The Republican journal., 1883-08-09
Washington County Notes.

| ers; they are the ones upon whom the whole
| country depends for the means with which to
prosecute all the other industries of all the peo-
| pie on the earth. Take away the hay and you
may bid adieu to material prosperity every
| where. It is of no use to elaborate the idea: it
cannot be made palmer. This is the season of
| the year when every one takes comfort; even
the small boy, with the wind blowing freely
| through the yentators in his slight clothing. is
| happy, because his skin is not pnched by the
biting winds of autumn, but he experiences a
| pleasurable GOODNESS which brings contentment
| to his mind, and enables him to plan to better
| advantage scheme TO Kill young birds, or to
| rob some neighbours strawberry bed, or break
| few lights of glass in II school house, or per-
| chance, accidentally to do the same thing to a
| neighbOrs windows while trying to hit a robin
| in a tree in front of the house. Then, again,
! the season is propitious for young men and
maidens to hang themselves on the picket fences
along the sidewalks from eight to twelve in the
| evening; or to take long walks in the suburbs
| to botanic by the light of the moon, if there is
| one-if not. to do without it. There are also
other industries, such as croquet, spinning yarns
on the front gates and front steps of the pater-
| nal mansion. and on the seats in secluded al
| coyes where young men and maidens ndustri-
| ously spend the time until twilight deepens into
darkness, when they return TO their respective
! homes with consciousness Of having added
something TO their dignity and responsibility as
| members of the community.
There are also some other industries which
are perhaps peculiar 10 the Washington county
| people, and which are quite As remuneratiye As
any before named one of these will soon be
entered upon with the prospect of success,
which is the BURBERRY gathering season. As
soon rs the first of August. or at farthest !;
| week LATER the tide will set in the direction of
| the BURBERRY plains. These plains lie princi-
| pay between the Machias and Narraguagus
| rivers and on them. There are thousands Of
acres where nothing else grows. and which by
judicious burning every other year may be
| made more valuable than any other crop could
| be- Until the canning business became 50 pro
| ductive these lands We're comparatively worth
| less, and no owner of them even thought of
| receiving cent for them; and it was only after
| an expensive lawsuit that William Freeman.
| Esq. of Cherrytield, established the fact that
| the owners of these lands Were entitled to a
| royalty on them or could control the product of
| them As certainly Is they could timber lands.
80 for quite number Of years the ueberry
| grounds have been a source Of rryenut 10 their
| proprietor>. lease Of Il tract Of land partly i'll
| Columbia and partly in Cherrylie for i've
| years commanding Il thousand dollars OF
course, the profit, vary they do in all other
| crops. There are other canning interests, but
| not peculiar to Washington county. although
| the sardlne business may bp. Eastport and
| MiIlbridge seem to be centres for that business
A few weeks ago there was an exhibition in
the eastern and middle portion Of the county of
some thirty-tive industrious wheelmcn, who put
their powers of endurance to the test quite Sc
verely by spinning over the roads some thirty
miles at 4 run on their two-whecled elevators.
1t is said that no achievement is ever consum-
mated without suffering. We have an idea that
thirt! mile ride cannot be achieved il Wash
ington county, over the roads on BICYCLES, with
out great suffering Of the locomotive powers.
| They protested to enjoy their hard-earned repu-
tation As experts.
We are enjoying above all things our freedom
from the yearly NeXation and nuisance Of an
election. 1t will probably be long day before
the voters of Washington county will vote to
return 70 annual elections. 1t is strange that
such millennium season was not arrived al be-
| fore. However, the world was not made in
day, neither is perfection in any invention ar
rived at in the first model. The next step must
! be to double the time.
We dieting for President. TO be elected
| III 1881. We have not quite decided who it Shall
be, but shall, no doubt, vote for the winning
man; We always do. II is favorable for the
Republicans that no candidates are named or
even thought Of, notwithstanding the effort of
the New York Times to commit the party to
some one. That Maine is i Blaine state, goes
without saying, but that does not indicate that
| Maine will 90 for Mr.. Blaine in con> ention ire
| spective of circumstances Maine Will 90 for
the candidate who will win the electoral vote
of the nation, and She will have ten months for
careful study.
There is much thought and discussion rs to
who shall, in the first place. be appointed Chief
Justice, and tLen who Shall be appointed to fill
the place of associate. The ''Washington Coun-
ty Bar" is practically unanimous for Justice
| Peters for Chief Justice; it has. however no
candidate for his place. Individual members
are solicited to give their influence for what it
is worth for L. A. Emery, Esq, of Ellsworth.
| OF W. IL. Fogler, Esq, of Belfast. OF the quail
ifcations of either gentlemen, but few at this
Bar are able to judge. If either succeed it will
| come through the better judgment of those bet
ter acquainted with their judicial cndowments.
| We think that the Governor will see to it that
| the high standing of the judiciary of Maine is
not lowered by the appointment of any one
| whose material is not such is to reach full
| equality with his associates, in time.
There are other matters of interest of which
mention might be made, but this communca-
ton is already too long, and another time must
| answer. HARRIS.
Last Friday when the President was in Chi
cage, the News Of that city published brief
| opinions of his administration from prominent
| Republicans all over the country. members Of
| Congress, and delegates to the last National
Convention being especially conspicuous. The
| following are testimonies from Maine.
| The administration of President Arthur has
| been iudicious and bgh-mindcd and has MAIN
tanned the dignity of the United States at home
| and abroad. Gen. j. l.. Chamberlain.
| President Arthur was called to the office
| under circumstances the most adverse possible.
| Each administrative act was to be compared
| with that of an ideal administration. The PEG
| pile said: BE ye also perfect, even as our
| sainted President would have been had he
| lived" And yet, measured by this Standard
! Mr.. Arthur has commended himself and his
| administration TO the whole country. What
| more can be said: Senator W. I. Frye.
| | believe that President Arthur has most
| favorably impressed the country with the wise
| and patriotic administration he has given it
| since, underline peculiarly trying circumstances,
| he assumed the duties Of his great office. Con-
| gresham $. L.Milliken.
| The administration of President Arthur has
received my cordial approval NV. W. Thomas,
| Jr.
| The official career of President Arthur has,
/ unexpectedly under the circumstances, won M
hearty approval. j. Il. Libby.
The administration of President Arthur, in
| my Judgment, has met the approval, in very
| large degree, of the whole people, and his Of
| fetal career has been Il success at which we
should be well pleased fJohn S. Case.
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