Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03

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The prompt and succc.sful action of Mr..
Narcns \. Hanna of Portland, by which
lite Berry Mills Wa rescued from drown
ing one lay recently. has been crate fully
recognized by the bows parents by making
Mr. llama the recipient of q valuable testi-
moninl consisting of several rare pieces of
old Eugli n chm and silver tableware. The
worll il not selfish world Is it. sni there
is some gratitude left in mems hearts, after
all, isn't there:
The new building at the Kittery navy
yard will be PAS feet inches long and Go
feet vide the lower story Is feet 6 inches
high the upper story Is feet; roof of cor
rusated iron. L. will AXE $50 barrels of
! me 200 cubic ysr1s of card 425 barrels
R3sinisle cement, $50 barrels Portland
cement, l20 cubic yards Of crushed stone.
l2O wards of ruhble stone, and j25, 900 /
bricks 10 construct the building Fifty fest
Of II, length will be used for Il foundry. and |
the rli one on Seayey's island will be aban.
doued.
Lat year in the plantation of Reddingtol (
on the nex Phillips and Rao geley Railroad /
there were a lumber camp and tote"
running anoth IT is nearly completed aud a
third is in process Of construction some
,iistsnce down the line. Boarding houses /
ard stores have been erected and they are
putting in electric lights The sporting
regioa to be opened by this new railroad is
ONE Of the most beautiful sections of the
State, rich in lumber. fish, game and seen
cry, and in fact the beautiful scenery all .
along the Phillips and Rangsley Railroad, is .
not surpassed by ths, Of any railroad in the /
State. A move is already on foot for sew
ersl new enterprises at Riogeley the ter
minus of the road.
Ats recent hop enc Of the dsncers, 10 /
an attempt to e1uicI'e himself from a
crowded corner, happened to step en- his
partners toe.
Il beg your pardon, said he. DID
step on your foot;'
80 no"
But surely stepped on something"
1T VAS my slipper
Then your slippers must be too large
for you.
They are" calmly replied the dsmsel /
Il bought them in Fairfield" thus illosrat- |
ing the dlfferer between Wsiervils and !
Fairfield. both in regard TO the sizs of fee;
and the possibility Of getting fitted with the /
proper size.
oh, this treacherous thin ice of the first
few cold nights Why cannot parents keep
their children tied to the bed posts till the |
ice is safe?
The people Of Thomaston will hold in |
perpetual remembersncs the name AMI
memory of Samuel Watts.
The esnvsssers for the Auburn public /
library are still meeting with uue xps cted |
success. Ooe lady has on her paper alresdy /
$500 and it il expected the total fund will |
amount To $4,000 rae library will be I
opened 10 the public with $500 volumes
of valuable books. We're one quarter the I
public spirit dispayed in supper, of the I
Lithsow library as has been given 10 the I
Auburn library during the past two months, /
augusta would rejoice in collection of
if'een thousand volumes and building
costing twenty thousand dollars.
Hon. n. A. Luce, Supt Of Common
Schools; Prof. W. J. Corthell, Principal of
the Western Maine Normal School, Cor
ham, and Rev. E. 4. Win.hip Of Boston.
editor of the New England journal OF Edu-
cation take part in the programme of the
Androsoossia Educational Association AZ
Lewiston on Thursday and Friday of this
week.
The Croker slate quarry al Hrownviile is
running full blast and is fast assuming an
extremely business like appearance. The
old quarry ds cling houses are all repaired
and psinted up siih families living i, nearly
all of them. Ftom twenty-five to ffiy men
will be employed there during the winter.
Now we would like little snow to 90
with our celd weather.
The fiss church bali to wake The echoes
Of the prinevsl stiiiness around Gailfoid
village has lst been placed in position ia
the Methodist bslfry. 1t weighs 500
pounds, ard was used Sunday for the FRS,
time.
The rev Sac1 and Bilieford lire Glory
| contains 74aS names. and in the lis: the
! name of Smith occurs enc hundred sad
| eleven times. The longest family name is
Higginhottom, and the shortest full name
In the 6irectory contains oalS seven letters.
| Il is that of Ira c. Doe.
| Hon. H. NJ. Heath 10 a eomn.unies ios in
the AzchiAs Republican says the irs.de