Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-27
MAIZE GOSSIP.


In reference 70 The letier of Mr +. F,
Benz NJ from Ceylon, India, to the JoUR-
NAL, published 4 few Days sin e. tie Barb
rim.s, -op, ing the lstter into ts columns
SAYS There are many iron steamships
Of course. 'has can carry more than ths
400 tons Of the Iniopenient or the 1000
ions Of the Shenandoah Ia the wooden
vessel class these craft stand supreme In
hose waters" Mr. Bement is native Of
Decker, Maine.
The town hall In Dexter was packed
Tuesday evening, the occasion berg the
presentation Of a gold lantern 10 Conductor
Josiah L Owen OF the Name Central A.
the same time a mammoth silver tanksrd
vas presented to Mrs Owen. Both arti-
Giles were presented by subscription of pa
irons of 'he line Not FOR years has Deg
ter seen such throny or sueh enthusiasm
in her town hall A special train from
Foxcroft brought hundreds of prominent
ciizens Of that town and Dover. The pre-
senration speech wa3 maae BY 7. II 3
Pierce, Z a., OF Dexter, and WAS respond
ed TO in behalf Of Mr. Oven b. Col B.
Peaks of Dover. Conductor owen is one
Of me Oldest employees of the Maine Cen
trail Co. has served in various capacities
along their line for thirty-eight years and
is justly very popular.
The late unpleasantness At SkOwhegsn
over the hotel Quea'ion brings to the mind
of the Fairfield Journal an incident Of
wears ago Moses L.tlaticd sto published
The Democratic Clarion at Skowhegsn
ven, to Bath une dag and dined at 4 hotel
lie 9i1at like the dinner and expressed his
opinion 80 frankly IN his paper that the
h tel msn brought a libel suit The suit
promised to go BE- fore jury when young
man in hogan happened TO think of
the inD- keepers license law. The Skow-
hogan newspaper man bad the records
searched found that the hotel man had
been doing business for several years with
out license and began suit on his own
account. The landlord now pleaded FOR
mercy a flag of truce was displayed by
zach eide and The war came to 8 sudden end
Il may be added to the above incident that
he lawyer sfo conducted the case for Mr.
Li'tlcheld was Hon d d Stewart of St
Adams. then young man just beginning
hls practice The case gave him coed
"send # and aided his professional pros
poets not little.
The students of Bridge Academy have
formed a Reading Room Associstion with
he following officers. Louis g Bickford,
President; f. o Mavers. Secretary; J f.
Bennett, Treasurer; r G. Carlton, Chair
man Executive Committee.
lake View is nav village nestled down
beside SChoodic laso or the line of the
Canadian tactic Railway, and for thrift
ard push is worthy Of note. June 1889, it
vas A wilderness. but about that tine the
Merrick Thread Compsny decided to locate
ts spool works there aud under the direc-
IF i. Il Hopkins Of Holyoke,
Mass. treasurer eff the company
and f w. H7mlin of Milo, superin-
tendent, they broke grouad ard have nearly
completed their spool factory, and in addi-
ton TO this there are several new and neat
cottages. a well managed hotel, store and
post office and The railway company have
lstely added new station. Mr. Hsmin
reports that they employ thirty men about
the FORKS and will probably work sixty or
sixty five men when the works are com
plete.