Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-15

| The Cascade WOODEN Co, Oakland, are
putfipg two new patent Knowles looms into
/ fhfif mill
The Presqu~ Isle paper, announce that p.
( L Roberts, collector Of that TO IN, has paid
| over 20 the treasurer tbe entire commitment
for 1898, amounting 70 eIe,2+s-57.
/ The debt of Skovheg,n smoanss 10 e20-
/ 900, and at its late to~n meeting il sas voted
| 10 pay the smou1: 10 SIX annual insiailments
/ Of % .335 SO and interest annually.
I A canning factory is beirg fitted ny on
/ LinBskin. Week at Ocean Point. By Govern
or Yos.er and Osgopd varnsh for curing
h.h. - 'e in operation the first Of Nay.
Es.t Rooshbsy Is booming. Five vessels
arr ss4lsr way. AID large buildings are going
a.~n on Boothbsy Hsrbor as smsIl subur-
ban town.
! Boo,hbay Harbor hs. voted to make an
appropriation fJr preliminary survey Of a
| rsilread a. far ~ the X. and l.. X Il with
the intention Of making II part Of the pro-
posed C.rrabss.ett and Somerset route from
1 Aegantic TO the sea.
/ j.. ). Philbrook of Portland have con-
4 tract@d 10 build q new depot at Cornish for
the Maine Central, and are also remodelng
land Mills, White Rock, steep Falls, Bald
win and Bro~nhsld.
The Maine Granite improvement Company
Of Belfast. are inereasing their crew. Dur
ing the past week 10 ne~ men we're aided TO
the roll, making in all Is men employed in
the yard a, pre- sent. The outlook Is that
there will be plenty Of work this summer.
/ Atthe adjourned town meeting Of BoothbAy
- L.. "a sal.
mously 10 instruct the committee, composed
Of A. u. Nickerson, y. H. Moody and
/ Thomas BoJd, Esq TO contract with a
Philadelphia concern for the Introduction Of
a water supply.
/ The Aroostook commissioners propose TO
erect brick Jail with stone ri innings of
two stories and basement, about 55x37,
and TO contain 20 cells the new jail will
be on "a. lot adjacent To the lot occupied BY
the present Jail, and II is the intention To re-
m, de- tn p essen residences and conHeet il
nth the new all
Bangor's electric railway will be in opera
ton in a few days. Two Of the four cars
have been placed on the trucks and are about
ready for service. The Thomson Houston
vorkmen are at work placing the cars in
readiness for u.s. Men are also engaged in
tightening the y Tres holding up the overhsng-
ing wire, which has become slack. The cars
are very handsome in appearance.
The proprietors Of the limerick quarry at
Warren have found that il yields 3 valuable
quality of soap-stone as we'll as an extra
q atty OF lime. Ia qusrrying limerick, a
soft, msgnesa rock, having soapy feeling,
and r,sentirg gray, green, brown, and
white shades Of color was discovered. 1t
] h.. 10, au.l
will doubtless prove rich find To the quarry
owners.
Probably the fastest steamer of its size in
the State is the 'kestless." on Sebec lake,
owned b. Mr.. Theodore Wyman of Sebec
Village. This little craft is 20 fl. long over
ali. and feet beam. Last year she could
make . | 2 m les an hour, but this year she
will have new Paine engine and boiler,
and her owter expects that her speed will be
increased by mile al hour
The traffic along the main line of the MaiL e
] Central road betseen Portland and Bangor
exceeded for the month of March anything
in the history o., the road, From one to
three special trains were run each day, and
there were thirty through special, from
Bangor to Wst.rvile during the month. Of
regular trains there were three each week
day and one from Bangor TO Waterville on
Su1day, giving total of ll5 trains west
ward from Bangor and 10 into tina. city.
The proposition to erect city building and
memorial hail In Belfast seems to meet with
general favor. The money needed can be
obtained at per cent. Cip Solicitor William
son saws that such building ought to be
erected. He would have in the memorial hall
the names Of all Belfast soldiers and sailors,
and their pictures so far AS ob,sinable, and
you'll al.o have a collection of all local relics
e the war. 10 be preserved for posterty
>nch coll, clion would be invaluable in the
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