Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-06
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Houifon.
Winter term of Kicker Classical
Institute begins Monday Dec 9.--There were
shipped for the week ending Nov. 30th. the
following carloads Lumber l2; hay s;
shingles. 5 horses leather misce llaneous
5; starch 2; potatoes 10; clapboxrds / ex-
tract l; sheep |. Total Il cars.
Sherman Nils,
The village school taught by G. l.. Rob
inson of this town began Monday, Nov. llth
the attendance is large and profitable term
is predieted.--The members and friends of
the ngregational church gave the usual
Thanksgiving concert at the town hail.
Thursday evening The people here ap-
preciste a good time. and Notwithstanding
the storm it was well attended.
Hancock.
Mount Desert.
The new Masonic hall is about completed
and is n fine structure Capt. Alonzo Alb
bott, who has been extensively engaged in
the stone business In Sullivan, has purchased
a quarry site about two miles from this village
on the east side of the Sound, and will open
a quarry the coming spriDg.-County Com
missioner J. W. Somes has been away por.
tion Of the week looking over proposed site
for new road in Franklin.
Gouids6oro.
Mr.. Eben Young has obtained q contract
to furnish fifteen hundred bushels of char
coal to Bar Harbor parties the coming spring.
FRANKLIN.
FDrmington.
The Pennington Chroniclel says our
readers will be pleased to learn that Capt. c.
W. Keyes has been offered the superintend-
ency of New Jersey Park at . salary Of
90, 500 year. 1t is Park with paid up
capital OF $500 900, and 10 under, to large
extent. the control Of officers OF the U. s.
Army. Really the Park has become the
Summer and Winter home for a large num-
Der among whom are many retired army and
navy officers. The proposition came to Capt
Keyes entirely unsolicited, and is a clear evil
dence of his popularity with the army, both
volunteer and regular 1t will be impossible
for Capt. keyes to accept at present, If at all
on account of his shattered health.
PEsoBscoT.
Etaa.
Schools commenced Monday, Dec. 2. and
the teachers in town are - follows In dist,
No. ], North Etna; Arthur Shaw, and in No.
2. Miss Alice Ward of Carmsl, in No. 3.
Miss Alice Friend, at South E.na; Miss
Blanch Shaw, in No. 8, Miss Evelyn Sylves-
ter, and in No. g. Miss Lillian Dyer.-Mr.
Leighton, of Portland, who has been in town
buyn and packing apples is loading them on
the cars for Portland and thence by steamer
to Liverpool, EnP.-The Rodgers Bros are
loading hay here for Boston market and Stet-
son parties are loading shingles which adds
to the business Of the place.
PIscATAoUIs.
Gmlford.
The business men are beginning to canvass
the subject of q national bank. Such an in
stitution is demanded by the business inter
ests Of the town, and 1t 10 sure to be es-
tablished sooner or later. Business 10 rush
ing at the sash and blind factory Of Gold
waite & Lombards getting out work for the
L. c. Bass Manufacturing Co.-Real estate
is changing hands quite rapidly, all on nc
count of the new factory that is in progress.
New industries bring more business.-The
L. G. Bas. Mandatory is fast approaching
| completion. There is crew of is men
work ng there at present The frame is up
aud the top and sides are boarded in.
Athens
The village district has purchased the old
hotel lot near Goodwin's blacksmith shop for
the purpose of erecting = new schoolhouse
in the spring Mr.. S~eatland of Pal
myra is preaching q, the church once in four
weeks this winter.--Miss N. s. Jones 10 pre-
pairing to build millinery store, two stories
high 2s feet by 40, early next spring.
WALDO.
Taoy"d'ke.
The Literary Club nov has one hundred
and ninety-six members. They will give q
Christmas entertainment There Is q pros
pecf Of brass band in the near future ~ q
band of fourteen are nov equipped and others
are soon TO Join.