Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-21

Lewiston and Auburn ladies have organ
lied Relief Corps in connection with Gus
ter Post, G. A. R. The ladies' of the Bos-
worth Relief Corps of Portland as
sisted At the organization.
The Auburn shoe-manufacturers are re-
joicing over the expiration next August of
the Mckay patent. the royalties upon which
amount to $4,000 per year in that city
alone.
ARoosrook
The North Star saws that Presque Isle
people were so delighted that Mavsviile voted
favorably on the proposed railroad. that they
flung out all the flags in town and the band
PLAYED
The Fort Fairfield starch factories bought
l62. 900 bushels of potatoes last season.
Rev. NJ. r. Keep writes to the Dirigo
Rural that there is hay famine in Madawas-
ka- The farmers sold too much of their hav
TO the lumbermen. and their cattle and sheep
are now diving of starvation.
II. A Mansur has erected a steam saw mill
northwest of Houlton, on what is called Low
ering's Point. The machinery will be driven
with ,;0-horse power engine.
CUMBERLAND.
Foreign exports last week from Portland
~ -
feet of lumber.
The Dennison box factory. at Brunswick.
employs 2s0 hands in the manufacture of
druggists and fine jewelry boxes, for which
there is constantly increasing demand
The same company makes morocco cases for
fine Jewelry and surgical instruments. They
also have mill which supplies fine jewelry
cotton, and absorbent cotton for hospital
uses.
The Harpswell correspondent of the Lew
iston Journal writes: The Harpswell fisher
men have been doing an unusually good bus
mess for the past few weeks Mr.. David p.
Sinnett and a man named Church caught in
two days enough fish when sold to bring
them sl06.
Several new buildings are to be erected in
the vicinity of North Harpswell the coming
summer.
The new post-ofice name "Westbrook" is
located at the thriving village known as
Pride's Corner. Many letters intended for
Saccarappa will find their way to this new Of
fee, until the public gets familiar with the
arrangement.
The valuation of Westbrook is increased
1926, 900 over that Of last year.
VIM. L. Chase. Portland has received a
patent for apparatus for forming articles
from pulp; J. l.. Winslow, Deering, for oil
cup.
About / 80 o'clock, Wednesday morning
fire was discovered in the shoe factory of A.
Stanton, in Ferry Village. The building
was a long, story and a half wooden structure.
with barn adjoining which had been cleaned
out and was to be used for factory purposes.
1t was owned by Mrs. r. II. Pickett When
it was discovered the fire had made so much
progress that in the absence of any fire ex.
tinguishing apparatus, it was impossible to
subdue it and the building and contents were
completely consumed. Mr.. Stanton esti-
mates his loss on stock and machinery at be
tween Sl700 and 1900.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Chas. Otis, of Otis, has in his posses
sion set Of chairs and brass candlestick
over 100 years old. Also n pair of andirons.
brought over from France, at the time Of the
French Revolution. They are 90 inches in
height. of very fine metal called Kings met
al Their form is an obelisk, with an urn on
the top.
The Transcript says: Bar Harbor is to
have new post Office. enlarged water works,
steam fire engine, an extension Of its sew
ers, n new promenade avenue on the shore OF
the bay from Duck Brook to Hulls Cove. a
new $40. 900 high school building, and new
lamp posts and sidewalks, all this season.
The cottage of j. Montgomery Sears is to
cost upwards of 800, 900. 1t is building in
Boston, and will be shipped when the cellar
is finished, and put up by a force of over l0C
men.
OXFORD.
]. Winslow Jones offers as a premium to
the farmers of Buckfeld and vicinity. $40 for
the best acre of sweet corn, S25 for second
best, and Slj for third best.
The Riverside Council of the American
Legion of Honor was instituted in Winterport
the nth inst. by Deputy Supreme Com.
mander. Chas. II. Black, of Chelsea, Mass.
The Council consists of "a members. with the
following officers: II. T. Sanborn. Com.
j. C. Atwood. Vice Com; Chas. r. Hill,
Past Com. Flora f. Gilman, Orator. l.. 4.
Stokeli Sec X. ii. Croxford, Col. B. p.
Hall. Treas DIR. A. w. SWEET. Med. Ex.
Ladies are eligible to the order The society
was first established two years ago and now
numbers over 20, 600 members. Riverside
Council of Winterport is the fifth council in
this State.
PENoBscoT.
Francis L. Hayford, eldest son of Hon. W.
II. Hayford of Bangor, died at Colorado
Springs April 18th at the age Of twenty years.
A meeting of the subscribers to the pro-
posed Academy of Music was held at Bangor
Monday night. April 18th. After some
discussion, it was decided that the name of
the corporation should be known as the "Ban-
gor Opera House Company" the capital
stock was fixed at $50. 900. A full board OF
officers was chosen.
SAGADAHOC.
Fourteen vessels are being brilt in Bath.
The Sagadahoc Agricultural Society offers
for the best crop of corn grown on not less
than one acre. a premium of so; second
best SIS: third. $40; fourth, 81.
WALDO.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes: Deacon Joseph Bowler. of Palermo
who has been suffering for the last fortnight
from fracture of his hIp, died on Friday in the
9th year Of his age.
WAsHINGTOS.
Men are at work opening new quarry OF
the popular '.black granite" The quarry l:
on the Nelson Carver farm westerly from In
dian river on the road leading to the Cape
The proprietors are Addison men, Capt. V.
l.. Piummer. Joseph Nash Son, and Others
and they are pushing business. They will
have a full cargo ready for shipment the first
week in Nav, and have orders ahead for sew
eral months making work for two consider
able crews of men.
About $50 river drivers are employed on