Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-25

making rapid progress upon the site for the
new depot buildings of the Androscoggin Rail-
road Company at Pennington village. When
the excavation is completed and the grounds
are graded up, the company will have the mo t
beautiful spot for a depot in the State. 1t
house floor, with a hard sand and gravel bed
upon which to lay their tracks and erect their
buildings. Mr.. Clark says it will require some
two weeks work on the west side of the river
to finish the excavation and complete the road
bed to the west bank of the river. The pile
driver has been placed in position, and will
soon be busy at work driving home" the foun-
dations of the bridge, when will be had the
satisfaction of seeing the structure daily
growing and reaching out over the river and
across the intervale, until it finds its natural
terminus at the new depot grounds.
Early in June the Sherman Steel Company
accepted a Charter granted by the last Legis-
lature and effected an organization by adopt
ing requisite regulations, and made choice of
officers as follows: w. II. Pillsbury, Clerk,
Z. Swazey, E. +. Sawyer, G. Blodgett, l. A.
Bush and A. +. Page, Directors, and f.
Swazey, Treasurer. The Ellsworth Ameri
can says the Company is chartered with a
$50, 900 capital and are authorized to increase
it to 100000 The works are not yet in full
operation; bW are making 1900 pounds Of
fine steel per day. They have capacity for
three tons.
Trimmings of color contrasting with the
dress are now come into favor again. Com
plete costumes of neutral tints are in such
grea, favor, that something is required to ep-
liven their monotony. Buffcolored, gray
fawn, and such colored dresses are trimmed
with crossway bands, ruches or fittings of
green, blue, brown, plum, cerise. or nasturt-
ium- colored silk or if the trimmings are
made of the material of the dress, they are
piped all round with colored silk. The bon
net-or, at least, its trimming-must also
correspond in shade to that of the dress.
The Calias Advertiser says fine schooner
called the IT. w. Allan" was launched from
the shipyard Of Messrs. T. w. Allan < Son,
in Dennysville, on The 18th instant. She is
about 40 tons burthen, old measurement.
She was built by Master Thomas Watt, in a
most thorough manner and of the best mate
rails. She is designed to run between Den
nysville and Boston.
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have completed the abutments and will soon
commence to erect the piers for their bridge
across the river at Matawamkeag. The
Company have also commenced work on the
north side of the river on a cut, which will
be the heaviest Of any on the road.
The Chronicle says arrangements are be-
ing made for grand Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Pennington. The services of Wilton
Brass Band have been secured several emf
nent speakers from abroad are expected, and
and general attendance of Lodges of Good
Templars from various sections of Franklin
and neighboring counties.
The Telegraph says fourteen feet are to be
added to the Portland & Kennebec railroad
depot at Brunswick, on the north side the
whole length, so as to afford more accommo-
dations for the passenger and ticket rooms, and
for Mr. Fields saloon. Talk is made of erect
ing a freight depot on the lot south of the pas
senger depot, and some distance from it.
The Age says two of the prisoners who es-
capped from Belfast Jail on the 2lst of May,
Samuel POLICEMAN and Melven Nichols both
of Bangor, have been recaptured and re-
turned 10 their old quarters from which they
will not be likely to escape again very soon.
Packard is still at liberty. There are now
twelve prisoners in the Jail.
Gen. Cuvier Grover, L. s. A., arrived home
in Bethel on Saturday. Ever since his grad
uation at West Point some twenty years ago,
he has been engaged in active service either
during the civil war or on the frontiers. He
has been stationed for several years past in
New Mexico and Texas.
Launched at Pittston last Wednesday after
noon, the schooner Grace Cushing. She was
built by Master Hinds at the Stevens yard in
Pittston, and will be commanded by Capt.
Pinkham. She is owned by Bartlett & Den
mis-, S. r. Tibbets, o. Moulton, A. Bailey
and others. She is $50 tons, new measure
ment.
We learn that Moses Bailey, whose oil
cloth works, barns and stable were burned at
East Winthrop, on the 22d inst, had an in
surance on the property amounting to s24,-
500, divided between ten offices at NJ. w.
Fairs Agency in this city.
Board at Saratoga this wear pt private