Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-27
OVER THE STATE.

A new road is strongly talked Of be-
tween Stsrks and Madison Bridge, which
will shorten the stage route more than two
miles.
A Massachusetts firm 10 making active
preparations for the manufacture OF brick
in Wiscxsset on an extensive scale, and
early in the spring they will be ready to
turn out some 10000 day.
The Lewiston Board Of Trade is arrang-
irg for public dinner to be held Monday
Feb. H. Invitations will be sent Governor
Burleigh and to the Mayors of all Maine
cities and the Presidents of all the boards
of trade
The Lewiston & Auburn Grocers' Aeso-
A. NJ Penley, Vice President; W. E.
Cloutier, Secretary; C. II. Miller, Treas. /;
Executive Committee. A. b. Nealey, A.
Repy. John Il. Carrigan, Z. F. Metcaif,
Isaac Mitchell.
THURSDAY morning John Bailey Of Harris
Hill, New Gloucester. WAS driving q horse
attached to load of wood. when one Of
the sled stakes caught in the branch of .
tree. and when the branch was freed it
swept sround and struck Bailey in the eye
tearing it from the socket.
The Hinklsy & Egars Iron Company. Ban
gor, has contracted to build the engine for
the new steamer which is to run on the Ken
nebec river. This. with the fact that Capt.
S. II. Barbour, will build the boat, ensures
a craft Of the finest and most substantial
description. Both of these parties have .
reputation for fine work which cannot BE-
excelled.
The three pulp mills at Livermore Falls,
owned respectively by Alvin Record. the
OTIS Falls Pulp Company and the Umbs
Cog Company, prodncei during the month
Of December 3.745,0O0 pounds Of wood
pulp. A large portion of his product is
shipped to the paper mills for manufacture
into newspaper sock These mills run
both day and night.
The directors of the Cascade Woolen
| Mil of Oakland met at the Elmwood Hotel
| in Watervile on Wednesday afternoon. Bv
the dc ath of r. B Dunn last September,
4 vacancy had occurred in the board and in
the Office of President. The former was
| flled BY the election Of Hon. E F. Webb
of Watervile and the latter by the election
of Josiah B. Mayo of Foxcroft. The re-
! pOIt VI tlt q piSh
| but not sufficient to variant the paying OF
any dividend at present.
Mr.. James Murchie has just completed
his steam mill at Princeton. 1t is an i'm
nse building, taken in connection with
she dry house and shelter sheds, covering
nearly An acre of ground. 1t 10 to be de-
voted entirely to the saving of shocks fol
orange and lemon boxes. The whole es-
tsblishment cost h,m fifteen thousand dol
| lars, every cen. of ~hch 10 paid Mr.
Murchie was seventy-six years Of age las,
August and still looks as fresh, hale and
hearty a. many Z man 1t fifty or sixty. and
bids far to live many years to come.
The Maine Central r. r. Co. have a.
cepted the rexter L Piscatsquis road, and
At . special meeting of the Directors Of the
latter, held Jan. is, . final settlement was
made with the contractors, Brown Bros
Co. This settlement was entirely sstisfac.
tory to all the parties, and it may be said
in this connection that from beginning to
end there has been no disagreement OF
shadow of disagreement between the di-
rectors and contractors. Everyb body about
here is ready to say good word for the
Brown Bros, and all hope that they may
be entirely successful in future enterprises
that may engage their attention.