The Republican journal., 1883-09-27

$4,000 of plows, and $4,000 worth Of culti-
vators, and 5000 worth of threshing mach
ines and $4,000 in hand scythes, and S25 600
i'll hand rakes, and $4,000 worth of hoes and
| forks.
But this is not all. There is wonder pillow
sulkey-a boy can get on that seat, and in day
| plow three acres and whistle or sing Hail Col
| umbia all day. He may grade the depth of his
turrow and do the very best of work. Then
again our cultivatOrS are immensely improved
do better and easier work. One or two Of our
Maine farmers are using steam. The light two
horse reaperS are coming into use in Aroostook
county and there are some on the Kennebec.
Manure spleaders are also coming into quite
general use-they puvcrize rs well spread.
! suppose three hundred have been sold this
year in Maine, costing $4,000.
I'm these few items we easily foot up mill
ion dollars spent by Maine farmers in the past
year for improved appliances for the farm.
Nothing here is said of dairy machinery and
| many miscellaneous machines. There goes, for
instance, an AroostoOk farmer who raises 80,
600 bushels of potatoes this year-he uses po-
tato planter and digger. said to Gov. Robe,
the other day, why not have State appropri-
alton to exhibit samples of Maine products in
the Boston industrial shows Western States
do| We could spend little money in no bet
| ter advertisement of Maine. The Maine Cen
trial would be glad to help along Maine eXhb-
it in Boston.
Then there are corn planters in use in the
Maine sweet corn districts, both horse and
hand power. Some of our farmers also are us
ing horse rakes with seeder attachments for
seeding the land. ! suppose there are 80 to 100
of these now III use in Maine. They also arc
used for distributing fertilizers. Names a
grand state Our summer travel is vindicatng
Us to other people, and we show the popularity
of beginning to believe in ourselves after other
folks began to believe in u.s.
IN GENERAL.
will be held at Houton, Sept. 2Sth and 29th.
Col. Greene has started a surveying party to
make survey of route from Sullivan to
Calais. He Is bound with the assistance of the
towns along the line to extend the Shore Line
to Calais.
Hon. Joseph O. Smith Secretary of State.
has already got well underway on lis work of
collecting the industrial statistics of Maine and
will prosecute it with renewed vigor through
October and November.
Samuel ). Wing. prominent citizen of
Brunswick. died Sept. 49, aged a. He was
formerl! largely interested in lumber and
other manufactures. represented the town in
the Legislature in 1875. was Selectman for
number of years, and held other public trusts
VIM Nelson. the Swede who was arrested in
Philadelphia Thursday on suspicion of being
the man concerned i'll the murder of police
man at Bath. Me-, was Friday afternoon ar
raigncd before a magistrate and committed to
prison for hearing on the Goth. 1t is expected
an officer will arrive from Maine by that time
to see if he can Identify him the man want
ed.
The opinion says that Patrick Cain. who kill
ed Murdoch Campbell at Ninalhaven last month
has been troublesome prisoner at Wiscasset
One day last week, he dug a bolt out of the
stOnework of his cell, and with it attacked the
turnkey, who narrowly escaped being struck
Assistance was summoned and Cain was dis
armed after desperate struggle.
The knox Co. Supreme Judicial Court grand
Jury reported indictments against K. Cane for
the murder of Murdoch Campbell at NinaI-
haven Aug. 4th. Cane plead guilty and has
been committed to the insane hospital at Au-
gu>ta for observation, under 49, of the Revised
Statutes. There were also three indictments
for larceny and eleven against liquor sellers.
owing to the illness of Judge Libbey court adj
louTned to October 18th.
The Opinion says the death Of Mrs. Ella NJ.
wife of Geo. l.. Maker. at North Haven, on
Thursday of last week, occurred under peculiar
~ distressing circumstances. 1t was caused by
the breaking of blood vessel in the brain
which was induced by excitement and fright.
\ large dog owned by Mr.. Maker savagey at
tackled two gentlemen who called. and Mrs.
Maker seized the animal and prevented him
from harming them. As she did so, she sud-
denly became totally blind. Commissions en-
sued and she died in - hours.
The trustees of the State society have pur-
chased the piece of land forming the log in the
park at Lewiston between the horse Sheds and
the railroad, containing six and onc-fOurth
acres.
The farm buildings of Josiah ?. Langley of
Palmyra, together with fifty tons of hay, grain
farming tools, wagons and furniture. were de-
stroyed by fire Saturday. Loss, $1,000: no in
>urance. Cause unknown.
L. +. Pilsbury of Boston, and John Potter
of Augusta, are both to move to Minneapolis,
to engage in the practice of law together.
y forest fire at West Bay, Gouldsboro con-
>uned the Union church, town house, residence
Of \. &. Guptill with stables and furniture
and number of cattle, sunday. The fire is
still raging and other buildings are in immedi-
ate danger. Some damage was done to the
Travellers Home. The present damage to
buildings is estimated at S. 900 and heavy dam
age has been done to the forests.
The Portland Advertiser well says: ION the
retirement of Chief Justice Appleton from the
Supreme bench Thursday. long. useful and
eminent judicial career came to close Judge
Appleton has earned his rest. Born in 1904 he
is now nearly 50 years of age. More than one
third OF this long life, or 81 years, has he been
member of the Supreme court of Maine. and
for the past twenty years chief justice. He
carries into retirement the respect and esteem
of all men.