Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-03

ANDRosCOGGIN.

Il AxDRoscoGGIN.
The Journal SAYS: Messrs. ID. Cow an and
s. E. May have purchased Of the Lewiston
Falls Manufacturing Co., the old Frye mill
property on Mill ST., at price between forty
and ifty thousand dollars. The purchase
| includes all the property between Co~an'>
mill and Maine ST. 1t it will be used for
manufacturing purposes. anda ne~ copera-
ton will probably be formed.
ARoosTook.
| The North Star says: that W II. Rack
life of Easton. has a drove of over seven
hundred sheep which be will start for mark
ct in = few days.
Mr. Bedell of n. H.. the proprietor of the
starch factory in Fort Fairfield saws that there
will not be more than one-tnird As much
starch made in Aroostook IS last year.
CUMBERLAND.
A dispatch from Toronto TO the Boston
Globe saws the Hanlan-Ross race. for which
articles of agreement 10 row November 81
were signed September Is, has been declared
of by Hanlan in a letter to the papers there.
Hanlan said that Ross and himrelf had
mutually agreed not to row this year, as II
| was too long a distance to travel to raw for
o1ly 81 900. He could not afford it, Next
spring he said, Il will do my best to have
the race take place on Toronto bav- 1t Is
true the railway company at ST. LOUIS did
offer a sum of money TO row at Crevec9ur.
to GU to the winner, and not TO be divided
1t is whispered at Toronto that he has not
been taking care of himself of late and is now
out of condition for the race.
HANCOCK.
The Portland Argus says; The strike
made last week in the Wine Of the Deer Isle
mine seems to indicate quite bonanza. The
New England Smelling Company has made
a sample run from ore from this strike.
which produces from ton of 1000 pounds.
ten dwts. gold-Sl0.40; 40 pounds copper
SIP so; 1856 l-2 ounces silver-S4?4.24 or
a total Of S557. Il.
The Bangor whis saws: The Hon. A. p.
Gould. Of Thomaston, has not entirely recOv-
cred from the effects of the injuries received
last summer by being thrown from runa-
way team on the Katahdin Iron Works road
OXFORD.
The Democrat saws that 1t is quite sickly
in Gilead. Typhoid fever is prevalent.
There will be quite an extensive logging
business done in Oxford county this winter
if the season is favorable. About three mil
lion feet will be put into the river from diff
ferent points by G. A. Hastings, Hastings
| Sanderson and David Hammonds, besides
quite a quantity of bark will be sent away.
The young men of Hebron Academy have
organized military company under the name
of the .'Hamlen Cadets in honor of Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin, who is a graduate of the
school.
PENOBsCor.
The Bangor Wing says One hundred and
"a 81 .,ryhtI n A.
A. Railway draw bridge during the month of
October.
During the month of October the carriers
of Bangor collected 34.4l3 letters, 1853
postal cards, and 2,94s newspapers. They
delivered during the same time % 290 letters,
7.7l7 postal cards and 1928 newspapers.
SAGADAHoC.
On Thursday of last week at Bald Head.
Phipsburg. Fred Wallace, the well-known
sportsman and gunner, shot and killed loon,
at the distance of one hundred and fifty yards,
the longest distance bird Of that kind was
ever known to be killed with shot.
There has been found on the land of Lor-
ing S. Weber. at Small Point. Phipsburg,
large deposits of mica. We understand that
he has been offered $4,000 for the deposit
and refuses to accept it.-Bath Times.
The price of spruce lumber in the Bath
market Is GIZ per thousand, shingles SEoV,
clapboards from 50 10 to 81. so. according to
quality
Mr.. ii. q. Parkman, station agent at
Richmond. went to Portland, Nov. LIST, to
take position in Supt. fuckers Office. He
will be succeeded by Mr.. II. II. Adams from
Gray.
SOMERSET.
A bona fi1e wild cat was shot by man
named Thorn, in the neighb0rhood of Pitts
field, few days ago. 1t measured thirty
eight inches from tip to tip.
WALDO.
The Lewiston journal SAYS: The clothing
manufacturing establishment of J. II. Cor
don of Brooks, is now run by two horse
pOwor Brayton petroleum engine. The
factory has more work than it can do. and is
one of the leading industries Of the town in
the manufacturing line.
WASHINGTON.
1t is rumored in Ellsworth that the Amer
lean House in that city has been purchased
by Mr.. Arthur Saunders, who for some years
has been in charge of the hotel.
The Machias Union says; Gardners
Harmon & Ames have four teams on the
river this season all now in the woods. Three
teams on 81 and 81 and one team on ~.
They employ 6 oxen, % horses, and 80 to So
men.