Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-01
EASTERN MAINE.
Some Of the Thriving Cities Along The
Boundary Line
Described by Kennebec Journal Cor.
respondent
ST. JOIN, y. B., Aug. 20, 1883

Editor KenHebee Journal:
Dear Sir-The historically famous old
town of Mschias, Washington county, bore
the burden of our presence over the Sabbath
with becoming dignity. Monday morning the
elements combined to give US royal well
come, and all in all our bump of self-esteem
IS slightly swollen. The new mills, built two
years ago in place of those destroyed By fire,
are busilv engaged cutting out the last win
| ter's operation, and everyb body seems to have
something to do. The Whitneyyille and
Machiasport X. r., not being located con-
veniently for the travelling public, and the
Shore Line as yet existing only in the mind
| of Col. Green and a ridge of dirt few miles
in extent, make the livery business and the
COL charter just solid.
BY noon all signs of the mornings terrific
shower had disappeared, except the mud
At one o'clock we, too, disappeared, holdir g
the reins Of government over a spirited little
return team for Lubec. Through East Ma
chias, the burnt lands and Whiting we skip
two seated covered carriage and pair-and
all along the route the natives inquire if we
are Shore liners. As we approach Lubec we
| enjoy the fine farms and buildings which lay
between us and Quoddy Head, numerous
! fish weirs and the broad Atlantic on the right,
sardine factories and narrower Atlantic on
the left, and the neat appearing houses dead
ahead. Two young men who were going to
a dance at the Pool on Campobello. kindly
| furnished the white ash breeze that landed US
on the wharf at PASSPORT at nine O'Clock, 7.
NJ. This excursion cost us a dollar and a
drenching which We didn't mind inasmuch as
the boys were as wet as we and earned the
cartwheel.
Some fine blocks have risen from East
ports ashes. Too many wooden ones we
think, but very fine. Sixteen sardine fac
tories manufacture first-class imported Span
| ish sardines from improved Yankee herring,
paying from 81 to S25 per hogshead for them,
| according to their needs and the luck of the
fishermen. All earn good wages during the
season, which lasts three months or there
about. Men sometimes get $50 per week by
working overtime, and women 500 under
like circumstances.
Tuesday morning the little excursion
steamer Emmett sank at the wharf damaging
the owners and disappointing pleasure
party that had arranged to use her.
From our room at Hotel Quoddy we could
see the new hotels on Campobello, which are
full to Overlooking, and the cottages of the
purchasers of this great summer resort
he. PASSPORT is busy town. The only
trouble we see is that too many people are
trying to get a living by trade, and while
some few can show balance on the right
side at the end of the year, know that 9th
ers must be 'leetle OFF"
A run of 60 miles up the Bay of Fundy
in four hours is a very exhilerating expe-
Renee. There was just swell enough to
make sea legs convenient. Many were not
furnished with them. and adhered strictly to
the stuffed chairs of the State of Maine
The white red and brown cliffs of New
Brunswick in ever changing shapes, were
the starboard was the great blue ocean with its
drifting seaweed forming miniature Sar
gossa. We passed numerous pieces of
wreckage, perhaps the result of an untold
tale of misery 1t brought wildly to my mind
the "long ago" when sailed out into this same
sea putting thousands of miles between myself
and home before once seeing land, and then
only n few barron rocks pushing their heads
above the surface of the great southern
ocean St John is fine town. 1t has some
fine buildings. An even dozen church spires
point heavenward Its harbor is perfect.
Great steamers, ships and barques are con-
tinually coming and going. Horse-cars do
paying business.
\ Yankee quarter will only purchase %
cents worth of stamps, 50 cents is the value
of a L. S. dollar. Kid gloves cost as much
here as they do at home and it won't do to
smuggle Liquor is cheaper but it won't
pay to drink it. The fashions here generally
are much the same as in Augusta. Beauty
and hustle seem to be the chief aim of
women everywhere. think the hustle here
is rather more prominent, but for beauty
Maine as usual take the lead of her provin-
cial neighbor The people here are much
interested in our coming election and quite
few were in Calais to-day to listen to Mr..
Blaine and will undoubtedly have their faith
in Free Trade considerably "roiled."
JAY EFF BEE.