Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-03

We would commend the following item to
people who have not large hearts Dut VINO
would like to have their present ones grow
Many years ago during a severe winter, /
Nantucket harbor was frozen over for four
weeks. The coal in store had long been ex-
haustcd and there was much suffering from
lack of tuGl. Even the fences had been torn
down and burnt to exc out the scanty supply
of wood. To the great delight of the towns
people the ice broke up one fine morning.
and a schooner laden with coal was seen APP
preaching. There was much excitement, and
before the craft was moored coal dealer
boarded her and eagerly addressed the hon
est Quaker skipper Clifford Wal. Capen,
said he. ''you'vc about hit this cruise. guess
| I'll hev to take y'ur hui cargo. Sposc you'll
want more'n the usual s. Il ton. Wal. like
to do the square thing hv friend. and I'll
give you Sl2 ton for it,. Friend" SAID
Captain Clifford, thee can have one ton OF
nv coal if thee likes for -, but only one ton.
all must have a chance. just then one ot
the richest men of the place joined them say
ing II want ten tons of your coal al youi
own pricc-namc it. | have suffered enough
for once" He received the same answer and
SO did all--one ton for each family and So as
the price of each ton. No love of gain. no
solicitation, no regard for individuals could
move honest Captain Clifford.
1t is not generally known by all outsiders
that there are in Piscataquis county five
wooden factories in operation, which give en-
ploymcnt to Il large number of operatives.
These mills are located in Dover. Foxcrott.
Sangeryillc. Guiltordand Sebec. The amount
of cloth manufactured in all, and what kinds.
we are unable To ascertain. In tiuiltord there
is a good factory with two sets of cards and
fourteen looms, which turn out about 5000
yards rtpcllant> per month. these goods
have obtained II high reputation III the market.
The mill is operated by Mcssr>. Pollock.
Scott X Cats. three enterprisng young men.
The Boston Daily Advertiser j. responsible
for the following story
At Il recent Sabbath school meeting al
Brunswick one OF the college professors in
illustrating to the children the fact that il We
are not working for Christ we must hr work
ing against him. asked the qucstion--''W no
are we working for when We are not working
for Christi" One of the little juveniles re-
piled in clear triumphant voice. For father
!. and mother" But what capped the climax
is, that after the little fellow had reached his
home on being asked why he made such a
. reply, he exI' Iained himself by saying that he
didn't want 10 say Devil right out
The corn factory of J. W. Jones. At Ken
dall's Mills has closed up the years business
with the following record, viz: Put up 13o.-
600 cans, and only about Il two thirds yield at
that Paid out $1,000. Employed six hands
the whole wear and $50 hands during harvest
ing. Some farmers realized 500 per acre
, although an average would be from $40 tf
$40 per acre. The farmers are all well salts
fed with the experiment and promise to plan
more next year than they did this
A Fryeburg correspondent of the Oxtort
: Democrat says ground was broken on the con
$ templated Portland 4 Ogdensburg Railroad
. near the Fair grounds in that village. on Mon
day. the 10Th inst. \ large embankmcnt ha
5 already been made in the fill ut the head o
Wards Pond Stone masons are at work oi
the masonry Work is progressing rapidly OF
the whole of this division extending to Hiram
and at the present time over a mile has beer
graded.
d Mr. P. l.. Eanscom who we believe wen
from this State has now one of the largcs
# lob printing establishments in Chicago. ii
: started small job office in that city nv
4 wears ago. and from this humble beginning
has by industry and perseverance establishe
a large and paying business. Seven stear
: presses are kept constantly in use, and som
forty of the best workmen to BE- obtained nm
steady employment.
Mr.. Daniel Crockett, the oldest resident q
% the town of Prospect, died on the 9th OF DE
cember, at the advanced age of "a years and
months. Mr. Crockett was born at WindhaI
20 in I77s; moved to Prospect in ls0S, and eve
/ after resided in that town. Although he som
- time since retired from active life. he wa
universally known to the inhabitants OF tn
town, old and new who had long looked upo
l. him as one of the landmarks.
The State Temperance Executive Commit
call upon the men and women of Maine, VIII
are in favor of the suppression OF lntcmpel
ance and of the advancement OF the cause {
prohibition by all such measures as expericno
has demonstrated to be necessary for that pu
pose, are invited to meet in Mass Conventio
at Auburn Hail. in the city of Auburn, G
Thursday and Friday, January 9th and 2st
1870 The Convention will organize at
O'Clock p. NJ, on Thursday.
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