Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-06

Lodge, Resdtield, 500. the interest to BIZ
used every year for those in need.
The snow ploss o. the Boston & Msioe
are now being looked over snd the neces-
sary repsirs made Last winter the pillow
was run only three times over the line.
A number of Young Ladies' Clubs"
are being organized throughout the State
TO assist Rev G. W. Hinckiey of the Good
WIN farm. in his work They propose to
collect funds and articles of comfort for
the inmates of this farm 1t is a splendid
way in which to aid one Of the mos. deseiv
ing institutions in Maine.
The Christmas tree industry is starting
up. Deering parties have tven'y men
empioye ed on wood lots in Cherry field, cut
ting trees for shipment to New York They
will ship about twenty carloads. The trees
range from three to thirty feet in length,
and are selected from spruce and FIR grow tn
The official record Of the prize acre of
potatoes harvested iu Fort Fairfield BY
Philo IL. Reed gives him 745 5-l2 bushels
instead of 720 as reported in several papers
Those who have kept an eye on Aroostcok
for the past few years will thus see that
she not only takes the cake but potatoes
to go with it. The tubers are selling at
50 IL and snapped up quickly at that price
The young people of the good town of
Hodgdon have organized a lyeeum which
h Is meetings every Tuesday evening in
the Town Hail.
Aroostook Pioneer: Quite difference
between the prices of potatoes Oct. 22 and
Nov. s. last year, when they were bfiogog
from 81 % TO 81 81, and what they com
msuded the last Of October, this year.
prices ranging from 81 95 to 81 22i we
ooubt if farmer can be found IN this
eouoty who will say sushs against the
Mckinley bill.
Fairfield journal: The good people of
Norrdgewoek village are delighted thaa
their village is to become the junction of
tso roads, while in the past they have not
even had depot on that side of the river.
The south side is equally depressed for
they say that a railroad on the north side OF
the river from Skowhegan means mischief
for them If the Maine Central should hap
pen to buy up the Somerset Then ali tha
passenger trains would run via the link an
South Norridgewock would be mile from
a passenger depot How would that please
people generally?
As an Indication Of the size of the crops
raised by the farmers In Cape Elizabeth il
is mectioned that on the farm of MI.
Emersou Higgins MAY be seen still standing
in the hills, 10000 bean poles. How would
ION Ike the job of sticking" that patch of
string beans some morning before break
fast?
The wstsr has been pumped out of the
Brownville STATE quarry after several weeks
work and the wursmen are now engaged in
tsking out the debris which has collected
there du,ing the sixteen wears in which the
quar-, tas been idle. The qusrry vii b.
pus in cand ten for getting out SLATE IS
soon as possible, and il is exp cied hat
opera ions will commence at Al early date
On Of the most interesting copa.ry
plsces in Maine is that # Marx Gray OF
W. 81 Freeman who is so successful A.
bee. keeper that he has made 1927 80 from
his bees this season. His apia-y has been
arranged til remarkable painstskius an
i a veritsbie curiosity. AL the hives are
Yaiate5 and striped N dinsrent cambna.
tious. 40 lsn alike. Mr.. Gray makes his
hives bimself. having euit snail shop
AMI y miniature sawmli for this purpose.
lie thinks the bees Ike to have her homss
sstraetivu rs vel, ~ human b,ica., snd
thst they work better and are more coa-
tsntsd tor having everything tidy around
them. They r,qyi-e hut very Little atten-
toe, but snyttiag out af p.sca they notice
SIS quickly a. nsss hause-wifs.
Tae Congregational Club Of Portland
vii open Is winter svtiss of meet ngs and
suppers Meadas esenns. Nov. 10 Rev.
r n. DAVIS Of Bidiet ri will favor the club
with Welsh sones. and The address will
De- by Rev. Cyrus Hamiin. d. d., on 1.-THE
Pel;ucal Complications Of the Oriental
Question The speaker will use . map.
Dr. HAmlin has given this address before
ths Boston Congregational C.ua and other
bodies, and NO other man in America can
spesk on the Eastern qaessioa from .
sreasef familiarity with his subj ect THAI be.
Daring the present year ff,y-three DWELL
ing houses. asgreeaiins . COS. Of about
tlte. 600. have been built in Bath Norv
than $500 0G0 has csen invested in i'm
provemenss ard additions to the Bath iron
works and cerdage msnufactrrinr. maxine
. total Of oS10. 600 put into inprovemepss
ia that ci y il edition to these e1pena,turrs
which are pernanercies and mean ex.c,ly
q 4 increase Of the city's wealth may be
mentioned - = matter Of isterest the fact
thai already - vesseis, aesrerat;ue 80 600
tons snd Representing u 500, COO in mouev
hayt besn built hess during tbs psss ten
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