 the Editor. of the Press:
1t is quite certain that this town is to have a
railroad pass through its limits, and SO located
as must necessarily increase its taxable prom
erty, and greatly benefit it and its inhabit-
ants, which facts are so apparent that it seems
a pity that any one should raise any objections
to the payment of the money voted by the
town toward the completion of the enterprise
1t is unquestionably true that the water
power at Steep Falls will be made available
for manufacturing purposes and extensively
developed at no very distant day.
SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS. =.
There are some excellent farms in this town
especially for the growth of fruit, but the land
generally is light, requiring constant enrich
ing. Mr.. Albion P. Shaw has one of the fin
est orchards in this section of the State. He
is evidently a model orchardist. There are
several other orchards in the town which pay
their owners literally, and the potato crop Is
in some sections better than usual. vs.
MANUFACTURING.
The manufacture of clothing is constantly
increasing in this town. Messrs. Emery.
Shaw & Sawyer are doing larger business
than last year. They employ about fifty hands
in the shop, and give out work to fifty others.
Their work is of better quality than the most
that is made in the State, and the girls make
from one to two dollars, and the men from two
to three dollars per day. There are several
girls in their employ who are making $18 per
week by making long days. Mr.. Charles f.
Sway, formerly of Bean & Sway, is carry
ing on the clothing business quite extensively.
The Cuban "unpleasantness'' is affecting
the numbering operations in this and adjoining
towns unfavorably, in consequence of which
money is exceedingly scarce, and men who re-
ly upon their daily labor for support find their
resources cut short, and many are quite in
clined to seek more favorable locations, where
labor is more generally in demand, rather than
initiate the celebrated Micawber, by waiting
for something to "turn up" here
SUDDEN DEATH.
A man by the name of McCarty, of your
city, employed on the Portland & Ogdensburg
Railroad, died suddenly of apoplexy at the
clearinghouse of Mr.. e. Whitney, at the foot
Sebago Lake, on Tuesday afternoon. He ap-
peared as well as usual at supper-time, and q
short time after fell and expire4-~41-
stantly. He was about forty five years of age,
and leaves no family. G.
STAMPS ON CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIEs.-To
persons having business with the Custom
House, the following circular recently issued
from the Treasury Department will be of inter
est
.s..tis0 TREASURY DEPARrMET, I
1t appearing that there exists want OF uni
formity in practice at the several ports in af-
fixing to Custom-house entries the stamps
requisite under the Internal Revenue laws, the
following instructions are hereby issued for the
guidance Of Collectors and other officers OF
customs. ,e
Whenever entries are made for warehous.
ing, or re- warehousing and withdrawal COM
bined, according to the following forms of IRE.
vIsed Warehouse Regulations of October Both
| 1863" viz:
Form "a. "Re-warehouse and withdraw a.
entry for consumption
Form 26 "Re-warehouse entry for imme-
date expectation" FW ENa
Form 81. entry for warehouse and imme-
date transportation in the United States
Form 30. Warehouse and expectation en-
try 5sil 10 1SI1 b INFi elttli
Form As. ENTRY for immediate transpor-
talon and expectation in bond TO Canada
the stamps affixed thereto must be of sutfici
ent amount to cover the separate entries OF
which they are composed. .EtFt ..-f.t. u
The requisite stamps are of the denomina-
ton OF 70 cents to 81 for the warehouse entry,
according to the value of the merchandise
and so cents for the withdrawal entry, maxim 2
| from rs cents to ST. 30 in all. 5lsa'r : 49,
10 all official papers, the stamps required by
law, and the Official seal of office required
must be affixed at the time of completion.
GEO. s. boutwell,.
Secretary of the Treasury.
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al forms named, each combine constructive
ly taoo entries and require double stamping; as
for instance Form "a for ReWdrehouse will re-
quire 30 cent stamp for less and $1,OO for over
$4,000 of the dutiable value of the mer-
chandise, and for the withdrawal so cent
stamp in addition, as all Withdrawals with.