Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-31


Inhs. of Windsor vs.. Robert n. Thomp-
son 4 ais. Baker 4 Baker for pits. Pills
bury and Potter for the defts. This is an
action upon the town treasurer's bond for the
year 1873, in the penal sum of Sl2, 600. The
case was sent to an auditor, Samuel w.
Lane, Esq, and his report made at the last
March term, finds a balance due the town of
S277.33 The defts. are willing to accept the
auditors report, but the pits. go to the jury
claiming that $500 more are in the treasurers
hands unaccounted for. Trial commenced.
HallOxvell Industries.
The HALLowELL CoTToN MANUFACTURING
COMPANY,
J. NJ. Harvey, agent. The main building is
beautiful brick structure, $50 feet in length
by A. feet wide, five stories high, located on
the corner of Second and Academy streets.
The propelling power is steam. Two engines.
$50 horse power each with six boilers are used.
Thirty tons of coal are consumed weekly. The
weaving rooms are supplied with $50 looms.
Their present force is $50 operatives, mostly
females. The monthly pay roll makes up to
some $4,000. just now they are working on
large orders of fancy goods, and some sheet
ings. The weekly product of the mills is
about fifty thousand yards The fancy
goods is a new style of fabric, recently intro
uuCtu INTO tflc illtI hct anu Is ndNltik IL ldIHt
sale From the gentemanly agent, we OBJ
tanned much interesting and valuable infor
nation concerning the process and general
business of cotton manufacturing. This COM
pany is sharing in the general revival of
business and trade. and is encouraged by the
prospect of continued prosperity; they are
increasing their facilities for larger operations.
Most of their goods find market in New York.
Messrs. Wendall Hutchington & Co. are the
principal purchasers. To give detailed
description of the whole process through
which the cotton passes from the time it is
taken from the bale, until it becomes finish
ed cloth ready for shipment, would consume
much time and the writer would fail to con-
vey to the reader but vague ldea of the
magnitude and intricacy ofthe process. These
mills are fully equipped with the latest inven-
ted machinery, and their goods give evidence
that their manufactures are fully equal in
every respect to those of other mills in New
England.
HALLOwELL GRANITE COMPANY.
These works are located near the depot of
the NJ. c. II. r. They are under the manage
lpent of J. II. Bodwell. Esq. President; Will
liam Wilson, Esq, Treasures Mr.. c. H..
Clary, Secretary, and Rev. j. M. Paine,
Cashier. 1t has been in successful operation
since 1871. They HAD ll5 quarry-men en-
ployed during the month of September, and
city cutters from GO to 70 men. Their mon
thly pay roll amounts to between five and six
thousand dollars. Some go, 600 feet of gran
lite was quarred during the month of Septem-
Der. The shipments of rough granite from
MAY LIST to Oct. LIST amounted to upwards of
sixty thousand feet. At the city works there
are number of specimens of fine work. The
statue of Faith; 1.-The Soldier" for Boothbay
soldier is in progress for New Orleans: the
statue of "Hope", under the direction of Mr.
Joseph Archie, (Spaniard} lis worthy of special
mention also the specimens of work from the
hands of the experienced sculptor. Alexander
Doyle. There are numerous specimens of
monumental work in Red Beach granite, very
beautiful. Within few weeks the company
has furnished white granite monument for
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston. 1t is set
up in memory of the late Lyman Nichols of
Boston. Is it. square at the base, and 30
| feet high. The inscriptions are raised pol
ished letters. Competent judges pronounce
it to be the master piece the sculptor handy
work, beautiful in design, complete in finish
and perfect in all its points. The operations
of the company are constantly expanding and
are destined to become the leading works in
New England. The quality of the granite
is very fine, superior to that in any other
locality. The company employ none but
first class workmen, and all matters con-
nected with the business have tended towards
its success. For the general prosperity and
growth of Hallowell within few years, the
citizens arc largely indebted to the enterprise
of this and other leading industries which
have been noticed in the columns of the