The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-11-17
LETTER FROM BuCKSPORT.
Correspondence OF the Journal.

BUCKSPORT, NOV. II, 1870.
Friday evening of last week occurred the ami
yersary of the Burksport Farmers Club. Tables
filled. It was a real Old fashioned supper. Boilrl
beef and pork, with all the different kinds of veg
etabes, doomed up above the tongue and ham, and
other meats, SO invitngly that your correspondent
was tempted, and did eat, compromising that niYht
his sleep with set of spirits, such As Judge com
posed the board of examiners from the Maine Cen
trail, who visited your place Il few weeks since
maniltstin9 a disposition to make trouble for some
body, some how, if they could. Baked beans Will
its ever accompanying indian pudding, appeared TO
be the grand dish Of the evening.
Tea and coffee were served at the Farmers Sup
per- and from the strength Of the first, it con-
cete,i that when our Farmers wives and daughters
make tea, they make tel-but if it had been water,
there would have been more sleep that night for
those who partook. These yearly exhibition of om
farmers wives skill in cooking ronyinces lis that
they have studied that art well as the making
Of butter and cheese. speeches, songs and mirtl
We're the order Of the evening to the small hours.
The East Maine Seminary closed last wech
another successful term of school, their public
meeting showing determination to hold their po-
stion of Il first class reputation; all Mehodsts of
This part of the state must he justly proud of the in
sitution. Our village schools also closed last
week. Mr.. Virgil p. Warlwel, thu teacher of
the Grammar School, has won not only the conf
dence Of the scholars, but the highest praise from
the parents for his management. A good report
Will be made of this school by the County Superu
ten,cnt Last Friday was their day Of exhibition
III. Al IoI "a,
the school room. During the day and evening
We're performed the paror drama Of the Spirit ot
'16--aso, The Change of Base, and closed with the
fairy pantomime of Cinderella. in costume. The
whole performance was pronounced excellent.
The cooking for the refreshments done by the
young ladies of the school. and in their opinion
silered Of great importance, first attempts gen
orally are.
We, AS citizens of this place, feel deep interest
in all that appertanS to steel making, and particu
larlv in the sherman process. We learn from re-
ports recently published in the Sheffield Independ
emit of Oct. H. an English paper Of high standing
and in the Engineering and Illustrated journal
(Which for standing and ability, answers to the
Scientific American of this country, of the 2Sth of
Od that Mr.. sherman has patented his process in
that country, and has been experimenting before
the government officials and eminent steel manufac-
turcrs, with grand results. Steel ship plates have
been tested At the dock yards, proving them to
have tensile strength of 20 tons to the square inch
The tensile strength of the tool steel was about
the same. England is beginning to awake TO the
importance of this mode of making steel These
reports are just what any one would look for, after
visiting the Sherman Steel Works here, now that
experience in the management of the business has
been had The manufacturing goes on daily. with
increasing orders for the steel, which now gives
universal abstraction.
Mrs. Luella Gross of Orland, died to-day. She
was probably the oldest person in the State. being
lo6 years of age. The immediate cause Of her
death was u fall, which broke her leg.
lIiNCDCk.