Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-30

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Several duckings resulted from venturin,
on the ice in the Lewiston eanals.f Saturday.
Auburn has declared off, her contract
With the Aqueduct Company, and consequent
". the citizens are agitating the question of
s-vhat to do if 4 fire should occur there
The trips of the Sunday Herald train to
Lewiston, have been discontinued
" CunsERLAxD gEfH{if
The Maine Electric Light and Power corn
pany was organized in Portland. August 25th-
but not recorded at the Registry of Deeds un-
til the 2sth inst. Amount of capital stock
100000: already paid in $500; par value of
shares $40.
Business never was better in Portland. La
borers all find ready employment at good
wages. Trade is brisk and money easy bat
few fAilures. compaEAsively speaking. have
taken place the past year. and these generally
have been among a class of men found in
es cry CITY, who are mere financial adventu-
rers. with but little, or no capital. large
amount of building has been done the past
season.
Albert Cobb of East Deering. imported
from Canada a drove of $40 live turkeys.
which reached that market in season for
Thanks giving. They were divided into
three parties and driven like sheep, under the
charge of colley dog.
LINCOLN.
The Lewiston Gazette mentions the follow
ing aged persons in Noblebore Mr.. Joshua
Benner "Uncle Josh" an old veteran of the
war of 1912: he is between 90 and 95 years
of age. Miss Agatha Hopkins is another of
the aged people. being 80 years old more or
less. Ira Hopkins, her brother, who resides
at West Neck, is deserving of notice. He is
mere than four score and vet hale. hearty.
social, lively and active. Mr.. james A.
Hatch, aged 81. the son of one of the early
settlers of Nobleboro, Daniel Jones, Ephraim
Hatch, Mrs. Daniel Hall. II. p. Cotton. Mrs.
Dunbar, and others about so. forming in all
q troupe Of aged people seldom beaten BY
town of like dimensions and population.
PExoBscor.
The survey for the talked-of extension of
the Maine Central Railroad has been abandon
ed, and the surveying party returned from
the wilds at the end of last week. The
students from the State College. who gave
up opportunities to teach school this winter.
for the sake of joining the surveying party
have returned to their homes, much dis
appointed.
PIsCATAoUIS.
The first selectman, in Mouson, is trial
Justice master Of Masonic lodge, Sabbath
school superintendent, chairman of com
mittee on academy, runs the grisl-mill, saw
mill, single mill, planning machine, carpen-
penter's shop, retails corn, meal, grain, lime,
etc, and attends to his own business.
t SAGADAHoC. lflUE45
The Times saws that Capt. Edgar H. Willis
arrived at Bath Saturday, from his seasons
fishing cruise. The past season he has COM
manded the steamer Josephine b. and has
caught 1854 600 porgies, equivalent to A.
900 barrels, the fishing ground being along
the coast of New Jersey, between Sandy
Hook and Delaware Breakwater.
The oil cloth factory business at Bath, is
not going ahead with a rush. At the same
time, it is quite true that the men who are
pushing the thing are determined it shall
succeed.
WASHINGTON.
The machinery of the Fern factory, at Z.
Machias, is being taken out of the building,
having been sold to parties in Boston. This
causes a feeling of sadness to citizens gen.
orally. Fo:.d hopes are blasted.
The cotton mill. at Calais, looms up grand
ly now that the brick work on the main build
ing is completed. The work of roofing is
being pushed with vigor. The walls of the
dye house are fast going up, and the attention
of the contractor is now being chiefly direct
ed to the dam, canal. and wheel pit. The
interior of the buildings will be finished dur
ing the winter months.
Two sad drowning accidents occurred at
Jonesport on the first of last week.--A young
man named Allen was moving a boat, on
Sunday, to better mooring place, and while
doing so, the boat capsized and sunk, and he
was drowned before assistance could be rem
dered On Monday, a resident of Beal's
Island had been to the village, and while re-
turning, his boat was capsized, and the &C.
cupant drowned. .t~
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The mining interest in Acton has taken a
new lease of life, and some of the mines are
being worked.
Mr.. Thomas Merrill. of Grinnell, Iowa,
has recently been visiting friends and rela
tives in Turner, the scene of his nativity and
ffty-five years residence. Hebron, Auburn,
and Buxton. He has three children in Iowa,
in business. Happiness and prosperity have
crowned them in their Western homes. Mr.
NJ will return thither in few weeks.
How to Secure Health.