Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-22
The state and is People.

On Wednesday next, Sept. rs, there viii
be meeting of the Directors of the Dexter
and Newport railroad at Newport, at which
the proposition for the company to subseribs
to the capital stock in the proposed railroad
extension, to the amount of $1,000 or less
will be up for ratification or rejection
The donations that have been made from
time to time 10 the academy at Northwood,
n. H., by the Hon. E. S. Coe of Bangor,
amount to $4,000. He also contributed
generously to the current expenses of the
institution which now bears his name.
On Tuesday there were thirteen three
masted and one four masted schooners, q
brig, and several smaller vessels at Portland
loaded with coal, the greatest amount thai
ever arrived at that port at one time.
The statue of Longfellow which lately ar
rived in New York, will be forwarded &c
Portland, reaching there to-day. II is ex-
peeted that the funds will be raised and the
statue put in position in State Street Square
with appropriate ceremonies on Saturday
next.
The Aroostook starch factories have all
commenced business for the fall and ar
paying twenty five cents per bushel for Pc
tatoes. The crop in Aroostook is not yer,
large but it is in excellent condition, no,
being much troubled by rot.
wbsn :, :. rau.,,harad tho, ,,ora thu,
.even,y tbonsand acre. of sweet corn are ANN
,Ilv nl.,,ad /, usina Co.. canr;,,, n,rnosas
,nd ,ha, he toll yaarIv nack ia X n,,o oo,
cans-it will at once be seen how great i,
The loss to our farmers by the frosts whicl
nave SO injured the crop that not one-third OF
ha hT.ve - vii ha nr.zt
this season.
The Grand LODGE Of Maine Good Tenn.
nlar. viii meet in semi.aonnaI session a,
Skowhegan, Oct 10. Grand Secretary
Bracket will report the usual ave rage cond-
non of the order in the State, with about 400
lodges and temples and 10000 members Ill
both branches, adults and Juveniles.
The Rapoor 4 piscataouis Railroad ia max
inc a 6na showing ,his wear President
Neallv savs that the ROAD will earn upward,
of 500 900 durino the wear and will have
left after having lis running expenses repairs
and all other bills, $40, 900. Last year the
gross earnings of the road for the first six
months were 1913, 1925.
It;s in verv mar taste We think for so
many of our repn,able state papers to occupy
snaca in ,ba;r columns win The silly. NOT Ia
saw offensive notice which resident of
Mutton Lane" in an up-river town, some
how got printed in an obscure country sheet.
1t is gross Improperly and an offense To
refined tastes. And yet it goes the rounds as
though it was clever.
Rev w q Mann of Norson has accent
cd the nas,ora,e If tho second Conyregation
al Church in Saco and will begin his labers
October7 Tho now nastor ia a younp man
~ bo ia native az Stowheg.n n graduate
of Vale college a varv efficient worker. and
an ahla nreacber
m q .-.o; h.s roiI.
ne somerset railway eH'eh''on w noe "
iala iiiio 'he town oi Enlodeu ~ y"
'he grading Is progressing "vii' SENS
"i'hin the range Oh propaoiil'ies tna, 'me
ROAD VIII De completed 10 Caira'uhh ram
oetore winter. ms VIII oii'e lrom 'ne
North Arson and Solon. and the up-river
lumbermen will have their supplies come by
this route rather than by Skowhegan.
rhoh..h o dorhIo ,rack laid from
.ha saa, "as ,S, In po ~, 10 anarru &c tho
~ wv, VI .iie ~. az Cao,, IN
-, Nara;h, 49, 80 3D.. tn, 80 ,ha, now
1871 os - a. o,,,;na r, dra,r nm tho
an,a,'' 70 u !. =; 49, ~, ,ha ,,a1oa cor ,rh;le
.py a. Ia. - - y
No'
Inc great Dlueoerry growing sect'oi Vi
Maine is IN the central par. OF washington
county, where are vast plans covered WIN
the hardy ana productive iit,ie pushes' MS
year, In the vicinity OF oherryheiu' there
nave oeeh about 'housaha men "onieh
ana children picking biueoerries LOT the can
neries' and they have done very wen al 'he
work. Inc packers pay Genus quart gen