Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-15
State News.


The Auburn shoe manufacturers make good
reports. l435 cases were shipped and 7e.-
1853 lbs. of leather we're received this week.
One factory has already shipped large order
of winter goods Three years ago Auburn's
factories had no idea of beginning work upon
their fall goods until after July 4th, now the
work on fall goods begins as soon as the snow
is off the ground. There are about three
months difference in the market. One of the
prominent manufacturers reports only bright
prospects before them for continued work.
The factory of NJ. Crafts will shut down next
Monday for a week in order to make required
repairs. The factory will resume work a
week from Monday on fall wear.
ARoosTooK.
The Caribou correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial says: The long continued wet
spell has insured large crop of hay. Grass
never looked better at this season of the year
and an unusually heavy harvest may be ex-
pected. The farmers are well along with
their work although t1e-~rain has hindered
the potato plant somewhat. The potato acre
age is said to be very much larger than that
of last year. Edward Doyle has twenty-six
acres of potatoes in one field, and many
farmers have from fifteen to twenty acres
planted. The product per acre of our soil
will compare favorably with that of
the great Northwest, while if the truth
should be told plain and unyarnished
our seasons are preferable. All that We
want are roads opened and townships survey
ed and placed in the market at fair price
per acre and Aroostook will increase in
wealth and population as never before Thous-
ands of acres of the best settling land in the
State are held bv nonresident proprietors
who yearly take in stumpage double what
they paid for the land originally. The coun-
ty commissioners have decided to build that
section of the Fort Kent road which crosses
township 16, range 3. The road ought to be
built from Caribou to Fort Kent this season.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says among the matter dumped
at the foot of Salem street, Portland. where
the recent washout on the Boston & Maine
line occurred recently, the much decayed re-
mains of a coffin was found Wednesday. The
top, foot and head pieces were less decayed
than the remainder of the coffin, that had ap-
parently been for long time rotting above
ground. On the the top piece was written in
pencil "A. Hill" Where it came from is
mystery.
About two o'clock Tuesday, Isaiah Boston,
living at York, was crossing the street at the
Eastern depot, Portland, when he was struck
in the chest by the pole of a hack, knocked
down and three ribs broken, his elbows in
jured, and a severe scalp wound inflicted. He
was taken to the Maine General Hospital,
and it is thought he will recover.
The Argus says a man who advertised
himself as "Prof. Allyne." with his carnival
of wonders, has been in Portland for the past
few days, selling tickets to show he pro-
posed giving in Congress Hall. He disposed
of the tickets largely among school children,
and promisedto give away two hundred and
fifty presents, but instead gave away those
who had purchased tickets, for the alleged
professor skipped the town, and gave no
exhibition whatever. He will probably try
his little game in other places, and he should
b. passed round.
FRANKLIN.