Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-21

STATE NEW s..
ASDROsCOGGIN.
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The new pulp mill In which work COM
menced Monday, is of brick and two stories
in height. The dimensions are 1913 by 10 fit.
The capacity of the mill is twenty tons
daily of pulp board, or 60 tons of wet
pulp. crew of about As men will be re-
CURED to run the mill. This is the largest
pulp mill in Maine, and will be great adj
dition to the prosperity of this section.
Licermore.
The Androscoggin river has reached the
lowest point known for years. At Livermore
Falls, Wednesday, nearly everything was
brought to a standstill, leaving the mill
crews without employment. An old resi-
dent saws it has been many years since
the river was so low as to cause general
shut down of the mills The Umbagog Pulp
Company on the west side of the river, ow
ing to a wider channel, are able to run por
ton of their machinery.
LINCOLN.
WdtdobOro.
The location of the new shoe factory has
been decided. 1t is to be the field between
the Methodist church and the Medomak
river. called the Matthews field. This
lection of site will locate the factory with
in the limits of the village south of the
business portion, on the eastern bank of the
river. The spot is very easy of access,
both by land and water
FrysJurg.
1t is reported on good authority that Gen.
NJ. A. Wentworth of Wentworth Hall, Jack
son, n. H., is to build an elegant new sum
mer hotel here to take the place of the old
Oxford House. The site is not definitely
decided upon.
Norway.
A stock company has purchased the Beal
Hotel, and the work of repairing and fitting
up has already commenced. 1t will be
painted inside and out and heated with
steam. 1t is to be put into fine condition,
and when completed it will be let for a
term of years to some first-class landlord.
PENoBscor.
BreWer.
More trouble with tramps is heard of from
Brewer. 1t is reported that three tramps
called at number of houses Tuesday even
ing for something to eat At one house they
made considerable talk because they were
refused. About midnight one of them en-
tered a house, but the occupants were awak
ened and gave the alarm. A number of men
turned out and hunted up the tramp. He
was found, but as the men approached he
fled. A shot was fired after him, but he
managed to get away.
Bangor.
A new lease on the Jail workshop was made
Thursday by the County Commissioners with
Patterson & Crocker, to run five years at the
price of 81 900 year, all repairing to be
made by the lessees. This is very good
lease for the county Freeman Baldwin, one
of the yard men of the Maine Central, was
thrown from box car, Thursday and was
severely injured, so much so that it is feared
he will not recover, the injury being to his
spine. Mr.. Baldwin has a wife and two
children. He belongs to the Maine Central
Relief Association and is one of the most
efficient employees of the road.
milford.
George Spencer, a man about twenty three
years of age was drowned Thursday while at
work on the drive for Mr.. Corners. He
leaves a wife. What is very remarkable
about his sad death is that he is the fourth
son of the family to be drowned.
SOMERSET.
Madison.
The rear of the Kennebec drive left the
Forks, Monday afternoon at two o'clock and
expected to arrive at this village about
Wednesday, 25th. There are thirty-fve
men at work on the rear and the number will
be increased to over one hundred by the
time they reach Patterson bridge The fin
ishing room of the Wooden Company's mill
is running early and late to finish up the
cloth which had accumulated They are
running two crews and work from four
o'clock in the morning until ten o'clock at
night.
Moscow.
Messrs. Webster and Livingstone took
advantage of a rise in Austin stream and got
a big crew aud drove 220 cords of poplar
from the islands to the river, Friday, dis
lance of about three miles This drive last
month was obliged to hang up on account of
low water.
SkOrhegaR.
The Pensioners and friends of Rev. c. V.
Hanson and wife of the Bethany Baptist
Church, assembled at their home on High
St. Friday evening, to celebrate the twen-
tieth anniversary of their marriage. They
presented them with a large, rich, wedding
cake, surrounded with a wreath of white
roses and having upon it twenty dollars in
gold representing the twenty years of their
married life. The Richards Pulp & Paper
Company have four new wood pulp grinders
that they are to put into the Shurteff mill to
replace those now in use there, by which the
capacity eff the mill is to be largely increased.
The stage leaves here for East Madison
and South Scion daily on the arrival of the
afternoon train, instead of in the morning,
returning in season for the s.35 train west.
WASHINGTON.
Calais
The Calais City Band dedicated their new
aud handsome band stand on Church street.
Monday night, with appropriate exercises.
Hon. c. B. Rounds, in a neat speech on be-
half of the band, thanked the citizens of
Calais, who had SO generously aided them
EdsfpoFt.
The work of packing sardines in the fac
tories about here has been almost suspended
| for the past two weeks, and the same NAV
be said of all the factories along shore. The
goods are low in the western markets, and it
is thought better to suspend packing opera
tons for time. as sardine herring are some
what scarce.
| Pembroke.
The fittings of the Pembroke Packing Co.,
whose factory has been closed since last sea-
son, were sold at public auction last We'd
nesday fer $40, Mr.. Hiram Blanchard of
Passport being the purchaser.
repairs have been made to the interior of the
Union Church and arrangements have been
| made to hold services there regularly here