Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-25

The value Of foreign sxposn frea Port
land, Lost week. VS. ass 80.
Thsss are nov 9fssss Laas snd Dsl,dlag
assosfasions doin1 . sa1b sad nccsseesi bess-
sees p the Sts1s Of AAtns-
A. el1cs has been opsaed = Solos BY ~
American Rxpssss C00pnny, whose iAersss-
|fns bssiness frequently calls fer more o@ces.
The amount on deposit ss the Mscbiss
Savings Bank, Oct. ~, the ds4e 90 which the
bank exsniref made his visit, Vas o473 - :
- with surplus Of ess 600 shove liabilities.
The location Of the Western Union Teis-
graph odles at Pembroke has been changed
to West Psobseks, cd ". H. Bradford
vent there on Tuesday 70 2lsee the insvs-
meats IN the new odcs.
". K, Merry and T. p. Brewer have con-
tyscisd 70 cut and put On ths bank Of Tie
Damariseosta river six hundred pine logs
from the Hutchins and Dryer place. for
Ho igdon Brothers Of East Booshbay.
Mr.. Charles z. Libby Of Gray, hes large
contract for cloth boards from . Lewiston
mill company. This with the contract from
the Wessbroos Msnufacturing Company and
other mill business causes activity ss North
Gray.
patent arch for burning lime which 10 claimed
to be . great Improvements over anything
heretofore devised. J. A. Creighton Z Co.
Of Thomaston 10 to put In one Of The Butler
arches and give ii thorough trial.
The Aroos.ook Trust and Banking Com
pany held its first meeting in Caribou village
this week when it vas voted 10 accep' the
active Incorporation and open . subscription
hoo f.r IA 81 he aski In
adjourned to meet Saturday. Jan. 4.
Moses Drew, Esq Of New Limerick 10
building . dam at the foot Of the lake, and
when completed IL will be . very substantial
structure. He also has . large crew in the
woods, and. II the season 10 favorable, will
have large stock :, his mill next year.
The Maine Central shops are crowded With
locomotives receiving fall repairs Among
those from this section Of the road are pas
sengsr locomotives. 1i0, ll6, and 80 freight
locomotives 10 and 81. They will be re-
turned to the line for the winter business.
IL is said that the Old Town Electric Rail-
way company which 10 backed in . large
measure by Bangor parties will build line
Of road next season from Great Works 70
Old Town and it ought to pay very we'll.
Power will be furnished by the present sta
ton.
The Bangor electric cars did excellent
service Sunday and kept mp the proper con-
nectons notwithstanding the snow storm.
The track vas kept clean and the cars went
along smoothly. IL 10 the intention to have
them run all winter. and . new pillow IL ex-
pected from Boston.
The Hurricane Packing Company has shut
down for the season. The company has put
up &, 900 bushels Of clams, 500. 900 Holsters
and G00,oo pounds of porgies. The COM
panys boat, the Hurricane, 10 st Tilson wharf
in Rockland being thoroughly overhsuled
She will renew her cruising In March.
The closing year has been q highly pros
porous one In this State, and its industrial
progress has been marked. During the past
decade. Maine has been slowly, but steadily
increasing 10 wealth, and the State valuation
ommissioL, when ii concludes its lAbors. will
hnd that it has gained many millions in tax
able property since ten years.
+. Warren, George s. Flood and W. T.
Haines of WatervilIe have closed q contract
with s. II. Barber Of Bangor. to construct a
steamboat for the Waterville Merchant
Steamboat Company. The boat is to be 80
feet in length, over all, and "a feet wide,
and 20 feet wide, including guard, stern
wheel and Hat bottom. 1t is 10 be put OIL the
route next season between Augusta and
Wsterville.
The work Of putting in the electric light
plant At Old Town 10 proceeding rapidly
The poles for the village are nearly all in
position and the workmen are putting wire1
into many stores and residences The build
ing erected by the Electric Light company
on the dam at Milford is rapidly nearing
completion, AMI the water wheels which are
to provide the power for the company are
beng put in plsce.