Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-04
EVENTS THROUGH THE STATE
New Church Dedicated Singular Case
OF Paralysis of Maine Granite
Companies Electric Lights for Rock
land.

The office of the Western Union Teie.
graph Company in the Maine Central depo,
at Bangor was opened for business yester-
day. The office is very convenient for trav-
elers.
1t is said that about s25 900 of the capital
stock of the amount required has been raised
in Portland in the movement to have the
the plant of the Lakeside Press moved from
Auburn to that city.
The Sangerville Wooden Company has
just started up their new mill. This being a
three sett mill it requires about forty hands
to operate it. The other two mills in that
town are doing a fine business and keeping
up their well known reputation for fine
goods.
The big Sewall ship, work upon whic 4
has Just commenced at Bath. will be 215
feet long. 40 feet beam and 2s feet deep,
with three masts and three decks. She will
be the largest merchant sailing ship ever
built. The keel is being got out and will
be ready for blocking next week.
The Rocklanl city council has instructed
the committee on street lights to contract at
once with the Eastern Electric Company of
New York for term of four years for IA
arc lights of 1900 candle power at 81 cents
night for those burning from sunset to
midnight and % cents for those burning till
sunrise. The company were allowed sixty
days to put in the plant.
DR. Arthur r. Meader of Waterville was
taken with paralytic shock Saturday after
noon. One whole side of his body is rem
dered helpless DR. Meader is only about
% years of age and but recently received his
medical diploma. A few weeks ago be re-
ceived an appointment at the Maine Hospital
at Portland and returned Tuesday feeling a
little sick His shock was sudden and en-.
tirely unexpected.
At the annual meeting of the trustees of
Cherryfeld Academy the following officers
were elected Samuel Ray, president
Charles 2. Nickels, secretary; James A.
Milliken, treasurer; ID. W. Campbell, w.
H. Dresser and N. B. Bartlett were chosen
to fll the vacancies on the board of trustees.
The report Of the financial agent shows q
balance of Si,27l. 81 of the permanent fund
remaining in the treasury.
The new Congregational church at Spruce
Swamp, near Gorham and Buxton. was de l.
icated Sunday. There was a large attend
I ance from all the surrounding country. Ex-
Gov. Robe presented the church with a
chandelier and Mark F. Emery Of Portland
is to furnish il with bell. contribution
was taken up and enough money was raised
and pledged by those present to discharge
the entire Indebtedness on the new building
The Bangor Wing says that a hardware
firm in that city one day last week put up ar
order for raw linseed oil in two half barrels
which had formerly been used for whiskey
and sent them to the depot to be sent to theil
destination. An argus-eyed official spied
the suspicious looking barrels and tapped
one of them TO rote the contents The swal
low of linseed oil which he took was very
convincing and the wry face that he made
up told its own story.
The bids for the granite for the new
library building at Washington which were
| opened Saturday afternoon were nearly al
from New England. They were Mt. Waldo
Granite Company and Hallowell Grant.
| Company of Maine Joint bid Sl.4l, ,05'
| for IIallowell granite the same, 81 .349. "A
for Mt. Waldo granite; the same, 1912,
054 for Clark Island granite. New England
Granite Works Of Hartford. Conn, 81 ,221 =,
800. Dsdlin Granite Company Of Water
Vile Ne, 81 .4I6 .s23. William II. B Stou
of Lincoln, Neb.. 81 .556 .076. Cape AM
! Granite Company of Boston, sl,076 $50
| Clifford and Watervill Granite Company o
Baltimore. ssl6.322. Westham Grant,.
Company of Richmond, 81 ,356 .92S. Tn,
successful bidder will have to give a bond o
Si00, 900.