Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
OVER THE STATE.

The Portland Star Match Company have
bought a large tract of timber land At Le-
banon and the Portland 4 Rochester Rail-
road Company are cutting it and bringing
it to that city, special train running
every Sunday.
The stars and stripes have just been
raised over the Union Square School.
Bangor. and the Mountfolt Street School,
Portland.
Eben Murch & Son have bargained the
lease and fixtures of the Elnwood Hotel,
Waterviile, to Conductor Henry Judkins.
of the Maine Central. The Messrs. Murch
will retire from business for the present on
account of i'll health. Mr.. Judkins will
assume control of the Elmwood property
as soon As the papers are made out
1t is said that Deer Isle 10 the banner
Good Templar town of the world, and has
more lodges and Good Templars to the
square acre than any other. The town
contains 3. .266 inha bitants, and has six live
fourishing lodges, viz island Home, Mt.
Guard. Harbor Light, Coast Guard, Stead
fast and Winter Home, with over 500
members, and also three Juvenile Temples
with over 100 more, making a total Of over
600. A challenge has been given any Grand
Lodge in the world to beat it.
The water-works in Ellsworth are now
practically completed and the hydraDts
were most satisfactorily tested on Tues
day On the highest land at Cork Hill
and at the residence of Senator Hale there
was ample head and force to meet the re-
quirements of the contract, and throw q
stream high over any buildings in that
vicinity.
The York Institute, Saco, has elected the
following officers; Rev. J. T. G. Nichols,
Pres. Z. II Banks and Geo. A. Carter,
Vice Presidents; Fred S. Boothby, Record
ing Sec Winfield S. bennett. Correspond
ing Sec'y and Librarian; Geo. F. Caller,
Treas. E. p. Sampson, Supt. of Museum;
Franklin Nourse, Rev. J. T G. Nichols
and Geo. f. Calef, Committee on Lectures.
The Institute has received during the past
year $4,000 completing the bequest of c.
Sweetsir to the York Institute for building
purposes.
A unique and curious violin is owned in
Castine. 1t is made from wood taken from
two very old vessels. The body is Of red
wood, and the neck of bird'seye maple
made from an old top timber taken out Of
the first brig ever built on the Bagaduce
river, while the bridge is made of oak taken
from an Old gun carriage used on board the
old revenue cutter "Veto," the first cutter
ever on the Castine station. The violin
was made and 10 owned by Capt. Jim Web
ster of that place.
The new span Of the Androscoggn
bridge at Brunswick is completed and the
bridge again opened for travel.
There has been an increase Of four hun
dred per cent in the taxes since the high
way was opened to Popham Beach by the
County Commissioners.
The report of the County Commissioners
of Waldo County, shows that the receipts
of the past year were e22 ,934.l5 and the
expenditures Sl5,242 10; cash on hand
o., ,692 O4 liabilities, 50 ,52l 81; resources.
l4479 So. resources above liabilities,
81 957 G8.
During the past year the town of Liberty
has made rapid strides of improvement.
new dam has been built, several new
mills ers cted, many houses built, and mills
and store. have done a good business.
The tanDery of IIuet & Walker does a bus
iness of s2U0, 900 annually. II now w,nts
railroad connection with other parts of the
State and country.
new 5000 summer cottage is 10 be
built at Pulpit Hsrbor next spring for Mr..
Alfred Bowditch of Boston.