The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-09-06


Looking from the SUBMITS of these great
cliffs, we see Katahdin a hundred miles to the
Northeast, and the White Mountains in the
West while all the rest is either blue ocean or
green pastoral beauty. Yet this fine mountain
is not hard to ascend, wood-paths lead nearly
10 the top in some directions, while on the more
precipitous sides it is inaccessible. There is to
me an endless fascination in these mountain
paths, always ending in an outlook toward the
sea. Beneath them nestes the little village of
Camden with its quiet harbor, and population
not now made up of sailors or of fishermen, but
with all its pursuits still savoring of the sea
ship-building, anchor-forging. cordage-makng,
sardine-packing. The hotels of Camden are not
yet attractive enough to bring horde of strang-
ers but that is all the better for those who
come to the quiet boarding-houses. Yachts
seek the shelter of this harbor and one is any
day subject to the visits of unexpected and very
sun burnt friends. Ard sometimes the young
Lord of the Isles comes steaming into the port
and bears US away to his isle of peace, where it
seems always afternoon and which, when once
visited. appears to vanish out of the universe
again, and to be dropped within the bluest
wave of ocean.
THE EASTERN MAINE FAIR GROUNDS.
Work on the Eastern Maine Fair Grounds
has progressed rapidly of late. The weather
has been exceptionally favorable, and the close
of the present week will witness the track of
INT -hdpltNOOu IdIh tUlu-
pleted. The grading has been done in a first
class manner by Mr.. Joseph Chase, the veteran
track builder, from twenty to thirty men and
thirty TO forty horses having been employed in
the work nearly four weeks. The track is
siXty-SiX feet in width and is in all respects
the best in the State and one of the best in New
England. The grand stand. work upon which
has already commenced and is well under way,
is to be a three-story building. 200 feet long
by 81 wide. surmounted by a tall central and
two end towers, and will have capacity for
seating 20O0 persons. On the first floor will be
a large reception room. retiring rooms, dining
room, etc. The building. as shown by the
plans drawn by Architect Mansur of this city,
is of handsome design and will present an i'm
posing appearance. \ stable containing twelve
stalls. each seventeen feet in depth, is already
nearly completed The hotel in connection
with the grounds, the Maplewood, was form
ally opened to the public this week. Indus
trial Journal.
\ BRIEF SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Aug. %. The Maine Legislature
met al four O'Clock this afternoon. A quorum
in both branches was present. The report of
the Committee on Revision Of the Statutes was
read and accepted.
An act to revise and consolidate the public
laws of the State passed to be enacted in both
branches.
Act to repeal acts and resolves consolidated
i'll the Revised Statutes in the year 1888, as well
a. certain absolute or temporary public laws
passed since the revision or designed to be
repealed at the time Of their revision, passed to
be enacted in both branches.
Also bill apprOpriating money to pay the
expense of completing the work Of revising
and printing of the Statutes.
Also bill to amend the bill establishing the
Bddeford and Saco Water Company.
\ vote of thanks was passed to Commission
er Goddard for the faithful work in revising
fh..C -.,t 1
er HAYNES for the able and impartial manner in
which each had presided over their respective
branches, after which, at a late hour. the IrgiS-
lature adjourned sine die.
THE STATE FAIR.
We acknowledge the receipt Of compliment
tary tickets to the annual fair of the Maine
State Agricultural Society to be held this season
at Lewiston, on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, September Is, 10. 20 and 2l
The annual meeting of the Maine State Pomo-
logical Society and the Androscoggin County
Agricultural Society will be held at the same
time. The present year will be the twenty
first annual exhibition of the State Agricultural
Society aud the list of premiums is the most
complete ever offered in the history of the fairs
OF the Society. The Society ha, this season en-
larged the grounds and erected one of the best
exhibition buildings in New England. The en-
tries III every department are largely in excess
of any previous year and If favored with good
weather the fair will doubtless be the most sue
cessful ever held in Maine.
+. SHAW & BROS.
Members of the advisory committee of the
creditors of +. Shaw d Bros. are very retcent
regarding their labors, but it was privately
learned from reliable sources that as the com
mittee'S investigation proceeded affairs became
more and more complicated and that the COM
mittee cannot finish its labors for month.
New York creditors still refuse to unite with
the remainder of the creditors and are persis-
tent in their endeavors to obtain preference on
the New ork property of their debtors 1t is
thought that the assets in the State of New
DIRK are ample to cover its liabilities in that
State. Two members of the committee are in
Montreal with Mr.. Shaw.
IN GENERAL.
Col. l.. \, Smith of the Boston journal, is in
this State on his annual summer vacation.
The Wing says rails are arriving for the Shore
Line railroad.
The Auburn \. VI. c. \. are arranging for Il
lecture by Eli Perkins.
The Spanish Students will give concert at
Maranocook i'll September.
About 100 persons went on the legislative eX-
cursion to Mouse island Thursday.
Lieut.. Moves. killed at Yokohama by a fall
from his vessel. was a son of Edwin Moves,
esq, of Wateryile.
The Maine State jersey Cattle Association
have just adopted a good rule whereby all
transfers of animals are to he recorded on the
books of the association.
The receipts of the Augusta post office for the
last year were $1,000 less than for the year pre-
vious and those of the Bangor post office $500
less.
The trustees Of the Penobscot Central Agri-
cultural Society have decided to change the time
of holding their Fair to Sept. 9th and 2Sth. in
stead of October I'd and Sd.
Howard owen, esq, is to have the entire edi-
4 al no t-nl of I
hams resignation takes effect.
"Wednesday afternoon at Rockland. Oliver
B. Timer at the quarry grasped the rope at
tached to the hosting machine, was carried up
! , feet, dropped and was picked up insensible.
His arm and shoulder were broken and terribly
bruised.
The late Dr. Parker of Pressure Isle ALWAYS
had Il kind word for children. After his death
was reported, one little fellow said, sob, father.
don't want to 60 to bed, feel so bad. | did
love DR.. Parker so much. Everybody loved
him, didn't they, fathcr:'
Professor Stuart Phelps of Smith college,
Northampton, Mass. was shot dead at Cham
berlain lake, Piscataquis county, in this State,
"Wednesday. He was putting bis gun into
boat when the piece was accidentally dis
charged.
conference of the members of the National
Greenback party of Maine in conjunction with
the State Committee is to be held in Auburn
VI Il .
Fogg is circulating the call. He travels with a
wagon load of documents"
The Argus says Col Joseph Badger. former
Iy of Governor Plaisted's staff and Herbert NJ.
Heath, present members of the Legislature
from Augusta, and formerly county attorney
of kennebec, have decided to move from Au-
gusta to Minneapolis. Mimi. and enter into a
law partnership in that city.
The Maine Jersey Cattle association held its
annual meeting at Winthrop last week and
elected the following officers: President, Levi
Jones; Vice presidents, L. Il. Whitney, O.
Gardner; Secretary and treasurer, n. X. Pike.
Reports submitted show that the society is in a
more tlOurishing condition than ever before
The Swedish colony in Aroostook was re-
quired to build one and one half miles of the
new Caribou and Fort Kent road Last Mon
day some 200 turned out; with modern tools to
work with, through dense mixed growth of
forest, they cleared and grubbed ready for the
plough, the entire distance. a width of 80 feet,
in the short space of three days. That is the
Swedish way of doing business.
The second annual race for horse breeders
stakes at the State fair park occurred Aug. 30.
The 70 and 81 class, two starters was won by
c. H. Stetson's c. II. Time, 3.O3, 3.1O9 Max
imilian second. Three year old class. four
starters, was won by Kussck's Bloodmont
Time, 3.09I, 310!.
The principal industry of Waldoboro village
is ship-buiding, which employs a large number
of skilled mechanics and disburses many
thousand dollars every month. There are now
upon the stocks in process of construction two