The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-27
Maine Matters.


THE SUNDAY LAW AT OLD ORCHARD
There * troub1o Of old or.b.ra For sor,o
time The traders of hat town baVa haen anc,s, |
toned ia Laen ,hair st,r.s o,a, or, Snn[1a,,
Ahout siv wears 400 the Matbajist not iilino |
Snch nrartireS Of IIeir f.,r;to r, o orn17
ed th6t Inc traders If tbay ,opst Inv anta al
ON sunday would Keen tha;. uyares ;ns ;i' md
,,nl,, IA ji.,,I.1, nut 49, - -i 80 80 -
wears the Mpthodists and ,nhliran, J,yalt side hr
side in conrord Rmt oid rr.h, ~ ,,,o,n,,h;ra ~
became a town by ,t,lf mi -, 1ha n''rs, 81
lis .f4irs ~ oo,na ,ni. tha ~ 800 ~ " hni
of Town fathers who 10 not rnsh the a.t,hIi.b-
ed way of rornnonndino' viii tha d,;l Thsmo I
il u law in tha PIiaa5 Ststnt ae az tho ST.
which savs that " 'N@ "''''N
" hocNer' on the LoTds Day Keeps open ms
W. Hi Pitce o business,
thai dsy exccnt work or nrcrssifv "r aS, WI
uses any sport, game or rccreation: or is present
at any dancing, public diversion, show, or enter.
tainment, encouraging the same, shall be punished
by hhe not exceeding ten dollars.
This law the selectmen have been enforcing.
But the results have not been the happest.
The officers have been called .fogies" and
other hard names. and it has even been assert
ed that they enforced the Sunday law as an
"arbtrarv act" Yesterday afternoon there
was an Indignation meeting to protest against
the course OF the selectmen. There was once
a time in the history Of New England when
such a meeting would have been considered an
Ubiquitous innovation, bur yesterday 50 large
number Of the citizens and prominent men of
Old Orchard" gathered at Music Hall, and
- without Il discerning voice amid trelpendOu.
annlan.a ;, a,in,ta5 rf,,Inti,,,. .o,ani,,;,, ~
selectmen for reinforcing "a law framed at the
early date Of 1871. and not enforced bv any
other snn,n,ar re.nrt in ne Itnitad S,atas
m ,,.s.t,,,iil -, tti ii,,; 80
t.lbii h"Ii, ~ a. , Ila,t ,i
sabbath, we rnr1l4m,, III, gfts ~ fh ,ninin.i
others of old DIrh.rd . ta,,ji,1t to ,,ot III
ininra IN, HI, }, IN, =. III ~, ny ~.
ridiruIe Of al ntI,ar sI,,nt,nr ra.r, ' WI "a.
sanctioned nv mother ,..,,,a ,o, f,, ,,'ri1,,'
To rfizen who Et,,,,. n7li,Ig of INV, ,r,i
interests ar snta> which may 10 at Tia h,,tt,,,
of ms rontlirf hetw,e11 fh,s tntvn at,i.ars snI
nuhlir sentiment at Ola Orchard il saen,s
STRANGE Thai a law the right Of k,hib ~ ,,lal
ON o1r .taT,,te hnnLI h.E ,a,,..r hn s;t,'I,
contested and which il, i,s essanti.1l faatT'ris,
+, generally annrovej by n,1hIi,. onininn sbonld
be discraditrd Inv the descript;on :. framed at
the earjy date Of IIgl. and moi entorepd nv sny
other simmer resort q The Itnitpd >tateS
Less remarkable. perhaps, is the reluctance of
lhe good people OF oId orchard to undergo
mar INIoom lof conscience sake. w nile pc
ieNihS III proper observance OF the sabbath,
my are Sei ioiceu 70 tohueinh an adherence
10 ia" when INJURIES their business, holus theth-
selFes up 70 ine iluieuie % an other summer
leSoIy>, ara l. 9"ng'i"he4 ny hehheF usage
M = ~ Iehct' ~ pIhMt quaLreI Oh me
PeoP.e VI QIu Ntcnalu WIZ lItir seleclihen Is
mat " slhau lholnthI' pul me lghl Nhicn
Il sieu III IsdPe anu experience al populaF
IeSol l. III y ahoI1 su'gttts OF lhou9ht TO many
aJois " "o ~ ~ a. Selo. eV'ne !'lace IN
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nat i lave, , Nv, ,.r, tI f ii
,1o 'n y, w." "ne"out i'Hi ., i,u'7
Aj rtG'i 0'Ae' summer ie9'''e' VI ''"hu
THE STATE lANGE-SFMI-ANNrAL REPORT
The Maine state Grange continues to enjoy
its uSuai urospprity-wp are nor Able 10 hnld
all our initiated members. bat such losses are
more than made up by new additions. and the
character of The material when We are receiy-
ing to our organization | find that our Young
people on the farm are becoming more inter
ested il the Grange. and there has been quite
an increase in membership from this class The
county, or Pomona Oranges are increasing in
number and interest and consider these or
PLANTATIONS important auXi.ialie, 10 our Grange
WORK. l think the increase Of members this
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