Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-06
State News.
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Messrs. Gay & Symmes of Auburn will
shortly commence the manufacture of 25O. 900
tin tomato cans for the canning factory which
they ~ill run in Auburn this season. They
viii have Is acres Of tomatoes planted
Besides canning fruits and vegetables, they
will evaporate apples.
CUMBERLAND.
Fifteen additional electric lights are to be
put up in Portland as soon as possible.
Mr.. Edw ards, blacksmith of GRAY, has
invented car stove of great utility In case
Of accident all smoke and fire Is Instantly
confined and extinguished in 10 seconds.
FRANKLIN.
A new post-ofice, called Richardson. has
been established at Haines' or Richardson.
Landing. at the head of Lake Moosrlucmagun-
tic in the town of Rangeley, and c. T. Rich
srdson appointed Postmaster. The Office is
to be supplied daily from June to October,
and tri-weekly the remainder of the wear,
provided satisfactory arrangements can be
made.
R0ckland. notwithstanding her heavy rail-
road debt, is prospecting. Within a year, a
number of imposing blocks have been erect
ed. Among the number, Mr.. Jones has
recently completed his new block in place of
the one burned last December. This block
is three stories high, contains three stores,
three offices, the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms, and the Courier Gazette
office. Lime business is very good with
prospects IF a continuance.
OXFORD.
The business interests in the town of AL
bany are quite lively and prosperous at the
present time. Among other things, q new
and substantial steam mill employing about
90 hands is doing an extensive business in
saving oak slaves.
The maple sugar season does not open very
promisingly; the cool weather lately has put
an embargo on the sap, postponing the time
Of sugar making for a while.
A Hebron man has cut his foot for the
thrty-ninth time since he used an axe.
Of all the rare minerals in the splendid COL
lection at Amherst College only the crystals OF
tourmaline discovered by Prof. Shepard fifty
years ago at Mount Mica. Paris. and the me.
teorites, which ere kept in safe in a vault,
have been saved. 1t will be gratifying to
many people in Maine to learn that the in
teresting and valuable specimens of this
State have escaped the confagration which
has destroyed all the rest of the celebrated
Shepard collection of minerals, probably the
finest in the country and costing at least
500, 00O.- Wing.
PIscArAoUIs.
Business in the quarries at Monson is quite
brisk. Teams are busy hauling the slate to
the station at Abbot. Farmers here keep
their teams busy in the winter season BY haul
ing state for the Misunderstanding here is
still good in the village, there being no bare
ground to be seen. On Thursday and Friday
there was quite cold snap. Saturday il
showed quite freely The streets are very
icy here, and the festive small boy rejoices
thereat.-At the town meeting Monday, the
9th. the town voted to tax dogs. A good
idea.-A new hotel is the subject under dis
cussion now. 1t is generally understood that
Col. Strickland of Bangor will rebuild
Cor. Leriston Journal.
WASHINGTON.
There is Mormon society at Jonesport,
who own church half and half with the
Congregationalists there. The town has a
population of about 1900 and nearly half Of
them are Mormons. They are ''Joseph
Smith Mormons' and not the brigham
Young" type. They don't believe in poly.
gamy. They believe in our Bible, but put
the Mormon Bible above it. The two Bibles
are often seen side BY side on the same parlor
table. Many of them are well TODD. intelli
gent people. They are the survivors and
successors of the famous colony that went out
some wears ago to Palestine and had to be
brought back nv the government.-W hfg.
At zero and below, morning of April l, and
no 'foOling' about it. Good sleighing as in
mid-winter on the road from East Machias to
Calais.-Union.
YORK.
Numerous buildings are going up at Old
Orchard beach. Miss l.. A. Pillsbury has
nearly completed a new house. the Revere.
near Fern Park. On the site of the old
Lawrence House, Mrs. Flint, formerly Of
the Belmont, is to build a new hotel.
The Sea View House is to be still further
enlarged and improved BY the addition Of a
wing los feet in length and 40 feet in width.
and three stories high. The Lawrence
House is being rebuilt on the sea wall.
II will be 100 feet hong, ~ feet vide. three
stories high, and will be . complete, we'll
built and furnished hotel.
Mrs. F.. r. Pierce, who has been in New
York for several weeks receiving instruction