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The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11
AN APPLE BONANZA.

W. B. FELTON,, Esq, editor of the Canon
City Record, has tv acre apple orchard
which is just beginning TO ieid him an in
come The trees were set out seven years
ago, and bore their fist crop of fruit last
ysw. H, Lad 1900 bushels, and the averag
rice received for them was g. rs per buahel
of so pounds, or 81 ots per pound, bringing
him s2275. This year his crop will be more
than double this am unt, and he can look
forward for long years to come to an income
from this 6ve-acre apple orchard of s5, 900
per annum at least. His small fruits also
add largely to his income; from straw berries
alone his NET profit from 1900 quarts was
nearly 5000, the average, sbovc all expenses
being 13 OTIS. per quart.
These are high prices; but to explain vhi
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11
Colony Lands.
NEAR CANON CITY, COLORADO.

NEAR CANON CITY, COLORADO.
In my last letter to the readers of the
WILMINaToNIAN, referred to some choice
lands In the Arkansas Valley, near the base
of the Rocky Mountains, lying east and
north few miles from Canon City, the
County SCAT of Fremont County, as having
certain conditions of soil, climate, water
supply, railroads, markets, society, schools,
churches and all that would seem to make
to make it a desirable pcintsto settle in.
Since have been here l spent several
days examining into matters which would
be- of interest to the members of the Della
ware Colony who are seeking new homes in
the west.
have found some things which did not
suppose could be possibly true, familiar
as am with the profit resulting fiom fruit
culture and the great productiveness of Col
orado soil.
The staten ncnts an abIlt to max, are
actual fdcts; eau bs ye,iliei by anyone who
Ghosts 10 write to the parties whose names
append to their statements.
FORTUNE FROM Two AND HALF ACRES.
Mr.. Truman Blancett. of Canon CITY, has
home on two and Oh, half acres, from
which he realized for the season OF 1887 the
following;
1900 OTIS, Raspberries a 2lcts.. 1880
2sOO OTIS, Strawberries q 22cts. 6l60O
300 OTIS, Backrerries a 2Scts.....,....,..... 500
81 90 Lbs, Apples first bearing of treesl a &C. 1900
Garden Truck, Early Vegetables and Celery lOOO.OO
Total s2,Is5 90
The extra expense attached to the oultiva-
tion of this land, aside from his own labor,
was the labor of one man, two months at
cost of si5 per month. The trees, planted
in 1882, are just coming into bearing and
will yield still larger profits from yesr to
year. This home, with improvements in
bulldogs, cost Mr. Blance,t less than g.
500. Its value to day estimated By the rev.
enue derived from it, shows twenty per cent
interest on $40, 900, aud he sal / he could NOT
afford to sell it at this price.
GREAT WEALTH IN GRAPES.
George F. McRay, a resident of Canor
| CITY has home of two acres, of which on,
acre is set entirely to grapes, consisting
mainly of the Concord, Iona, Salem, Aga
wan, Delaware and Diana, with few for
9 gn varieties. He picked in the season o
| 1887: lThirtoen hundred and fifty baskets
of ten pounds each, for which he received a
average of eighty cents per basket, total @
s10s0. The other acre is set to miscelar
eous fruit, and, although paying we'll, di
not pay as well as his grapes. Mrs. McRa
made the remark, which her husband cor
firmed with emphasis, that they made MOI
money out of their two acres, aud made
easier, than they did from an eighty-acl
farm in Michigan which they worked befol
coming to Canon City.
AN APPLE BONANZA.
W. B. FELTON,, Esq, editor Of the Cane
CITY Record, has a hv acre apple orchal
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11
Personal.

Miss Emma Fairbanks, who has been
visiting relatives in this city returned to her
home in Newark N. j., on Thu sday last.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11

When cigarettes their vapols blow
In peoples thr ,Ats and oh ike them,
1t is some comfort slight to know,
They kill the dudes that smoke them.
-Washington Critic
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-02-11
A MisuOner

Rev Mr. Bacchus is a .stran gely inappro-
pirate name for preacher who carrying on
a crusade against drinking in Laurel Del.
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Clergymen and Chur ches

The Unitarians of Bangor are now making
arrangements for tleir annual Christmas fes-
tival. This year they will hold it in the new
Memorial building instead Of City Hall, as
has be, n the custom for the past few years.
The new Peoples church at South Port
land, is now nearly finished. and will pro "a
bly, be dedicated NEXT week The church
and parsonage now make one of the pretti-
est church properties in the State. The
church is admired by all and a compliment
to the architectural abilities Of Mr. j. C..
Stevens.
The death is announced of Rev. DR.. j..
W. Chickering, former pastor OF the High
street Congregational church of Portland
which took place at Brooklyn, n. Y, Mon
day. DIR. Chickering went to Portland about
1885. and for thirty years was a pastor in
tn At city. He was one of the oldest Con-
gregstionalst ministers of the Cumberland
conference. Since he left Portland he has
not been settled over any church, but has
lived with different members of his family in
different places.
The question OF erecting new Catholic
church in Brewer. is now strongly under
consideration, ami it is thought that there are
enough Catholics in the town to support it,
The movement has gone so far that an avail
able site is already being sought after. The
Brewer Catholics now go to Bangor to wor-
ship, the most of them attending st. Johns
church They are anxious to have a place
of worship of their own.
A meeting of about forty business men
and clergy of the city of Portland wa. held
in Y. VI. c. A. Hall at 40 o'clo * Monday
afternoon, to take action in regard to the
formation of a local branch of the National
Evangelical Alliance The meeting was
presided over by Rev. F. T. Bailey, With
Rev 5 X. Perkins, secretary. 1t was also
voted that mass meeting be held by the
Evangelical churches OF Portland in the Y
VI. G. A. hall on the evening of THURSDAY
Dec. 27, for the purpose of taking definite
action in the matter in the formation of the
branch,
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WISDOM OR FOLLY.
Democrats Discuss the Question Of Id
mittins the Territories.
The Br DAD and Liberal Views Taken by
Cox


WAsHISGros &c. IL.
Some one hundred and ten ,mocra,i(
members OF the House met tonight TO tax,
action looking 10 the admission Of the terri
tories. Cox favored the admission of all the
territories except Utzl and New Mexico
He said the democratic party might as well
gain the good will of the territorie. as the i'll
will. The people of Dakota preferred di.
vision of the 47th parallel most unanimous
ly, and he was of the opinion that their de-
sire should be listened to. Washington,
Montana and Idaho should be given enabling
acts at once. Dakota should be divided, and
the democrats should secure the prestige
which would certainly come to them from
the favorable action of their caucus.
The democrats had everything to gain
aud nothing 10 lose. They had
lost Minnesota at the last election because
they had failed to admit Dakota which was
Oh the same isethermal line. Oates of Ala
bsma dissented from the views advanced by
Cox. He regarded the question of the sd-
mission of the territories as largely political,
and believed that the interesis,of the demo-
cratic party should be considered. He was
sure that the republican Senate would adni-
the territories tina were republican and re-
jeet those that were democratic He did not
see the force OF the argument that admitting
the territories at present would make them
democratic That was a kind of threat and
he did not intend TO be influenced by ii. If
the people of the territories had 50 little
idea of the democracy they should be left
out till they learned the better principles of
the democratic party. He ridieuled the idea
that a republican Congress with majority
Of from one to in the House should be al
lowed TO have it. own way in regard TO the
admission of Territories. Let Congress go
slow. Colorado mad been admitted by a
democratic Congress, and he saw nothing
democratic about il. .
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FARM AND GRANGE NOTES.

itThere is said TO be bad case Of tabercu-
losls in Dexter aud the cattle commission
ers have been notified Of that fact The
farmers of the town are Considerably alarm
ed about the matter and want Dr. Bailey to
visit the to<n at once and take some ae5ien
Al the am nal meeting of the Scarboro
and Cape Elizabeth Farmer A.ociatson
held At Grange Hall, Sea boro, the follDp-
ing officers we're elec ed President. B
Scott Larrs bee; vice pre.i'ient, Tbo.. z
Jordan; secretary 50 phen Seaman !;
treasurer, Joseph ). Pickett; directors, John
Fogg. Frank &. Sutter, Granville MeKeH-
asy, Z. VI. Jordan and Reuben Dyer
Prof. Waiter Bzlentire Of the chair Of
agriculture at the State College has asked
for the estsblishment Of a department Of
horticulture with instruction in this impor-
isnt adjunct TO farming attached. and the
trustees have decided 90 ask for an appro-
prisiion to start the work.
Mr.. n. B. Furbusb Of Northeast PALMYRA
who owns a farm Of 450 acres on Warren
Hill and meaiaE Of 80 acres in Pitt.neld,
i. one Of the numerous Maine men who
make farming pay. This year he raised
50 tons Of English hay, 25 tons Of meadow
hay. $40 bushels Of oafs, 2l3 bushels Of bar
ley, 800 b1shels of potatoes, 100 bushels Of
ruta Dsza turnips, about 500 bushels of sp-
pies. 500 cabbsfes and various other crops.
He will winter IL cows, 10 yourg cattle, 3
horses and 200 sheep. He has IL fat hog,
to Kill and viii winter % porkers- He ais,
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The station on the Name Central known
as Colton's. is now callel Conway Center
that of Granite is called Redstone and Rad
win charged to Cornish.
IN. survav of tho limo so- rho Nor,horr
NJ r,i,,raJ $50, " u,,.a'ran,Lo,', H.
Ma, Rrnn.,ick r,iIroaJ st,tion in prasara
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In cnr,nIa,e il a. sarlv a, Christp,as Tho
co,nnory IN ueti,ion rho nov, laoisl,,,-a
Gov snrro amordn.uts ia i,s cbar,sr hat !,
ma, he authorized to issua ,ond. and n,o-t
gage its property or franchise; so that it,
relations and dealings with other railroad
companies NAV be regulated.
At, l. w uor.ay bas hoar ar,,o;,,,od
a,an, a,d taIearsnb o,ar,tor at RaIy,,,,, ff,,,,u
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sween tbo.e who arc IN tho amnlav af III.
road ana tho ofBcer. ,rbe baad o.Ba. -
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ranIS ha "a r,,, ,rn,, Nv. sharo- vi, NJ,
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Loafng around villages indicate. that the
farmer finds no companionship in his voca-
ton
rhe butter maker of the future will set ss
high value On good thermometer as the
brewer and distiiler now DO
As water is good conductor iof heat and
fat IS a poor one, 1t should not be forgotten
that an abnormal amount of water le IN
butter tends to iniure its body or hardness
a1d diiates its fine favor.
Until eggs are sold BY the pound the wise
p0ultryman will eHdesyor to propagate a race
of hens that will lay tEo small eggs a day
Farm. Stock and Home.
Fowls are now housed for the winter
which is upon ns. Ventilation is very
important factor towards health; you must
look to this as veil as warm, dry quarters
tor they are all important and must not be
neglected.
Generous feeding for farm stock with
good shelter ia quite a. necessary in autumn
as in nliiwintsr, far II thrift be not main
tanned more feed and more care will be
required y hen the weather is most severe
The Hus5asdmaH.
Many farmers do not AXE proper care of
expensive machinery. and even allow some
implements to remain in the aelds- 'As farm
machinery and implements are the most
costly items of farming, quite a saving can
be effected by keeping such under cover and
well cleaned and oiled,
Farmers owe to themselves duty Of very
great importance-the improvement Of all
opportunities to broaien understanding in
order that they may be able to appreciate
for their uses all the advantages to which
they are entitled by virtue Of their contribu-
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AUGUSTA BOARD OF TRADE.
Their Request Regarding the Public
Building VIII Probably be Granted.

In response to Communication sent to
the Treasury Department protesting against
the use of soft wood in finishing the interior
Of the new public building, the following
reply las been received;
TREAsuEr DEPARTaEST.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
WAsHIsSroS, Dec. 9, 1888
Ma. Z. c. ALLEN,
President City Board of Trade, Augusta,
Me;
sir-ln reply to your letter Of the 5th
inst, in rhich the Board Of Trade in your
city recommends the use of white oak in
stead Of white pine in the public building
now being erected there, have to state that
the contractors for the interior finish have
been requested TO submit q bid for this sub
sti'ution and if the same should appear rea-
sonable and within the appropriations will
receive favorable consideration.
Respectfully yours,
WILL A. FRosr,
Supervising Arc caitscs-
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tons TO the business prosperity of the eoun-
Htyyor uai FarRs<r

tons TO the business prosperity of the eoun-
try.-klrror aai FarRsr.
Where wood is worth 81 per cord starr din
and il costs s5 cents To get it cut, and .sAes
a man and four oxen day TO get one and
one half cords TO market, where it will sell
for $3.50 per cord, shat is the profit, Allos-
ing for the usual amount of stormy days and
repairs.
During he week ending Nov. 10, the live
stock receipts zt Chicago included 40, 6y5
cattle, 1862 calves, IS, ,S4+ hogs and S+,SS5
sheep, and the shipments were ll,s46 cattle,
IS5 calves, l5.4Oe hogs and l5,4Sl sheep.
The annual consumption of feathers in
this country for bedding purposes is said to
amount to :, 3,0o0 900 pounds or S75 carloads
TO furnish this 5000, 90 healthy geese must
give up their feathers in year. The geese
furnishing these do~ny pillows aud beds of
ssse are to be found mainly in Southern
Illinois. Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Kentucky.
Sheep must be graded of q size when they
come to winter quarters or they will not do
we'll. Very old sheep had better be skinned
nov than picked next February and March
after they have consumed = dollars worth OF
feed and occupied the ON that a good
younger sheep should have had. Rural
World.
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1t is understood that Smith Pray, shoe
manufacturers IN Auburn, are about occupy
ing several more floors in Rosk Block.
The trustees of the Lewiston Mills hare a
cash offer of Se5 900 for the machinery OF
the mills, to say nothing Of the laud and
buhiings.
The government has received an Official
message from the Canada government stating
that the export duty on pine logs has been
increased 10 50 per 600 feet.
The foreign exports last week from the
port of Bangor were valued at 81 900 and
consisted of 1926 feet of white pine
iamber. 5000 pine clapboaris, 10000
shingles to Grenada, w, J..
IL is said that Messrs. Bell skinner will
start q ne g boot and shoe factory in Hart
land very soon. 1t will employ quite a
number of men and be great aid to the
town.
The contract for plumbing the Maine
Central ofRces in Portland, will amount to
between $4,000 and 5000. Chas. Green
wood of Lewiston has taken it,
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STATE NE VS..
LINCOLN.

Gro. L. MAcoNBER, Mayor.

beH DOoHohy.
Auot ,er lodge of Good TempIars was in
sttuted at North Boothbav, Dec. 3, by Mrs
II. NJ. &. Estes, state deputy with 20 charte r
members The lodge is named "Centervile"
and will meet Wednesday evenings. The
following officers were elected and installed .
7 c, T.. e. Welch; C. r., Byron Giles {;
V. T., Mrs. Byron Giles; S. of T., Mrs.
julia Spinney; Chap, b. NJ. Giles; f. S.,
Alpheus Dodge; Sec, Fredson Reed; NJ.
John S. Spinney ID. NJ, Mabel Pinkham :;
q. Mrs. Ellie Dodge; Sen, Ray Sherman ;
A. Sec, Mrs. J. L Pinkh ,m; L. u. Mr. J.
+. Holton. Mr.. J. Z. Holton was unani-
mously recommended as state deputy, g. C.
THE Free Baptist circle will have a sup
per at Town Hall, Dec. Is. granl time
is expected.-At the regular meeting of
Weld Sargent post, No. 92, Dec. q the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year Commander, J. II. Lake; Sen. Wee
c., 5. f. Welch; Jun. Vice c., J. c. Hol-
ton; q Master, L. J. Emerson; Surgeon,
Alden Blossom Chaplain, &. Is. Kenniston :
o. D., Jason Carlisle; o G., J. IL Aud (;
Adj, A. W. Lewis S. NJ, n. X. Merry {;
z. NJ, S. Mitchell Brewer; delegates to the
Department Encampment. Alden Blossom,
/. j. Emerson; alterDates, ID NJ. Hagan,
Jesse Pierce. The post has 81 members and
Is in ffourishing co ldit on.--Quite lot of
snow fell sunday aud this will spoil the skat-
ing an l the young people will be very much
dlsappoiSted for skating has been quite a
pastime for the past few days-Cspt Cyrus
Mckovn was buried at Hillside cemetery
under masonic order, Friday, Dec. THE
grammar school in district No ., is being
taught by j. 7. Jones of Booihbay. Mr.
Jones has taught a schools and is a fine
teacher.-The primary is being taught by
Miss Addie Boxer. Miss B. has taught the
school for the past year aud is having COOL
success.
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THE EAST SIDE STREET COMMITS
6lONER.
A Communication Concerning his De-
partment from Mayor Macomber.

Editor Of the Journal.
have noticed several items in the journal
as we'll as in another paper in the State in ref
erence TO 4 so-cslled investigation of Street
Commissioner Ssysge's counts, and judy.
ing from the tone of the articles the impress
sion might 20 out that the Street Commls
sloner had been guilty of some very serious
misdemeanors. | take the berty of tres pass
Ing upon your columns TO explain briefly the
facts that no iuj ustice may be done Mr. Saw
age or any body else. Wi h tie desire 10
keep the expenditures of each department
within the appropriation have made il II
practice 10 notify the various city officers OF
the standing of their several accounts. an
Mr.. Savage among the rest, and late in tn,
summer told hun he must Immediately cut
down his expenses proportlonate to th,
amount of funds still undrawn of his appro
priation. As the monthly bills came in.
found that the Commissioner was not max
ing the reduction that deemed necessary.
but that his account WAS badly oyerdrawn
and to bring the matter to the attention of
the city council | called n meeting Monday
night when 1t was found this 1 the Commission
er had charged for days wheu he hal kept
himself in readiness to be called upon, rather
than for days of actual labor as cOntempla
ted by the order liking the compensation of
the two Commissioners. Mr. Savage claim.
ed that his method of charging was the one
that had prevailed in the department III
years previous. The outcome of the meet.
ing was that the Street Commissioner should
only charge per diem wages for time en-
plOyed III actual labor. IL was the freely
expressed opinion that the present system of
cOmpensatng the Commissioners is wruig
and open TO many abuses. The only c im
should make against the Street Commis
sloner in this respect is that he ia Is to look
after the expenditure of his appropriation as
diligently as he should, nor does he spend
his time a. fully as the city's interests re-
quire IN looking after the streets in his dis
tuct and aside from these falings | have no
going to show he is not entirely
honorable in his dealings with the city.
Respectfully
Gro. L. MAcoMBER, Mayor.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Mayor Titcomb of Sewburyport, Mayor
RAYMOND of Salem, Mayor Winslow of
Worcester we're reelected Tuesday.
The Republican Business Mems Associs
ten, active IN the late campaign. formed
Tuesday nj Sht as permanent organization
with John =. Plummer as president.
Keene, n. II. elected aemoerrtie may or
Tuesday by IA plurality
The annual convention Of the American
Federation OF Labor met in Turner Hail. st.
Louis. Tuesday afternoon
There vas large gathering OF railroad
officials a, Chicsg1 Tuesday TO hear Judge
rool.v of interstate commerce commission
give them some torcible talk on rate cutting
The annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor met at St. Louis Tues
day afternoon.
Keens, n. H, elected democratic mayor
Tuesday by IA plurality.
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HarmOny.


The Hill Bros. are pushing their enter
prise at Msinstream. They have already
had set an engine and boiler for driving a
rotary in saving out the lumber for the
large factory at that place next summer
They have about fifteen hands there at work
The scholars and residents have organized
Sabbath school in the Hatch district with
Miss Judkins, the district school teae her, as
superintendent The rOa1s have been yery
rough, having frozen up while the mud va.
in ridges and holes At the meeting of the
school supervisors, past and present in the
county OF Somerset, it was voted 70 recon-
mend the State to pass la~ compelling
each town TO abolish the district system of
schools and sdopt the tlW n system Also IL
vas voted to recommend the passage of a
law 10 make it imperative on towns To elect a
school committee of three, 10 hold Office one,
two and three years respectively with the
clause that the chairman Of the board each
year shall act as supervisor and the remain
ing two as counsel This county il. the first
that has ever organized school supervisor.
and committees association. IL meets twice
year and IS destined TO be a useful and
much needed organization.