Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-01

There has been gradual improvement in
business generally since the river opened last
spring. The better condition of trade and
encouraging prospects have restored conf
dence, and a number of our citizens have in
vested quite heavily in goods, and several
new stores have been opened Messrs. White
& Wildes occupy number one, Coburn Block.
The store has been nicely fitted and furnished
with large stock of dry and fancy goods.
The new firm are having a large trade. Mr..
S. w. Lawton, an old groceryman of twenty
years i'm this village, after u few months
respite from active business, has resumed his
accustomed line of trade. He occupies Co
burn Block, on Russell street. His natural
business turn would not give him contentment
outside the counter, and his new store makes
up the even dozen grOcers in town, so there
is no monopoly in this branch of trade. The
meat market of I. s. Jewett & Son on Madi-
son street has been converted into fish
market. At this stand Mr.. l. +. Merrill
caters. He has bought out Messrs. Murray
& Moody. and makes up a large trade. Mr..
Joseph Wood, formerly proprietor Of the
"Seaside Oracle" at Wiscasset, Me-, has
opened job printing Office at No. 6, Madi-
| son street. He receives a fair share of the
local patronage. The legal fraternity in this
bership, +. +. Danforth, Esq, formerly of
Norridgewock.
INDUsTRIEs.-R. L. Mitchell, manufacturer
of cloth dryers, step-ladders, sleds, &C., is do
ing a large business. Orders for boys and
girls hand-sleds are coming in rapidly. He has
recently shipped seven thousand sleds, and
does rushing business on general work.
q. & NJ. NOlin, have commenced the manufac-
ture of scythes, grass-hooks, etc. Their
orders last season were large, some eight
hundred dozen. Thus early in the season,
their orders largely exceed those of last year
The M. c. r. X. company are putting in a
set of car scales near the railroad bridge. A
number of men and teams have been at work
during the past week laying the foundation
The wooden mills, oil cloth works, paper
mills and other manufacturing establishments
are running on full time, and furnishing
steady employment to a large number Of
hands.
LUMBERING.-Extensive preparations are
being made for cutting and hauling lumber in
this section of the State. Already a number
of supply teams have started for the woods,
and many more are being fitted out. The
Daily Journal Of Nov &c, copies from the
Lewiston Journal, prospectus of numbering
operations on Dead River, which shows the
intentions of heavy operations in the local.
ties referred to. On Moose River, Messrs.
Bodwell and Allen will operate with $50 men,
40 oxen, and the same number of horses.
The crew will be accommodated by five
camps. The whole force will be placed I'M
der the supervision of Messrs. Colby, Morse,
Sherman and others. 1t is their purpose to
haul in from five to seven millions. Messrs.
Snow & Co., will operate on the Enchanted
with Is to go horses, and haul 1000, 600.
Messrs. Chase & Co., off Stoney Brook. for
Snow & Co., will haul 100000. Eeman
Whipple and Michael Demo, will operate for
A. p. Coburn on Moose River, with large
force for hauling 100000 to 100000.
Omar Clark, with $50 meA, GO oxen and
horses, will operate on Moose River, in Town
ship number 10, for Bradstreet Brothers of
Gardiner. They have laid out for
hauling 100000. f. J. and G. w. Law
renee of Somerset Mills, operate on Lowell
town, Moose River, with 100 men and 40
horses. Their tract of timber is favorably
situated, affording large operations from 81
600, 900 to 1000, 900 will probably be hauled
by them. l.. w. Weston, Esq, of this vii
lage, carries on local numbering. He has
men and teams employed; will haul from
SOC, 900 to 100000 from his own lands, be-
sides purchasing from smaller operators.
His saw mills will be kept running through
the winter. During the fall his sale of man.
ufactured lumber has been largely in excess
of last season. The present outlook for bus
mess and building is encouraging, and the
prospect calls for larger supply Of material.
Local ENTERTAINMENrs.-O citizens are
favored with q course of lectures this winter.
The first was given by Hon. G. r. Welding,
Nov. 81. Subject "The Problem of Ages"
or "If man die shall he live again" The
second, Nov. 20, was by Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more. Subject: "What shall we do with our
Daughters" followed by Rev. ]. o. Peck.
ID. D.,-''Pluck VS.. Good Luck" Rev. Jo-
seph Cook, ultimate America" Chaplain
Rev. Benson Hamilton,-"Every Day Hero
ISM" Rev. C. D. Pitblado, Wv nted ;"
The Coburn Guards recently organized in this
village, are to give entertainments at Coburn
Hall next week. Ex-Gov. Coburn has
donated to the company 500 towards
the purchase of uniforms. They are all
young men and make fine appearance. The
Skowhegan Library Association have recent
ly procured a new catalogue. 1t is a neatly
printed, and well executed book of "a pages
printed by Smith & Mayo, publishers Of the
Somerset Reporter. The library is under the
management of efficient officers, and it is
made an effective literary institution in the
village. Large additions in valuable books
ana magazines, nave DeeH maze Wltnln the
past year. There are at present upwards of
5000 volumes.
Political SENTIMENT.-The loyal citizens
of our town are not insensible to the bold
outrage which the Demo- Greenback Governor
and Council have sought to perpetrate upon
them. We have many among us, who, in
former years claimed to be republicans, and
armed themselves for fight against treason
and disorganizers, but to-day they are leaders
in the party which is attempting to steal the
State government. H. S. Steward, Esq.
republican member-elect of the House, will
stand firmly for his rights. Let the ''return-
ing board" "count him out" if they will his
winter quarters are engaged and he is ready
to enter the contest for that which a large
majority of the votes cast in September ac-
cords to him. The honest old Col. must be
content with the promises of his friends, and
not with the seat of Mr. Steward at the Capt.
tol the coming winter. greater disappoint-
ment will fall upon the other Col and the
Insurance Commissioner when the bottom of
this nice little scheme falls out. X.
The Arrest OF Jas. +. Low.
From the very first, suspicion has pointed
to James F. Low as the murderer of