Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-03

ANDRosCOGGIy.

ANDRoscoGGIx.
; The Lewiston Journal says that Mr. Chan
der, the machinist. has just completed and
shipped one af his water engines for al cleo
trio street lighting COMPANY, for use in Salem
Mass. The machine is seven-horse power
and is to generate electricity for lighting the
lamps in that city.
The Senior class at Bates College has en-
gagged DR.. E. c. Bolles of Salem. Mass. to
deliver the annual Grafton at Commence
ment.
/ ARoosIook.
Fire in the woods near Carv's Mills Houl-
ton. last Sunday, did considerable damage.
A new starch mill is to be built on the
Houlton road, two miles south of Fort Fair
field village.
A large amount of freight is being shipped
from Fort Fairfield and other markets:
mostly shingles and starch, although nearly
every day a carload or two of potatoes is sent
away.
CUMBERLAND.
Several citizens of Harpswell and Bruins
wick have organized themselves into ice
companies. Their pond is on the farm of
Jacob II. Merrvman, at West Hsrpswell.
They are building wharf. ship and other
conveniences for shipping ice next season.
Owners and Shipma.t-rs' association will be
held at the Board of Trade rooms. Portland.
at "a o'clock. p. NJ. on Tuesday. June 7th.
All interested in shipping are invited TO at
tend.
The Press saws the mines in West Fall
mouth are proving TO be valuable. At the
Falmouth mine the ore is copper pyrites and
variegated copper with arsente of iron car
ryng nickel. The copper ore has been AS
saved BY Prof Carmichael of Bowdoin Col
lege who pronounced il first class ore, con-
tanning from TO 80 per cent of copper, with
an average, in his opinion. of IL per cent.
Prof. Richardson. of the Massachusetts Insii-
tute of Technology. gives an estimate SINH
lar TO Prof. Carmichaers, giving j, an aver
age of 10 per cent, and expresses an emphatic
opinion as to the value and extent of the de-
posit.
KENNEBEc.
Four steamers. the Yosemite. Messalons-
kee, Pearl and Minnie, will ply on Lake
Maranocook this season, together with a
countless number of row and sail boats.
OXFORD.
The Lewiston Journal saws: The Dixfeld
Centre cheese factory is now in operation.
under the management Of Mr.. A. w. Smith
of Mexico. The receipt of milk the first day
was upwards of 400 lbs. and they are To-
ceiving new lots daily. Mr.. Smith made
cheese in this factory last season. and his
make of cheese gave entire satisfaction to all
wherever il went.
PENoBsCoT.
The Commercial saws that the business of
making oars is qnite extensive at Bangor and
Orono. the product being estimated at 100. 900
feet per year, Bangor producing about 10, 200
feet.
The Wing says: the last lot of salmon,
about $4,000 in number. were taken from the
Broad street Matching house TUESDAY, morn
ing by Commissioner Stillwell, and placed in
the Penobscot near Medwav.
During the month of Nav the letter car
riers of Bangor delivered 26.657 letters. T.
40 postal cards and 1892 newspapers.
They collected during the same time 3l.O97
letters, L., 1863 postal cards and 4,073 news
papers.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Fred Merrill. son of Guy c. Merrill, of
Parkham, who left his home. SUNDAY, Nav
22d, has not at this writing (30th) been
found He had been in feeble health for a
year or more, but had not been considered in
sane. He left home about noon. telling bis
parents he was going to walk. He was
traced to Dexter pond. some twelve miles
distant. where his hat was found floating in
the water. and it is supposed he has com
mitted suicide by drowning. He was an es
Unable young man. His age was eighteen
years.
SOMERSET.
A correspondent of the Lewiston journal
writes The burned district at Skowhegan is
to be rebuilt. | understand, Mr.. Heselton
among the rest, intending to erect on the old
site another Turner House." s. B. Brew
ster, an old resident of Skowhegan formerly
proprietor of the 'Brewster House." de-
stroyed by fire nearly ten years ago, was in
town Monday. looking over the ground and
chances for rebuilding upon the old hotel site.
1 with what success l have not learned.
The corporation meeting to be held Monday
next will be held in view of the late disaster
to appropriate generous sums for the promo
ton of the efficiency of our fire department
and to secure a generous supply of water.
One loss caused by the late fire which cannot
be replaced is that of several large and beau
tful shade trees.
YORK.
The Argus says; Col. Green of Savannah
Ga. has just completed set If buildings at
Old Orchard. costing him $1,000 DIR. Cults
of Boston has nice cottage near by. s. G.
Dorman of Boston. has a house intended for
! permanent hame, erected at a cost of s. 900
j. Miller of Lewiston is just completing
cottage near Col. Green's. Rev. Mr.. Smvth
of Portland has made an addition to his cot
tage in the same vicinity and is now occupy
ing it. 4 little further east on the beach,
Thomas Goodall of Sanford, has nice
residence which he is to improve by raising
all his buildings one story higher. In the
vicinity of Union avenue many changes have
been made and several cottages are being
finished.
The gale of Monday afternoon Frustrated
the unfinished barn of Mr.. Rufus Tratton OF
Alfred, thoroughly wrecking the whole struc-
lure. which was well advanced towards COM
pletion AR. Trafton, who at work in
the upper part of the building when the wind
struck, came down the timbers in the general
crash. but miracul"usly escaped without
serious injury though he received some severe