Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-16

of any tfeak-do1s- In oddifiea . sAD tAey
have savsd 100000 shingles. e0o. 1000 clap.
b0afds. and - inaanssahle number Of lAsha
and bed slats. They employ seventy men
about the mill. The mill suppiies the Mains
Central Railroad sith all ths lumber they
use on their lines between Postlasd and
vsneeboro- They have supplisd tvensy -four
cafscss BY water 70 Boston, New York and
Provilence. and have in edition sent an
average Of ) carloads . day for 800 days.
This company sends but one crew from here
70 the voods, consracting for the greater
part of lie cutting with up river pareies BY
the thousand. They will cut more lumber
this year than ever before. They have as
000 acres Of timber land. the Brassaa and
Enchanted and Dead River Resions, and will
cut between 5000, 900 aud 7.000, 900 feet
TIE Lavfencs Bros. also control the
kindling wood factory, which turns out two
carloads daily. The factory gives employ
ment TO about 50 men and uses all the refuse
made at the coupAuy's steam cav mill. The
eufire product 10 shipped TO Massachusetts
and Rhode Island cities and sovns.
The present bad condition Of the ice felds
on the Kennebec has given rise to many
schemes for the prevention Of the recurrence
Of similar conditions another year. The
most feasible plan presented and one which
seems to dnd favor among ice men vas sug
gested BY an expert in such matters yester-
day. Ii 10 in brief the building Of . aide
wheel steamer 70 eost about $50 900 by .
stock company formed Of kennebec ice
operators. The steamer might be used for
excursion and tovase business in the sum-
mer and in breaking up the ice jams in win
ter. The tugs now on the river are not
heavy enough for the latter work.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Methodist |
Church. Randolph. hold . two days fair Tues- |
isy and "wednesday. Ente rtainment by To- |
cal talent.
Over 5000 pounds Of c.stings were poured |
It the Holmes fOundery on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Ogier conducted the Sunday
afternoon services at the old Gardiner Reform
Club meeting Sunday.
Commencing with next month the kenne-
bee Reporter Of this city will commence the
publication Of the Exporter Monthly" an
eight page sheet containing contributions
from home authors. The new journal should
be successful - Gardiner 10 the leading liter.
NY city of Central Maine aud numbers among
to iteraieurs Mrs. Laura Z. Richards, the
iaugh hter Of Julia Ward Howe. Mise Kate L.
v An nah, Miss Dora NJ. Morrell, Miss Adelaide
Cooper, Mrs. H. L. Merriam, Capt. John
Drew and Hiram X. Morrell.
Matters were lively at the Highland Avenue
'choel building Saturday morning when the
new hag secured At the Heath Relief fair was
lung to the breeze. 1t 10 the first ~ star
lag to be displayed in Gardiner and upon il,
appearance from the school building this
the assembled students greeted it
~ith the regulation three cheers Of the
patriotic Amerit an. The High School will
purchase flag for their building and unfurl
I at the commencement of next term.
The ice which has been nlling the river
Tor the past two days, comes from quite
distance above Watervile and lie causing
trouble. At Nahumkeag
Island, South Gardiner. the ice hs, formed
IN immense jam which extends back to
smithtown at . depth Of from to 10 inches.
Below Nahumkeag leland the river 10 clear
If ice with the exception of q considerable
mount on either bank which has formed
Turing the last cold snap. At South Gardi-
ner several "pockets' were formed and
from these some icemen have succeeded in
breaking out clear field from 10 to 15 acr,
N extent. These are now frozen over with
ce Of fair quality although the ice in the
main is filed with grass, the water being
dirty. The strong west wind OF
he past AeW uAy uAb CteeIeu TIC ~ateh hcaI
he west bank to considerable extent, how
ever, and the best fields are situated along
his shore. With . continuation Of cold
~eather quite an amount of planning will be
but should the weather mod
crate an effort will be made to break up the
am at South Gardiner and once more clear
he river.
Rev. G. X. Palmer Of Augusta will deliver
1is lecture, 1.-THE Union that Saves Our
Union" at the Randolph Methodist church
Monday evening.
1t 10 said that bed Of gravel has been dis
covered about mile from the line of the
Kennebec Central Railrosd, and that the
gravel will be used in ballasting the road
when that work 10 undertaken. 1t is pro-
posed to lay = spur track from the main line
- the easiest and cheapest method Of secur-
ing the large amount necessary.
Seats for the Ruggles Street Quartette con-
cert in Augusta have been placed at Blanch-
ards, and will continue on sale until Wednes-
lay. Dec. 25. After this date the hall plans |
will return to Augusta.