Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-22
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Master J. Lowell Nash has laid the keel o
Tor the Messrs. w. c. & L. Holway, of Ma
chias, says the Republican.
The Machias Union says d. J. Sawyer ha
in his yard at JonespOrt fine schooner O
157 tons, named Ellison, about done, ant
will be launched about the Goth inst. She i,
first class in every respect, and intended tol
the general freighting business, says an ex
change.
At the Annual communication of Washing
ION Lodge, No. 81, Lubec the following were
elected officers for the Masonic year: w.
II. Hunter, NJ. John Thayer, jr., S. W..
John o. Baker, J. w; Alfred Small, S. ID.
William Salter, ]. D.; Benz. +. Neagle,
Sec; james McGregor, Treas.
Lewiston has Joined Auburn in appointing
4 committee, of which Mayor Stevens is chair.
man, to obtain plans and estimates for new
bridge across the Androscoggin, to take the
place of the old one. The journal says the
feeling now is favorable to a permanent first.
| class bridge.
The Wing says young man who sells pa
pers on one of the railroads having its termi
nus in Bangor, has been in the habit Of placing
matches and scrip in the same pocket. On
Monday he found a neat little pile of ashes in
that pocket, and concludes he will keep his
funds in safer place in the future.
Gen. Z. Bracket of Belfast, delivered ag-
ricultural lectures in the towns of Union,
Washington and Appleton, last week. A
Farm. RS Club was organized at the same
time at Washington, with G. A. Miller as
President, and John l.. Rockwell, Secretary.
rhe Farmers Club at MLains Mills, Apple
ton, has for President c. A. Keen; Secretary
B. F. Sprague.
The Argus says Messrs. ]. Rider & Son,
of Portsmouth, N. H.. have just completed a
contract for the furnishing of some two
hundred thousand pumpkins for canning pur-
poses, to be delivered at Portland within the
next twelve months. Let our farmers take
the hint and get their seed in early.
The Portland & Rochester r. r. Co., have
added to their rolling stock a new engine
called the "Charles Q. Clapp." She was
built by the Portland Company, weighs so
tons, has feet drivers, Is inch cylinder, "a
inch stroke, steel bearing, and was got up
for coal burner Her painting was done by
J. B. Hudson.
The Machias Union says Mr.. Elbridge
Farnsworth, of Jonesboro, while at work in
the Jonesboro Granite Quarry on Saturday
last. piece of granite weighing about four
tons, slid upon him crushing the thigh be-
tween the hip and knee in horrible manner.
DR.. Murray was called 1t is quite probable
that the leg will have to be amputated at the
hip.
The contract for the stone work for the
light to be placed by Gen. Duane, mex,
spring, OH Whaleback Rock, Off Portsmouth,
has been awarded to W. G. Gootl, of Bidde-
ford. The light will be similar to the one
now unfinished on Half Way Rock. The
contractors are now at work culling the gyan-
lite.
The contract for building the stone work
of the East River bridge at New York has
been awarded to Messrs. Bodwell & Webster
of Vinalhaven, and Messrs. Wescott 6 Sons
of Portland The contract embraces SOC, OOC
feet of stone work. This stone, which is
granite, is obtained from Bucks fIarbor and
Fox Island.
Fort Fairfield correspondent says that he
was in barn few days ago on the centre
line road, presque Isle, where were 5000
bushels of herds grass viii h the other said
would make $50 bushels clean seed, and
clover enough to make 1900 lbs. He said he
oats, and had enough to make 700 bushel:
LETT, this aide to his wheat and buckwheat
crop, also the growth of his stock, and pens
filed with nice porkers weighing some of them
800 lbs, make good returns for all the labor
bestowed. One of his neighbors raised on
one acre l 10 bushels of oats, and another 4lt
from measured acres.
The Wing says the Crosby Guards Of
Hampden, "a men and three commissioned
officers, were mustered into the State service
Tuesday evening, by Gen. Geo. Varney ant
Surgeon L. +. Sanger, of Bangor, member,
of the Governors staff. The muster was ir
the Town Hall, in Hampden, and aft it wa,
completed, the company with number o
guests, including delegations from the jaime
son Guards of Bangor, and the Capitol Guard
of Augusta, sat down to an oyster supper pro
vided by the Captain. 9S men are on tn,
rolls of the company, but some were unavoid
ably absent. The officers are: Captain, Franz
| G.. Flagg; LIST Lieut., John T.. Tribou; %
Lieut., A. j. Emery.