The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20

we hope that with the labors lightened he NAV
yet see his way clear to a still longer occupancy
OF the pulpit that has become so identified
| with his Individuality that it would be hard
indeed TO reconcile his parishioners to the
thought Of another in his accustomed place
THE LATE HoN. ADAMS II. MERRILL.
In the demise of Adams H. Merrill. which
took place recently at his home at Williams
burg, this state, has passed away one who was
4 pioneer in the development of the slate in
dustry IN Maine. Born in Belfast in 1903 be
early moved with his parents to Pi>cataquis
County, where upon reaching manhood he en-
| Gagged III numbering. lie built and for a time
operated. sometime in the thriies. >awm
on Bear Brook in the town Of Barnard. His
| connection with the lumber business. covering
IN all an extended period of wears, was how
ever largely as an operator in the wood, and
! NOT is Il manufacturer of lumber. For MANY
! winters he operated on Trout Brook Farm
! township, olthe East Branch of the Peuobscot.
| 3S agent for a New York firm and later pur-
| chasing the township himself he continued the
| hu.i mess sometime longer on his own account.
| lie built about lNIi the handsome residence at
Ea>l turlnth. now occupied by Hon. John
| Morrison. aud lived there until early in the
| h!ties Nhcn he moNcd back TO l>caiaQuis
! County. About lSJD he purchased an interest
| IN Il Slate quarry al BrOWnyille and later be-
| came entire owner. This quarry has since
| been operated continuously hS him. employing
all the way from iii!y To- one hundred and fifty
,,uuorrs III .t,t WITTY. L,.., ,nr,-,,l n,,, .,'I
,nnr Mr. Nrrr -. ,,','. t,'p ,',r, '',' N.Y.
wards III anp t,l .''..,,.i ~ LIN, h,,n at,, wi!
| produced there. Mr>i,h Jones. Wel>hnan.
| been thrr. .nnti,.u,,ti. .it,, .,nJ IL nn,, fn,n-
| man M. Nrrriil ,,.. ,.r, ,,,ti,, .i.Iti. il, H.
adyn..r> ut M ..,,rrin,.!r, ~ N,i,n .tat. .,nI
| he inatic IN exceedingly fine display OF slate
IRON hi> Brown He quarry in The Centennial
-
! both Il diuluua and medal TIn.Iu.tri.i Jn,lr-
| nal.
|
>illfbi lLbiN" II BATH.
| Tie Bath Indrpcrdrnt >a1>. From, official
! isures the Inirnendent learns that thr ,I,.ljne
| ia vessel building here Terminated in IN>5 for
| 'Sii was an ipprolcn,ont over ~. - n,,r ,>G
and IS VIII hc Il rrcat Improvement over 81
| There j. every prospect mat The ennI work
will 90 on and thai IS. will eciir,4 IS, ln.i
itIr Il vessels We're built in Bath. pf these
u,I ana . I.,,i ir ,' W." h'S
III. : ar, ~, .,,,...l - tsl: ,'tii-th; ~
..,.. I.,1,tL ,,. ~ 49, H.; ,'a' ,,n r., j.,
vny.,.r. I,' t, r. W. 'i"H - -
Ill ,,u H. .,,-nll'l ~ ~, t,,'t ! ~,
.rl.n,,o,. ~ t it ~, ,i ~
AM. ,,n,,n, ,rii Nh, 1',i I ' ''','
hili ri,,ht moro ,n...}. th.n H. nJ ,,.,.,.'
i,,,, rn,,,,hI,. t1o 4,,,,,.o ~ ,hr,, a., ~
~ I,,nrI, ~. ,,,,,,,.,.r,n t>sl I,.t l., u,
n,,i, mn ,i, t, t.,,,. .,,il II' ''I''' 'if
over 50. This eiy.> the vessels ail average
tonnage of 5i:;. which i quite an increase of
tht average Tonnage per vessel over the rreyi-
nlI> year Next vear ;he wards Will ljr ,tin
buster. Vessels will lie larger and furnish
much more work thu puttug more money
into local circulation.
iih SHORE LINE hAiIW ".
Col. Joseph \. Green. President oi the
Maine shore Line RAILWAY tonl,al4v, writes
10 the New York Engineering News from Ma
,iiia>. UhHef GATE "f \nN u, It. follows: ihe
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I'LL, tr,,,. ii,,,,n,I. N ,.iii H. .t;.t.,,
"a nj v-ith . j,.,h ;, ,, ,ri I'LL -
n,Li,,,l th ta,,l ,I tna i'' = ~
i;n.. ~. I..',, .i.,,'7ii . ~ ~ y N.'.,0 ~,
miIr- tn.,trI .,I ~; ,...,, ,'','"t trl
,,, >.i,,,,,,r .,r.,i ~, ~
,iti ~. :, i,i,.a lva 'r,''. n'ie
MIN ,hn,i an r. Il m,"" ~ "a u. T.;
.,,on. az from "a II, "a +. :ii T. +, -
;ton Th' lin. !. ;..,. y - ~ W 81. - ="
th,, pn.tuu ~ 'i' ~ i''t'i' , oi
,r.,,,l ~. h,, N'''' ''' ~; .'';'
WAYS. furni> hing "A short route tn II jnl,n
very adN outrageous traffic contracts haNe been
lhaHe Win the hr>i TWO OF the above conIla-
hieS' 'oNtihg l-2o" mites of their systems.
NIL,