Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-08
STATE NE VS..

There are thirty -four Sullivans in Lew iston
and the cry is still they come.
Rev. DIR. Bowen of Lewiston, has been selected
by the Free Baptist Board of Education to write
a memoir Of the late Rev. Geo. I. Day.
Westport is growing into special prominence as
lumber port. The capacity for cutting logs has
been more than doubled within seven months.
Heal brothers have built new shop, 40xl00, fit
ting it up and giving it capacity for 20 600 feet
per day. William Heal has just completed
double mill. The building is 4OxlOO two stories,
and will have capacity Of $4,000 feet per day.
South Berwick is to celebrate the 4th Of July
with procession, and an Grafton by Hon. T. b.
Reed of Portland
The famous class which was graduated at Bow
dom College in 1925, containing among its MEM
bers Longfelow, Hawthorn, John s. c. Abbot,
and other men since distinguished in letters is to
hold its semi-centennial at the College about the
Sth of July next. Mr.. Longfellow will read
poem, DR.. Geo. B. Cheever will deliver Grafton,
and Prof. n. Dunn of New York, will also read
poem.
at Carters yard at Belfast, to be furnished by
A. F. Meservey of Bangor.
A dredging machine run by steam, is at work
clearing out the channel Of the Machias river.
The lumber mills, run by water. are again 1t
work filling up the channel Of the st. Croix.
! The following the recent business changes
in this State
Bangor-Foss 4 Patten, sewing machine deal
ers, dis.
Galais-Jas. A. Hall & Son, lumber. dis; now
Willard s. Hail.
Camden-J. f. Stetson, sail maker, sold out.
Eastport-E. W. French, fish, dis, oils &c;
now E. W. French & Co. .,.....
Houlton-R. Seabrook, fruit, sold to Charles
Stevens,
Lcwiston-Geo. Pote, gro sold out.
The shaft being sunk at the Cascade quarry,
Soco, has now reached depth of about fifteen
fnpt IN iharah a QveitoU ont v.
listed there as what appeared to be quartz Of great
richness, was brought up. piece the size OF
walnut was taken up. and under glass but little
of the quartz rock could be detected, the larger
portion of it being apparently gold. Rumors OF
discoveries of rich quartz rock in other sections
Of the Portland road prevail. One gentlemen
who has a small outcropping ledge, is said to
have been offered $1,000 for the same. A short
time since it would have been considered hardly
worth anything.
The house, barn and outbuilding of Kendall
S. Jackins of IIodgdon, were burned Wednesday.
The barn contained 10 tons of hay. The build
| ings were partly insured. The fire caught from
! the chimney.
All the doctors in Camden, says the Herald,
have been busy with canker rash patients. One
doctor has had one hundred and ninety three
cases. and Of this lumber one has proved to be
fatal.
Over two thousand barrels of porgies were sent
to Hathaways factory in Damarscotta, last week.
! IIOH 1NcItOH, H. l., WHcTc tHcy WcIC tsAcAb IN
indication that the fishing season will very soon
commence on this shore, as the body Of fish are
working to the north end.
The trustees of the Lincoln County Asricultu.
raj and Hortcul tural Society, have decided to
hold their annual cattle show ane fair at Waldo
boro, on the 18th, 18th and l4th of October.
The first salmon Of the season caught in the riv-
er at Calais, weighed twenty pounds, and sold
readily at 10 cents per pound. Eight dollar
catches like that don't happen around on every
night.
| Very extensive wood fires are raging on the
north and east of Bangor. The fire started in
Amherst Monday, and extended towards the
northwest. Among the townships burned over
are No. ,, owned by Hall brothers; No. 3, owned
by Morrison Gilman No. f34, owned by II. NJ. 4
b. Hall; No. So, owned by the Prentiss heirs, and
Messrs. Coe and Giddpgs. The fire ragged fierce
ly near Mattawamkeag Thursday, and when the
freight train came down load of sleepers or
telegraph pc,cs caught fire. The train was run to
Mattawamkeag, =, burning car run under wa
ter spout Of the tank aouse, and the fire extn
guished.