Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-05-20
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tuc btoUc CudcIe Va A0eAuC buoSA ou nhny
lst for 8 hours and . ten per cent increase
IN pay, Col. Bangs cutters being members
of the Union were compelled to strike
also, but much against their will. They
were thoroughly satisfied with their pay and
work ~ things then stood. Col Bangs of
fered to grant the nine hours with . i've
per cent increase, which proposition wa
promptly and gladly accepted by the cut
teSs. As result the forty stone cutters at
NorridgevOck are all the members Of tie
State craft who have been 1t work. These
men can make more At tie old pr.ces than
the cutters As Hslloweil Can earn Al the new
on ace ,unt of the soft quality of the stone.
Those employed by the day have been get
Ting 294 cents per hour. ten hours to the
day. and now get per cent. additional for
nine hours.
Pittsfeid.
The base ball game between the Bates
nine and the NJ. c. Is Of PittsAeld. result
ed in victory for the home team Of IL to
IL. 1t was fine game.-James +. Connol
has moved his new building. on Park street,
back ABOUT four feet out Of the line OF
the Highway. This action of Mr.. Connor'
will save all further trouble Emery Whit
ten will move Immediately into the house
recently purchased Of Bsbj. Thompson g.
Ia, villag-. Mr.. Whitten will carry on hi.
farm rs usual, having hired El~ ard Bar bei
and he will move his family upon the farm
There 10 considerable talk about eiectr.,
lights and water works for this village
No farming of any amo ant cone yet aud
must be some days of pleasant weather be.
fore much can be done.-Mr Alonzo b
shaw is making some repairs on his nous.
in the way OF \ bAy-window and enlargiul
his ell, extending it over the we'll bringing
water into his house, aud putting in new
windows Of four lights each.
WALDO.
Burnham.
There has not been anything done here
about springs wo<f, it ha' been so yer,
wet. Grass is looking fine and has winteret
as well a. have ever known it 9th
village schools hxve commenced. Dsric
No 10 10 being taught by Miss Annie W
Murray and No 5 by Mrs. Eta Goodwin
Il. Z. Libby talks of aoing to Cardif
Tenn, again the first of June. lie is very
much elaied over the future prospe o
| the new Southern city. He invested abou
| IS 900 while there in April. l.-Earnest Lio
W strained his stomach some txO week
slncs. while loading cattle in cars AMI hs
been feeble since, but is gaining now.
Freedom
Our cold rainy weather continues. Blu
very little seeding has been done. We hrs
comp Amt of potatoes that are planted rot
Iing.-The road sgen the village iislrict i
At work with a crew repairing the highway
urn king with the road machine, openin.
dirches and filing sith small stones mire,
places and removing all obstructions. Tner'
is 10 work done upon our roads hat for III
amount expended will improve the trave
a. much as 20 remove the loose st mes ans
'eepi 3 the ditches open Mr.. B. Bryant
pai shop Is now idle Tor want of stock
.ork on.-Nr. A. Foss Of Benton, ha
b., n through this section collec ing WOO
paving twenty five cents per pound. II
finds many fie. Gee of pulled wool, q, man,
| hive lost sheep. some one half Of shei
| A ,ck ths past winter Potato buyers ar,
picking up the tubers. at sixty-fve cents Pc
| bushel.