Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-03
ABOUT TIE STATE.

| A shoe shop will be built at West Kenne.
bunk soon, which will employ four hundred
hands. 1t will be operated by the Breed
Shoe Company of Lynn, Mass.
| Total numb~r of children in Maine enti-
tied 10 attend school, 2l $50; 594 less than
last year. There are 700 less in Portland.
The Canadian Pacific road has purchased
25 acres of land at Brownville, and on Sat-
uriay commenced stalking out the grounds
for a round house, repair shops, station. coal
sheds. storehouses. etc.. and will at once
c commence on the work of construction.
The station house will be a large and fine
building. located on the north side of the
track, near irs junction with the :Katahdin
Iron Works Railway, with long platform
extending TO the latter. The to@n of Brow l.
Vile has. by vote of its inhabitants. exemp.
ted the Canadian Pacific from taxation for a
period of ten years upon the buildings to be
erected BY them.
A lodge of Cool Templars was organized
at Glenhurn Sept. 24th. by J. H. Haml on,
Grand Chief Tcmplar, with twenty-three
charter members. Mr.. Hamilton will travel
in Knox county until October 9th, when he
goes to Skowhegan TO attend the Grand
Lodge, Oct l0th. A public temperance
meeting will be held at Orono Saturday,
October 18Th. under the auspices of the
Good rempIars.
Portland fishermen are exercised over the
capture, near that port. a few days since, of
lobster which is of beautiful light blue
color. The under part of the tail is pale
pink. The fish is kept in salt water and is
ai parently as lively as any of the green lob
strrs. blue lobster is rarely found, this
being the third one brought TO this port in
many years.
The new hall of Cornthiau Lodge, l. o.
of o. f., was dedicated at East Corvette last
evening.
The season of teachers institute is at hand
and opens in Aroostook county, the first
meetings being held at TIoul'on on Oct 3
and s. Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. Oct . and 10, a convention occurs at
Caribou, aud the week following the Han
cock County institute will take place at
Rrookln, FRIDAY and Saturday, Oct. 10 ard
20 Superintendent of Schools Luce will
attend each or some one will be present to
represent his department.
There was quite furry of snow at Mt
kiueo, Saturday.
The Piscataquis Teachers Association will
hold its annual session at Abbott Village on
iNtdt sSdtuIHdl. bCb. SDtu anu ~ IN.
The amount of premiums awarded at the
Knox county fair was 30, exclusive of
the baby show.
The Christmas tree trade, says the Water
vile Mail, is getting 10 be great industry.
Thousands are being contracted for in differ
ent parts of the State. A gentleman is in
this vicinity from New York engaging thirty
thousand.
Between Saturday morning and Mon lay
night, over forty vessels arrived at the port
of Bangor. Many of them were loaded with
coal and others came in port on account Of
the storm and contrary winds.
Commencing today the Pullman Palace
Car Company will run their finest buffet par
lor cars on 'he Flying Yankee between St.
John and Boston. leaving st. John via New
Brunswick Railway at $40 A. NJ, daily e1-
cept Sunday, arriving in Boston at $50 2.
NJ. the same day.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
announce their autumnal excursion to the
White Mountains, through the Crawford
Notch, at lower rates than ever before.
Tickets good 10 leave Friday. Oct. g. on
either morning or noon train and returning
on the Monday following. will be sold at the
low price of $500 from Bangor $500 from
Waterville and 81 80 from Skowhegan.
The Massachusetts Society of Cinci-
natl has just placed monument in Mt Hope
cemetery. near Bangor, TO the memory of
Park Holland. a soldier of the Revolution
and member of that Society. who deceased
May 2l, 1874. The monument was erected
under the direction of Col. J. W. Porter.
The Pullman train out of Bangor Mon
day evening was largely patronzed and it
took four Pullman cars to accommodate the
passengers. The railroad officials report
that the fall travel is excellent, all of the
trains being we'll filled at each trip.