Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-04
STATE NEWS.

Allusion was recently made to an ancient
Free Mason in this State, and now we hear
that there is living in Freeport in this county
Capt Charles Lambert who will be ninety
seven years of age next month. He was
made Free Mason when he was twenty one
years old-seventy-six years ago. Is he moi
the. Oldest living Mason in Maine ARGUS.
John Pierce of Denmark, had his buildings
destroyed by fire last Friday, about O'Clock
in the morning The buildings consisted Of
a one story wool house and wood shed stable
barn and corn barn. Ten bushels of corn
so bushels of wheat and so bushels of pota.
toes were consumed, and new sleigh, also
lot of bedding and household goods. The
fire is supported to be the work of an incen
diary. Loss about 1920; insured in Home
of New York forjSl000.
The Wing learns that the mills at "Toddy
ponds" in Orland was entirely destroyed by
fire early yesterday morning. The light OF
the conflagration was plainly visible in this
city. The establishment comprised saw
and grst mill, and was owned by Axel Hay
ford of Belfast. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 to $4,000. This is the second manu-
featuring establishment recently burned in
Orland the mills at the village, owned by
the Messrs. Swazey of Bucksport and val
week ago Sunday night.
Simmons, the Maine Sculptor, is now at
work at Rome on the Naval Monument, a
colossal architectural pile, to be decorated
with allegorical statues. In March Gen
Sherman sat at Simmons, at Rome, for mar.
BILE bust
A correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
calls the attention of the citizens of OXFORD
county to a branch of business not carried or
there, but which might be, viz the manu-
facture of rock maple blocks for boot and
shoe lasts. These blocks sell at Railroad
stations for $500 per thousond. They are
) inches wide on the bottom, 1-2 on the in
step, and Is inches long, shaped ready for the
lathe, and long enough to be sawed the prop
er lengths and rounded. Two men in day
will saw off cuts enough to make thousand
blocks.
defalcation has been discovered in the
accounts of the postmaster at Bridgton, S.
NJ. Harmon, and he has resigned. 1t is
thought government will suffer no loss as the
amount is more than secured by bondsmen.
A correspondent of the Register SAYS thai
the toothpick factory in Canton, has furnished
more work for teams than all the rest of bust
ness in the village, cord wood, lumber ant
all. Over 100 cords of poplar have beer
hauled for the use of this mill. One core
per day is used, giving employment to abou
80 men and girls. The girls make the boxes
and pack the picks ready for market. The
mill is run by steam power. 1t is said that
each machine will make 5000 per minute.
| Mr.. C. C. Couillard, who for several years
has been associate editor of the Portland
Evening Advertiser, has severed his connec-
ton with that paper, and has taken place
on the editorial staff of the Boston Herald.
Mr.. L. H. Cobb. city editor, succeeds to the
chair vacated by Mr.. Mr.. Couillard, and
focal matters are to be entrusted to Mr.. L.
c. Wade, well-known in Portland as formor-
ly city editor of the Press.
The Paris FIGURING Company are running
their mill day and night. They have lately
ordered 10000 bushels of wheat and Is ,OO(
bushels of corn from the West; they alst
have on the road 10000 bushels of corr
which is detained on account of the snow
They are grinding about 1000 bushels of corr
daily which secures ready sale; in fact the,
have been unable to supply half the demand
for corn the present month. They have ais
contracted for 10000 round hoped barrel
to be delivered as required during the presen
year. They intend doing heavy fiourin
business the coming season, their mill bein
capable Of grinding $50 barrels of -four daily
which is sent to all parts Of the State an
lower British Provinces. Oxford Demo
crat. .-, ,s. & A G%N
Bethel Savings Bank is in operation an
has commenced receiving deposits.
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