Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-25
State News.
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Charles f. GAY, Esq, of Auburn, is build
ing a new canning factory at Gloucester. in
company with Mr.. W. II. Field, who has had
a great deal of experience in the business.
CUMBERLAND.
Messrs Curtis & Souie of Portland have
Gu, and housed during the past season about
Il. 900 tons Of ice. Half Of this was taken
from the Androscoggin at Brunswick and
half from their pond at Cape Elizabeth
FRANKLIN.
A very successful exhibition of fne-wooled
sheen was held in New Vineyard, March
18th.
An atlas of Hancock county, compiled and
published under the direction of George n.
Colby, by S. +. Colby { Co., Ellsworth.
drawn from official plans, L. 5. coast survey
charts and actual surveys. has been completed
and is now being delivered to subscribers.
The concentrating mill at GouadsborO. is
running we'll and smoothly. 1t now turns
out half ton of concentrated ore daily.
The harbors are all open and coasters are
being repaired and some have sailed with
cargoes of granite.
The season at Bar Harbor will open June
18th, which is about fifteen days earlier than
usual. The demand for cottages is greater
than it has ever been and those intending to
occupy cottages will be the first TO arrive.
KNOX.
The libel suit Of l.. NJ. Robbins of Rock
land against DIR. n. Wiggin was last week
entered .'neither party" and DIR. Virgins
suit against Miss G.. Sawyer was disposed OF
in like manner. The suit of Robbins against
Fuller & Jones, proprietors of the Courier,
which grew out of the same matter that occa-
stoned the suit against Wiggin. was likewise
entered "neither party" and is thus COM
pletely disposed of without coming to trial.
OXFORD.
During the last six weeks numerous at.
tempts have been made to throw Grand
Trunk trains from the track on the section
of the road between Bryant's Pond and
West Paris, by Instructions placed on thu
rails. Two brothers by the name of Buck
living in Woodstock have been arrested a'
the guilty parties, and held in $500 each. fol
trial.
PEHOBsCOr.
The Wing saws that w. +. Pearson & CO.,
started up their mills at Great Works, last
week, having about six million logs on hand
1t is expected that the other mills will start
up next week, and the twenty millions of logs
now on hand on the river, will suffice to keeT
them busy until the new logs arrive. There
are about two millions of lumber left ovel
from last year. in the docks now, and thi:
with iron, bricks and other things always or
hand there, will furnish cargoes for quite &
respectable number of vessels before the
new lumber is sawed or the ice-shippine
begins.
The Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamboat
Line have purchased two new boats named
QueenCity and Little Buttercup for their route
SOMERSET.
Somerset County Grange p. of II. met al
Grange Hall, Norridgewock, last Saturday
o. A. Bowman, Master; S. H. Goodwin
Secretary; II. p. Hale, Overseer. The at.
tendance. by reason of bad travelling, was
not as large as on other occasions, yet Judging
from the interest manifested, and the reports
from different sections of the county, the
order was never in more prosperous condi
ton.
lions Herald says that eight person,
united with the NJ. f. church at Berwick
Sunday.
The net indebtedness of Biddeford is 1852
400.
Bethel reduced its poor bill $1,000 the pas
year by purchasing poor farm.
The spring term Of the Fryeburg Academy
opened last Tuesday with about sixty stu
dents.