The Republican journal., 1881-10-20

got copper at eighteen cents per pound. and are
turning out goody quantity every week.
Winthrop cheese factory began to make cheese
May ID, 1881 closed September 30th 1881, running
l52 days and made 1862 pounds OF cheese from
60 ,o67 pounds of milk taking eight and eight
tenths pounds of milk to make pound of cheese.
That is doing quite we'll for town of Jerseys
that many say cannot make cheese 1t took first
premium on both sage and plain at the state fair
this fall
I. NJ. Plasted, Esq, of Lincoln is said to own
the finest one-year old colt in northern Maine He
is an Almont and bred from Knox mare.
Large quantities of cider and vinegar are now
making at Bucktield, and other towns IN that vi
entity. There is great demand for old kegs and
barrels There are about a dozen customers for
every empted liquor keg, seized. and spilled by
the police. Whence do all the old barrels come is
OF the problems that no Teller can find out.
Kegs are worth Sl.25 to 81 30 each and barrels
fetch 81 - and 200
At the reunion OF the Dantorth family in Low
ell Mass, Oct llth, officers were chosen for the
ensuing year. DR. Asa Danforth, OF Norway, was
elected one of the vice presidents. The next re-
union will be held in Boston the first Wednesday
OF Sept. So
The Argus says that DR.. II. B. Eaton, one Of the
witnesses at the Cain murder trial. at Rockland in
making the autopsy OF the body of the deceased,
inoculated with the blood on one of his hands.
lie did all he could to prevent his blood from be-
ing poisoned, but all to no purpose. He then Wis
tied Boston, but in vain. and has taken to his bed
and is not expected to live
The pay roll at J. Winslow Jones a. Co.'S corn
packing factory at Hiram was two hundred and
fifty dollars a day, and about twenty Thousand
were packed daily
In Rockand, Thursday, Archibald Hall pleaded
guilty of maintaining a liquor nuisance and was
sentenced TO ten months IN the county jail
The canning OF sweet corn at the factory in Fair
field commenced Sept 9th and closed Oct Sth.
During the time 100000 cans were put up Dur
ing the busiest portion Of the season. 3lS persons
employed in the building and 100 huskers in
the yard. Those employed in the shop most
y men, and the huskers were men women and
children The average daily pay roll, during the
entire time, was about $3.50 per day.
Capt Brooks, of the ship Eliza A. kenney, at
New Orleans, reports the death of the second
mate, Geo. A. Wing, native of Brunswick
Charles W Il. Smith was brought into court at
ROckland. THURSDAY. and sentenced to imprson-
ment for life for the murder of his infant son.
William Stickney, President of the National
Savings Bank and the National Deposit Company
OF Washington, and several years Secretary Of the
Board of Indian Commissioners. died at w ashing
ton Thursday morning OF Inflammation of the
bowels. Mr. Stckney was about % years of age;
he was born in Nassalboro', Kennebec county, Me
and went to Washington when youth
The Rodick Brothers, at Bar Harbor, propose TO
enlarle their Hotel during the winter by the add
nOn OF two hundred sleeping rooms.
The mute. Samuel Byron Chadbourne has been
taken from the Bangor jail to the Insane Hospital.
The Times says that the kennebec Dredging Cos
bodt Is nearly ready LOT WORK ana uredelng oper
tons below Richmond will probably be
meHced tins week.
in view OF me recent murder trlais III ms state
the Portland Advertiser very senslbly remarks
Il nder our amiabe statutes, nobody's life is really
sate,-eXcept the murderers.'
Deer Isle mad about ~ suAlmer visitors the past
season fifty from Washington, d. g.
Mt +. homes was pound, gagged ana rob
BED OF 30 the evening OF aoct l2th from Spring
vale on the road to Alfred.
DlpAthera has Deenraglng IN Gardiner, and the
Journal says there Is little or no abatement IN It's
ravages
Messrs. Huston d Boynton raised loo bushels OF
barley on their riverside farm IN Auburn, this
season
Secretary Blame sent telegram to Augusta ex-
pressing ms regret Tor the death OF Mr.. W 4. L.
johnson, cashier OF the Granite National Bank
Miss Blanche Wins Howard Is visiting her ia
ther, d NJ Howard, esd, OF Bangor. She intends
t" sail TOR Germany the last OF the month
The Portland Press says 1t is reported that pro
dnce dealers are offering SD ton Tor cabbages and
that 1900 tons have been raised III Cape Elizabeth.
The Chronicle says that the cheese factory at
Jay has closed operations after making about SIX
teen thousand pounds of nice cheese, nearly all of
which has found ready sale IN the Portland market.
Steamboat navigation on the sebago Lake route
suspended Thursday. The season mas been
unusually favorable the steamers carrying
much larger number OF passengers than ever before.
The route is growing into favor with tourists every
season.
Benjamin Durgin OF klttery, will shortly proceed
with several other persons to the Holy Land, where
It IS proposed 10 settle and establish new
church.
The " hug says that Capt. James Chutes SPLEEN
did lot Of grapes III Naples. We're ruined by the late
tiost-some 300 pounds
The Portland Cadets visited Rockland on the