Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-14
State News.
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The Lewiston Journal saws: One of the
routes surveyed bv the Maine Central, 70
unite their stations, runs diagonslly across
the College grounds, from Parker Hall to the
Theological School.
The Journal says: Lewiston and Auburn
are gradually getting rid of the pink eye. +"
1t has had q very mild run here. No horses
have died from it, and few have been laid up
long.
The Times saws: There were committed TO
the Jail in Houlton. during the past year, S.
prisoners. as follows: for debt, 2s; liquor
selling. 4 assault. 6; drunkenness, 10; lar
ceny, q; embezzlement, i arson. !; tres
pass, s.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws: E. E. McLain, has
just commenced a new enterprise at New
Vineyard, in the form of box factory The
proposed building is 81 by % feet. and 3
stories high. He is to have portable engine
of 20 horse power. He has four of the View
mouth variety turning lathes. costing S225
each. capable of completing so gross day
each, of turned wood boxes mostly used by
druggists.
The Chronicle saws: The books for the
stock of Canning Co., in Jay. were opened
Jan. 9th. and portion of the shares have
been sold. The site for the factory has been
selected.
KENNEBEc.
Waterville will have five livery stables
after the two new ones now in progress are
finished. 1t is hoped that competition will
lower prices so that common kind of folks
can afford to ride once in a while.
The Waterville boys in the Aroostook
home shout Feb /. They have had fine
weather up to the frs: of January.
PENoBscor.
The Wing says: The walking match
came to an end Thursday afternoon. Holske
had left the track for good at about Eve
O'Clock that morning, (having made 40 miles,
in consequence, was stated. of a lame
knee. ToOle and Driscoll had each made 60
miles and 10 laps, when the former threw up
the race. Driscoll then made fine squirt,
and at the completion Of 20 miles and lap
left the track. The attendance was very
light and financially it was not much OF
success.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Dover has new hall in process of cree
ton. 1t is 81 by 46 feet, two story, and, best
Of all, is so arranged that it can be emptied
most speedily in case Of any accident. Its
cost when completed will be in the vicinity of
$4,000. Its construction has been under
the charge of l.. L. Parsons of Waterville, who
has had large experience in building and re-
modelling public buildings in Boston and vi
cinity, being himself an architect as well as
builder.
The local y correspondent of the Observ-
er, from Atkinson. writes "Beware of men.
loose -jointed, fiabby, oyster-like men,
characterless men, profane, vulgar men. Be
careful in your choice of associates. He
that walketh with wise men is wise" How
true, 1.-The less a man knows of any subject
the more he will dogmatize upon it,
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says that the "Rodgers,"
so often mentioned in connection with the
Arctic searches for the Jeanette, is the same
vessel that was built by Goss & Sawyer for a
steam whaler, the first steam whaler ever built,
and was then called the Mary and Helen.
Her name was changed after she was sold to
the Government.
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport Sentinel says: The Penn
broke people are awakening to the necessity
of a temperance movement, and public meet
ings are to be held.
The Sentinel says of fishing: Some of our
Eastport fishermen have recently been doing
a good business in driving herring for the
sardine factories. One small vessel with
crew of three left here one day, and returned
the next evening with sixteen hogsheads of
fish for which they received So per hogshead.
We learn that the same vessel has stocked
nearly 500 in about month.
There was an immense quantity Of frozen
herring handled during the late cold snap.
Fourteen vessels loaded at St. Andrews Bay
and Eastport, besides the steamer Falmouth,
which, on her Thursdays trip, took from here
1880 barrels or 900 herring, making in
all 2,s0O, 900 for which there were paid to the
fishermen between $4,000 and $4,000.
YORK..
The Biddeford Times says 1t is reported,
that one of the we'll known prosecutors of the
dealers in the ardent in this city has received
letters from large wholesale firm in Bos-
ton threatening that the dwellings of himself
and his assistants in the work will be burned.
We presume the gentleman will not be par
ticularIy frightened by any such demonstra-
tons.
The Times says Ice Is selling in Boston
for 81. % per ton. and the freight to Boston is
one dollar per ton. and it costs about fifty
cents to harvest ice;here. The conundrum is,
where does the profit come in?
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