Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-11
State News.
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The Journal saws: The Lewiston Machine
Works now have a years work ahead O
them. They have 100 looms to make
They have received orders for the looms 70,
the new mill at Wateryille, and are DOING
more or less work for all the cotton mills
now going up in various parts of Maine.
They have taken a contract for SIS 900 worth
Of castings for the new Saccarappa mill. and
will probably make the looms They are
sending great deal of machinery TO the
South.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press SAYS: Mr. James l.. Davis. -
years of age, has been missing from hi.
home at Fort Hill. in Gorham. since las,
Sabbath. He attended church in the village
and was last seen on State street. He was
dressed in black. As he had friends living
in Windham il WAS thought by his family
that he had gone there. but he has NJ,
been there it is supposed that under some
temporary alteration of mind he has wan
d-red away and perhaps persisted. Search is
being made for him in the fields and woods
around. Any tidings of the missing IN IN
would be thankfully received BY his family.
FRANKLIN.
The busy stage line fir m Phillips to Range
Iv has changed hani- from Samuel Farmer
to f. 4. Rogers, of Ring-lr. w,,a has taken
the well fitte l-np teams
A severe frost vi>tc | the t. ~ If Ningf III.
Tuesday night, killing all III. crops gr,wia-
above ground. except the cprh crop. whie.ll
was badly damaged.
kENNEBEC.
The Journal saws that in the Gardiner
CITY Council the Committee on Accounts and
IN
were approved and ordered paid. The fol-
lowing were the items: Highways, 1923. SO ;
Liquor Agency, S26S 50: Poor and Insane,
So Contingent, s.; Lighting Streets anil
Rooms, sl2695: Fire Department. Sl522 80.
Nearly all of this amoant for Fire Depart
ment ia for new hose $500 of which is pro-
vided for by special appropriation. City
Treasurers bond for so 900, with p. n.
Barstow and Myrick Hopkins as sureties,
was accepted. Bonds for $500 each, from j.
II. Taylor, bowling alley, T.. s. Tasker. G..
F. WOodman. billiard rooms, J. c. Morrison,
common victualler. also accepted
KNOX.
The Knox county reform clubs convention
at Rockland. continued through Wednesday
with a small attendance, and closed with a
meeting, Wednesday evening, with a larger
number present. spirit of earnest devo-
ton to the cause has been manifested by
those in attendance.
OXFORD.
A Mr.. Heath. farmer living a short
distance from Sumner, met with distressing
accident few DAYS ago While attaching
his oxen to heavy field roller, the animals
started and Mr.. II. finding he could not get
clear. threw himself upon the ground face
downward, and the roller frame in passing
over him, caught his boot heel and carried
his leg around in such a manner as to twist
the knee joint entirely apart except the cords
So painful is the accident, his life is despair
ed of.
PENOBsCOT.
The Commercial SAYS: Hon. Joseph l..
Smith, of OldtOwn, has offered the Neazie
heirs $40, 900 for their water power at Old
town. 1t has not been vet accepted. We
presume that the offer was made with view
of consolidation with the Milford water power.
If this consolidation were effected the result
would give. what Wells report calls it. one
of the finest water powers in New England.
1t is to be earnestly hoped that all this may
be effected. that manufactures may be built.
and that Oldtown. now retrograding for lack
of industries, may be converted into lively
manufacturing town, as it certainly ought to
be- With such live and enterprising men as
Hon. j. r. Bodwell and Hon. Jos. L. Smith
at the head of the movement we really hope
that something will come out of it.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter says: There seems to be q
good prospect of our getting two good hotels
built here this season. Gov. Coburn with
his usual liberality and public spirit. offers
to build and furnish half of a good house on
the Brewster House lot. Other gentlemen
express Willingness to help on the other
half Frank Heselton has about decided to
build on the site of the Turner House.
At the adjourned corporation meeting at
Skowhegan, it was voted to expend $4,000 in
purchasing a steam fire engine and a new
force pump hose and in building reservoir.
WALDO.
The Belfast Foundry is full of work They
have on hand orders for mining machinery
for the mine at Cape Roster, three derricks.
two for Oak Hill and one for Bluehill, ard a
forge engine to overhaul for mill at Sears
mont, besides a good run of smaller job
work.
WASHINGTON.
The Belfast Journal says George w. Capen
of PASSPORT, has built sardine factory at
Jonesport, at a cost Of $4,000, which will en-
poy 100 to l25 persons when worked to its
full capacity.
VIM Underwood & Co. Of Boston, have
carried on the lobster packing business in
Jonesport for more than twenty years, and
have recently added to their buildings for the
purpose of also putting up sardnes. They
are canning about $4,000 pounds of Holsters
per day They give employment to about
leo hands; pay roll for labor equals $1,000
per week, and besides they pay about 5000
for Holsters and fish. They employ the steam
er Ocean in connection with their factory OPP
erations.