Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-04
State News.
ANDROSCOGGN.

Latest reports from Mr.. George Foster. of
Lisbon Falls. who was injured BY a train re-
Gently represent him as very low with a bare
chance of recovery.
Some of the employees of the Dennison
Paper Manufacturing Company at Mechanic
Falls. have struck for higher pay. The mills
have been running with reduced force Of
workers.
On the 2ls, of April. 1850. the first stone
OF the foundation of the Androscoggin MILL
Lewiston, was laid by Mr. William Walsh.
Messrs. A. d. Lockwood and 4. H. Kelsey
having the management in the erection of
the mill. Twenty-one years later-April 81.
ISL. the first stone of the new Loekw God
mill at Wateryiile was laid by Mr. Walsh.
Messrs. Lockwood and Kelsey occupying the
same position.-LerisfoR Journal.
CUMBERLAND.
The annual meeting of the Bible Society of
Maine WA held at the First Parish church.
Portland, Sunday evening. May LIST.
In the base ball match between the Har-
wards and the Bowdoins a, Boston, Nav End.
the former won by score OF Is to.5
FRANKLIN.
Among the awards at the worlds fair at
Melbourne, Australia, was Holt, Hiram i
Co., East Wilton, hay knives.
HANCOCK.
The Wing says: The West End Hotel
at Bar Harbor has been enlarged this
spring as to have accommodations for about
tive-hundreI guests.
The Atlantic House is receiving an addition
forty by sixty feet and six stories high
There will be more cottages erected this
season at Bar Harbor than last, besides they
are much more elegant and expensive
The summer guests have begun 10 arrive,
and FIVE hotels are now open.
kENSEBEC.
An epidemic prevails among sheep in Ken
nebec county. They are taken sick and die
in day or two. One party in Vassalboro
has lost twenty.
At a recent town meeting in Waldoboro il
was voted to accept the report of the commit
tee elected at previous meeting to consider
the railroad debt. Their report cites that il
would be for the interest of the town to refund
the bonds at a lower rate of interest, and they
recommend that the rate be per cent. D +
annum, on bonds redeemable after July LIST
1866. and payment in full to be made on or be-
fore July lst, 1921. Also that -. 600 be raised
annually after. July LIST. 1896, as a sinking
fund for the purchase of the town bonds.
PI>cATAQUIs.
During the past winter Mr. q. W. Davis.
manager Of the katahdin Iron Works. got a
charter for railroad from Milo to the Works
and now he is thinking of securing the rails
and rolling stock that are being taken from
the New Brunswick Railway. on account of
change of gauge and use them in building
this piece of road. The distance is about
twenty miles. At present the iron has to be
moved from the Works to the railroad on
teams which is very expensive.
SAGADAHoC.
The Eastern Steamboat Company will try
the experiment this summer of running an
express boat between Bath and Boothbay.
WASHINGTON.
Weirs are being built at Holmes Point
Machiasport and other places along the river
intended for catching young herring. Should
this prove successful sardine factory will
be a success; otherwise the project will be
abandoned for the present. Bangor Wing
YORK.
Two barns filed with hay, belonging to
VIM. F. Clarke, were entirely destroyed by
fire at Wells depot. Sunday.
Early Saturday morning the building oc
cuped by Ruel W. Norton as an eating
house, confectionery stand. SC, and known
as the Geo. =. Lowell stand in kennebunk,
was burned, probably by an incendiary fire.
The flames made rapid progress and soon
spread over both stores of the building, and
communicated to a one and half story
building occupied by DIR. Frank N. Ross as
an apothecarv shop. Both of these build
ngs were destroyed. Mr. Sargent estimates
his loss on the building at $3.50; insured for
$500. Il. W. Norton estimates his loss at
$1,000: insured for Sll0o. DIR. Ross loss on
the building and contents was $500 insured
for $500. The building was insured for $1,000.
The Mason house, next to the Sargent build
ing, was damaged about 5000.