Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-13

are worked almost to death. They are kept
busy night, and day making up prices.
Ed. Virgins, formerly of Lewiston, has in
stltuted detective bureau in Boston.
ARoosTo0K.
The New Brunswick Railway, and the
other roads leading to Bangor are now taxed
to their utmost capacity in the transportation
Of Aroostook freight.
The Fall Term of Houlton Academy closes
to-day.
There are five starch factories in the French
Settlements of Aroostook, viz at Fort Kent,
Chataqua, Daigle's. Francis Thibodeau's, and
Van Buren,. One hundred and eight thous-
and bushels Of potatoes of this years crop
have been hauled to these five factories. Be
sides these, there are dozen or more facto-
ries in other portions of the county, some of
which consume much larger quantity of po-
tatoes.
HANCOCK.
Between Ellsworth and Cherryfeld there
are fifteen mines in operation.
OXFORD.
As Mr.. j NJ. Merrill of Byron, was riding
down hill few days ago, his horse suddenly
becoming frightened threw him out, injuring
him internally it is thought, as he cannot
breathe without much pain. He was cut
about the head; one ear was partly torn of !:
back of it the skull was laid bare for three
inches wide.
Messrs. Wilmington & Tilton have opened
factory in Buckfield for the manufacture of
brush blocks.
PENoBscoT
IL is rum0red that Editor Robbins, of the
Dexter Gazette is to remove to Newport.
Seventeen thousand four hundred
and four squares of slate were
shipped from the Abbot depot on the Bangor
Piscataquis Railroad, that being the pro-
ducts Of the Monson quarries, from the first
day of May, 1879, to Oct. 81, 1879. inclu-
sive.
SAGADAHoc.
company from Philadelphia will immed-
lately establish at Georgetown factory to
can clans for the West India trade. Tween
fy-five cents bushel will be paid for the BIZ
valve.
Professor Baird is soon to establish sta
ton at Belfast, for studying the habits of
fishes.
WAsHISGToN
The house and buildings owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. G. III. Welch of Perry. were
destroyed by fire Monday morning. The build
lngs OF Mr.. j. +. Cove. including the Post
ONCE on the opposite side of the street, mar
rowly escaped destruction.
II is stated that one Boston dealer. the sea-
son OF rs. '79, sent over S., 900 into the town
OF Ferry alone, mostly for potatoes
new steam saw mill has lately been built
at Washburn Village, and will soon be in op-
Grafton.
YORK.
Harry Howe, Esq, of Fall river, has been
appointed agent for Pepperell and Laconia
companies in Biddeford. Mr. Howe learned
the business in Biddeford at the water power
machine shop.
Ar LARGE
The Boston & Maine Railroad Co. have
sent IN their sworn returns to the commission
ers for the year ending Sept. 30 From these
1t appears that the road is in a fourishino
condition. dividend of per cent. ha.
been declared, and there is surplus this wear
OF sloI,sG2. There are III miles of steel
rails. The road owns 20 locomotives and
lo2z cars of all kinds. During the wear 4
persons have been killed on the road and 10
injured. The number of passengers carried
Is f,1Oo, 40 The total funded debt is SO
100000. r'
vi the Representatives elected to the Leg
lslature from Boston the following are ma
tyes OF Maine Geo. NJ. Starbird. formerly
OF Maine; James NJ. Bugbee. formerly of
Ferry Increase +. NOyes, formerly of JAY 4:
and John &. Webster, born in South Ber-
wick