Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-22
FAIRFIELD.

Business at our mills and shops is well
nigh at stand still because of the pre-
vailing epidemic. At the framing mill
ne-thrd of the crew are out.
The furniture and wood making shops
have started after the usual holiday shut
down and the prospect for each is good.
Orders are coming in freely and a good
business for the year is predicted.
At the framing mill q new and large
sand papering machine is being set up. The
crew here are now at work upon \ large
barn to 20 to Ware ham, Massac chusetts,
bined for the Old Colony railrosd and the
interior for a very fine Masonic building at
Nantucket. Usually at this season of the
year the crew at this mill take vacation
until the middle of February or March,
but this year work promises to be plenty
and keep the full force employed. The
shipments from the mill for 1899 lacked II
cars of being as great as in 1888, but they
represented q far greater amount of labor
and therefore indicated that the business of
this company is steadily increasing. The
manager is now figuring on large number
of expensive buildings. with good reasons
to expect portion Of tho contracts.
Considerable real estate is changing
hands here This winter. The large house
on Western Avenue, the home of Mr..
Charles Lawrence, has been purchased by
Mr.. Harvey Mansfield, Supt. at the pulp
mill. and viii be put in complete repair.
II il to be one of the most attractive spots
in the villages.
Mr. Henry KELLEY, one of our oldest and
mest successful business men has. on ac-
count of i'll health, been obliged to resign
his po s;tion no director of the National back
and his sou II. F., the efficient cashier, was
elected in his place. At the annual meeting
the subject of new bank building was
discussed At length and it was finally de-
cded to build the coming season if
proper lot can be secured. The
directors desire very much to OBJ
tain possession of the lot bltween the pres
eut banking rooms and the post Office.
Failing in this they will probably locate on
Bridge street, where the blacksmith shop
now stands, or on the corner lot Just above
the UuiversaIist church. A commodious
brick building will be erected, with Offices
in the second story.
The Maine Central has supplied the sta
ton and freight houses with . good num-
Der of water buckets which are hung about
the walls and under the awning.
Miss Helen Friend one of the most pop
ular musical teachers Fairfield has ever
had. and Who has made this home for sew
eral years, is about to sail for Italy where
she will locate for year or more and study
music With the most noted teachers. Her
many friends will watch with interest for
her return, confident that she will win .
high position in her chosen profession.
The reasons presented in my last letter
for additional mail service along the Ken
nebec receive: q hearty response on every
hand. This, like the early train question,
needs to be kept constantly before the pub
lie, tharoushly asitated and Discussed until
definite action 10 taken.
Mr.. Il. P. Totman has lately purchased
and sent into the woods what 10 claimed
to be the best pair Of horses ever seen in
the Dead river section.
Lumbermeu report nearly two feet Of
snow in the woods and operations going on
smoothly save for Ia grippe. which has
fastened upon some of the camps and
broken up the crews.