The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-01-12
Maine Matters.
CARTOONS CRUSADE.

'Ews AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
CARLEToN's CRUSADE.
County Attorney Carleton of kennebec
county has been making it exceedingly warm
for the rumsellers. In reply to a request from
a correspondent of the Portland Press to sum-
Marie his years work. he said: "Two hum
dred and seventy-nine indictments have been
found by the grand jury this year. and S1O.25O
in fines paid into the county treasury, in round
numbers: two dozen rumSellers have been sent
to Jail. and as many more have taken leg bail
out of the State. More than fifty rumshops
nave been permanently closed, and our county
jail was never so empty at this time of the year
as to-day. As a result of enforcing the law.
crime was never so intrequent in this county
As at the present time.
Nv hat is the temper of the liquor seerS:''
was asked.
1.-The liquor sellers now fight every case for
all 1t is worth. since the enforcement of the new
law, and the very best legal talent is engaged.
Why, the other day, a druggist was being tried
for being common seller The punishment.
you know. Is Imprisonment and fine. He en-
ployed four of the best lawyers in theacountv to
defend him. We We're two DAYS irving the ease
but the jury We're only fifteen minutes in bring
ing verdict of guilty"
R0CkLANDS PROSPERITY AND PROSPECTS.
The year 1887 was busy one for Rockland.
The record of new buildings i'll the city limits
embraces some twenty new houses. built at al
expense of $4,000. one brick block which cost
$4,000, stores, storChouscs and ice houses.
making an expenditure for new buildings of
about 100000. Rockland builders and work
men have also been employed in the suburbs
ana nelghbor!ng towns. Several new lime
kiins and Wharve> have been built this season
i'll Rockland and one new marine railway at a
great outlay Of capital. The outlook for this
year is encouraging in the extreme. Several
new houses are III contemplation. and many
new kilns will be built. A limerick railroad
Will he constructed. encirclng the city and con-
Meeting the quarries with the kilns. This will
tend to widen Rockland's lime market and in
crease the force employed. The prospect of
extensive building and Improvement at Jane
son Point. Il summer resort. is also good.
Jameson Point forms the northern part of the
city.
BURGLARY AND MI RIDER.
Mrs. stack was assaulted and beaten bv a
burglar at Cumberland Mills last Thursday
night, and died at noon Friday. Further par
ticulars are that Mrs. Stack. who was 80 wears
of age, had hurt herself Thursday and lay
down ON sofa for the night. The front door
was left unlocked. and the burglar came in that
way. lie took a wallet lying on 4 table in Mrs
Stacks room. She thought She recognized
the burglar At any rate she screamed, and he
strangled and beat her 50 that She was at the
point of death. Her screams attracted Mr.
Stack. who is - years OF age. and he came out
of his room and fired at the burglar The in
truder ran into the next room, and Stack fired
again. Then the burglar passed out of a door,
and Stack fired three times. lie thought he did
not hit the intruder, but reported that traces of
blood had been found on the door steps The
burglar was young man. Mr.. Stacks son and
his wife occupied a chamber, but didn't arrive
on the scene until the shooting was over
LENLAlIIANS OF THE FOREST.
Two immense moose We're shot recently in the
vicinity of Eusti>. Franklin county. The ant
ler> on the largest animal measured four feet
from tin to tip. and the blades in the widest
part were eleven inches in width. Ii is csti-
mated that one Of the moosp weighed 300
pounds and the other 1000. The hide of the
LAX iaIge one welshed 20 pounds and the meat
500 pounds. From the tip of the larger ones
antlers to the toes of bis hind feet the distance
was ID - feet. In the chase three other moose
We're scared up and the hunters driving them
into a pen had an opportunity to select the best
ones. The two captured We're about to fight
when shot, a. was indicated by their loud bel
lcwing>. The >portsmen were about three
hours following their game. during which time
they Travelled the distance of four miles. 1t re-
qulred nineteen shots from Il IS calihre rifle to
bring down the larger animal and fourteen the
smaller one.
"a REMARKABLE LITTLE HORSE.
v hat has without doubt been the greatest
deal in turf matters during the past season was
the purchase by W. f. Todd of Calai> through
the agency of George ". Leavitt of Boston, of
the stallion Lump>. record 2.2l, Of W. L. SIM
mons owner of the A>hgrove stock farm. W hich
is situated just outside of Lexington. Nv
Lump> is a remarkable little horse. and tile
quotation of Hamilton Buslec comes close to
being true wnen he said: lamps is without
question the fastest horse of his inches on the
turf. His record is 2,2l. and had he more size
with his form and action. he would get down
to 10. Lumps is standard bred under the
rules !, t, 4 and 4. and was sired by George
Wilkes, his dam being Mother Lumps. George
Wilkes was the sire of Harry Wilkes. Wilton.
Flora Wilkes. Mike Wilkes Tom Rogers. Rich
ard Wilkes, Brown Wilkes. Albert Trance Jack
Hayden. Ambassador, and many others with
records better than 2.20. and Jumps is one Of
the best of the entire lot.
PAUpETS IN MAINE.
Major CD. House. clerk to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in Maine. writes the kennebec
journal follows: My attention lla, been
called to statement going the rounds of the
papers. that there are over 10000 panperS in
Maine entirely supported by towns and cities
and 6.3SS partly supported at an annual cost
of S361. 13S. These figures are 50 far from the
true ones. and 50 misleading. that | deem it
proper to make the correction at once in the
temporary absence of Mr.. Mathews We have
returns from every city and town in the State
and the exact figures are as follows: Number
wholly supported, 2.5H; number partially sup
ported, G,9SS; total cost for one year 1852 1:}S
This includes insane pauperS. boys at the Re-
form School and girls at the Industrial school.
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nc DtAter .'n/ette GOhciudes chapter on
inc prohcho as lolioWs' Inc hfonchoH as a race
"le d p't' iot. me. are uhht lof any Kid OF
pusiie:> III inc >tit" OF Maine. Oh can not
even ma one III Tor breeding purposes: and
lhls Is TO prove The worst part OF their IMPORTS
tlol, from me south Tor many VIII be 50 used
TO the dcterioratioi OF our natlV" stock. Hardly
a man III Maine owns one today but that he is
ashamed OF ms purchase The beast has
he does. To prevent further frauds uuon in
VI 'ili> WI tAicSs properly,
I fr1i., d. ii M SESSION >hGu'u enact
Il law loroiullh% their being brought within
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, 49,
ohefln MGR addch, assisted ny City Marshal
MORSE ana deputy marshal Mchenney. made
a search and SEIZURE Monday at the shop of
Mike BURNS; III Augusta. the original package
TuihSellcr' obtaining nlnc cases Of liquor and
one DarIei OF Deer. ms Is the second seiz-
ufe III 'his Snop. ! ne authorities are deter
iied 10 90 All possible IN the tenets OF the law
10 smut up TINS place. 1t Is ascertaned that lat
ci MING bulhs appeared before tie Municipal
,our' ana Gehieu me ownership OF the beer
seized at MS SHOP. lie had nothing 10 do with
III. but owned simply the liquors. The case was