The Republican journal., 1884-08-14
NUMBER 80.
Washington County Notes.

THE CALAIS REGATTA. HALF A HAY CROP.
LOCAL INDUSTRIES AT A LOW EBB.
Correspondence of the Joui nal.
Having degree of leisure at this time |
thought would fulfil the desires of my heart
which for several weeks have been burning TO
express themselves. Your readers are per-
fectly aware that in the Presidential year there
are not many incidents of interest uncon-
nected with politics a. in other years; still,
there is always something on the move. Wash
ington county, in conjunction with some part
of the Dominion, recently held regatta which
has been heralded for some time past over the
country, with the hope of drawing visitors
enough to Calais where it was held, to make it
a successful speculation; but like most other
enterprises of that kind, the profits were over
the left. We say Washington county held the
regatta because it was in Washington county.
The principal sufferers We're Calais and St.
stephen men, They expected an overflow of
visitors and large expenditure of money.
They We're, however, disappointed, and the
papers report heavy losses to the originators of
the scheme.
IIaying commenced ten days later than usual
there will be but fraction more than half Il
crop. This will make neat stock cheap in the
fall, unless there is Il good crop Of grain and
roots. The industries of Washington county
at a low ebb. Shipbudng amounts to
nothing. The sardne business has sunken to
small dimensions entaimg loss on the proprie-
! tors, rather than profits. There is. in fact, no
business that is blooming" except, we should
say, agriculture. We glad to say that in
times of trouble our people readily turn to that
almost unfaiIng source of income. for every
dollar raised from the earth in leisure moments
is so much made Darying also is becoming Il
source of profit. The faithful bdde, quiet
unassuming and humble, creates Il never fail
ing supply of merchandise which furnishes the
women and children with thousand and one
necessaries of life aS we'll as the uXuries. We
fear the western part Of the county will not
realize its usual revenue this season from the
| uXurant blueberry. Nature has conspircd
against it this year. and reports are that but
little more than half crop is to be expected
The women and children will have to wait for
their dry goods and boots and shoes. We are
sorry for them.
We must turn to the political situation for
little comfort Aside from the papers, how
ever we should not know that ahy nomina-
tions had been made. NO flags, no demon-
stratiou, of any Kind on either side. The
county conventions are 10 be- held the second
week in August; after which, there will prob
ably be some life and power. 1t il remark
able fact, that in private conversation, we
hardly hear the names OF Cleveland and Hen
bricks spoken. From the papers, only, we
| learn that the changes going on from both sides
| to the opposite one, will eventually completely
change the position of the parties and what
we supposed to have been the Democratic
party will be the Republican, and rre rrst.
Only some of the Old landmarks on either side
will remain as ''ancicut> and houorables"
| The constitutional amendment subject has
not received much public attention in this
county, more than that given it by the W. G..
T. |. at their county meeting at Eastport, July
| l7th and 18th. Mrs. Mclaughlin of Boston,
who was in attendance, spoke at Ea>tport, al
ais, Machia> and Cherryticld. She is an excel
lent speaker. effective and convincing. and we
doubt not her efforts have been productive of
good. We fear this amendment may meet with
the Indifference with which most amendment,
are usually treated IN this state. OF this. how
| ever, we are sure: if there is an active oppo-
>ition to It, it will arouse the friends of the
| in amy event of its success. HARRIS.