The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The Maine Central i doing larger business
than ever before in the history Of the road.
The Penobscot County Educational Associa-
ton is TO meet al Orouo, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Nov. 81
summer hotel Will be started on first
class scale at Maranarook, next season. Swans
restaurant will be remodeled and enlarged for
this purpose.
Dir. II. c. FeSsenden, a leading physician of
Eastport for many years, and brother OF Hon.
William Pitt Fessenden, died Thursday morn
ing Of heart disease, aged G6.
Preparations are being made for the centen-
nial celebration of Norway next year. The
various subcommittee are being appointed by
the general committee, Of which Gen. Beal is
chairman.
Mr.. Joseph Jewell of Canaan has fine three
year-Old stallion colt "Co. Dyer" that won in
the Hartland race Saturday, Oct. Il. in three
straight heats in 2.54, 2.51i and 2.4Si. This
makes him stand third for three yeai-olds in
Maine.
About one thousand workmen are now en-
plOyed at Bar HarbOr and vicinity, getting
ready for another season. Fifty new cottages
will be erected between now and next July.
The hotels have found this profitable season
and have all made money.
G. c. Andrews of South WATERFORD, harvest
ed on his farms in that town this year, 100
bushels of apples, 700 on the home place and
400 on the old Deacon Daniel Andrews farm,
upon which John l.. Townsend now lives. In
tt, lot there were 80 bushels of grated fruit.
The Rockland Opinion predicts that the
catching of the fish known as ''hluebacks" or
"cayacks" will soon become an important in
dustry of the Maine coast. There are now but
three factories in the State where these fish are
utilized, two in Bristol and one at Lamoine,
but the business has proved SO successful that
others will probably engage in it next year.
Through the thoughtfulness and generosity
of Alonzo Wing, Esq, of Jefferson, Wisconsin,
formerly of Wayne, public library has been
est ablished at Wayne, and organized under the
name of the "AlonZo Wing Library Associa-
ton" Mr.. Wing gave 200 volumes a nucleus
for this purpose, and Joshua ii. Millett, Esq,
Maiden, Mass, also a son of Wayne, has added
$50 volumes of very valuable books.
A Haverhill (Mass.) man wrote to Governor
Robbie, week or two ago, stating that one of
his friends, lady of large wealth, desires to
bequeath handsome legacy to some worthy
Maine institution, and asked him to inquire of
the Governor what she better do with it. The
Governor recommended the Maine General Hos
pital The writer gave no ntimation as 10 who
this lady is, and nothing further has been heard
from either of them.
In consequence of the dizziness of the sardine
business the Exchange has voted TO advance
the price of sardines fifty cents case, says the
PASSPORT Standard. The former rule, allowing
buyers discount of two per cent on 500 cases
and one per cent. on 200 cases, was also abol-
ished. Hereafter no discount will be allowed
TO buyers. There have not been two cOnsecu-
tive weeks of steady work at Eastport this year.
Scarcity of fish and an unsuitable quality of the
small amounts that have been taken, have made
this the dullest season since the business was
started there.