Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-20
State News.
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State News.
ASDRoscoGeIS.
The Woromho mills at Lisbon Falls ar,
lighted nv $50 Edison incandescent lamps
This system is to De introduced at Lewiston
and Auburn
Shoe shipments from the Auburn factorie.
have been heavy the past week The ship
meanis amounted to 23l6 cases The man.
ufacturers of ladies goods have actively com
menced the busy season. The receipts OF
leather amounted to 579l7 pounds.
The Stanley Dry Plate Company is filing
now 4 contract with z II. T. Anthony O!
New York. to furnish $40 600 of dry plates q
month. They are furnishing about $1,000
worth month TO hoffman of Montreal. -
Journal.
ARoosrooK.
Enterprising men of Houlton contemplates
laying the foundation for block of eigh,
stores in the course of few weeks.
We are glad to know that Houlton Acad.
envy is furnishing so we'll. There are in
actual attendance at the present time laC
pupils. The school is not only large in
numbers but il also ranks high in scholar
ship.
Oats at Caribou have advanced from 80 TO
IS cents per bushel. Potatoes are plenty and
selling at from 80 cents to 81 10 per barrel.
Last week the thermometer registered 80
degrees below zero at Fl. Fairfield. This
week ;h- snow has fallen TO the depth of
neal, one foot.
CUMBERL AND
The Freeport butter factory is 10 be built
fha nsha III.
Tn" new town hail al Brunswick had az
echo which seriously affected its acoustic
properties, AMI this has been remadiei BY the
stretching OF ~ire~ across il
June will be busy month in Portland. In
af'i'i0n % the national encampment, the year.
iy - -.iirg Of r'se Friends will be h, III tn-rc
The Grand Army men will arrive as soon As
the Friends depart
No such person as Charles McCully is to
be found in Brunswick. He was reported As
being one of the heirs to the fortune of $780,
900 900 in England and As being a resident Of
Brunswick
FRASkLIN.
The Pennington village bond case was ar
guei before the Supreme Court in Washing
ton, March 18th The bonds, to the amount
OF $50. 900, were issued BY the Pennington
terest amounting to about $40 600 The
bonds were issued in aid of extending the
railroad into the village. The Supreme
Court of Maine decided that these bonds were
illegally issued, and the case went to Wash
ington on appeal Hon. W. L. Putnam of
Portland, appeared for the village corpora
ton, and ex-Mayor Libby of Portland, for
the holders of the bonds.
H.xrnrr
Frenchman's Bay is now entirely clear of
ice and the steamboats, are making regular
trip to Sullivan.
All the lighthouses in Maine east of Penob-
scot Bay, in accordance with the recommen-
dation Of the lighthouse board and by ord er
of the Secretary of the Treasury, have been
transferred from Ellsworth superintendency
to Bangor superintendency, and the collec.
tor of customs at Bangor becomes superin-
tendent of lights
There are now about So scholar. attending
the academy at Blue Hill, many coming in
under the Free High School act
OXFORD.
1t is rumored that a herring factory will
soon start at NORWAY.
The publication of the Oxford County Re
cord will be resumed on or before April 18th.
Majo Richardson, of Mexico. had his left
side paralyzed last week, and lies in a critical
condition, says the Oxford County Advertiser.
On the day preceding the shock he was as
saulted and twice Knocked down BY a
vicious ram in his pasture.
PENoBsCor.
The corporation of Yale College, last Mon
day. appointed Rev. Lewis o. Bastow, ID. d..
lately of Burlington, VT, as Professor OF
Homiletics and Theology, in the Yale Theo-
logical school. DR.. 3rsstow is a native of
Brewer, and graduated at Bangor Theologi.
cal Seminary in 1860.
Messrs. Hsthorn, Foss & Co. have built a
large mill on Holland Pond and are now
hauling hard wood lumber to stock it with.
The mill is to be used chiefly for the manu-.
facture of orange and lemon box shocks and
only hard wood is used. One week more
will complete the hauling and they will then
have about 900 on the landing
The Commercial says: Lumbermen have
been very fortunate IN their operations in the
woods this winter, for the most part. Palmer,
on the Pleasant river, has finished cutting
and vardng, and is ready for the drive. On
the Piscataquis it is the most backward and
snow will last none too long. The team.
have already come out of the weOd. at Orono
+. H. Clergue, Esq of Bangor. expresse.
the belief that Moosehead Lake will be
bridged by the Megaotic line, which will
connect with the Maine Central at Malta
wamkeag.
Foxcroft Academy has SO students
The Dirigo Slate Quarry at Monsoon, has
started up again. There are rumors afoa
that the Eastern and Pine Tree are to oe
worked this summer. There was a Sigh
fire at the Oakland. last week, burning tht
roof of one of the storebouses. Over 20,
600 squares of slate are stored in Monson
says the Piscataquis Observer.
WASHINGTON.
Trout and togus are being sold in Calais
The local officers should enforce the game
law - Commercial
Rev. Mr.. jenkins has moved from Prince
ton. and settled over the Baptist Church a,
East Machias, says the Union
Stephen Ssddler of Machas received ,
pension of sl072 last week he was member
of Co. c, 9Th Maine.