The Republican journal., 1870-12-08
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.

RoCKLAND, Dec. 5, 1870.
We passing throug Oh the most omortable
of the year. to those who make Rockland their
home and abiding place Our streets have the appear
of powed fields rather than places for public travel
Still live, and manage to get to and from our places
of busness daily and sometimes go TO meeting twice
on the Sabbath.
The past season has not been very prosperous
business here, at least to those who have been
engaged in manufacturing lime, and few will find them
selves richer ut the close of the year than they at
the beginning. The consolidation of Of the lime
burners here into corporation is effected far
us 1t can be until act of incorporation is obtained
informed that regular set of officers has been chosen
and the business and property is under their drec-
ton This arrangement will Leave many of business
men without employment, and we hope they will turn
their attention to other branch Of business which
may be lucrative 10 themselves and the bring
ing wealth and prosperity TO city.
This place. time of the most uourishlng
ship building places in Maine but very little of that
branch of being done here Only small
vessels have built during the past year, and the
many places along shore that heard the sound
the blacksms hammer and the carpenters ak, hear
them On account of the late disastrous
gressonal legislation they are hushed and still.
The winter term of school in this city commenced to-
day and again disturbed by the frequent ringing
of one of the church BELLS which is rung mitar
orders gwen the Western cavalry officer gave
them-the first order to "prepare TO git" and the
order of execution to git up and git 1t may be
necessary to have frebel rung fourteen times day
in order get scholars to school in Time but many
us fail to it. AS for belringng we think we are
ahead of place in the State Perhaps you think be
you maintain the old togy idea of having bell
rung at nine O'Clock in the evening up there a Belfast
that you doing something extra In the way of bell
ringing. But just down here, and stay Sun
day and you will hear bells ngled you did be
fore would say, however, in this connection any
one who may think of staying here Sunday that
1t not good plan drink too much poor whskey
Saturday night, headache might follow on Sunday
and for that he might not enjoy the ring
ing OF the bells. We have church bells In this
city, and by careful management the sections make out
to ring them all at time, and don't we have noise
There of rivalry between the First Baptist
and the Orthodox man, to see who can make his bel
strike the most in given time. 1t is conceded now
that the Orthodox man is a "leetle ahead"
The December term of the Supreme Judicial Court for
this County will commence in this city Tuesday OF
next week Judge Tapley is to preside. There is nc
very important ials that aware Of to take place,
with the exception of the St. George manslaughter
which will probably be tried this term. am informed
that the usual number of divorces will be applied for at
this term One attorney here, who makes divorces
specially to forty divorce cases. Marshal Carver
is making effort give the rumsellers dose before
| the grand jury NOMEN.