Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-12
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jefferson +. Wilson of Belfast, has return
ed home from tour in Aroostook county.
lie reports Aroostook the paradise for the
farmer. Crops have been abundantthis year,
particularly potatoes, the yield being enor-
nous. The starch factories of which there
are twenty-five in the county, have used all
they possibly could in the manufacture of
starch fand from now until spring the rail-
roads will take out of the county an average
of ten car loads per day. 1t is estimated that
nearly 10000 tons of starch have been made
in the county, consuming 100000 bushels
of potatoes, for which the farmers received
$500, 900. The starch sell in Boston for $50
per ton.
CUMBERLAND.
1t is rumored that new paper is soon to
be started in Portland, to be called the en-
dependent Republican" with Hon. John j.
Perry for its political editor. 1t is to be re-
publican in politics, but opposed to all politi-
cal cliques and rings, and in favor Of homes
ty, retrenchment and reform.
1t is said about 81 900 have been subscrib-
ed for the erection of new Methodist church
at Woodford's Corner, on or near the site of
the present chapel.
Hon. William G. Davis of Portland, acct
dentally fell through hatch-way of his pack
ing warehouse Tuesday afternoon, distance
of six or seven feet, luckily striking against
ladder. which broke his fall. lie escaped
with some bad bruises of the head and should
err.
HANCOCK.
fatal type of the scarlet fever has re-
Gently made its appearance in Penobscot.
The citizens of Byrant's Pond and vicinity
are making strenuous efforts for the erection
of spool mill. There has been call made
for town meeting, to see what action the
town would take in the matter.
PESoBscoT.
Gen. Llewellyn Estes, of North Caroliua,
formerly resident Of Upper Saltwater, is
visiting friends in Bangor.
Mr.. Hiram Stevens, formerly one of the
County Commissioners at Bangor. has re-
Gently completed saw and grist mill at TT.
Fairfield.
As man with his wife and child were rid
ing up State street hill, Bangor, Wednesday,
the man touched the horse with the whip and
the animal started with a sudden jerk, break
ing the whifle-tree, and throwing the occu-
pants Of the wagon out. II was thought that
the child, a babe only six months old, was
dead. The woman was badly bruised.
SOMERSET.
Mr.. John Cotton of Fairfield, has manu-
featured twelve hundred of his patent sleds
in the last five weeks. He makes 100 of his
patent lapboards per day.
WALDO.
Mr.. T. L. Whittier, of Belfast has been
awarded the contract to fill the houses of the
Katahdin Ice Company with ice this season.
The price agreed upon for scraping the ice,
cutting the ice, and putting it in the ice
houses is % cents per ton.
A late number Of the Police News contain
ed striking portrait of a formerly well
known Belfast woman. now on the stage.
John Mace and family of Belfast received
from Arson Gilman, artist, of Lewiston a
painting of their late son. Charlie, killed last
spring at Wateryile, while on duty in the
employ of the Maine Central railroad com
pany.
There is to be three days meeting with
the Belfast and Swanyille church at the Swan
vile meeting house, commencing Friday,
Dec, 10Th.
Some two years ago Mr.. John II. Gordon.
of Brooks, devised. manufactured and had
patented liquid boot backing, that possess
ed the double merit of leaving polish and a
waterproof coating upon leather. 1t was used
upon boots, shoes, harness, &c. Aboutthree
months ago, a Mr.. G. w. II. Bishop of New
York purchased the right for the State of
New York, and more recently has bought the
entire right.
YORK.
Joseph Smith of Kennebunk, who for near
ly four years past has been employed on the
Hayes farm in Portsmouth, has been missing
since Thanksgiving. When he left the farm
he had on his old clothes and about four dol
lars in his pocket lie had been married
about two weeks.
wealthy gentleman of Elliot, has erected
to his memory beautiful granite monument,
bearing his name, with a space left conven-
lent for the age to be cut in, on his farm near
the beautiful Piseataqua.