Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-05

Of the season.
Chisholm Bros. of Portland have con-
tractei with Danton, the photographer, of
this city 10 furnish the photographs tor
new album of views 10 be called Picturesque
Togns. IL would be hard To find better
subject for such album. The natural
scenery and the hands ONE grounds and
building. at the National Soldiers Home
make II especially adapted for their system
OF iiiu-ifatug, and the new volume when il
appears sili make n handsome souvenir of
this veterans retreat and will compare fay-
orably 9TH those which are already in cir
culstiou by this enterprislng Portland nrm.
The volume viii contain exterior and in
ings. sai 10 addition to this will be views Of
the grounds IN front OF the main buildings,
the cemetery. the spring house, the stables,
the r0cstry and the deer park There will
be about thirty views in all and the fact that
they are taken by Mr.. Dunton will ensure
that this part of the work shall be OF the
finest. The albums are 10 be made in
Germaay aud ~il probably be ready for
llstribunon at the e1mmencemeDt of the
summer season of $50
MIR T. ". Erickson, representing the San
born Map Company of Ne" York, ia in the
city Mr. Efichsen is an Insurance surveyor
of considerable experience and Is nov max
ing - n,ap ~ the city for thc Of the vsri-
Qua insurance companies. The last map Of
this kind made for this city printed by
the Sanborn Company some time in 1884 and
since that time many changes have occurred,
necesai'atinx the redistricting Of the city.
b. the alt map there were but four districts
Represented, each covering an area Of l250by
1860 feet When the new map is complete
it viii have 1--WE additional maps of districts
with the same dimensions, These maps
show every house in the city. Those coiored
yellow represent wooden buildings, red,
BRICK structures, and blue, stone buildings,
and oach building has a statement OF the uses
To which it is placed. 1t is from these maps
that the various Insurance companies de-
termne the risks which they are taking. Mr..
Eriehsen says our city Is bad one to dis
trict ~ ii il uneven and the work of com
plotting the map will take quite number of
weeks
The American band, formerly the Capital
band gave its first open air concert IN front
of the Arlington House last evening A
large audience was present aud although they
were disposed to criticise they we're obliged
to acknow ledge that it is now fine organi-
ration aud will now compare well with other
bands in the State which have been in ex-
i.tence much longer time nder the
.sdership of Mr.. Monegan the band has
steadily improved and is now able to give
some excellent mnsic as last even'' g's con
cert will testify. The following is the pro
grsmme
Mount March FLAIR
Aniarite's wsltf. Little Rosc, rrcnduu,e
s,.l.rfinn silver Moon Hrrndnn
Alpha March. I"f'"
walt, Bertie,
Srirrtion, Good Night, ""es
The railroad commissioners met in the
city yesterday The main matter under
consideration was the hearing on the articles
of association of the Georges Valley rail-
road betNeen Warren and Union. They
were glveo the approval of the commission
ers. In addition to this the commissioners
approved the following methods of car-hest-
ing now IL use Knox & Lincoln, Edward !;
New brunswick. Edward; Somerset, Sewsll
and f. iward The commissioners will next
make thorough examination of the Pis-
satauuis and Canadian Pacific roads. having
already completed a similar work on the
Iloulton branch of the New Brunswick road
and the 81 Cro,x & Penobscot.
A peculiar occurrence happened at the NJ.
e r. 4. station yesterday morning. The D
o'clock fr, ight was made up with some -four
or five empty cars at the front and then came
three or four heavy cars of stone When
the train started the empty cars slipped easy
and frightened up until it came to the heavy
ones when the cars gave sudden jump and
fairly BIT the coupling pin in two. Part OF
it few TOYS ard the sky for distance OF some
twenty feet and on coming down again passed
but few inches in front of a man who vas
Standing near the train at the ime. Quite
number OF persons were also in the immediate
vicinity and it is wonder that some of them
were not seriously injured.
The Couy High School. play the North
Parish alne at the park At two o'clock this
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