The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-09-13
Maine Matters.
mHln4 matt6rS.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
SEAL HARBOR. MT. DESERT.

SEAL HARBOR. MT. DESERT
Had Longfellow known Of this particular spot
on earth he would not have gone to Grand Pre-
for Arcadia With the many harbors on this
Isles Mont Desert, as Champlain called it, Seal
Harbor is the ideal restful summer resort One
hotel. half a dozen cottages and q small country
store make the place. The post office is com
bined with a cottage boarding-housC. The
mlldest form OF gayety is found in boating and
trout fishing and picncs to the smaller islands.
There is nothing TO do but rest and save your
money. for there are no incidental designations.
The evening stiffness is broken only by the
sound of the waves on the shore and the tink-
ling bells of the kline in the pasture The days
pass i'll dreamy idleneSs, forgetfu of the wear
and tear of the busy world in the never ceasing
drive OF work and business.
Twice week the steamboat touches here.
though there are passing boats every day. Last
year the steamer touched this wharf for the
first time, and its arrival was great event. One
of the "oldeSt inhabitants" ''Un ncle Jimmy" as
the summer boarders atfectionately call him,
perpetraed poetry on the occasion. Uncle
Jimmy is past 50, and was sailor in his youth
He still retains the deck in his walk. When the
steamer came in. bright with flags. "Urcle
Jimmy stood on the wharf with the tears rum
ming down the burrows of his weather-beaten
face. 4 basket of wild flowers was presented
TO the captain and "Uncie Jimmy's' poetry was
read. and it was celebration marking 4 new
era in native life.
Uncle Jimmys" sons keep the Seaside
House, the one hotel. that is picturesque make
up of several houses. built from time to time to
meet the demands Of guests. The largest part
was built last year, and the whole is attractive
and comfortable by modern Improvements. A
1ine lawn stretches from the paZzas down 10
the shore for tennis. The Viz " takes in Gran
berry, Sutton and Baker Islands, and beyond
the open sea, while at the back of the house the
pines climb the rocky sides If the mountain
called Hang-0tf Ledge. The Seaside is a we'll
kept house without the pretenSions of a hotel
but having the charm of simplicity and freedom
for guests, which ut this time number nearly
one hundred. 50 the house is filled to its utmost
capacity. Correspondence Washington Capt.
tai.
\ PENSION DEFRATpER.
y. W. Fitzgerald. a Washington pension
agent, has been disbarred at the pension office.
The trouble was a too ingenious device for the
collection of illegal fees. After getting all he
legally could out of his clients, he would send
them formidable looking packages with &c.
0. D." charge of ten dollars and express fees
The pensioner would suppose that the package
contained his money, and pay the amount de-
manded. and find nothing inside except dun
ming letter. Fitzgerald seems to have done
this on considerable scale. for numerous com
plants have come in. He had quite a number
of clients in Maine and some have been swim
man who attempted to knock out" Gen.
Boynton, Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The General
adds another to his laurels IN lighting for the
right.
THE SPORTING OUTLOOK.
The law on Me>sina Quail. it will be re-
membered, was continuous for three Years 1t
was IN 1850 that the quail were liberated in
this State and none We're to be shot before
Sept. 1888. 1t isn't likely that It single gen
uine sportsman in the State would shoot the
quail to any extent this fail even if they could
be found in plenty. 1t is not thought unlikely
that the birds may do better in this State than
was at first thought Only about eight hundred
We're liberated. Partridges haven't been so
plenty for Years. Bush shooting Of all kinds
will be good. The Woodcock has been in some
measure, it is said. driven to the low land by
the drouth Birds are reported Is scarce in
some of the best shooting grounds in Sagadahot
county.
FISH AND FISHING The Union says one
day recently about 20 hog>head OF fish, mostly
herring, We're brought into Jonespor. by the
boats. Several days .5 to 100 hog-heu,i> have
been taken per day. some of the fish are
packed. some pressed for bill ana some cured by
smoking.....T Columbia Falls packing com
pany Will close soon, having put up about 1000
cases against 5000 one year ago....Tht East
port factories have had more fish than they
could handle.....W hite perch fishermen have
been doing i big business at AXE Auburn. ......
The bass will bite but short time longer in
Coobo>scccontce. White perch fishing Will
then come in order. The latter fish bite better
in the fa than At any other season Of the year
| MAckerel in large schools art reported DOC
miles OF the North Carolina coast. The total
receipts ut Gloucester this season have been
about 5000 barrels, against Us 900 barrels, in
round numbers for the same period last wear
and 81 900 barrels the year before The Exec
uive Committee Of the international Fisheries
Exhibition has sent a circular to British sea-
ports recommending that the United States
method Of catching mackcrel and herring be
shown i'll practical manner to the coast poPu.
lation.,.. Menhaden are reported plenty in Cas-
co bay. Steamer Fannie Sprague took 1906
bbls. week before last and 960 bbls the first
three days Of last week, and the prospect i,
good for catch during the next few weeks
The fish are said to be fat, yielding four gallons
of oil to a barrel of fish. This i the first time
in four years that menhaden have been seen of
| the Maine coast and they have not been il
abundance before for seven years. Out OF
seven factories in Maine, only one is now run
ming, the others having been dlc for years..
Late advices from Newfoundland report the
Labrador fishery likely to turn out fairly
good. The success Of the shore fishery is as
Sured beyond doubt. The catch is likely to be
better than At any time during the past p years
and 50per cent. over last year. Prices are like
i 70 run high. owing to the inferior class OF
herring which are being shipped from New
foundiaud to Canada.