Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-10
at Webster station, orono. taking the power

At Webster station, Orono taking the power
from their factory. A branch railway is now
Deing putt to these mills by the T.. & n. A.
ihall~ay 70. Messrs. Mayo, Snow & Co,
naNe recently purchased lot of land near the
Webster station in Orono. and have COM
meneed to erect steam-mfll for nanufactur-
ing purposes. Mr.. Mayo comes from Lynn,
Hiass', anu Is sad to be largely interested in
manufactures there. We hear thew pronose
to manufacture doors and blinds.
! A correspondent of the Riverside Echo
gays there IS one lifelong temperance man
in WATERFORD, who says what very few can
! Though sixty years Of age yet he has never
taken glass of liquor; does not allow his
apples to be made into cider, but prefers to
let the cattle eat them. This gentleman, Mr..
Samuel Roberts, wrote the first constitution
for a Temperance society in the town, and
is now living to enjoy many of the benefits
Of his carly efforts in this direction. His
fresh, vigorous appearance contrasts strong
ly with that of many of his early conten-
poraries, who have no such record.
About o'clock on Thursday evening, the
drying room of Mr. Charles Fosters tooth
pick factory at East Sumner. with all its con-
tents, were entirely destroyed, together with
grist and single machine. The mills were
owned by Mr.. \. s. Head and the factory
who had been running it less than year.
Mr.. +. had large quantity of tooth-picks
and cigar lighters ready for the market, on
which there was no insurance. The entire
loss was from $4,000 to $4,000, on which
there was $4,000 Insurance. Gst
Jacob Leeman of Abbott, according to the
Piscataquis Observer. is an active old farmer
and grape raiser. He is 16 years old and has
the past winter, single handed and alone, cut
and hauled cedar enough, two and one-half
miles, to the MILL to make 100 NJ. shingles,
with one-horse team. During his labors he
canght monstrous bear in trap. The bear
stood upol his hind legs, and Selling cedar
log 10 feet long and eight inches in diameter
in his fore paws, threw it high in the air and
caught it again as it decended, grasping it
with such power as to tear out a piece five
inches thick.
The Belfast Age says that intelligence has
been received in that city of the loss of Capt
K. T. Ii. Thompson late of that city, master
Of brig Sarah, which was picked up aban-
doned several weeks ago. The brig was
overhauled by hurricane on the 10th of
February which carried away her masts, and
that Capt. Thompson was swept off into the
sea and drowned, and also lady passenger
and her two children. The crew remained
on the wreck till March 4th, some eighteen
days, when they were taken off by brig M.
w. Norwood of Camden, and carried to
Liverpool.
At the meeting of the Skowhegan Village
corporation, Judge Dascomb was elected
Moderator; A. S. Emery, Clerk; l.. H. Fol-
som, A. +. Parlin, c. c. Emery, Assessors;
James Fellows, Treasurer. The Assessors
were authorized to appoint Frewardens, Fire
Engineers, Constables. Josiah Tilton was
.,tn (DJiu Ixn
reported that the total indebtedness of the
Corporation is $4,000. The following sums Of
money were voted Current expenses 5000;
Night Watch Sio0; $1,000 to lquidate debt
with interest for the balance; 500 to con-
struet cistern on Front street