Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-12
State News.
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\ The Hnulton Times says: The stare
factories in this courty have .hu' down fl
= the season. and the quantity of starch prt
! duced is not nearly half that OF last veal
. For example: Mansur & Cons. of Honitor
made this year 81 tons of starch from II 90
bushels of potatoes: lat wear, 1853 tons fror
Sc 600 bushels. The yield of starch thi
, year was seven pounds per bushel agains
nine pounds last year. But the difference j
quantity is made up somewhat bv the ad
: vance in the price of starch. so the loss &
tie manufacturers is not 50 great As il other
. wise would be.
| CUMBERLAND.
The following Bowdon College senior
! have been appointed TO take part in The ex
hibition at the close of the term NJ. s Hol
way. Augusta. G. F. Bates, Yarmouth: II
c. Carpenter. Honlton: E. r. Jewett. Chi
rago. III. 3: f. T. Mccarthy. Peabody. Mass.
! W. G. Reed. Wsldoboro; G. II. Pierce
Portland. and 4. G Staples. Bath.
The Portland Argus .ays: The Rolling
Mills at Ligonis were sold Thursday after
noon to H. n. jose tor $50. 600 This in
cludes all the property except the rcaferia
now on hand or in process of manufacture
The buyer also assumes the taxes for 1850.
Hancock.
The American saws: The shaft of tn
Eggrmnggin mine has been timbered ans
ore j. now being taken out II is propose
to ship n quantity for treatment soon. 4
full crew of men is being employed.
! The Ellsworth American saws: The rich
est vet found in this county appears Il
have been struck recently in the Deer Isl,
mine. An ASSAY made at the New England
Smelling Works of sample of this or,
showed it to contain gold. silver and copper
in the proportion of s55I II per ton.
Knox.
The amount of eitv of Rockland railroad
bonds paid or changed for municipal PEE
cent up to this time is about S307, 600. o
the municipal bonds. NJ per cent. Sl60.o0t
have been sold or exchanged. Holders o
| railroad bonds who have not accepted III,
new Is have been pail in cash, the none,
for this purpose having been obtained o,
temporary LOANS, at rates ranging from 10
per cent. One sum of 900 was ohtainet
. at 3 per cent and something over $50, 900 a
3 81 per cent. Little has been done in re
funding for some weeks past owing to in
creased stringency in the money marSet
PENoBscor.
The Bangor Wing says: 1t is with pleas
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of our citizens toward our charitable insti
tulions Mrs Noah Woods, in addition t,
the 81 900 bequeathed to the Children
Home. also gave 81 600 10 the Home 70
Aged Women. Mrs. Cutting widow of tn,
Late Judge Cutting, has recently donated I,
the HON. for Aged Women, 81 900 Sam
mel Larrabee. ESQ left bv will 81 900 I,
each of these institutions lie also lef
ST 900 towards the establishment of HON,
for Aged Men.
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fortunate man survived only till midnight
lie was between 40 and 80 wears of age an,
leaves a family.
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