The Republican journal., 1888-12-27

coior than the other variety. The foliage OF
o.ht! pines Is not SO pretty in its form or color
'iu u NOT 50 compact.
VI the entire stipply of Christmas frees
=. n."pa,iS more than one-half come from Maine
~ ~ ''her> are cut in the upper part of this
% %ot"te amt IN Vermont and New Hampshire,
~, "i"' are sent down TO this city by rail. The
~" IN: "No zeal III Christmas trees make the
suiPiiehls on their own venture. and it de-
.JnuS af"gether on the supply Of them as to
mnH'n'f tbe dealer rcaIs "A harvest OF has TO
walk h0mr.
Last year" said an old dealer. Il knew a
So"n many people who had trouble il, GETTING.
>,l''are anyhow. The supply was arger than
ne ne We umei'i'la prices were cut and a number of
'n' MhoeS; lie dealers got oul of town many
Io,iafs behind. This year we hope it will be
The average height of the trees sol1 i nine
or ten feet. There are aIwavs some few
'iouSht mere twenty-five or thirty feet tall
ana @re't' many four to six feet are disposed
a. a. hey are put up in bundles. depending on
, .'i1 re 9i the trees. Some bundles contain
teh or dozen small ones. while the LARGE trees
a'e >hipped separately. The wholesale deal
el> hc@ah this season bv selling These ,t -
cents 10 II apiece. Later in the season if
l1erc ~. 'r Il rush for them, prices may 20 up to
- A. '''! nave III some former years. The
lHf9e trees are usually disposed of to churches
ahN SUNDAY schools. while the small ones are
>"id to iiori>t> for saloons and homes
he retail prices pail for the trees vary CON
siitFaby. hen at their best SO to &25 is
nan Tor a Tree over twenty feet tall Four
dollars Is the usual figure for tree of fifteen
feet.
AN MFECllNG SCENE IN COURT.
There WAS pathetic scene in the suprem.
court at Rockland, Dee. - il being the divorce
ct,e ol Gardner ". Gardiner. which has been
i'll hearing for the past two DAYS on the custodv
ol lhree children. all boys. The Youngest :,
handsome boy Of 10 years. was awarded his
mother which cau>ed great grief, as all three
boys wanted to 90 with their father. with wnom
the! nave been liz ing in Camden ,i.lre their ra
turn from France last summer 1t appeared to
lie court To-day tha; after court Tuesday Mr.
tNdliltf returned home 10 Camden with all
lhItc boy. some hours later a witueS. for the
defendant appeared at GARDENERS house hv
ofu'f pf The court. for the custody of the
rhiil. & !riIner made no opposition bit the
io-year-oId lad >toutly refused TO 20 or leave
his IhiiitF. me messenger was not empower
rd TO VS. force. aud was Obliged to return to
Rprkihnd without the child. Later :. writ
"i .abta- corpus Was served on the bow
with summons fox Gardiner to appear in
court Accordingly, Gardiner and the boy
h"th appeared. when the child was ordered to
w" mothers custody. hu. still refused TO 90
\ deputy sheriff was ordered to deliver linn to
NJ unther> arms. who tried to hold him. hut
he got away and Went back 10 his father Then
nj hi"thef> JUNIOR attorney caught and carried
hf'h "ut of the court, lighting. kicking and
screaming Inc father appeared much affect
fal.n a, '"e T"t"l", t nr''eh, oi :'aN,fs M son
VIZ, niii ii ,r;|',1' 'I'i ~ MAJ" ioire' MS
Mn .,, o"t oi we court
f:rr'limr b.,I i,,., ~. i1t t51,.iS prey.
nuinbcr Of wears. and has the sympathy of the
entire community. lie final trial Of the ease
t,h. n'' =, 'n I"i'i, aefl ol Ihe rof.'
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hcr of vessels butt 81 total tonnage. l6 l15.-
-. In most OF The districts the prospects for
the coming year arr good.
Bath l'l>tritt-lhe amount of building in
thl> uHtfitt Is about the average and the out
LOOK Tor next year operations l. good.
l>t;t>>clt and BGotibay Di>trict.-Ihe i'll
d',;'tlon> are that during the coming year quite
q large number Of vessels. a. compared with
prior years. viii pc built.
Machia>- Mlilhrid-e District. Ihcre viii he
more vessels Dnili III me h>trtct next year lldn
Tor several wears.
k"nnel'l'lk-kittery District. Three vessels
ar" IN process Of construction now.
aidotor"-l holia>t"n DISTRICT iIratcr in-
c!ia;lon to ht!d in this district than for two
OF three years past l. noticeable. There will
be three or four large >chooner> built i'll Thunl-
aston in lS>:'
Portiahd-iiarpsWell Di>trict-Thc prospect
f"r an increase IN this line the coming year is
OF an encouraging character.
Belfast District Preparations are being
made to buid quite number Of >chooncr-
during the coming year.
In the Bangor Di>triet.-Two steamers were
bult the past year: ne report a> to future build
i.l4. IN The frenchlnail> Bay District one
>Ioop Of 20 tons was built. and the prospect for
llfure ,hii building III the district Is not prom
ISM. In me customs districts OF York, Saeo
:>iihe aiitl Passport no vessels We're built dur
M me Year. and there is 10 prospect for any
buildiiS III tiit lullre.
HE IAI!rKE 70 ENFORCE TIE GAME LAWS
Fi.h ,ud Game commissioner Han T. n
Stil,y, il If N.u,nr :. .., fn h ,,,,cb .,,i.snI
win th. hast i,.,|i.I.t,,ra. ,,,inn in rare.lin,
ti,. law alInvinr thn came war,jru. 10 ntr rent
nt .;,, ;,,,n; ,,,,-,,, .iI ,',,.>,,,. ,,,,,n, tL
1t-t ~ H. III; - i,|IL,r ~ , III
says th'Fe are ih;''N lioleH>"Ha hulteIs VINO
markets right through the season regardless Of
the law limiting he number ~ be taken by any
one person in "A season to one moose. two
caribou an! three deer. The present law re-
moves all incentive for an Individual or game
wartlon to hunt up evidence and make com
plants. Formerly the law allowed the COM
piainant one ll;tf the fine. which was $40 for the
n.:aI Killing Of A moose and so for each deer
/ udcr ~,ri il Law we could obtain convictions
OF Niolalors OF The eaEt laws. but now the
small sum we are able to pay a man for going
i'll search Of some suspected poacher i, not
sufficient iniurtment for him to expose him
sell to the possible assault OF an angry law
breaker il deep forest. and aS he is on per
diem pay he naturally argue, that he will make
lust H. much by letting the fellow alone and re-
porting that lac couldn't find him.
The day for the persecution of came war
deus i over for the simple reason that there is
no incentive for the Marden> to maxi, Them
selves obnoxious. 1t is said that i'm the LITTLE
town of Wesley IN Washington county. there
are six men all members of the celebrated
"Day gang who boast that during the past
two wears they have shot more than twenty
five deer each Throuphout the whole of the
inland OF Washington county. the public senti-
rnent is very strong against tl. law limiting
the number of deer one man can Kill in a wear
TO three. and no war,ens are willing TO opnose
if for a dollar a day.
TIE LOBSTER FISHERY.
we take me following points lrcn the re-
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