Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-18
STATE NEWS.

The Rockland Gazette says that a meeting
was held at the Common Council room on
Monday evening, for the purpose of consid.
ering the proposition of Mr.. Howe, of Marl-
boro', Mass. for establishing a shoe factory
in Rockland. 1t is understood that Mr.. Howe
proposes to invest $4,000 in the business, on
condition that the citizens subscribe 100000.
At the meeting referred to $4,000 was raised
and there is a fair prospect of obtaining the
sum required.
The Sunrise says that Presque Isle has
voted unanimously to offer the bonds of the
town of an amount not to exceed $4,000,
payable in ten years with interest annually, to
any parties who will within two years expend
an equal amount in the erection of wooden
factory in that town Of sufficient capacity for
three sets of machinery. Also to exempt
the building land on which it shall be erected,
water power and machinery from taxation
for ten years. The town to be saved harm
less by mortgage of the property, which at
all times is to be insured for the benefit of the
town.
The harbor master of Bangor informs the
Wing that the whole number of arrivals at
that port during the season of open navigation
in the river Mar. ID to Nov. 30-262 days. was
2,7l4, aggregating about 800, 900 tons There
visited that port 79l different vessels, of
which were steamers, ship, 6 barques, 81
brigs, us schooners, sloops and yachts
the smaller fishing craft not being included in
this statement.
The Wing says that Rev. Thomas Cooper,
formerly somewhat notorious in that vicinity,
has been arrested in Schenectady, N. Y, for
base assault upoh very respectable MEM
Der of his parish. This is the same person
who was dismissed from the Methodist church
in Brewer, for SANDER, falsehood. and sim
liar assault as that attempted at Schenectady,
upon a member of the Brewer society. An
old rascal.
The directors of the European. North
American railroad are very unwilling to re-
lease Mr.. Lunt, their superintendent, who
has recently been elected to the same position
on the Maine Central.
The Lewiston journal says the Lincoln
mill will receive 500 additional spindles in
January. The new mill enterprises projected
for that city pext season, will prove a mos,
| excellent contribution to business. Croakers
will have to take a back seat. Most of then
now see that the capitalists interested in
Lewiston mean to have every drop of water
in the river running over waterwheels and
hitched to spindes.
The Reporter says that the Bridgton Saw
ings bank, which has been established only
about two years. contains deposits to the
amount of $4,000. OF this sum S22 900 ha S
been deposited within the past six months
The bank has just made a semi-annual div-
dend of 8 l2 per cent.
The Press stamps as false the reports that
have been flying about that the small pox is
prevailing in Portland. The only case of
this nature in town is that of Capt Anderson
who isTecovering from an attack of variooid
AT the pest house the only cases were those
| of Mckay, the Rockland sailor, Rev. Mr..
Reeve, the Methodist minister who came in
the Samaritan and Capt. Symonds of Kenne-
bunk, who came in the Prussia. The last
two are convalescent and will be discharged
next week, though no LANCER would occur by
their dismissal day. This statement is
made on the authority of DR.. Getchell, city
physician. The health Of the city is as good
as usual.
Hon. f. X. O'Brien, of the firm of Bur-
CESS, O'Bhen & Co., of Thomas,on, shipped
the first lot of lime that was sent over the
Knox & Lincoln railroad. 1t was directed to
Hon. James I. Patten of Bath.
The Rockland Gazette says that Messrs
Walker, Dunn & Co., are building one OF
their first class three masted schooners, to be
launched in few weeks. II is said that
John G. Dunn, son of one of the builders,
will take command of her.
The Press says that the Woodman Little
john mill in Yarmouth has been sold to Ho-
mer L. Locke, Of the firm of Locke. Twitch
ell & Co., for Sl4,G0 The storehouse near
the Grand Trunk station brought 1925 The
mill is said to have originally cost S37 900
Mr.. Locke will carry on the manufacture of
paper from pulp.