The Portland daily press., 1869-11-02
MANUFACTURING.

| MANUFACTURING.
Abouttwo years ago, Mr.. B. F. Sturtevant,
OF Boston, the inventor of pegging machines,
commenced manufacturing pegs in this town,
adapted to the use of bis machines About
4OOcords of white birch wood are required
each year for which $14 a cord is paid. A
round stick of this wood is put upon lathe
and strip of the width required for the
pegs and the usual thickness, is turned off
and rolled up,after which they are pointed and
dried when they are ready for market. The
machinery is Enormously constructed and re-
| quires care and skill to run it successfully,
Mr.. John A. Rowell has charge of the bust
ness and fourteen hands are constantly en-
ployed. A sufficient quantity of pegs to man.
ufacture 100000 pairs of shoes are made in a
| day. The Wilson stream, which takes its
rise just above this village, has fall of seven
| ty-two feet before it reaches East Wilton.
| There are seven dams within about three
| miles, on which there are a grist MILL two
| saw mills, furniture and carriage shop, a
wooden factory now being built by Messrs.
| Funnel 81 Son, which, when completed, will
be model factory for convenience and dura-
bility, rake factory, tannery, &C. Adams,
| Packard & Co. are manufacturing $50 cases
| of boots year, giving employment to forty
| men. They are mainly disposed of in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the town.
TEMPERANCE.
The annual meeting of the Grand Division
of the Sons of Temperance was held here on
Wednesday and Thursday last. The attend
ance was not large compared with former
years, but several of the most reliable and
earnest Temperance men of the State were
present Their deliberations were harmonious
and general desire expressed to put forth
special effort to revive the order and awaken
new interest in the cause of Temperance
Henry Tallman Esq. of Bath was elected
G. w. p, and III. I'll. Morrell Esq. of Gardiner,
o. 5. A public meeting was holden on Thurs
day evening, which was ably addressed by
Messrs. Taliman of Bath, Chamberlain of
Richmond Jackson, of Gorham, Berry, of
Gardiner, Storer, of Wilton, and others. A
levee was given in the evening by Wilton
Division where refreshments we're served I'D
and the occasion made one of pleasure and
profit. The Wilton Brass Band discoursed
excellent music which added much to the en-
joymeot of the evening
RAILROAD.
The damage done the Androscoggin railroad
by the late freshet, was repaired in about five
days, notwithstanding the prediction of many
that several weeks time would be required to
accomplish the work. Superintendent Brown
is constantly over the entire road, suffering
nothing to remain undone for a single day
that the safety Of passengers or freight re-
qulres to be done, Mr.. Golf and Mr.. Ander-
son, conductors, are prompt in the discharge
of duty, and gentlemauly to ALL j. G. Hoyt,
Esq, who has had eight years. experience
among the mail bags, has become as familiar
with his boxes as a printer with his case. Mr.
Greenleaf, the express agent on this line is
always in the right place at the right time.
SNOW STORM.
There was foot of snow on the ground in
this village this morning, which took many OF
the farmers by surprise, some of whom had
not done digging their potatoes. L learn that
farmer in Jay had four acres that he had
not unearthed, which, if the snow should
continue at the present depth, will be found
ln1a God condition in the spring. C.