Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-22
Over the State.

There are l29 students at Colby University
his term and the institution is hOuri.hing.
The Vsssalboro wooden mill at North Vas
alboro was sold BY the sher II Tuesday to sat
fly the claims of the creditors. 1t is learned
hat I. L. Walker of Boston, the Chief
reditor, was the purchaser.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
horned the First National Bank of Bar
Iarbor. Me- begiu business with capital
# $50 GOO.
At the recent meeting of the Bangor Loan
md Building Association the loans amounted
$1,000 at 70 cents premium. This was al
xceedingly good loan for a date SO late il
he
The Mount Waldo Granite Company, al
Frankfort, has finished one radical improve
nent. They have a pipe laid from their
eseryoir to a big tauk On hill above their
works and by means of u wind mill they
orce water up some 200 feet into tank
fhe anDaratus work in the most satisfactur nv
manner.
Mr. j. Z. Bennoch, the widely known
lrono fruit grower has sold his resideHc,
md extensive orchards to Hon. Charles
'ufum, formerly OF Orono, but who has
'psided in New Hampshire where he has
,een engaged in lumbs ring for the past few
ears. Mr. Butium will return to OroI o to
live.
he steam mills along the Penobscot are
Ill nearly ready 10 cease operation for the
tall. Below Bangor the mills of iiodg ins
Hall anc the G.. Il. Sterns Company have
been down for a number of days. At III,
after place four vessel are new being load.
| d for coast wise ports and this will clear up
| all the lumber on hand. The other saws in
he big mills viii become quiet before many
lays now AM the vessels IN the river are
being hurrit dly loaded.
! The York County Teachers Association
sill be held at Rockers Hall North Bersick
| Friday and saturday. Dec, 9TH and sth
among the speakers aan lunced are Geo. +
Robinson OF kennebunk; NJ c. Smart, Bid
ieiord; Miss Ella Greenlesf, North Der
lex, aud Hon. n. A Luce, State Supt. of
-chools. Enterts.nm II. ladies' is free ;
ami the Boston Il Maine Railroad gives re-
duced rates.
I IL is sald that large mill is to be ere ctt
the CONT spring IN that part of Harmon y
known as Main Stream, which will be devot-
ed to the manufacture of all KINDS of wood
tn ar1ci 8 There ia good power here and
every thing required 10 make successful
manufacturing operation.
! The steamer Polynesian, of the Allan line,
arrived at Portland Tuesday morning She
! Is the first steamer of the season, and her ar
/ rival was er, eted with pl, asure by large
[ number of spectators on the whar'es. She
Nv hi 81 passengers and AGO tons OF
freight.
! mere will be some sixty or sXtv-fye mil
lion feet OF logs ~intered over on the Piscst-
! aqus river according Ia the opinions of well
known lumbernen. This is about three
times as much ~ usual aud will have a ten
dency to effect the winters cut considerably
I Much of this lumber is in the man blooms.
although the mill men have man, logs hauled
out to commence saving in the sprii z.
| An unsuccessful attempt was made Tues
day night 10 burglsrize the Maine Central
passenger station at Pennington. The
thieves were discovered by sichman Robin
-on just as they lad forced the waiting room
door. They escaped, leaving their tools be-
hind.
/ The Mount Mica Mining Company, of
which DIR. A. c. H4min, OF Bangor, is at
! the head have pos pond further eKplota-
/ tons Tor " MS at Mount Mica 1htl another
season. A large amount of tJp-rock above
/ the mineral streak las been removed and
word has now been suspended until mex,
May, when develop ments OF great interest to
minerslogisis may b. expected.