Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-03
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ANpROsCoGGIS.

ANpRosooGGIS.
The Lewiston Steam Mill Company's mill
will shut down for the winter in about one
week.
The Barker Mill at Lewiston is now pre-
ducing 10000 yards OF goods per week, CON
Stunning :, 500 bales of cotton per year. More
new carding and spinning machinery, to the
amount of $1,000. have been added, besides
which, 81 900 more have been laid out in
smaller modern appliances, and further
sum Of $500 in general repairs to the mil
and grounds and houses adjacent
CUMBERLAND.
Messrs d. w. Clark 4 Co.. of Portland,
have begun to build large ice house. 1t Is
designed to hold 80, 900 tons of ice.
Rev, Mr. Gibbs, ofCongress Square church
of Portland, announced Sunday, that he had
collected s6950, or all but $3.50 necessary to
liquidate the church debt. The latter sum
was Immediately raised.
Elmer Chandler of Portland, who is now
eleven wears old was Saturday sent to the Re-
form school, to remain there during his mi
nority, for stealing a sled.
A large company of relatives and friends
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moulton at
their residence in Gorham, on Thanksgiving
day. and Joined with them in the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage
Mrs. Mouton wore the identical dress-a
pearl satin-which she wore at her wedding.
and other portions of her bridal outfit, and
one of her then bridesmaids, Mrs. John Cur
tbs, was present to help array her in the Bird
al attire of fifty years ago. On the refresh
ment tables were seen the china and por-
ton of the table linen which did service at
the original wedding.
Miss Bertha Behrens, the young violinist
who is to appear at a concert to be given IN
Portland, Thursday evening next, is a musi-
clan of rare promise. She is but nine years
of age, and already renders the most difficult
music with taste and accuracy. Unlike most
musical prodigies, she is not frail or delicate
but a perfectly natural, comfortable child,
who is unspoiled by the praises she receives
but in love with her art. She is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. Fred Behrens, formerly of
Portland.
PENoBscoT.
Miss Nellie Blai.dell of Bangor, is study
ing music in Boston.
Farm buildings in Lagrange, belonging to
Rev. 4. r. Sanborn of Law renee, Mass, was
totally DESTROYED by fire Thursday last, with
all its contents. Loss about $1,000; insured
for $1,000.
Saturday afternoon freight train was
wrecked about mile east of Greenbush on
the Z. & N. A. Railway. No one was injured
1t is estimated that the damage to the compa-
ny's property will fall considerably short of
one thousand dollars.
PIscATAQuIs.
CYRUS A. Packard, ESQ.,, of Blanchard, has
sold q tract of land of one thousand acres in
that town, upon which are valuable deposits
of roofing states, within one mile of the
b. & P. r. r. depot, to parties in Bangor,
who will carry on an extensive operation in
slate quarrying
SAGADAHoC
Mr.. Geo. o. Mitchell. a graduate of the
Bath High School, class of 16, is now in
structor in the use of the microscope in Dart
mouth Medical College. He graduates from
the literary department of the college the
coming spring.
Miss Jennie Belle Neale of Bath, has made
an engagement to read in Cooper Institute,
N. Y, the coming winter.
York.
The Irish priest of Biddeford got three
hundred young men to sign the pledge Sun
day.
Ar LARGE
The name of the post-office at Ripley Mills,
Somerset County, has been changed to Rip
ley: and the name of the office at Salmon
Brook, Aroostook County has been changed
to Washburn. John +. Staples has been APP
pointed postmaster at BaiDyvile, Washing
ton County.