Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-25
STATE NEWS.

The following light house appointments
have just been received from the treasury de-
partment Hezekiah Long, keeper, Cape
Elizabeth, James Z. Dyer 1t assistant, Alb
by IL. Long % assistant; James Law keeper,
White Head, Edward Murray assistant.
Mr. w. II. Carter has burned three kilns
OF brick at his yard in Winslow, notwithstand-
ing the unfavorate weather. He is prepar-
ing for vigorous operations another season.
= Mail.
The new axe shop Of the Damn Edge Tool
Co. at Waterville is an elegant building, and
apparently as substantial and convenient as
it is handsome. BY the way, there are few
more agreeable sights than those busy shops
at the West village, where axes and scythes
are made; especially as one considers the
means of comfort and happiness. Of culture
and refinement, brought into the many pleas
ant homes in the picturesque village, as the
product Of the labor here performed. A bet
ter and more intelligent people can nowhere
be found than grows un around our better
class of New England manufactures, es-
pecially in the smaller villages Waterville
| Mail.
We learn from the Fairfield Chronicle that
a musical society has been organized, to be
known as the Fairfield Musical Association,
of which Simon Merrill is President; ID. S.
Wiley, Vice President; :. II. Blackwell,
secretary and treasurer: and j. F. Gibbs,
/ conductor.
/ Capt. Stephen Berry and Aaron Mckinney
of Buxton, owners of the Boston HILL lot iii
Denmark, comprising 100 acres, viii, it is
expected, cut the pine and oak timber there
on this winter. 1t will be landed at Moose
brook and Saco river, and driven in the spring
down 10 their mills in Buxton
! The steamer Norwich was sold at auction
at Calais on Saturday week for $1,000. She
was purchased by parties in Calais Ii is
thought that she will not continue to run on
the route from Calais to Boston, but will be
Sold. The venture has proved unprofiable.
North Aroostook is aggitatng the subject
OF Il wooden railway to connect Fort Fair
field, Lyndon, Caribou, and other Northern
Aroostook towns, with the Fredericton and
RivVre du l.oup railroad. The distance is
about twelve miles.
Wednesday, Warden Rice of the State Pris-
on sold at auction the interest of the State in
| three granite quarries at ST. George. The
! best, containing about sixty acres, was sold
to Garrett Cokely, who represented New York
parties, for STOPS. Ii was really worth three
times that sum. The State bought it in 1929
for 500. Another was sold to Patrick Nc
Namara for $50 and a third, known as the
Two Brothers, was knocked off to Capt. John
BicGford for SD. The State owned the gran
lite only.
At their adjourned meeting Friday after
noon, the stockholders of the Eastern lnsur-
ance Co. formally ratified the previously in
formal decision of the company to pay its
Boston losses promptly, and go on with busj-
| ness as before i Bangor Wing
A horse valued at $40 was stolen on
Thursday night from the stable of Mr.. w. w.
Tibbetts of Otis. The thief has been follow
ed, and traced as far as the toll bridge in
Bangor. The case is in the hands of de-
| tectiye.
The Calais Times says fair but not a COM
paratyely large numbering business will be
done on the ST. Croix waters this winter. AL
though it has been favorable season for saw
ing, and the mills have been running steadily
since spring, still the close Of the season will
find most OF our mill owners with large
stock of logs on hand. Moreover, many logs
were left in the streams the past season; and
it seems to be the general intention to clean