The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-15
Maine Business Notes.

There have been some %, 900 or 10000 casks
of lime manufactured in Lincolnville the past
year, and quite large quantities of rock are
now being quarried for next seasons use.
W S. & F. B. Sibley, West Waterville, have
crew with teams getting out large quantities
O. wood and timber, but the teams can be bat
little worked for want of snow.
Charles 81. Smith & Son, propretors of the
Williams House, Waterville, have purchased
the American House and fixtures on Common
street. They have five years lease of the
Continental House, and by this purchase they
control the three hotels in Waterville.
There is movement on foot to build hotel
on the old Elm House site. The lot has been
purchased by A. E. Mason, Esq, of Boston,
for $4,000, who with A. d. Lockwood, Esq,
and other capitalists, interested in the welfare
of Waterville, are pressing the matter.
The company which in 1874 organized under
the title of Petit Menan Point Co. and purchas.
cd the Point" for sheep raising, now have
there in the neighborhood of 1000 South Down
sheep. The locality is very favorable for the
purpose, as sheep can procure their own susie
nance even in the severest winters
The Petit Menan Cranberry Co., A. S. Jar
Wis, President, have purchased tract of sever
al hundred acres and have drained a pond of
fifty acres lying in the centre of it. The bot
tom they have sanded and propose to set out
with vines as soon as practicable in the
spring.
Abbott & Scrbner of Harrison are doing
very lively business in the shovel handle
block business. They sawed 500 dozen in less
than two weeks, turning out 20 doz in one day
by one man.
There is to be churn mandatory estab-
lshed in Newport this winter. Several of the
citizens are contemplating taking stock in it.
Business in potatoes has been quite lively in
Corinna this winter, though the prices are
quite low Mr.. f. B. Shaw ships about three
car loads week. G. H. Morse & Son, about
the same quantity. The price now is 80 cents
per bushel The latter firm are doing consid-
cradle business in buying and shaving hoops.
They have a large contract to fill from Portland
parties. They employ about Is men.
There are at present TO men at work in the
Monson slate quarries.
The Bailey Bros of Foxcroft, are doing quite
business in excelsior. They are now running
their mill evenings to fill an order for 100 tons
for Boston parties
The spool business is rather dull just now,
but the proprietors of the Foxcroft Factory,
Dwelley & Co., keep all their force at work.
They are now making several different articles
of wooden ware-as bed castors, boxes, ham
dies, sc. They are also making preparations
for manufacturing bobbns. They have crew
at work near Scbec Lake, in cutting and haul
ing White Birch.
The present season has been unusually ia
vorable for the numbering interest at Moose
| is very strong, rendering the transportation Of
the supplies that we're not carried over the
Lake by boating easy.
Thompson & Ntcomb have received timber
| for the vessel they have in course of building
| in Kennebunk, and work will probably be re-
| sumed in their yard on Monday.
From lack of snow no mill work or lumber
| ing is going on in Denmark.
About two hundred workmen are now en-
ployed in the shoe factory of B. f. Spinney &
Co. in Norway.
In South Paris the shoe factory just built by
the citizens awaits an occupant.--Gerrish &
coSter nave soiu 1VVV oueep auu ldmuS ILLS
| season Perry & Thomas have contract to
| supply 1000 cords of wood to the Grand Trunk
| road.
In Auburn the shipments of shoes during the
week ending Wednesday, j IAN. IL, have been SIS
cases, and the receipts of leather 81 1907 pounds
| During the previous week the shipments were
| 426 cases, and the receipts of leather 42,455
pounds Orders for spring trade are not com.
| ing in very freely as yet.