The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-02-07
From Sagadahoc County.


Correspondence of the journal
Well dear journal 1--WE viii try and give yoU
d few items of the happenings amt condition of
things over here. We have hld jhrcc murdor
trials This session of the court, which wye hope
may not occur again. Every one of thc~. Inur-
dnr> was directly traceablc TO rum. ". rum
wi- the cause aud rum should have full credit
for what it does. ana the sooner If will receive
it, lust deserts - bauishment. Temperance
work is going forward, but not fast enough
" in it take few more atrOciou> murders to
open the eyes of the people of Maine to their
situation and danger: Experience i, a nard
schoomastrr and the masses will learn of no
other teacher sometimes. But do not claim
any precedence over here in eagaduhoc in the
number of rum shops drunkard,, or the mat
ter of mtemperanre. Ii ha> Simply fallen to
our lot to have these object lessons given here.
Temperance men and woman all over the state
should grid on The aTlnor to save the fallen and
prevent other, from falling. Temperance cf-
fort should be poured out now constantly in
un>tnted measure. We are precipitated into
an issue by the submission of the constitutional
amendment, and we must meet the demands
upon us successfully. 4 defeat ia Maine this
year means retreat, more or less, along all the
temperance lines the world over, We hold the
citadel. Maine is the key to the position, We
only ask that Maine be- true to herself.
The recent annual meeting of the State Pom
| illogical Society and Farmers Institute at
| Brunswick brought out many good papers and
| lectures ON the subjects of fruit culture and
| darying, of great interest TO the hearers and
| the public. The election of officers of the Pom
illogical Society resulted in almost Al entire
new board being selected. Let Us look for in
| creased vigor by this large Infusion of new
| blood. Perhaps the best received lecture was
| that OF the honorable Secretary of the Board Of
| Agriculture, l.. a. Gilbert, ON Co-operalive
| Butter Making. Much interest has been deyel-
| oped in Top>ham and Bowdoinham i'll regard
| to the establishment of Il butter factory, and
| we believe with the impetus before given, and
| received from this lecture. the result will be
the starting of creamery, probably by union
of the farmers of the two towns.
| Ice cutting is now thoroughly under way on
the kennebcc and its tributaries here The
houses are being rapidly filled. The ice is from
one foot to two feet thick and of Il fair quality.
The ice business is of the greatest importance
i'll this section. 1t employs a large force of
| hands, first in building houses for its reception.
then i'll cutting and packing, then in shipping.
then III transportation. The mills along the
river are running yet, though some of them are
operating only portion of their machinery.
| Smelt and tom cod fishing is in progress With
very fair catches. Sleighing is first rate just
snow enough for all sorts of business on run
ners. The oranges are prosperous. The County
Grange meets Jan. 3lst with Merrymeeting
Grange, Bowdonham. Subject for discussion :
Resolved, that the patrons of Sagadahoc
| County should engage in associated dairyng."
| The Methodist and Baptist church societies are
holding union prayer meetings.
Bowdoinham. j. W. LANG.