The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-15
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE S
A REVIEW OF BUSINESS IN MAINE.

A REVIEW OF BUSINESS IN MAINE.
Secretary Rich of the Portland Board of
| Trade July 1st made his first semi-annual re-
port of the condition of business in Maine for
1856. In his report he says that although the
| bright outlook at the beginning of the year has
| been considerably changed by the labor troubles
trade has on the whole been very satisfactory.
| Country dealers have bought sparngy, and
at this time have light stocks on hand. Col
| lcctions that were rather slow during the first
few weeks of the year have improved as the
season has advanced. There was never 50 few
failures in Maine as during the past six months,
| and the percentage of loss has been very small.
| Country produce has sold very low. but trade
has been brisk and Il marked Improvement has
been noticed of late. For the first three months
of 1856 the dry goods trade was in excess of
that of last wear, but after that it fell off and is
now about an average trade. The existing la
| Dor troubles have not prevented the trade from
getting all the orders filed The stock of -four
here at this time is only 3S,30l barrels. In this
| connection the fact is noted that there has been
| little disposition manifested here to speculate
| in grain or to buy Futures The lumber trade
| has been good, locally. and prices have been
well sustained but the foreign shipping has
| diminished month by month, and coastwiSe
| trade has been affected by the labor troubles,
which have also restricted the demand for
| bricks, stone, lime and nearly all kinds of build
| Ing supplies snlppcu from IllS STATE. Inerc Is
less >hipbuding going on than at any other
time for the past fifty years Real estate has
| improved i'll demand as well as in price. The
West India trade is in discouraged state. large
ly because of the cutting off of the large export
| coOpcraTc trade. by reason of the substitution
| of English bags for American shocks. The
| manufactures of the State are all running.
| There have been but few strikes, and manllfac-
| turcr> have generally seemed willing TO give
their operatives rs high pay as the profits will
is1l
| effect upon the market. Maine fishermen are
adapting themselves to the situation and the
| prospect is that the supply will equal the de-
| mand. The hay crop of last year was large
| enough TO induce the farmers to stock their
| farms well. and the encouraging reports of this
seasons crops that have been received from
different sections Of the State indicate that the
| farmers are likely to make some money this
wear. There are less unimproyed farms in the
State now than at any other time since the war,
fact that would appear to indicate that farm
ing pays in Maine.
$40 OLD SOLDIER NEED APPLY"
one of the pension claims recently vetoed by
| President CleN was that of Charles A..
| haso of Fairfield, Maine. Mr.. Chase was !,
member of Company c. 18th Maine Regiment.
| He served nearly through the war with great
credit, and was discharged for disease contract
| eI in the service. Since his discharge he has
been in an cnfcebed condition, not able to labor
but Il very small portion of the time He has
wife and three children to support. He made
| application for a pension some six wears ago.
| lie did not make his application before because
| he was in hopes he might recover. His case
| WAS such Il worthy one and one so well known
| that cightv->X of the best citizens of Fairfield.
irrespective of their political affiliations. signed
| petition i'll his favor, stating the facts Of his
| ease. and urged Congress to grant him pen
| sion. This petition was sent to our Congress-
| man. Hon. seth l.. Milliken, who presented it
| 11 In .t ftI at i,n
| the bill unanimously recommended and
| unanimously passed hv both branches of Con-
grcS> After its passage. f. +. Pratt Post No.
| 30 Il. \. Il. of Fairfield. presented a petition
| signed 10y nearly every member of the post to
the President of the United States. stating the
| facts in the and urging the President to
sign the bill granting this deserving soldier a
pension. The bill was promptly vetoed. Gen
| cral Hall uliers the truth when he says: IF
| there i, amy place on earth where no Old soldier
| need apply with amy hope of success that place
| is the present democratic party with President
| Cleveland Is its leader
| VNlVERSAIIST 81 NDAY SCHOOL REUNION.
The fourth reunion of the InivrrSali>t sun
| day schools of Maine was held at Maranocook
| Thursday July Sth. From the time of their
arrival until II o'clock there was exchange of
| greetings and social converse; II TO | dinner:
from to 30 the literary exercises occurred.
| An attractive programme was prepared. Twen-
| tN five hundred people Were in attendance.
| Among the number We're many clcrgymcn and
able representatives Of the denomination in
| Maine. The exercises opened at o'clock. j.
| +. Bradley. of Portland, preached. PRAYER
was offered by Rev. Geo. W. BickneIl, of
| Lowell, Mass. and addresses Were delivered
| by Rev j. III. Gledhi, of Gardiner, Rev. q. W.
Jenkins, of Belfast Rev. +. L, Peck, of Ban
cor. Rev. q. II. Shinn. of Deerng. Rev. NJ.
| tro>lcy, of Portland. Rev. c. 4. Hayden, of
Auburn. Prof. Stanford Mitchell, of Boston
soo>t; Mrs. Mitchell accompanist. There was
singing of America and other hymns by the
congregation. The Juvenile Band, of Brun-
| >Wick. furnished excellent music. This band
has won an cnviablc reputation in the State.
| The fourth reunion proved a great success.
FEEDING THE MILITIA
The comn>sary department furnishes the
| following statement of the amount of food con-
| sUnrd 10y the Maine troops while in camp III
| Bangor:
l3l9 quarts Of baked beans.
| i.ti loavcS of brown bread.
| 22SJ oaNcS of white bread.
5.G94 pounds Of Chicago dressed beef
% barrels Of hard tack.
| COG pounds of fresh cod.
| ijl pounds Of salmon.
| 800 pounds of butter.
9l9 pounds of sugar.
| 81 bushels of potatoes.
| II barrels of pickles.
80 pounds of coffee.
HARVARD NEUROLOGY.
The following are the alumni of Harvard
College from Maine who have died, or the
| dates of whose deaths have been asccrtained,
| since last commencement:
1925. Sibey, John Iang,lon, Rev, born - De
cember, lS04, at | Mon, Me; died at Cam
| bridge December, 1855. 50.
| ls'a;. Otis, Robert Mcndum, born . October,
| ISL at kittery, Me-; died at West RoN-
bury, 10 March, 1856, Al.
lsS2. Harlow, Henry Williams, born Is April,
| lSl3 at Augusta. Me; died at Portland,
| Me, November, 1888, 2G.
$50. Burbank, Charles Henry, born 2l Janu-
AIRY, 1887, at Danville, Me, died ut Ports
mouth, y. H. 30 january, 1883, As.
WHAT j., POWER TIE STATE HAS.
The water power of Maine, derived from the
| rivers and streams. is estimated, by an official
| report. at between two and three million horse
| power. The approximate area of the lakes,
ponds, and rivers of the State is placed at 5000
| square miles. and the area of forests at u 900
| square miles. Manc it is ascertaned, has
| Lots lakes, more i'll proportion to its size than
any other country of the globe, with few en-
ceptions, and 129 200 900 900 cubic feet of WA
ter are annually delivered by her rivers.
IN GENERAL.
Eleven young men took the examinations for
admission to the Maine State College ut Orono
| Thursday. This is an unusually large number
| 10 be examined Commencement Week as the
greater part of those admitted are either eX-
amned near their homes by gentlemen selected
for that purpose or at the college at the begin
ming Of the fall term, The prospects for large
class this fall are very good.
The labor trouble in the shoe factory at SkoW-
hegan is adjusting itself quietly Those en-
ploycs who went out because of the threats of
the Knights of Labor have now gone back. as
have also several of the Knights. The places
of those who would not 60 back will now be
filled. The sentiment of the community is
strongly in opposition to any further conces-
>ions by the kccnes to the Knights of Labor,
believing that all should have equal rights and
privileges.
The recent Univcrsast State Convention at
| Gardiner reiterated its faith in the prohibitory
laws and its approval of the efforts of Women's
| Christian Temperance Unions and Law and
| Order Leagues toward "the enforcement of the
law, the preservation of home, the restoration
of the crring, and the advancement of right
eousness and peace throughout the state and
| nation
Fish and Fishing.