The Republican journal., 1870-06-16
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.
Correspondence of the Journal.

RoCKLAND, June Is, 1870
| The Republicans of this city held their caucus on
Thursday evening of last week, and a full deegn.
ton of llersey men was chosen, though quite II
number OF them were firm supporters of Perham
anu worked hard for him at the Republican caucus
last year What new light they have seen AM
unable to tell. 1t IS said that some have changed
their calling since last year, and have engaged III
the ap0thecary business and occasionally dispensc
a little OF the ardent to iuvorte customers,
tric tly for medicinal and mechanical purpose
And as it is understood that Ifcrsey is more in love
with such traffic than Perham, it may account or
certain men falling from grace in the Good Templ,
lodge Nathan, who has been on the shelf during
the Chamberlain administration, was present, and
was one OF the chief fuglers in getting up a Hersey
delegation. A usual, he made speech, 1t being
a quotation from the last editorial in the Boston
Journal. As there il very little original in Nathan
he finds it very convenient to steal his thunder
from that sheet. The Perham folks here made no
show at the caucus, it being unde about the
streets that iIersey would be largely in the as
cendancy II q stand up fight was had; so they eiih3g
kept away fell in with the IIersey men--and
that company by actual count, was just twenty
three men and two boys. On the whole, it Wa-
rather slim affair. Much time was consumed
and sticks Whitfield while waiting for Spear h
come in from the club room with list of delegate
which, when reported, was unanimously accepted
and the caucus adjourned.
The dry weather, of which ] complained last
week, has i'>sr'i away, and been superseded by q
week Of continuous rain which has cleared the air
of dust and restored our streets to their wontei
appearance. that of mud from two to four ncir.
deep
Business still continue, dull here, though all tin,
lime kiins are on fire, and those engaged in TIE
manufacture Of lime seem to be pursuing the bust
ness AS induStriously as if the article was brngius
much larger price. The only place in our citS
where business is lively, is in our Police Court it
being engaged most Of the time in The enforcement
Of the prohibitory liquor law, and in disposing of
persons committed for drunkenness Though nu
liquor is openly sold here, yet persons who are in
clined ''to taste the barrel" lind enough to send
them recling in the hands Of the Marsh 10 tho
lockup, where they lind nights lodging, and on
the following morning are required to fork over
five spot, or pay visit to the Jail in your city.
Many of our citizens av;ng themselves OF
this quiet season, to fix up, ana improve theit
dwellings, gardens, trees, fences Sc which hayr
in many instances been sadly neglected. ON Mid
die street, there is decided improvement being
made, among which are the dwellings of the Mes-Is
Smonton. Capt. Albert Ames, Hon. l. h. Kimbal,
ana othcr~. The tine residence belonging to the
tate OF the late Alfred kimba, situated on the
ner of Main and Middle streets, has recently been
sold to lIezekiah Wright Esq, Of the firm Cobb,
Wright & Norton, OF this city, for The sum ot sly
thousand six hundred dollars.
The prospect of Il railroad, to lis with the
outer world, is not so encouraging il is in youI
city and believe that it i, not expected to haze
the road built any farther than DamariSeotta this
fan some considerable dissatisfaction is fen
among our citizens, that no effort has been madr
by the directors on TIL, end ot the route. to have
the work Of construction done here instead U nt
Bath, Ini that no more effort has been na,it lu
complete the road tu Iht> place this fall Whether
there any ground for complaint am unable to SAY
Hon. \. A. tarWcll, who has been one of the dl
reetors ha, recently resigned, and q, W. himbnIl
Jr. Esq of this city h;t, been chosen ia his stead
Mr. knnball is an energetic man and no ioubt will
make an efficient director. MONIES