Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-12

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lhefs are -FOUR large stores, all carrying
( large SHOCKS OF goods. All carry = genera
assortment sach as dry and fancy goods
sfocefies' hardware, eroexery, boots, shoes
''anS -haae ei"eh'hs' etc The largest store
" owned ana occupied by Mr. Fred kno~l'
ton VINO Is also postmaster, and found him
'er' pleasant and aeco nmod ,ting official
@no from what gathered hearing people
'Aik ABOUT inc matter VINO patronizs the of
nee would be pleasing To large majority
|" nave MN remain IN the position indeh-
hitey'
[ Inc next largest dealer is A d. Mathews
VINO carries IN connection with his other
hne STOCK oil drugs and medicines Then
come D. J. ioung ana l.. l.. Prescott.
Ahe'e Is one store besides, devoted excln-
'Feiy 10 millinery, fancy goods, gloves, etc,
owned Dy D. ". hnoNron, Esq, who en-
pioys Misses Annie 1*itehel and Della
bryant 10 LOOK alter the large number Of
customers VINO are constantly calling.
inefe are TWO dress makers, Mrs. j. o..
johnson and Mrs l.. L. Meservy, who buy
most OF theH trimmings At the millinery
s'ofe'
ihe largest manufacturing concern is the
hfM OF Hunt walker & Co. tanners. The
senior member, hr. Hunt is at present one
oi the executive council They consume
annually about 100 cords OF bark the ca
YdtiLy OF Lnflr WORKS DelDx lNt1 dozen
'heep SKINS per week They employ about
'lifV aahds ana their pay roiiisaoout 500 %
per week ihey nave the improved method
oil tanning on wheels which dispenses with
stance oy the Ola process 1t would take about
one hundred men where thirty now do the
"ofk- Ana IL Is done much quicker Inc
water used ny all the manufacturers IN the
village comes from neorges roma, when Is
the mead waters OF deorges river There
are NUMBER OF very hne privileges on the
stream. In distance OF one hall mile
'here "a iai OF zoo Feet ms nrm has
'ouf soon oues On 'helr premises three oil
"hich they use themselves
little Instance up the stream Is the mill
oil L. Z. Morse who VIII go over to the
eap''ai soon as teptesehtau'e-eiect from the
district lie manufactures caskets' do"eis'
ana mas planning miil and does all Kinds
OF "ooa ana JOB work lie also
Hoes qh'e an extensive business IN procuf-
ing pensions ana Is SAID 10 be very success
lui D meser'y' sfiHt anu nour mil
heePs Oh manu- ietu Oh All Ai1us' MAKES
eons'ueraole hour usuaiiy "heh wheat Is
good but the crop peing cut on TINS year ne
VIII not make ninch' J" D. hhowiton manu-
iae'utes very nhe woven wire spring oed'
Also spiral spring oen' lie mas large usne
all over Maine ana MS ORDERS keep him ou'y
all the time lie supplies I. NJ Sturg''
ana A. h "eis' the furniture dealers OF
Augusta
iheie Is nice A'ie mummy o"neu "S
WIS MARY d "iih'ah' MI T. T Aiieii' 'he
foreman showed me round the premises
lhe building Is not large but they nave All
tue modern Appliances ana II Is aseohSehieht
pethaP' AS any III the STATE lhey maxi
eyh"'e' stoves pio"'' WAFER ""es''' '"iA
mus anu 30 All A''''s Vi "" "o'A
lhey make hVe KINDS OF pio~s ana they are
all hhished IN the snop'
j. L. knowiton' TN SHOP stoves ana
hardware Inc nrm runs -FOUR TN carts Oh
the road the year round ana their business
amounts to slo'ooo annually The senior
partner MT hno"lton' Is one OF he oides'
business men OF the town having been IN
trade for 50 years. lhere is ont one lawyer
IN town Mr. j. W hhoVi'on' Formerly
Judge OF PROBATE Tor WACO Ioun'y' lie
IS no" praehe'ng AT Inc age OF ~ years
MT hho""on mas aiso cAfuihs uni u'e'
TO run rev looms anu make eio'h' ne mas
gwen thst up anu uoes CUSTOM earu'"s'
j. w Ciongh' "e ueht's'' has an ounce
nicely htted up ana mas recently inaue a''ui-
tons IN the shape oil an eieetr'eai machine
and an elegant ehsr costing St'V. W.
looked at 1t with interest ou' came 5" tue
CONCLUSION that IL "ouid huf' JUST as oaa 10
nave 'oo'i eA'fso'eu i" ''i~' ~, ~ '0.'' W
sit on nail cask and have the doctor do the
job
There is an Axe Factory Owned oy MI
VIM. ii. hurd' when is not III operation ~
the present time.
NJ L. Aver carnage MAKER painter ~''
does all Kinds OF carriage repairing
There are two oIaeksmi'hs' ooth OF Whon
employ heip MI H. Az Heni"s anu WI
Briggs turner Mr. iuE"er mas very NV
shop and everything mas TO De IN place h'
is quite genus anu CAD uia"e @"' 'h'"s
from stefoury "a'eii 70 o'o '''''
L. Il Peabody makes o'"'s anu ''os' 'o'
his ne'ghoors' also does repairing anu "e ID
the man iha' can give ue" "s
/ u IL oarsiil' carries un "A''' 'n'r
ana asiue iioi" nSi''ss, NV -,
robes oiahAe's' NniPs'
prime mover III getting wv A''' A"'
fast Telegraph ''he' II WAS ou'' " f',' a''
SUBSCRIPTION TWO years "so' ~ -
si'ooo' Inc ui'tA"'e AoV"' Az ,'.'
lie is al present SUPERINTENDENT VI A'e e0"
PAM also operator
was snow" "ne p''0s u NV
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