The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-03

from Sebago waters, which they intend to
hatch artifcially and return all Of the young
fry to the same waters. The expense attending
this is great and the above gentlemen have
issued circular to sportsmen asking imam
cial aid to help bring about the desired re-
sult-good salmon fishing in "Old Sebago'
and its tributaries.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Crocker Sampson has secured the large un-
occupied tannery building at the mills above
Pennington village and Is converting it into
a rake mandatory The building and dam
are being thoroughly repaired
Morrill, q Stinchfield are increasing their ca
pacity to manufacture spo0ls at their factory
by the addition of new machinery and an In
creased force of employees.
A heavy storm of wind and rain ragged in
Franklin county, Friday, and near night
turned into snow. Saturday morning the
mountains north of Pennington were white
with snow and the streams and ponds were
SKINNED WlLn ice.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There were four deaths in Augusta last
week and thirteen deaths during the month
of October.
The Haynes & Dewitt Ice Co. of Augusta
will complete the emptying of their ice
houses this week.
An Augusta speculator is loading vessel
with 1000 barrels of apples for Norfolk, Va.
The carriers of the ten-cent delivery letters
in Augusta have not been overburdened with
mail thus far. During the month of October
there were but 20 of these letters received at
that Office and forwarded to their destina-
ton, or about one day. The regular deliy-
cry seems to largely supply the needs of the
service in that city.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Camden Herald states that Capt. +. II.
Bramhall has contracted to build a thirty
foot steam launch for Lawyer Cushman OF
Oldtown, to be built during the winter and
delivered next May, for use on the lakes.
The captain intends also to build thirty
three foot steamer for himself
1t is rumored that an excelsior and spool
stock mill is soon to be built at Katahdin
Iron Works.
Work has been commenced in Clifton in
grading the lot for the new church to be
erected by the Free Baptists in that town,
which is the only organized society IN tnat
place, but the church will be used Tor union
services Under the labors of Rev. c.. K.
Woodcock there has been large revival
there this past summer. The church, which
is to be of wood, is to be erected on lot do
mated by Mr.. A. C. Penney, and workmen
are now engaged in getting out the stone for
the foundation and lumber for the super
structure, ready to go to work in the spring.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is learned steamship line to connect
Boston with Machiasport and several inter-
mediate points is in fair way of being es-
LdDllSl6U. Odpbdtu OccIluS 10 iucCbiu6 Will
such success in forwarding the enterprise
that large portion of the stock has been
subscribed for, and the company will soon
be organized. The Captain has already con-
ferred with responsible parties in regard to
building steamer and the contract will
shortly be closed.
IN GENERAL.
Parties connected with the fishing inter-
est of this State are circulating memorial,
which is being generally signed, and Is to be
presented to the government, protesting
against renewal of the late fisheries treaty,
and praying that the government may not
make any treaty, arrangement or legislation
which would admit Canadian fish into
American markets free of 6uty, except In
the case of herring brought into our ports
for sardine packing.
The Industrial Journal points to unusually
heavy numbering operations in the Maine
woods during the coming winter Already
large crews of men have left for the scene Of
operations and many others are busily pre-
pairing to start While this situation is true
generally throughout Maine, it is notably so
on the Penobscot, where the loggers are
leaving for the northern forests in greater
numbers than for years past. An extensive
operator says that with a favorable
winter the cut on the West Branch will be a
third larger than that of last year. The in
centive of increased operations lies in the
generally hopeful feeling with regard to next
seasons trade, coupled with the facts that
supplies were never lower and labor is
reasonable, while logs have brought good
prices during the past season and the guam
tity to be wintered over is not large.