Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-19
State News.
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Lewiston has abou, 100000 srindes. or
about one ihirtv-sxth Of the spindles in the
limited States. Within ten wears Lewiston
will probably increase her spindles TO 40o.-
600. There are in Maine 6a6.6So spindles.
nearly half of which are in Lewiston. Maine
uses ll2 S6l bales of cotton per year. and
employs ll.SlS persons in the manufacture
of cotton goods.
Cotton is coming into Lewiston at the rate
of forty cars day.
An Auburn man and his wife have been so
driven by business that they have set up nights
TO make sailsages, and haven't had over four
hours sleep any night since October. They
chopped $50 pounds of sausage meat, Thurs
day z. NJ.
Mr.. David Stetson. of Auburn, sustained u
bad sprain OF the ankle by horse stepping
on his foot, while he was teaming in the
woods, few days ago.
Mr. Bonnallie of Lewiston has sold his
well-known stallion, Gen. Lyon, Jr.," to a
Boston gentleman, for $500.
FRANKLIN.
The monograph says that Mr.. Stanley has
been at Rangelev the past week looking after
the fish-hatching business. He reports the
spawn as being in excellent condition. The
white fish, which are being introduced there
They are very delicate fish, weighing from
two to three pounds, and are caught in deep
water. with bait only.
j. W. Porter & Son are doing a brisk bust
ness at their mill in Strong, manufacturing
clothes pins, excelsior and chair bottoms
giving employment to large number of men
and greatly benetiting the farmers of that
vicinity.
VIM s. Towle, of Strong has caught &c
foxes the past fall. He would have caught
his usual number, 40, had the snow held off
week longer. Quite number were caught
BY other parties.
LINCOLN.
The Josephus, Capt. Rogers. of Damaris-
Gotta. made the remarkable quick time of so
days from Amsterdam to Sourrbaye. Java.
The distance from % degrees north latitude
to Sourrbaye was made in Go days.
KNOX.
Louis Wagner, of Philadelphia. Command
er in Chief. q. A. Il. Edgar ID. Swain. of
Chicago, Senior Vice Commander in Chief.
aid Rev. Jos. f. Lowering. of Worcester.
Mass, Chaplain in Chief, will be present at
the annual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic at Rockland Feb. 2lst and
22nd.
PENOBscor.
The Bangor Commercial saws in relation
to the ice business on the Penobscot: Z. II.
& ii. Rollins began blowing to day and
Tomorrow morning will begin to cut.-The
Penobscot River Ice Co. began cutting Sat
urday; the machinery is working smoothly.
Ice 80 inches in thickness is being cut at
Pusliaw Pond.-The slip at the Katahdin
house broke down under the weight of ice be-
ing drawn upon it Saturday, and men were
engaged yesterday repairing it.-W. c. Pit
mans crew were at work yesterday blowing
The work of building Stetson's house is
being pushed rapidly, and cutting will begin
there next week-Waterman' house will be
full by the last of the week.
SAGApAHoC.
Elder John Lehman of Bath. died of paral-
ysis. Sunday noon, at his residence on Union
street. at the age Of 50 years, month and
~ days. He has been an invalid for num-
Der of years but was able to 90 about the
streets until within year. He was formerly
Freewill Baptist minister at Georgetown.
in this county, and represented that locality
in the State Legislature about fifty years
ago.
The Montgomery Guards of Portland. will
give an exhibition drill, on .he occasion of
the festival to be given by the ladies of the
St. Mary's church, Bath.
YORK.
The Press says that Geo. Mills, of South
WATERFORD, narrowly escaped severe acct
dent. last Friday forenoon. While at work
on the roof of Hobbs new mill. he slipped
and fell to the staging at the caves, turning
somersault, he fell ten feet to the stone dam.
and then down another ten feet when he
reached terra frma. He was badly bruised
but no bones were broken.
The BiddefoTj Journal saws that large
lot of Southern oak ship timber living in the
Thompson yard, kennebunkport. was recent
Iv sold on execution. it, favor OF III Mehan
of Bath, vs.. Nathaniel Thompson, at price
hardly sufficient t. cover freight. In y. L.
Thompson's ward there are two ships frames
awaiting the decision of our honorable court
as to their ownership. Daring the meantime
one of them has spoiled and the other is not
much better off.
AT LARGE.
The Eastern railroad is now in the hands
of the Messrs. Barring Brothers of London.
they owning 4 majority of the stock AMI
large Der cent. of the bonds. The old ruinous
speculative epoch in the history of the Ess-
tern road has passed away, and the Earrings
are now the Eastern railroad de faefo. 1t
Is not for their interests to maintain strife
between the two roads. and hence the anxiety
on their part to promote the best possible
business arrangements with the Boston a
Maine. The relations of the two roads are
amicable and will probably end in univer-
sal pooling of receipts. which effects the re-
suits of consolidation without consolidating
In the American deaf and dumb asylum at
Hartford. Conn. there are forty pupils from
Maine, "a males and lG females Two were
admitted the past year. The State paid lust
year for clothing, travelling expenses. e,c.
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