The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-02-23
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.
Correspondence Of the Journal.


hOCkLAND, sen. ~, lStl
Our sleighng is again ''playcd out, " and
the sound Of wheels rattling over the frozen
ground greets cur clrs. During the past
week our streets have had quite lively up
pearance owing 70 the fine sloighiug, but
the rain Of Saturday blightod all Our fond
hopes Of future sleigh rides Dn Friday Iast,
two large sleigh parties, one from Union, and
one from Waldoboro, paid D visit ID our
friend Of the lynde Hotel, where They l,aI~
took Of supper, and enjoyed dancing into the
''sma hours" Though Gus. requires con
siderable room to move round in he knows
how to keep u hotel
Our police force Il wont mention the
number. because it would spoil the etfoct)
intend giving ball this evening, at Pilisbury
Hall. Though il may not be quite 50 extern
slye an affair aS the one recently given in
Boston, yet have no doubt all who partakc
viii have good time.
The charter and formation Of the Cobb
Lime Company, in this place, has been, for
the past few weeks, the ali absorbing topic Of
conversation. 1t is claimed by those parties
who have gone into this consolidation, that
without such action on the part Of manu-
facturers of lime, it is impossible to manu-
facture it with profit to themselves Or TO com
pete with other places, thereby promoting
opposition and contention ut home They
think from the fact that they will own the
greater part OF the quarrles and kilns in this
place, that they will be able to control To a
and thus keep the price up in New York and
Boston. On the other hand those persons
who are opposed to tie corporation argue
that it will be gigantic monopoly, and that
all those persons now engaged in manulac-
turing lime outside of the aforesaid corpora
ton will have to cease. As the corporation
will employ a large number Of men, il can
regulate the amount Of wages to be paid
Iaborers Ii lime is to sold at a lower price
the lahOring men must work for lower wages
and the effect will be to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer. Also that the power
OF the corporation viii be great politically
Az yonr correspondent is not Interested for
or against, he will express no opinion.
We shall see what we shall see.
If we had not the light which the gospel
affords Us we should certainly be cropping
our way in darkness" here at present, for
some reason or other the Gas Company gives
Us but very little, and any who have trusted
thereto for the last two or three weeks have
found themselves in as deplorabe condition
as the 'foolsh virgins who forgot their
kerosene.
am informed by one of the knowing ones
who belongs to the "Chickawaukie," that
there is a sort of rivalry between two Of our
limbs OF the law who belong t 0 said institr,-
tion. 1t appears that one who has heretofore
taught the erring ones and guided them IN
the paths Of temperance by his eloquent
harangues, has been entirely outdone, by q
recent importation from your city; and
though the former has brought his batteries
to bear on him, and called to his assistance
all his former allies, he has been unable to
squclch the aforesaid importation, or even
break his glasses. We are sorry that the
harmony Of the dear ones should be broken
in upon in any such way, as the institution
if it does no good certainly does no harm