Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28
BueINEss OF THE STATE.

The pulp mill at Benton is to be lighted
By electricity.
Rockland will put down another section
of paving next season.
A nes banking company will be organized
in SsccarapIs in April nett
The new Piusfeld National Bank will
commence business Jan. /. with capital Of
5000
A special mail service for the benefit Of
Livermore Falls and Pennington has gone
into effect.
The Shirley Lumber Co. are rushed on
orders at their mill and will soon put on =
night crew.
The steam shingle mill erected by B. L.
Bachelor Of Foxcroft, is nov finished and
ready for business.
Citizens of West Buxton are makins en-
deavors for the establishment of . shoe or
woolen factory in that town.
Capt. Elisha Oakes of Vinslhaven, has
80, 900 live Holsters in his pound. from
which he is shipping to Bottom.
Charles Hutchins of East Freedom has
purchased q 3O-horse poser engine and
boiler to furnish power for his lumber mill.
The Shoe Shop in Warren has shut down
until the first Of January. in order to make
repairs and give the employees their twelve
days of Christmas.
George Underwood has leased Of the X.
B. Dunn heirs the grind-shops Of the old
scythe factory at Fayette Mills. He will
repair the building and put in machinery to
saw white birch into squares.
G. Fl. Bass has put new machinery into
his shoe shop in Wilton this fall. He is
now we'll fitted up for business and will
soon be obliged to enlarge to meet the re-
qurements of his increasing business.
Rockland will start out with 40 electric
street lights which are now being located.
There are l49 places where the 40 lights
are wanted. and the city committee. who
have the locations in charge, are on the
verge Of distraction.
The new slate company lately formed at
Monson will lease the new quarry in Shir-
ley recently opened by J. c. Trip. Good
slate men pronounce it an excellent chance
fer quarry, and there is no question about
the superior quality of the slate.
The new and handsome town hall at
Union will be dedicated Tuesday evening
Jan. I. with grand reception. concert an
bali. for which neat invitation cards are
being issued. Music will by furnished by
Dennis Orchestra Of Augusta.
Walter Marden and NJ. V.Whidden, who
are numbering. or hauling lumber into Car
ibou Lake, Atkinson, report that they have
IS horses and oxen. and are having good
success, but have one difficulty to contend
with-the swamps are not frozen.
The paving stone business is lively At
Patten Point. Spruce Hesd. Quite large
gang of men are at work and several par
ties are working for themselves on land
belonging to Melvin Elwell, Geo. n. Bur
ton, Thomas Wiley and Charles Waldron.
The Shirley Lumber Co.. having CON-
pleted the repairs and enlargement of their
mill. started it up last week and as soon as
there comes snow enough to make wagon
sleddinR. they will run it by night. When
every part of their business here Is in op-
Grafton it will take l76 men and 10 horses.
With the completion of her new kilns it
is estimated that Thomaston will nearly
have doubled her lime producing capacity
within the past year. This with her ship
building and other enterprises justly en-
titles the town to 4 place among the most
enterprising and prosperous communities of
our now booming State.