The Republican journal., 1881-08-25

of our banks yesterday, the statement was made
that few people have any idea of the amount of
money left in Maine by summer visitors who visit
our watering places and country resorts. He SAID
that up to six weeks ago it was difficult for bank
III Portland to get many large bills and the pay
rolls of vanous companies required an active
shining round" to secure the necessary amounts
in tves and tens to meet them in addition to those
OF their regular customers. Since that time how
ever bills have been gut in the bank and the
deposits have included many large sized bills.
This great increase is due to the summer visitors
to Maine. Their money focuses in the Portland
banks, and this officers bank four weeks ago for
warded 100000 in bills to New York two weeks
later, s3O, 900, and yesterday $4,000 more S40-
600 in six weeks, and this bank is but one OF six
in Portland Portland Press.
SHEEP HUsBANDRY IN MAINE.
Mr. A. X. Abbott of Boston, and Mr. Chas.
Smith Of Bangor, have purchased the island of
Little Menan, and are to engage in sheep husband
ry quite an extensive scale They intend to
keep hock of 300 sheep. There is plenty of feed
fer the sheep on the island, they eat the kep on
the seashOre during winter, which is so nOurishing
that they are as fat III the spring as at any time
during the year They do not have to be housed,
and unless the water on the shore freezes (which
only happens at long intervals and remains so for
only few day ! do the sheep have to be fed.
Messrs. Abbott Smith have bought twenty im
ported Oxford bucks, at the price of SD each and
they have large number of South Down ewes
They will sell their wool in the Boston market,
and the lambs will find ready sale at both Boston
and Bar Harbor There is enough fresh water on
the island for as many as can be kept.
TIE MAINE BIBLE SOCIETY
Nr Everett B Stison, representative Of the
Bible Society of Maine, furnishes the following
information: For several months the society has
been prosecuting the much needed but long neg
leeted work of Scripture distribution in Oxford
county. Every home has been visited In forty
one towns and plantations carefully explored we
found; The whole number Of families 1,!SS;
Protestant families without a Bible, 445; the same
children not in Sunday school, 4J2l whole num-
ber Of persons attending Sunday school, 1888;
number of volumes sold ,, ,599 number of volumes
given, S3J Deuominatonally, we have the fol
lowing result Adventist families, 359; Baptist,
t51 Christian, So Congregational, ,2o3 Episco-
pal, 81 Free Baptist, 81 Methodist, l.1l4; Ro-
lnauist. y Unitarian, II; Universast ,15l;
other denominations 3i3; no religious preference.
3lU.
sPIEIrUALIsr CAMPMEErING.
The Spritualist annual campmeetng at the
Etna campground commenced Tuesday evening,
10th inst DR.. Ware of Bucksport, the Chairman
made a short address followed by lecture and
poem by Miss Jennie b Eagan Wednesday there
was all address by Mrs Morse. of Searsport, poem
by Miss Hagan Thursday forenoon there was q
social meeting. invocation and remarks by Jennie
B. Hagan, Miss Clark; and in the afternoon lect
uIe and reading by Prof J Frank Baxter, follow
lug continued over Sunday and was largely attend
ed. Eight hundred people were present the open
ing day,
MAINE EXHIBITORS AND SHAREHOLDERS IN THE
BOSTON FAIR,
Among the exhibitors in the New England Man
ltactprerS and Mechanics Institute in Boston are
the following from this State: Barker Mills, Au-
burn; Henry ". Caswell, Yarmouth: Diamond
Wrench Company. Skowhegan, wrenches; Valen-
tire fabian, 0rneville Hebron Pond Slate Com
panv, MOnson, roofing slate; HlDkley Egery
Iron Company, Bangor, machinery; {. F. kitrdge,
Rockand katahdin Iron Works Bangor iron
d. f. Liueheld, Saeo; George W. Mckenzie Har
Iington.
The following are the stockholders belonging IN
Maine: Hnekley IL Egery Iron Company. Ban
gor; Bangor Foundry and Machine Company, Ban
gor Wm f. Goulding. Lewiston; James Demp-
sey Lewiston; Job Collett Bangor.
IN GENERAL.
Mr {, H. Weymouth OF Lewiston has horse
that can road sixteen miles an hour.
The bark Western Sea left Machas for Boston
Thursday, under charge OF Capt. Webber Grant
and the same before.
Mrs Emma Libby, married, and Timothy Car
ter, unmarried both Of Saco, have eoped She
leaves a family OF seven children behind
President Prince thinks there will be large ex
hbti0n Of fruits. etc at the State Fair next
month although the date is earlier than usual
1t announced that the pay Of the engineers
and tirenen of the Maine Central has been raised,
the former to - D and the latter to 81 % per day
Two thousand letters mailed daily at the Bar
ilarbor poSt-0tlice and on Mondays the mail
amounts to 3i00 or 300 letters
Hereafter the Machias Savings Bank will not re
ceive mouey on deposit and pay interest on it, for
the reason that il cannot be invested as to pay
deposit9rs more than >! per cent.
The canning establishments of Pennington
about ready tor business Some fields of sweet
corn will be ready for harvest in week or ten
days
1t is estimated that there are at least 800 strang
ers in Camden. Both hotels are full. while many
are staying in private houses Camden never was
gayer
The Lewiston journal says: Wool in Kingtield
has nearly all been bought at 81 cents per pound
Rev Julius Il Ward, formerly of Rocksnd has
az able article on The Decay of New England
Thought i'll the North American Review for Sep
tenlOer.
Campmeeting ohm Allen of Pennington is near
iug his S7th birthday In a recent conversation
he said he reckons his age by the month, as he
draws so toward the end he dare not wait for
years
Wednesday, l1th. Fred Hamlin a twelve years
old sOL Ot Df. \. {. Lanln of Bangor, fell down
the staircase leading from the cupola Of George
Setsons residence on Broadway He struck
heavily upon bis head, shoulder and thigh. No
bones were broken, but he received severe contu-
SONS and has since suffered from concussion of
the brain. fatal result is not anticipated
Now the suns kisses are redderng the cheeks
OF the Baldwlus, POLITICALLY remarks the Ossppee
alley News.
At Tuesdays session of the American Bar Asso-
citation at Saratoga, \ y , the followi g froms
Maine elected officers Vice President Ma
than Webb; Local Council, VIM l. Putnam and
+ 4. Wilson
The Augusta Journal says: We learn from Col
Henry 5 05good, Treasurer Of the Maine State
Agricultural Society, that the Association after
paying all its expenses for 1890 and all its back
a ha n ha of
some 5000 This speaks volumes for Lewiston as
the city in which TO hold the Fair and for the
good business management Of the directors
In connection with the case of the strange death
OF Willie Cain OF BOckpOrt the Rockand Opinion
says Last Friday shirt and pair Of drawers were
found near grave yard on the old road east of
Lily Pond towards the bay. The garments were
apparently new and whole except that the shirt
was split down the back. But they emitted a foul
odor Ike decomposing flesh From these facts
and the place whore they found, it is thought
these garments may have been worn by the per
son who carried the body. A pair of pants were
also found by the side Of the road in the woods
the road to Slmontons Corner near where the
body was found.
Nr John Briggs of Poland, at his steam mill is
turning ont about 800 boxes day toward the fill
Ing OF contract for so 600
We understand that one man came here few
days ago, and hired ont dozen of his children TO
work III the factory. He only brought along few,
with the intention, if the situation struck him
fayorably, of going back after his family. Water
Vile Sentinel.
The farm buildings of Edward Bcknell Mt Dex-
ter, were burned Saturday Loss, 5000
ten. Hancock returDed to Portland from his
trip to Mt Desert Sunday evening, in the revenue
steamer Levi c. Woodbury." Capt. Abbey.
The Journal says that corporation has been
organized in Augusta called The Kennebec Dredg
ing Company" The purposes of the company are
the dredgngof rivers and harbors and utilizing the
yashings obtained therefrom Amount of capital
stock S2000D; amount already paid in is s. 900
b. Hedge of Augusta is president, and Charles W
Tilden of llall0well, treasurer The company is
having dredging boat constructed in Bath The
machinery is in Boston, and will be ready for
work this week The company has taken a con
tract to dredge the kennebec
Four coast survey parties are at work in this
State. One is at Cape Split in Addison under
charge of G II. Boyd; one at Harrington under
charge of William II Dennis; one at Millbrdge
under charge Of A. W. Longfeow and fourth
under charge of Mr. Hosmer, who is surveying
coast and islands in the bay below Mlllbridge