Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-22
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Lewiston and Auburn people are aetrina
:, magnetzed over the subject of the electric
hgnt, and many of the prominent business
men are talking up the project Of introduc.
ing it in the two cities.
The Lewiston Journal says: Rev. DR..
Cheney has in his possession the yery frs,
impression of the Evening Journal. which
was handed him from the press 81 wears ago
thursday afternoon.
ARoosrook
The citizens of Washburn in town meeting
voted to appropriate 500 for repairs on bury.
ing-ground: also $50 to purchase books for
the town library which has been long and
generously fed from the hand of ex-Gov.
Washburn
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says Mr.. Stephenson of Saeca.
Kappa, with party of surveyors, commenced
ednesday TO make the locating survey of
the Bridgt2n Saco Valley railroad, begin
ning at the Bridgton end of the route.
The Marine Engineers Association cele-
DRAFTED their centennial meeting Thursday
evening by collation. at their rooms on Com
mercial street. Portland.
The Brunswick Manufacturing Co. is now
turning out advertising fans in large quantities,
refusing all new orders, having all the work
ordered 1t can turn out for the present. One
party IN Cincinnati takes 100000 of these
fans, and a proposition has been recently
made by concern for 900. 600 fans.
OXFORD.
All the giants are not extinct, for thus saith.
the Argus Among the guests at the CITY
notei Yesterday were two gentlemen from
Denmark, each of whom is six feet and half
tall One, s. g. Davis, Esq, a well known
lawyer IN his section. weighs 240 pounds
The other. Rufus q. Fessenden, man not
yet "a. weighs 1870 pounds. The latter had
brother also six and one-half feet in height.
VINO weighs $50 pounds. Surely Denmark
takes the cake for tall men
PESoBscor
The Commercial saws that the wood at the
katahdin Iron Works is all hauled. The iron
production continues at about 500 tons a
month, and large force of men is employed
both at the mine and on the route to the
railway. The men engaged in the latter
work have been busy ali winter. and it is ex-
pected that they will soon have part of the
road bed ready for the sleepers and rails
The Bangor Wing says; Remarkably high
tides are being experienced nights now
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point and on the previous night it was excep-
tionally high. We learn that at the mill of
C.. g. Stems & Co., the tide was two feet
higher than it has been at any time since the
great tidal wave which swept up the Penob-
scot some years ago. The water poured it.
self over the dam at the latter place into the
mill pond, and when it receded raised several
hundred logs out of the mill pond and lifted
90 or 60 Of these up on the wharf where they
were found high and dry Thursday morning.
Some of these logs which had to be cleared
away from the top of the wharf were two and
one-half feet through.
SAGADAuoC.
The BowdOinham Lumber Company started
up Tuesday and are running at full blast,
with their hands full of orders
large cylindrical retort for the Warren
powder mill was cast. Tuesday lat the Bath iron
works. So large piece is seldom cast. and
much interest was shown in the proceed
ings.
A Young Mems Christian Association has
recently been organized in Bath and the
interest and number of members is increas-
ing.
WAsHINGToN
The Union SAYS the April term of the S. j.
Court will commence Tuesday next, April
%, at Calais. Judge Lbbev has been ap-
pointed to hold the term. lll' judicial tenure
of office expiring April 23d, will probably
necessitate the attendance of some other JUS
tice. The case of the Methodist minister
against Bangor paper for libel. and the
Cherry field murder case are to be tried.
Twelve Gloucester fishing vessels were
lying in PASSPORT harbor on Monday. The
captain of one was heard to say that these
vessels would leave from SO to 500 each
in this vicinity for bait, ice. etc. Consider
ing the number of these vessels that call in
here for bail during the season, this must be
quite an important item for the fishermen.
The Machias Union is very sceptical as to
there being any Mormons in Jonesport, at
least of the Joe Smith Brigham Young type.
Ar LARGE.
B. F. Russell, morocco manufacturer, Will
ton, Me-, is said to owe about $1,000, no as
sets: Z. b. Cram, Portland, Me-, owes about
SIS, 800. $1,000 nominally secured.
English dealers in ice are buying ice in
Maine and it sells in England for 50 a ton
About 800, 900 tons will supply all England
for the season, while New York alone uses
between 1900, 900 and 2.225 900 tons.