Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-07-27

An Interview With General Cock About
the Sprague Property.

the sprague Property.
General George Lewis Cook of Providenc
X. l., employed in confidential capacity b,
Trustee Chaffee, is registered at the Hotel
North. Last evening the General furnished
the journal with some valuable information
about the sale of the Sprague property in
TINS city, which takes place to-day. .'We
propose, said General Cook, Ito sell all the
property belonging to the A. CIV. Sprague
Manufacturing Co. in Augusta, and guarantee
perfect title. While we wish to sell, we
shall not see the property slaughtered. The
starting price for the cotton mill and mill
estate. which includes the dam.
buildings along the river on the west side,
saw mill on the east side, boarding houses
ETC., will be $3.50, 900. We shall not sell for
one dollar less. One of the terms of the sale is
that the purchasers shall buy at apprisal the
stock IN process of manufacture and all the
supplies. want you to understand fully
that all purchasers of the property in Au-
. gusta, will be fully protected from any and
all attachments which may have been put
upon said property"
''Who, do you think, will purchase the
mill property"
81 do not know, sir. Gen. Butler, repre-
senting syndicate, has made two offers
Providence and New York parties are fyur-
ing on it, with the intention of improving the
privilege and erecting new mills. Boston
parties were in Augusta last week looking
over the property. There will be no lack of
bidders
"H Have you sold any of the detached
parcels of real estate
''We have sold the building corner of
State and Winthrop streets to Isaac Bennett,
for $1,000
After thanking Gen. Cook for his courtesy,
the reporter left. A committee of the cred
itors arrived on the two o'clock Pullman
his morning to attend the sale.
Under the management of Supt. Tucker
the Maine Central is rapidly becoming one
Of the best equipped roads in the country.
As we announced yesterday, two new loco
motive engines of enormous size, built at the
Portland Company's Works, have recently
been placed on the road, to be used on the
day passenger trains. They are numbered
respectively 81 and 6s; weigh 20 tons each,
and are expected to draw train of ten cars
at least fifty miles an hour. These splendid
locomotives have many Improvements over
the old style, among which may be mentioned
tba that tho int tno
tender instead of into the air, thus keeping
the water warm, and at the same time making
no noise, the latter fact being a very import
ant one, as the noise of escaping steam from
locomotives has ever been a source of terror
to horses, and many accidents have resulted
in consequence. These giant steeds of iron
are of excellent workmanship, and their en-
gineers are justly proud of them.
held its annual meeting for the installation of
officers at Temperance Hall, Monday even
ing. Owing to the rain a large number was
not present. Cake and ice cream were fur
nished to all free of expense. The following
officers were installed by c. 2. Toward of
Waterville, district deputy of kennebec, as
sisted by Charles Berry of Pittston, and Miss
w. b. Jaquith of Gardiner William Hoskins,
w. C. T.; Mrs. NJ Barter, w. V. r.; Ed
ward Clark. w. s. James +. Howard. W.
c.; J. J. Jones, w. +. S.: Emma Jewett
w. T.; f. W. Allen, w. NJ; Margaret
Hovey, w. l. c.. Herbert Pottle, w. o. G. :;
Maria Thompson. w. r. II. s.; ii. f. Flye,
W. l.. II. s. Nellie McCausland, W. Il. IL.
ID. NJ. Emma Randall. Assistant Secretary.
Granite Lodge was organized July 30. 1873,
and at present has II members in good stand
ing. Their regular meetings are held every
Monday evening.
Saturday, August 18th, has been selected
rs the day for the grand military tournament
at Lake Maranocook. 1t is open to the
Maine Militia only. Cash prizes to the
amount of S335 will be offered. In the COM
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