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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1879
Page
2
A devotional poem recalls the night toil of fishers at sea. The speakers pledge to launch again at the master’s command and cast nets into the deep, trusting divine power as their ships flood with a bounteous load and the crowd rises from the sea.
General Grant rejects a possible bid for the presidency after serving as the Republic’s highest office. He says he prefers to be known as the first citizen of the Republic, not a political candidate. Governor Andrews at Woodstock argues for staying home and favoring Connecticut or Massachusetts over the far West for homes and education.
The passage portrays Ben Butler as a permanent and potent force in Massachusetts politics predicting he will likely become governor. It compares him to Marcus Morton who held a similar belief and pursued it until achieving his aims, noting Butler may cause trouble for both parties before quitting if ever he does.
Public schools start next Monday as Town experiences growth with new freight depot activity and a expanding fire company. Local sightings include a nine pound baby born to Mr. Fred Smith, a branch factory opened in Montreal, a one pound nine ounce sweet potato harvest, and upcoming promenade concerts with Mrs Gilbert and Miss L Barry. An overhaul of the fire-engine house is planned to accommodate a steam engine arrival this month, while H M Dolph broke his leg after a misstep at Wooster House.
A detailed visit to William S Robinson & Co in Fair Haven shows a large shop supplying oyster kegs tubs and pails across New England and beyond. The firm uses modern machinery to produce ash and maple kegs and oak tubs, ships by rail and boat, and features an innovative tub lid patent by H B Barnes.
The A. M. E. Zion church has established a branch in Waterbury. Reports mention several Meriden dogs poisoned recently and barber Fred Douglass arrested as the alleged culprit. Michael Dolan was seriously injured by a brick hurled during a quarrel with Patrick Gallihao at Joquannon five or six days ago.
The Connecticut River’s salmon story traces three eras from abundant wild runs to near extinction after a 1788 dam, then to revival via artificial stocking. Records show initial fryings from 1869 with 2,000 fish, followed by successive plantings totaling tens of thousands through the 1870s, with contributions from Vermont Massachusetts and New York.
A meditation on moral courage argues that fear of social trouble hinders right actions and endorses truthful self-reform. The piece recounts cases of cowardice and the value of frank apologies, then shifts to a detailed note on halibut fishing from New York to Greenland, its size, uses, and market, including methods of capture and regional trade.
The passage argues that secret friendships and fear of opposition corrupt officials who seek favors. It calls for courage to act rightly, uphold principles, and judge righteously regardless of pressure. It stresses honesty in office, closing bribery and influence, and enforcing laws to reveal and repeal bad ones.
The first European to haul up sea life using a drag net was Otto F. Muller of Denmark in 1788. Since then marine science has expanded to study depth, topography, bottom formations, salts and gases, temperatures, currents, and living organisms.
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