Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-14
North Searsp9rt.


The Wateryille Sentinel urges the estab
lshment of Superior Court in that city.
The rooms OF the T, j. pscnt Histories
society ia he Town Hall, Brunsw k, were
p4ned last week. The Society al .ady Ia.
a valuable COLLECTION of relics and 4 cumenr.
latng to ancient Pejepsco:-
The Norridgewock Electric Ligh: station
in Skowbegan is about ready tor he ma
chinery Two lines of No wiz, will b,
,.ed The circuit is fourteen miles, tie
niles between here and NorridgeS ock an,
four miles in he two villages.
new club ornanized in the interests o.
nut door winter sports ha, been o'ganiz in
B niger, called the .'Wooiland CLUB Mem
ter-hin l. limited to nifty, and the club is 10
have hea quarters at the Woodland House,
/ Philips Lake, near Ellsworth.
At the annual meeting OF the trustees o
the Northern Banking Cumpa ", Portland,
the following attic. RS ere l.cted PRESIDENT
ST. on Cornor; Vice Pre- -dent, Weston
Mihken: Secretary. hsrles l.. Marston:
Executive Committee. seldom Connor, Joseph
" Spauhing Charles ). Fobes. James +
McDowell, Henry P. Cox.
An interesting question is bsrg raised in
,rk county on 'Who owns the b. ache. 2
For nearl, goo years, the towns eontr ,llea
the beat hes rs they did other common
la d. annually appointed beach drivers
and fined persons for cutting and carry rg
away beach grass. Who owns the land b..
tween high and low tide marks!
1t is proposed to increase the capital %
the d .x'er Lran and Building A soc alton
from ST. q, 900 to 100000. The A,sociatl, n
CONNER ced business July lSs6 ant then
record shows the most gratifying condition
of investment and profit. Stare holders who
took one or two shares at the start have in
creased the If stock to and 10 shares. The
average pr cent has been almost 81.
The first lard G. al ever brought to Port
land, was brought there in 1870 from Phia-
delphis in r hog head by Capt. John Waite.
In 1852, Capt. b. J. Willard began steve
doring. and in that year IL 600 tons were
brought to that port. In loeS there was
landed there some over $50 90 tons an in
creasing of $4,000 tons in thirty six years,
or an average increase of ,2ll 10 tons per
year since 90
At the annual meeting of the Oldtown
Wooden COMPANY held lhurs lay, the follow
/ ing choice of Off .ers was made Directors,
A. Linn, J l.. Smith, William Dobson, NJ.
ID Wardley, Charles II Grey, Herbe TT Grey,
A. 0. Brown, J. W. Bodwel. The direc-
tors then chose the following: President,
j. l.. Smith; Secretary and Treasurer, A.
O. Brown. 1t was voted to issue bonds to
the amount OF $50, 900 to complete the mill
and sci the machinery in running order.
/ We do not elieve in the proposition of the
Maine Forestry co lvention as set forth in
the bill they have prepared TO introduce in
! legislature to create forest commission
6.
thy of lot of Irish landlords 1t is tyran-
/ meal and under it there Can be no absolute
ownership of woodlands. One would have
to ask permission of warden or commits
sioner to burn refuse about his premises or
to clear an alder swamp. We hope legisla-
/ ture will see the character of the bill and
throw it out. Camden Cor. Rockiand Opin-
ton.
1 No class of citizens have a higher ap-
| precistion of the value of our forestry, than
] do we who reside in these backwo Gods dis-
/ tricts. But if we are TO have more law let
us have something within the range of reason
and that can be enforced. There is a great
deal said about "awless hunters" ETC., set
/ ting fires. All of this tail can be discounte d
| to very great extent, For ten years past
we have never yet heard of forest fire in
this or in the entire Moosehead Lake region
which has been caused by sportsmen or their
guides. There may have been instances,
but they are very rare and we doubt if any
such evr occurred Derter Gazette.
Capt. Moses W. Brown of Brownvll le died
! Tuesday. His age was about seventy two
years. He has lived in Brownvlle all his
| life save few wears in Aroostook County
| nut returned to Brownville two years ago to
sp. nd, as he said, the remainder of his DAYS
| His father, the late Deacon Brown. was one
of the arliest settlers in Brownvile aud from
h m the town r. ceived It's name Capt. Br, vii
spent a busy hfe merchant in Brow lille,
he greater part of the tine beng in company
with Dea. s A Smith. who is now in trade
1t Brow nville Village. Capt. Brown received
/ 4 commission as Captain during the late war
and as represe nted his District in the leg g.
.ture. He was member of Piscataquis
/ Lodge, +. and A. Masons. Milo and was
huried under Ma-o'ie honors lie ! av, a
widow, three daughters and one son to mourn
his loss.