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poration of cheese factories. The success Of
the factory in Strong has started the towns OF
Pennington, Phillips Madrid and Industry to
try their hand in the same enterprise; Ihere Is
some curiosity manifested as TO what VIII be
the ultimate result of SO many towns starting
in this branch, and whether or no they will
share the fate of the several starch factories
which were in operation in this county some
wears since, which, after doing an extensive
business for a few years, finally collapsed, with
the exception of the one at Strong, which still
lives and does thriving business every fall.
OUR DEPOT. u 4 f.Tr
An attempt has been lately made to GUST our
present able and gentlemanly depot master,
Mr.. George L. Foss, from his position by some
party who offered to perform at much lower
rate, the duties of station agent Our people
are greatly pleased to learn that Mr.. Foss will
retain his position; and in this connection it
may be proper to state several of our business
men have raised a sufficient sum of money to
purchase an elegant gold watch, which will be
presented to Mr.. F. as token Of their appre-
citation of his services. 40. 49,.
Mr.. A. E. Dolbier of this village, has for sew
eral winters past taken tour through the
winter he extended his tour into the Canadas.
He returned last week, bringing with him about
| $4,000 worth. 'iFtft 51H
A case of love at first sight has recently come
| to light IN our midst, the parties being youth
of Is and a girl 10 years. They met at a social
| gathering, and so strong was the passion kin
| died in the breast of the young man that he
was content only to sit at the side of his enam
orata, with eyes and ears for her alone. After
few meetings he declared his love for her,was
accepted, and with the exception of the con-
| sent of both parents, all was lovely. In short
time the youth wrote home for permission to
marry her, when damper was put on his af-
| fections by a peremptory order to cease sucf
| nCH sense. JAMS i4.lL q & ci.5
Quite an excitement WIS created in one OF
our schools one day last week, by the bursting
of one of the steam pipes connected with The
heating apparatus of the room.
A meeting was called to meet at the Court
House last Thursday for the formation of
County Farmers Club, but owing to the heav,
storm which prevailed the attendance was yer.
small. DR.. r. Dyer of Pennington, was chosen
President, and j. M. Foster of Wilton, Secre
tary. The Association then adjourned to twt
weeks from that date, at which time an addres
on the Benefits of Farmers Clubs" will b
given by the President. Ai
Potatoes are selling from 60 to so cents pc
bushel; butter 30 to So cents; round hog, eigh
cents. -
The Unitarian Society of this village, hav
engaged Rev. T. 81. Eddowes of Boston, as tbei
pastor the coming year.
A slight shock of an earthquake was fel
here this morning about three o'clock. s,...
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The edition for 1878 Of the sterling medical an
nual known as Hostctter's Almanac is now ra,dy
and may be obi ined free of COST of druggists and
general country dealers in all parts of the Upirsd
States and Brush America, and indeed In every civ
manac has been issued regularly at the commercs-
ment OF every year for about one-ffth Of Century
the preservation and res grafton of health. Iaroa
amount OF interesting and amusing light read;ng 81
ana the calendar, astronomical calculations chrono
oglcai items &C., are prepared with great care and
VIII De found entirely accurate. The issue of Hos
letter. letter. Almanac for 1873 will probably be the largest
eul.io o Oh medical work ever published in any
country The proprstors, Messrs. Hostetter Z
Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa, on receipt of two cent
stamp, will forward copy by mail to any person
who cannot procure one In his neighborhood f
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1T may now be assumed that the question
Of the editorship Of the New York Tribune is
settled by the selling of half Of the stock to
Whitelaw Reid by Mr.. Orion at an advanced
price, in consequence of which Mr.. Reid will
become the editor. The Tribune announces
the change of management, and indicates the
future policy Of the paper by affirming that it
will uphold the same Republican banner that
Mr.. Greeley bore aloft. Mr.. Reid further
says:
" Naturally we shall prefer to support as far
as possible an Administration which processes
the patty name. Such an Administration will
receive from us frank and cordial approval
OF every action performed in accordance with
its principles; but the Tribune is nobody
official advocate. Our party sympathies are
not strong enough to overcome our independ-
ence or muzze our honest utterances."
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TIE Toronto Globe publishes the report Of
the proceedings of the recent meeting OF the
shareholders of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company in London the 18th of November
The President, Mr.. Potter has visited this
country, and with experienced railroad men
has made critical examination of the line
and the result of the investigation as stated
by the President, does not afford very
cheerful present or hopeful future unless
there is a radical change of policy This year
the expenditure for the ''renewals" on the
line will reach $4,000, 900 and during the five
years just expired the expenditure on this ac-
count reaches S5,000,OOO; nevertheless the
President informs the shareholders that only
800 miles of the main line is in a safe and
trustworthy condition leaving 800 miles in a
worse state than it was three years ago-in
fact. in so bad condition that it cannot be
kept open with safety to the public OF the
business of the road carried on without the
expenditure of 81, 500,0 900 in the next three
years. The shareholders resolutely gave
the President authority to raise this large
sum which he proposed to do by . radical
change of policy whereby he promises to save
$2,35O,00O from the receipts of the road
where nothing is now saved, by selling the
company's Atlantic and Great Western bonds
amounting to something over 81, 200, 900 anc
tle balance by the sale of second equipment
bonds. The President says that 10000 tons
o. steel rails must be laid during the next
three years besides extensive repairs on the
road bed, that the rolling stock must be
largely increased and further that this RELIEF
must be immediate. The Globe says the
tact that the President implored the propre.
tors " to observe absolute silence on what
concerns their Offices in Canada" is sugges
tive that the administration of the local of
fees Will not bear scrutiny. Mr.. Potter
however, made one disclosure when he sale
that by cancelling an existing contract, he
was able to save the company at one stroke
$4,000 and secure at the same time the use
of 500 additional cars. This relates to the
contract of the Canada Rolling Stock Com
| pany, the stockholders of which embrace sew
eral OF the leading officers of the Crane
Trunk, which has been a terrible drain upol
the company. The President also conclude
by frugal and competent management il
every department saving of near $500,
0o0 Can be made in the annual running ex
penses. The President does not propose an
increase of freight tariffs but bases his calcu
lation on the rates of November. 1t would
therefore, seem from this that the increase o
tariff imposed upon our lumber trade was tn
work OF the Canada officials rather than tn
English management. e-eq+ ,.+..s. ...s,
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rD1sDAY MORNING, DEC. "a, 1879.

Every regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
vii, card certificate countersgned by Stanley T.
lien, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
Credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Io1 nal, as have information that several bum
nlers" are seeking courteses in the name of the
PeEss, and we have no disposition TO be, pas
lively, a party to such fraud.
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Washington Matters.
UNITED STATES CITIZENS.

Attorney General Williams has given an
opinion in the case of Francis A. Heinrich,
who claims the prot ction of the United States
government against an attempt to compel him
to perform military duty in the Austrian army
on the ground that he was born in the United
States and is now and ever has been citizen
OF the same: Heinrich was born in New York.
in 1850, while his parents were temporarily re-
siding IN this country, and two or three years
after his birth his parents returned to Austria
without having taken out naturalization papers
here By the treaty of 1870, citizens of the
United States residing in Austria continuously
for five years are to be regarded as citizens of
that country Mr.. Williams SAYS that, as
general rule, person born in the United States
although of alien parents must be regarded as
a citizen of this country; but in the present
case, it appears that Heinrich has resided in
Austria uninterruptedly for five years. and has
frequently availed himself of passports from
the Austrian government to travel, and has
never, except on one occasion when he obtained
q passport from the United States Consul in
Austria, made any claim to being citizen of
the United States. Under these circuna stance
Mr.. Williams decides that Heinrich is an Aus
trian citizen and not an American citizen.
CLAIM AGENTS. ia
The Treasury Department has just decided
that claimants against the government may at
any time revoke power of attorney previous
~ given to claimant and such revocation will
be recognized. The claim agents are very much
excited over the decision. The department. has
therefore, protected the agents and ATTORNEYS by
compelling clients to pay the legal fees before
they could collect their claims.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
The members from the South who are elected
to the Forty-third Congress are industriously at
work to make Horace Maynard, of Tennessee,
Speaker of the House. They are very anxious
to form combination with the Pennsylvania
delegation, and the inducement held out is that
in case Maynard is elected, Judge Kelley will
be made Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and the old members from Penn
sylvania who are reelected will have other i'm
portant chairmanships. An effort is also being
made to capture the Indiana delegation, the
consideration being that Gen. Coburn, of the
Indianapolis distr ct, is to be made Chairman
OF the Appropriations Committee Speaker
Blaine, who will of ccurse be candidate for
reelection, has thus far made no effort, nor
have his friends, because they are confident of
his reelection without much opposition.
EDUCATION IN JAPAN
MI. Mort, who has been re-instated here as
the Japanese Minister, has received the most
encouraging reports from his government con-
corning tie establishment of national system
of education, comprising colleges, academies
and schools. The only thing wanting is a sup
ply of teachers, male and female, and it is
hoped that they can be procured from the Uni
ted States i--
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W. do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cJses spensable necessarily for publication
l'.l rs guaranty ofgood faith. it
e, cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
~ l aieaIlons that not used
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AN OLD PosTMAsTER.-David Bailey, ESQ.,,
of Cambridge, in Somerset county, is probably
the Oldest postmaster in the State if not in New
England. He was first commissioned June
Sth, 1928, as postmaster of North Ripley.
When Cambridge was formed by the division
| of Ripley, he was commissioned as postmaster
in that town. There are two mails I day, one
of which arrives at midnight. Mrs. Ripley,
who died last November, has had much to dc
with the Office the past "A years and has prob
ably changed more mails than any woman in
1 the United States
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Not ENCoURAGING.-To those who eontem-
plate applying for Washington clerkships, it
will be encouraging to know that there are
about seven hundred applications on file now,
and no vacancies. Before man can get in all
these applicants must be examined in the order
of their applications, and given places (if they
stand the examination provided, always, there
are vacancies. Sensible young men will stay
away from Washington harder than ever.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
I. q. q. r.

All members of Maine Lodge No. 1, DESTROYS of at
tending the funeral of late Brother, D. R. Stew
ems, are requested to meet at Odd Fellows Hall this
(TUESDAY) afternoon, at 12A o'clock. Members OF
| other Lodges rsinvited to attend
dec24sn1t J. z. MERRILL, Secretary
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TIE organization of the Republican State
committee for the year 1873, has been post
poned until April or May, when the time of
sie State Convention can be better fixed than
a. present.
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TO BE LET.

The Front Office on the second floor in the Canal
National Bank Building, recently occupied BY Mat
tocks & Fox.
IA .sl : -s'sss-ss p.s sa.rrr Ia 81. 81
Also rooms in the Third story. Enquire at the
Bank. s .-., dec7sntf
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BANK OF PORTLAND.

On and after this date the un ersigned will carry
on a STRICTLY Banking business, at the Banking
Rooms now occupied by the Second National Bank
OF PORTLAND' and as SUCH will receive Deposits
and make Discounts, in the regular course Of the
Banking Business. iiil go {igf4T. II. :
Portland, June oath, 1872, ~ ~ nm
jun23new1t then sn If
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Y of Piscataquis has many
i. urge against this scheme. The

W urge against this scheme. The
cJanty already extends over very large area
aid the shire town is now at an inconvenient
distance from many of the towns from
which this change proposes to remove it still
farther. Its inhabitants are quiet, law
abiding people, who administer their county
aiIairs very fugally, so that the burdens of
i"vation are very light. There has never
in the county and the number of
sent to the Bangor Jail is ridiculous
for these sinful times. If Dexter
annexed there would evidently be
All imperative demand for at least one addi-
ti1nal county blu lding, and while Dexter
nloposes to build a new court house we
,es no provision for its corollary-the jail.
The eastern portion of Piscataquis which
N ,uld b u /. seriously injured by such
caanso y ! of slate, iron and lumber,
IS rapidly -Lereasing in wealth and popua-
ton anu has railroad connecting it with
Dover, tt present shire town. The suggest
I'd cham would give the people of this pare
twelve miles of additional travel-and with
horses too-over some of the most eminently
respectable hills on the American Continent.
1t seems to us that map of Maine suspend
ell in front of the Legislature will be sufi-
Gent ans yer to the Dexterian scheme, al
though these buccaneering fellows, whose en-
e.gy and pluck deserve credit, are said to
have raised large sum of money with which
10 maintain vigorous lobby at Augusta to
explain away the obstacle, ofnature and neu-
fialize the protect of the other parties in in
terest. So a lively fight may be looked
tor. The Dexter side Of things has doughty
champion in the Gazette, one of the liveliest
o the Maine weekies, which is making the
most of its rather untenable ground; but we
believe that all the other journals which have
commented on the matter have exposed its
Inherent absurdity.
To complcate this matter still farther a
movement now starts from Newport-one Of
the towns whose annexation is proposed-to
form bran new country from Penobscot,
Waldo and Somerset towns with Newport fol
shire town, There is much more show O
public need about this scheme than the Dex
ter plan exhibits; but the Legislature will
probably conclude that no hardship exists in
That region sufficiently great to require SC
general remodeling of county lines, as eth
c. proposition contemplates.
Dexter is smart, thriving, aggressive tow
with lots of vigorous and energetic people
who can do great many things, but we sug
gest in all friendiness that this business par
takestoo largely Of the reprehensible practice
Aaown to the vulgar as "crowding the mourn
ers.'
1t is hard thing to change county lines
IL is also hard thing to change count,
seat; a proposition to accomplish both at ont
tell swoop savors more of zeal than discretion
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The AverilI Chemical Paint

WILL PROVE ITSELF.
1st-Far more beautiful then any other. y iIBIS21
2d-More durable then any other.
3d-Lower in price then pure Lead ard OIL. lf,l 81,
4th-To be all ready for use
5th-To require no thinning or drier.
6th-The best wood preservatiye ever discovered.
7th-Rain 0efore dry does not wash it. Es d
sth-It will not un or chalk.
9th-It ia positively water and fire proof
10th-Covers old work as well as new. RI = Nj
11th-Superior for covering brick. -
12th-The best paint for iron buildings.
This paint has been, and is being used upon the n-
est villas and buildings both public and private in
this country, north, south, east and west giving uni
versal satisfaction, and in all cases has proved Its
Bear to be fully twice as long, without chalking
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A Cool Proposition.

proposition will be made by the lively
He barg OF Dexter to the next Legislature
W lich Tor cool audacity has seldom been sur
passed. This ambitious village proposes to
annex itself and several other towns, some
Of whom don't want to 20, to the county OF
liscatAquis which positively objects to recelv-
Ina them and then to make its modest self
tbs shire IN of the enlarged Piscataquis.
Some Of the towns whose annexation is pro-
posed are in Penobscot county and some in
,;o1uerset, both of which also object to the
encpoachment upon their territory. Thus
ths Legislature is asked to make a change in
tbs relations OF one hundred thousand or SO
Oh oeonlA -.ne-tenths Of whom oppose the
rider that Dexter may have 9
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DEPARTUKE OF oCEANsTEAMEns
MARINE NEWS.
PeRr OF PORTLAND,

Monday, Dec. IL.
ARRIVED.
Barque Favorita. Germany Kraft, Pernambuco So
days-4co0 bags sugar to JAS L Farmer.
Brig Darlington. (Br). Sachet, Pernambuco SO
days-6600 bags sugar to Jas Farmer, O.
Sch L Smith, Upton, Boston. r,..a
Sch Eliza Ellen, johnson, Boston. '-
Sch Avon. Parks. Boston for Searsport. IG 8
Sch Coquimbo. Lewis, Rockland for Boston.
Sch Danl Webster, Reed Boothbay for New York.
Sch Jones, Durham, Bath for Boston. FL, ~
rf-- CLEARED. ---.-- .-.-- r..
Steamer Franconia. Bragg New York-Henry Fox
Barque Bean, (new, $50 tons) Wooster, Buenos
Ayres-A & S 4 Spring. ,s------~,--ss--s.-'-
Brig John Wesley, Ford, Neutrality-suspicious. g.
jackson. n I'm - 4 ~ III.
Sch MaryJ Ward, Ward, st John. NB-John Port
eous. .-
Sch Wnona, jackson, Boston-Buuker Bros.
Sch Helen Mar, Nutter, Boston-Bunker Brosa
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To Let

To Let
FUlHE commodious four storied Brick Store. No. 81
Il Commercial St-immedate possession given.
- Inquire of ELIAS THOMAS & co,
No. 90 Commercial st.
Or Of WV. THOMAS. Canal National Bank.
4sa sept12sntf
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FarmingtOn Letter.
HARRINGTON, Dec. %, 1872.

A GENUINE WINTER.
For the past three weeks we have been visit.
Gu Wy many severe snow storms and high winds
which, coihpiheu nave put our roads1nto terri
BILE condition. saturday, nearly foot of snow
fell, which was heaped into high drifts bv
fearful gale Sunday. We have nearly three feet
of snow on a level, and have been informed
that there is over four feet in the woods north
of Us. LAUNDERING operations, however, have
cot been impeded as yet.
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MEMORANDA

Sch Clara Jane, McAllep frem Calais for N York
with lumber, was towed into vineyard-Have 21ss
f1I Of water, having been ashore on Hedge Fence
Shoal she has been taken up on the railway.
dence. remains ashore at Oak Bluffs with rudder ont
and leaky. ~ 77- = III
Sch Sol Francis, Bickford, from Calais for Boston
went ashore at Rye Beach, 10th inst, and will be
total wreck The cook was drowned n' q
Sch Vintage, of Ellsworth, was passed 18th inst 40
miles East of Cape Cod, dismasted and abandoned.
Sch Henry Hobart wrecked near Great Egg Har-
Dor registered 252 TONS built Ellsworth in 1882
and hailed from Taunton
Ship Cuba, Theobold. from Baltimore for San Fran
cisco broke her windass in Hampton Roads and her
master returned to Baltimore for new one
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Z
san FRANCISCO-Ar 22d inst, ship Jno Bryant
NEW oRLEANs-cld 18th. ship George M Adams
Barbados. -A' "SN'''"~A
Cid 18th, sch JOS Cakes, Cakes. Havana.
JACKSONVILLE-Ar14t 18th, Dschs Jos Fish Him.
per, Fall River; e A Hooper, Charleston. - -f
CID 18th schs Josephine Pickett, and Sea Dog, AL
SAVANNAH 10th, ship Gnchrist. Emer-
Sid 18th. sch D Eddy, conant, New York.
Sid 10th. schs Jas Wall. Grover jacksonville ] b
Marshall, Seavey, St John, NIB.
Sid 21st. barque A N Franklin, for Porto Rico
BALTIMORE-Ar 10Th, sch Lemuel Hall, Grin
PHILADELPHIA-Cld 10th, sch Fannie Bailey,
Below goth. sch L & D Fisk, from Portland.
NEWCASTLE, DEL-Ar 10th inst. schs Hattie f
Sampson. Davis Philadelphia, to load corn for PORT
land; 2 Nash. Crowley, do do
NEW YORK-Ar goth, schs Carrie f woodbnrv
Woodbury., and Olive. Warren, Bangor: Chas F HeI,
lreS' H9p a1n, d. Leach, Pendeton Rockland
AT 2ist, brig Ramirez Bernard, Jamaica; sch
Sandy Hook, Barstow Gloucester: brigs Lone Rsocb
Biair, Pensacola Nellie, Owens, st Croix Is days
schs Light Boat, Brown, and Bedabedec, Pease from
Boston, Julia: Torrey, Addison; Clara Rorers
Rogers, Calais for Phiadephia; John Boynton. do
Marion Gage, Fountain, Portland - 1T-s0 - wv
AT 23d barque Jane Adaline Hutchinson. Inaoua
ga 10Th. ship Fawn. Luce, Calao; brig F j Merri
Mahs LecraW. seville; schs K DeHart Pinkham
Barseoai Drew, Carter, for Jacksonville; Willie
SD 2lst ship Carrolton. for San Francisco; brig
Passed through He'll Gate 21st, schs Sophie Robin
son, Elizabethport for Portland; Bramhall. Hamil
ton: do Tor do; Standish, Wilder Amb0y for PEN
broke; Union, Oliver Port johnson for Boston. vii
lie Perry, Oxton, New York for Providence: Tan
gent, DIX DO for Boston; Knight Pratt Eliza
oetnport for Marblehead; Aeghanian Ellems. do
Ior Boston Adriana, Bailey, New York for do:
Golcord, Pierce, do for Searsport; Mary Langdop.
Bennett, Port johnson for Boston, DOLPHIN. Smith
DO for do; Am Chief, Snow, New York for do
:, PROVIDENCE-Ar 2lst sch VIM Boardmap. Hi
hard Elzabethport; Luuet, Kinds, Calais =
-NEWPORT-Ar 18th, sch w T Emerson Dorr
Bangor for New Haven. D"iA'
SD 2lst, brig Blla Maria, Boyd, from Charleston
BOSToN-Ar 2lst, sch James Croker Curr,er
ton. NC. DD'''' Winning
CID 2lst, sch J P Eaton. Poole, Mobile. TuA
al 20, sens Nathl Stevens, Saunders, Elizabeth
port; Eliza Frances, Hunt. Calais
Cid 23d, brig Tally Ho Closson Surinam: Rr scbs
Sessls, roger and Snow Bird, Grips, Portland and
SALKM-Ar 21st, schs Convoy, Warnock. Calais.
! W woodruff Haskell, do for Newport: Ieontine
Crockett, Rockland. 80 -s~-''f - -1'oN'ie'
CD Zist, brig Clara Louise for Boston. ~ p r. b
SID "a, schs w Woodruff, Amrad Henry. Sem
ator Grlmes Hyena. Challenge. and Moses Eddy
6EV EKLY-Ar 18th, sch Banner, Rich Calais
GLOUCESTER-Ar 21st. schs Robert BYRON Glenn
emit, Frankfort for Providence; Eureka Sanjey fra,
Calais for Baltimore; Gen Meade Patterson. and
Fost Boy. Fountain, Boston for Belfast
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 21st, brig Josie Deverenx
Haskell, Philadelphia.