The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-19
Washington County Notes.
Correspondence of the journal.

Correspondence OIL tnc journal.
Incidents are not abundant in Washington
County which may be interesting to those in
other Counties; still we know that even the
most commonplace matter may many times
interest Il person when least expected. A
wanderer from home may light upon some item
which will be as ''cold water to Il thirsty SOUL"
Such has often been the fact. Your correspond
cnt has tasted somewhat of the prevailing
epidemics which haunted our coast in the
months of early spring, making themselves
very free indeed among all classes of people,
with no discrimination in character, position
or other qualifications. The usual avocatons
of our citizens have been carried on. however,
with their usual energy and persiStency, and
generally with pleasing results. Farming opera
tions increase with each returning season, and
the people are less dependent upon the old
time stercotyped vocation of numbering and
sea going, although of course these useful
industries must still have their proper place
There are great facilities in Washington
County for making money, and the people are
not slow in adapting themselves to changed
circumstances Shipbuildng is an almost ui-
known quantity in the entire County, but there
is Il constant discussion of other industries to
take its place, and earncstness which takes no
denial seems to have taken possession of the
minds of many business men in different
localities. A very large acreage of hay and
other crops will reward the farmers, both
permanent and amateur, for their season Of
toll. English grass is nearly all cut and has
been put in with very little rain, and although
not Il full crop in quantity the quality will
make up the difference in value. and the bal
ance sheet will show well at the close of the
year, The fair promise Of good crops will
stimulate many to higher attainmcntS in farm
inc.
The inflow of visitors is growing more and
more common each year. There are no great
cr attractions in any quarter for tourists and
pleasure seekers than on the coast of Washing
ton county. There are localities which in Il few
wears would attain rs great celebrity as Bar
Ilarbor, We're there only some fortunate strok-
eS of policy given to start the ball. There
must be individual sacrifice and pluck to ini-
tiate any great enterprise If a company of III
dyiduaIs would build summer hotel at Eng
lShman river in Joncsboro, there might be
boom started in the direction of summer tour
ing there which would in time make Il large
village and be almost rival to Bar lEarbor.
The Boston aud Portland boats run in sight of
there every trip, and could easily touch there
at all times. Every summer large numbers
resort there aud tent out, or get into the houses
of the people. Not one, hardly, in the vicinity
think they have done quite the thing unless
they have spent few days or weeks at ''thc
river" Quite number of the citizens of Ma
chias already own handsome cottages there,
which they occupy themselves or rent 10 9TH
crs. In the western part of The county quite Il
number of the resident, of CherIyfcld, IIar-
rington and Millbriige have cottages in the
most romantic localities ON their adjacent
coasts. The time will surely come when the
entire coast of Washin@ton as well as Hancock
counties, will be great public resort. Cutler,
on the MachiaS Bay, already has Il boom for a
summer resort. There are many things in its
favor and the people there arc enthusiastic in
relation to it. Robbin>ton and Eastport are
already receiving their share of recognition us
summer resorts.
Calais Is having water works put INTO her
streets an institution much needed there; not,
however, exclusively, to keep the persons
clean, but for comfort and safety in other rcs-
poets. Water i a much needed article in Cal
ais, As at low water there would be much less
safety in case of fire that there will be when
water in all parts of the city shall be easy of
access.
Washington county is preparing to hang ON
the political pot. 4 smart tire will be made
uuder it, and the way it will boil i'll u short
space of time will he caution. The way the
voters of this county will roll up the majority
for our popular representative in Congress,
will a>toni>h every one but native. John f.
Lynch, Esq, the candidate Of the rcformcrs,
is dieting for his political funeral. He is CON
Sciou> of his impending fate, and /, trying 10
bear up hralrIy under it. The Democratic
papers are trying to encourage him by telling
him that he ought to win. So he had if he can,
but when he cannot, what is the Use of wasting
printer, ink telling what lie ought 10 do.
John will never 90 to Washington on = boom
like that. HARRIS.