Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-28
MAINE MATTERS.
Belfast HeVs--- Fires it Palmyra,
Canton and Weeks Mills.
Boy DRoIaed At Lsviston---lse lcci.
dsrtally Killed al BRyant's Pond.
Bwgssrv at West Fafmiagtor-Csm-
den and Rcckpost Rsiircad Affsiss-

Especial TO the KESsEsEc JOURNAL
BELsAsr, Oct. a7.-On sccouDt of the
suieen iilaess Of the pastors wife, the
North church harvest concert has been
postponed week. Also the entertainment.
ard ssie of fancy articles which vas to be
held in Pierce's parior theatre.
BssT'es-fns frxerrrrr- ~h.sh !. b>ias
bail. on the northerIy side Of the shse fac
tory. there ia to be % the southern side
s1s thsr building fifty feet long and thirteen
feet vide, which 10 TO extend from the low
er basement fioor to the third story, a dis
tzncs of some fifty feet. tower rs feet
in he sIgtt 10 to be erected, which is TO have
. large tank in the top. This Is TO operate
an sutcms,ic sprinkler of the orindle sys-
tenn. The eleva'or which Is now In the
factogy Is 10 be placed in the tower also.
The rchooi house in Frankfort was pre-
'eotsd with large and handsome hsg yes
ie.day. Qnife a number of the No1roe
Post, e A, r, were down and some very
eloquent speeches we're made
Cat tain Grey arrives here every Satur
day from Cape Roster. losded with scsllops
which he ships on the Lucy p. Miller TO
New York. The captain also has large
and four hing trade in Belfast.
Rev +. s. Payson preached bis farewell
sermon ss pastor Of the Universslist church
here Sunday. he sal lie would slxa,s
RENE mber bis pastorags in Belfast with
pleasure and that he bal found many
friends here. ard he earnestly hoped the
Sabbath School would be continued. Mr.
Pay son is to be married on November 5rd
to Miss N. J. Pierce of Belfa,t.
Professor Ropes. Of Bangor, spoke At
tine North church. Sunday evening. His
;e1t is found in Romass 9-23
The Universalist church committee have
rot yet decided what TO do in regard 10
settling pastor.
Mr.. Ssyerv Nelson. man about 65 years
of age, ami employed in the sail loft Of G.
I. Osborne. while driving home from work
was thrown from his wagon in turning a
sharp corner. aud broke two ribs, beside
hurti1g him internally. DR.. Small says oa
account of hi, age it viii go hard with him.
Eo,n Clark has so'd out his restaurant
on Main Street and will hire the store form
erIy occupied by J. Z. Cattrell on the came
street.
At the temperance meeting Sunday, un-
DER tne auspices OF tne w. y. L. Z hu-
dresses were made by several ladies, also a
very able address by Rev. J. A. Savage,
lie spok ke very highly of tht il local ard na-
iional work.
Mr.. Percy Pierce has torn down the old
gear for running ice from the pond to the
slides, and viii replace it with new and
much better one. A large tool room is ais,
being built ard joined to it. A cargo of
coal IL coming up to the dam in the .c1oon-
er Helen, and large coal pen bss been
built to receive it so that distance of not
mere than fifty feet will intervene between
tie vessel aud the Goa, pen. Ii is also
Iumored that Pierce can not sell his ice
this season, but the it, company ia New
York have paid one thousand dollars for
feiturs aud given up the contract.
The tlscksmi hs are all putting electric
lights into their shops.