Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-03
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Lirermo,e Fails.
c. II. Dnnham of the Durham Hanufac-
turing company, Boston, is in town. Mr..
Durham was formerly resident of this
place &C. H. Reynolds of Waterville is on
a visit to his parents. Reynolds entered
Colby last Fall.-rhe water in the Andro-
scoggin is dropping off. No special damage
has thus far been done except the lose of
fifty or seventy five Thousand feet of spruce
the property of Mr.. Alvin Record The
water backed up at Jay Bridge caused by an
ice blockade and some of the boards
were torn of from the covered bridge,
The river Wednesday was two feet
higher on the intervales at Jay than at the
great pumpkin freshet" number of years
ago. The mills at both Otis and Lvermore
Falls were shut down Wednesday and Thurs
day owing to the anchor ice and high water.
The mills started up Friday morning and are
now running all right. No further danger
is expected unless the ice should give away
at Jay Bridge. If this should take place
the bridge must 60 County Sheriff Elect
Lamb will move his family TO Lewiston
about the first of January Mr.. Lamb is an
enterprising business man and will be greatly
missed in town.-The enlargement of the
kenuebec Journal, (both daily and weekly
also the addition of valuable reading matter.
truly shows the push and energy of its pub
fishers, Messrs. Burleigh 4 Flynt. 1t is
classed AS the largest daily in the state. Where
will one find more interesting sheetI-
There is every prospect of a building boom
in the spring. We are informed that the
odd Fellows block will not be built until
spring Nothing new in the search for the
burglars who broke open and robbed the
&. 4 Al. ~
was well done showing experience in that line
and the par, or parties seem TO keep well out
of the mighty arms If the law.-Itis thought
that the parties scared away from the Far
mDgton station few weeks ago, are the
same that visited this place Mr.. Duane
Wing of Auburn, is in town this week. He
was for eleven years station agent at Dan
vile Junction.-The clothing mandatory
of Caldwell & llanes is now running on full
time employing quite large number of
hands large store in Lorings block
occupied recently by Lothrop Brothers, gro
GERS, has been rented to new firm. 10th
rop Brothers goods we're sold at auction dur
ing the past week $ W. Burbank cloth
Ter, will occupy the residence Of +. Lamb,
when vacated by its o~ner.-James Dane of
Portland, is in town for a few days lie is
employed at Rines Brothers.-The work of
piping the new mill at Otis Falls for steam
heating, is progressing rapidly. This is one
of the finest equipped mills, in every respect,
TO be found in the State.-No. apples are
worth but 81 % a barrel, including the bar
rel. Farmers will not sell at that figure, but
feeling sure of a rise, are holding them
Officer Pratt seized three gallons OF whiskey
at the Maine Central station Thanksgiving
evening Burgess evapOrator has been a
busy place. Large q iantties Of apples have
been evaporsted, End quite a number of
hands have found employment there during
the past fsll.-Most of these apples are
shipped to Boston parties and owing to their
fine quality command a good price.