Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-15
The Wing say, that on last Friday no,

The Wing says that on last Friday noon
William Fletcher, Jr., came home to his ia
thers's house on the corner of Hancock and
ZINE streets in Bangor, from his usual work
at the dinckiey Egery Iron Co.'S Foundry,
washed up, took dinner, changed his clothes
and lett the mouse, saying that he did not feel
well and would not work that affernoon
Since that time he has not been seen. and HE
family and friends are growing very anxious
about him, fearing that he has met foul play
Young Fletcher is little over Is wears of
age, is tall-nearly six feet in heipht-and
slender, has light complexion, dark hair and
light blue eyes. His health has not been very
good lately. Any one having information of
the missing lad will confer great favor by
communicating with his father or the Hinek-
ley Egery Iron Co.
In the newly inaugurated postal railway
service, which has been extended to Bangor,
Mr.. w. Jefferds is head clerk in charge OF
the mail from Boston, and Curtis Stevens
head clerk in charge from Bangor. Mr..
Frank Emery of Portland, has been ap-
pointed postal clerk on the route between
Boston and Bangor. and has entered on his
duties. The Portland Advertiser learns that
Messrs. French and Hurd have been pro-
NOTED to head clerks on the above route.
The good people of Kennebunkport are
elated with the prospect of good times COM
ing Several responsible parties from Bos-
ton have taken bonds of property along the
coast, between Cape Porpoise and Mousam
River, intending to build hotels and summer
cottages.
The committee appointed as a Board of
Manufactures at recent meeting of the
Portland Board of Trade, met Monday after.
| noon, President Dana in the chair. Walter
Wells was chosen Secretary. An informal
discussion followed during which it was in
cidently mentioned that a responsible party
stood ready to invest one hundred thousand
| dollars in cotton mandatory, provided
that land and building, the cost Of the same
not to exceed 500, 900, could be furnished at
the rate of six per cent.
Brig Ii. II. McGilvery, of Bucksport,
| Stubs master, for Surinam, which went
| ashore on Nix's Mate, near Boston, got of
Monday, without assistance or apparent dam
| age, and returned to that port
Messrs. Smith & Copeghlin, two enterpris-
ing men from New Vineyard, are erecting a
| steam factory for the manufacture Of spools,
at Aliens Mills in Pennington. They have
engaged all the birch lumber for miles
around, and intend doing large business.
Author Brown, Esq, superintendent of the
Androscoggn railroad has changed his head
quarters from Lewiston to Bath.
The exhibition of Monmouth Academy &C.
| CURED Friday evening, Nov. 10th. The fol-
| lowing students had parts Neal ID. Fogg.
Sarah l.. Sanborn, Clement s. Stetson,
Hattie Loomis, Fred w. Arnold, Gilbert
| Benner, f. c. Slower. Ella NJ. Ramsdell,
John II. Cooling, E. p. Fox, Nellie F. An
drews, Oscar M. Simpson, Henry S. Mari,
Nellie A. Shaw, Annie Greenlesf, Eugene
L. Ham, M Louise Fogg, J. ii. Norris.
dialogue was spoken and farce enacted also
Winthrop news from the Lewiston Journal
Friend Moses Bailey has completed his car
pet factory and commenced work with loo
men. His is the most noble carpet factory in
the country. 1t is 220 feet long and has four
working stories. 1t is built in the most thor
ough manner, of the best material by the
most experienced workmen, The machinery
is moved by a powerful steam engine. We
have not the means of knowing what amount
of carpets are produced and what amount OF
money is paid monthly; but it must be large.
This has rejuvenated business among his old
neighbors and friends at Baileyyille. Mai
Branford has put into the old Clark mill as
good Touring mill as there is in the country
This will obviate the necessity of Winthrop
| farmers going to Wayne or Monmouth to OBJ
tain prime flour.
Owen Atkins, lad about ii years of age,
had both bones of the leg below the knee
broken in wrestling match at the school
house. A little son of Frank Wood, aged G
years, 6 few days ago, while passing through
the WOODEN mill caught his left arm in the
machinery, and it was wrested off at the ell
bow. The arm was amputated at the
shoulder.
The Lewiston Steam Mill Company has
sawed about four millions of logs the pas,
season and has now shut down except the
planning.