Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-12

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The Lewiston Journal SAYS: The Cour'
House floors have been in the hands of pip
ers, Who have been repairing the gas pipes,
this week. and are in an unsettled condition
Query. Who, or what are in the unsettled con-
dition?
The Journal says that Geo. B. B-arce is
hauling . thousand cords of wood from hi.
wood lots in the edge Of Canton, to Liver.
had snow enough to make turns He has
about six hundreds cords already cut.
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The Pioneer saws: The fare from Houlton
to Presque Isle BY rail is s2 IS: by stage, g..
Distance BY rail, 100 miles; by stage. 40; BY
projected railroad already surveyed. about
so miles.
CUMBERLAND.
Another case of blackmail has turned up,
says the Argus, in which Portland lawyer
is the go-between he sending demands for
payment of fictitious bills due to one Donohue.
Edward Cobb, of South GRAY. has been ex-
perimenting with ensilage. He has construct
ed one of the largest silos in the county.
built Of stone and with q capacity of fifty
tons. He filled it half or two-thirds full. and
finds the ensilage comes out green and juicy
and almost As good as when put in, and none
of it injured. He is much pleased with the
experiment.
The Portland telephone exchange had on
the first of the month SIS subscribers.
FRANKLIN.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes from Weld. about the weather: On
Monday morning the I'd, we found about halt
foot of snow upon the surface of the ground
and then again on Saturday morning. the
7th, we found about half foot more. which
if permitted to lie. will make nice sleighing
on smooth roads, but for logging purposes
we have not snow enough yet We had four
intensely cold days in the first week in Janu-
AIRY, from the Sd to the 9th, inclusive, the
mercury being from two to ten degrees below
zero each morning, making an average
temperature for each Of the four days of
8 degrees 10 minutes above zero. The aver
age temperature per day for December was
33 degrees 40 minutes, being about IL
degrees warmer Per day than December of
1880 We had about seven in, hes of snow.
and three inches and half of rain during the
month, and about twenty three inches of
snow and no rain in December Of 1880. The
average temperature per day for the year 1881,
was ~ degrees 4S minutes. and six feet of
snow and two feet and eight inches of rain.
in Weld. Sunday night. the Sth, gave us
just rain enough to keep the snow in position.
Monday came off fair again.
OXFORD.
The Democrat says S. A. Austin at West
Peru is getting out considerable poplar for
the tooth-pck factory al Dixfield.
The Cecilia Quartette has been delighting
the citizens of Oxford, Mechanic Falls, and
Norway.
Rev. DIR. Mason will not leave Fryeburg
for st. John, N. b., whittier he received a
call lately.
PENOBscOT.
A thousand two pound boxes of Penobscot
spruce gum have been ordered by New
York dealer.
The Free Will Baptist Society of Dan
forth. dedicated their new church, the first
built in the village, on New Years day.
Eleven months ago the first effort was made
towards its erection. With the assistance of
Rev. w. Carr. their pastor. and others, the
church was dedicated free of debt.
The NJ. c. Institute at Pittsfeld is badly
involved in debt, and unless something is
done soon it must go down. The school has
always had an able corps of teachers and
large classes. A meeting of the citizens of
Pittsfield was to be held on the 18th to see
what amount Of money can be raised for the
school.
SAGADAHoC.
Mr.. VIM. F. Stevens, the Bath oarsman, is
reported in low state of health.
The smelt fishing on Back river, says the
Times, is active. 20, 80 and 40 pounds day
is now the order. About % fishermen were
on the ice there Monday. The fish bring
now "a cents pound.