Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-11
Dailu Krnnetrl Journal.
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ANDROSCOcGIN.

The roof of Auburn railroad station now
reJoices under handsome tower, surmount-
ed by gilt-edged locomotive.
The Register of Deeds for Androscoggin
county, has just commenced the Tooth vol
ume of records.
Mr.. John Smith of Auburn, who jumped
from his carriage and broke his leg, Friday,
had just erected boiler and machine, and
embarked in the sausage and hogshead cheese
manufacturing business in Auburn
Lewiston boasts boot-black sixty years
old.
Edward N. Dingley, son of Ex-Governor
Dingley, carries off the honors as best de-
caimer in the Freshmen class, Bates col
lege.
The semi-annual convention of the reform
clubs of the State of Maine will be held at
Lewiston, Dec. 4th and 9TH.
CUMBERLAND.
G. L. Bailey of Portland, gunsmith, has on
exhibition on Exchange street, a gun
which is 100 years old, weighs Sc pounds, the
diameter of the bore is 5-s inches, the but is
8 inches, and length of barrel feet inches.
1t is a flint lock
Rev. j. c. Snow of Auburn, now in ill
health, will pass the winter at Stevens Plains.
Meserve & Moulton, who own the saw mill
at Saccarappa, will run it night and day.
They will employ 30 hands.
The Eastern Railroad is negotiating with
the Portland Company to build several loco
motives. Some fifty or one hundred freight
cars and twenty-nine passengers cars
are also to be added to the rolling stock,
and majority of these will also be built by
the Portland Company.
Saturday night as Mr. Robert Cameron,
seaman on the revenue cutter Dallas, was re-
turning to the steamer, he made a misstep
and fell into the dock at the Portland Com
pany's wharf. His cries for help were heard
and he was promptly rescued but all efforts
to resuscitate him proved unavailing.
Saturday morning fire was discovered in
the confectionery and periodical store of Wa.
ter Cox, Middle ST., Portland. The fire was
communicated to the three story block owned
by c. NJ. Plummer, which adjoined, and this
too was badly damaged. The loss of the
whole property was about 81 900, insured for
So, 700.
FRANKLIN.
Hon. S. Dill of Phillips and wife will
soon visit California.
HANCOCK.
Francis Worcester, Esq, the mining king
Of Eastern Maine, is this week to move from
Sullivan to Ellsworth where he will take up
his permanent residence.
KENNEBEc.
Perhaps il is not generally known by our
citizens that we have farmer in our midst,
who is the owner of an orchard that for fruit
bearing purposes, cannot be excelled, and we
doubt if it can be equalled by any other in
New England of its size. Mr.. Richard Plais-
ted who resides on High Street. picked from
his trees 1927 barrels of fine, grated apples, |
consisting of baldwins, greetings and Rox-
bury russets, and before they were gathered /
they presented one of the handsomest sights /
it has ever been our privilege to look on. /
The orchard is i6 rods long. by 20 rods wide, /
and each tree has averaged from five to nine |
barrels These occupy about two-thirds of
the orchard, the other part being set out with !
small apple and pear trees, that do not bear.
Gardner Reporter.
Mr.. John Hall, master carpenter for the |
Hallowell Granite Company, is reported as
intending to leave for Leadvllc early in the |
coming month. Mr.. Charles Parlin will |
spend the winter at his home in Hallowell. |
but VIII return to Colorado in the Spring, so
it is reported.
AT the regular meeting of the James Barnes
HOOK ana Ladder Company of Hallowell,
held Wednesday evening, Mr.. Chas. H. Rich
ards was elected captain, and Mr.. S. b. |
Leonard, assistant, The appointments were
made in regular promotion.
The boiler for the Kennebec Wire Works |
new engine at Hallowel, came by Tuesdays |
freight Geo. Fuller's Sons will do the work |
OF putting the new machinery in position.
The schooner Katie Mitchell loaded last
week, with an entire cargo of bedslats from
VIM. H. Moore & Co., of Gardiner for
New York. She will take upwards of
100000 The manufacturing of bedslats has
within few years become an important
branch of industry in Gardiner. week ago
the Oakland Manufacturing Company had an
order for carload to go TO Denver, Colora-
do.
An engine on the Maine Central railroad
broke crank between South Gardiner and
Richmond Saturday morning, and the train
was delayed for an hour and a quarter
YORK.
The Maine Conference of Episcopal
churches will be held at Saco, April I4th,
Bishop Bowman presiding.
AT LARGE.
John G. Rollins, the senior partner in the
firm of Rollins & Co., the largest American
house in London, is a native of Maine.