Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-18
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.


To the Editor of the Kennebec Journal:
We really feel like braggingt Our Star is
in the ascendency. We are 'some." We
see ourselves quoted in the Boston papers,
"RIcnxoNp FREIGHrs." Look at that!
Candidly, business is opening well. Sew
eral of the Ice Companies are just commene-
ing the shipment of ice, and we begin to
realize the amount of business it will give US
in July and August when all the Companies
will be pressing their shipments. Tie follow
ing is a list of vessels loaded last week or
finishing putting in cargoes by the Sagadahoc
Ice Company, Schooners &c. b. Wood,
"Chloe" and Lizzie Carr" all for Balti-
more; by w. W. Russell Company, Schoon-
ers Hannah Baker,"''N. w. Niece, "''Mat-
tie Z. Tabor" and Edward Kidder," all for
Baltimore; by the Cedar Grove Ice Company,
Schooners ''H. n. Squires, Sarah Watson,
"James A. Parsons" and "Electa Bailey"
all tor New York; by Kennebec Land and
Lumber Company, Schooner "Wm. Slater,
for Charleston. S. c., and Bark "Merrimac,'
Brig "Selma,' and Schooner Chino" for
Savannah. Fifteen vessels week to COM
mence on, land the number must be doubled
before the season is over when our usual
number heretofore has been two or three, is
enough to justify the exuberance of spirit
manifested by our citizens.
stranger visiting our streets in the day
time, is apt to think Richmond dull, ''one-
horse town." for the reason that he sees no.
body But we are all at work, then iders
are not encouraged. On an evening like this
(Monday) our streets bear a different aspect
Every store is crowded and the streets are
thronged.
Amsng the other business enterprises of
mill of Foster, Spaulding & Co., which is fit
ted throughout with the best saws and ma
chinery and gives employment to upwards of
twenty-five men. Stotenburgh & Browns
new ship of 800 tons now on the stocks will
soon be ready for launching. tits built for
II. ]. Southland & Son of this place. A. H..
Walker & Co., boot and shoe manufacturers,
deal by wholesale only, and are building up a
large business Dan1 Clarke, manufacturer
| of clothing for Boston market employs from
twenty to two hundred females all the time
! a great portion of the year breaches the high
| er number.
Our schools in the village are all in session
now. The teachers employed for this year
are Prof. A. A. Woodbridge, High School
Miss Mary +. Hastings, North Intermediate
Miss Carrie J. Call, Central intermediate
Miss Clara A. Donnell, South Intermediate
and Miss M. A. Hanover, Primary. We
have three terms this year; hitherto we have
had but two.
Rev. G. +. Stearns of Saccarappa has
| given us three lectures this week, and will
| give three more tomorrow on the doctrines
| of the New Jerusalem Church. DR.. J. c.
| Boynton and others of our prominent citi-
zens are greatly interested in these lectures,
and are DESTROYS of establishing a permanen,
| Church here.
The +. w. Baptsts, Rev. Ira Emery, pas
tor, are raising and putting extensive repairs
upon their church. They design making ii
Metropolitan. The Congregationatists will
retain for another year their popular minister,
Rev. VIM. c. Curtis. 1t is the sincere wish
of all that he may be permanently settled
here; and Rev. Noah Hobart is sent 10 us
from the Methodist Conference.
The affair of the season came off last week
at the residence of c. B. Foster, Esq. 1t was
the May Party of Miss Aggie Folsom, six
year-old daughter of II. NJ. Folsom, and
granddaughter of Mr.. Foster. Sixty-nine
invitations were extended, and every one was
accepted. Many of the guests had not reach
ed the age that would entite them to be re-
returned as scholars. The assembled COM
pany presented beautiful as well as lively
scene Mamie hasn't ceased talking about i,
yet.
With the pleasing business prospects be-
| fore us, we feel like inviting the denizens o.
the uni river cities and towns, who are dog
gedIy waiting for something to turn up" tc
cmigrate this way We do not mean for you
to come as the auctioneer does from Gardiner
sell out whole stock of goods in one
evening and carry the money all back to
Gardiner-but bring your beds and stay. And
come quickly, for real estate is on the rise
though it has not yet reached the figures plac
ed upon it by the State Valuation Commits
sion. DINUM.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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