Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-19
State News.
ANpROsCoGGIN.

State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN.
The Journal saws: The Bates 81 quar-
tette has an engagement TO sing at Litchfield
Academy. one week from Thursday evening
Mr.. X L. Donaldson, who has had charge
OF the spinning at Barker MIL. in Lewiston,
has gone TO Bidieford to take position in
the Peppereli Mills.
he journal says large number .: me
chanics will be taken from Lewiston and
Auburn by Mr.. Hanson's mill building at
Utica, n. Y. this spring and summer
A ton or more of oleomargarine has been
sold IN the Lewiston markets within few
weeks. The price ranges from shilling to
~ cents pound.
ARoosToOk.
Pine lumber is not entirely thing of the
past IN Aroostook county. At Alexanler's
steam mill. in Linneus. NAV be seen eighty
nice pine logs, each from % to 30 feet in
length. and averaging in size about feet in
diameter Three of these logs measure over
) feet in diameter at the butt.
CUMBERLAND.
General J. L. Chamberlain, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the Dee
Grafton Day address before Wilcox Post, G.
A r.. of Springfield.
The Bridgton and Harrison cattle show
and fair is to be held at Bridgton, Oct. 9Th
and 9Th. The sum that il offered in pre-
miums is very much larger than il was last
season. Premiums 10 be paid on the
best half acre of yellow corn. wheat rye.
oats and potatoes.
The Press SAYS, the Portland Light In
fantry have received an invitation from the
Worcester Light Infantry to visit that city
June 6. They will probably accept.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws that last week As Mr.
John Herrick and Mr.. Daniel Barker OF
Rangely. were coming up the Big Lake, they
saw caribou coming toward them He came
up very close to them. and seemed to he very
frightened. and it looked as if he thought as
long as he kept with them he was safe. but
they passed him, and soon passed hound
after him.
HANCOCK.
The American says that the tannery in
Otis is paying well. $500 cords of bark, and
500 cords of wood are annually used. 1t takes
eleven men to do this work, and 22j tons of
sole leather is the product.
The Belfast journal saws that the tannery
Il
on full time, with about twelve men
employed. Probably new buildings will be
added in the near future. The average is
about 600 dozen skins tanned weekly Last
week the number amounted to 500 dozen.
kENNEBEC.
In the absence of the contractor, work has
been temporarily suspended at the Winslow
tin mine, and attachments have been laid up
on property supposed to belong to him.
PENoBscor.
The "Corporation Mills" at Veazie are adj
vertised to be rented for the season.-Ban-
gor Wing.
The wonderful telephone feat recently ac
the holding of verbal COW ersa-
ton between parties in Bangor and parties in
st. John,-which was chronicled in the Wing
at the time, was successfully repeated April
18th. in the presence of members of the press
and other citizens of the respective cities.
PIsCATAQrIs.
The Gazette says that four-set wooden
mill is to be Immediately erected at Sanger
vile, on the old ''fuling mill site. The cap
ital stock Of the company will be $40 900.
which has already been taken. A meeting of
the stockholders was held last week. 1t is
rumored that another mill is soon to be built
at Guilford.
A company has been organized at Madison
Bridge for the purpose of erecting wooden
mill at that place. The following are the
directors: +. II. Weston. II. J. Libby. A.
p BENJAMIN. G.. II. Bryant, Nathan Wood,
B. =. J. Weston. Thomas Weston has been
chosen Presidents +. B. Libby, Treasurer;
4. X. Small, Secretary committee has
been chosen for the immediate prosecution of
the work of erecting the mill. which will
cost about 800, 900.
WALDO.
The Age saws the fire inquest jury's YER
dict is that the late fire in the engine house
at Belfast. was incendiary.
A family named Whitmore, living in Bel
fast came near smothering from coal gas
one night last week.
Another growing local enterprise in Bel
fast is the granite polishing establishment of
the Fcrnald Brothers. They are now work
ing a crew of six men and have orders ahead
to August.
WASHINGTON.
The Rev. +, l.. Walbridge. Congregation
alist of Bangor, and the Rev. Mr.. Wane,
Christian. of Newport. Me-. have both ac
ccpted calls to preach in Mibrdge.
The city solicitor of Calais has instituted "a
suit against Marcellus Walker. tax collector
of 1875 and his bondsmen to recover a large
sum for taxes of 1875 collected by him and
not paid over to the Treasurer. on account of
errors in footing the figures of his book.
YORK.
The annual report of the treasurer of the
Rice Public Library at kittery, shows that
the principal fund now amounts TO S3l ,62o.
the total increase for the year was s5,i09;
$3.50 The cash on deposit
amounts to Sll $50. During the year 22s
books have been purchased. Ex-Gov.
Ichabod Goodwin of Biddeford, was re-elect-
ed president: W. II. Haskell, secretary: h
C. Spiuney. treasury.
Luther +. Hurd, the agent for the illustrat-
ed Bible who was kicked to death at the Grape
hotel. Lancaster. Pa, by the proprietor be-
longed in Sanford.
ABE STRAUSS, Esq. the well known
Stock Raiser of Lexington Ky, says Il
recommend Liebig Cos Arnicated Extract