Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-13


able management Of Payson Tucker, hope
sooner or later TO establish a new line Of
| European steamers.
Mt Katshdip has been covered with snow
| for more than four weeks past, and the topi
of the high hill In that vicinity are also Gov
cred with snow. There has been some snos
in The up river regions but not enough Ia
stay on and make slsdding.
At meeting of the Maine Genealogical
society, in Portland Monday evening, City
| Clerk Burgess representing that the Fall
mouth records from 1878 to 1856 Cincor-
porstion of the city proper were destroyed
and that the Genealogical Society by con
certed effort could supply great part Of
the family, genealogical, and perhaps town
history Of that period, it was voted tina, 9
committee Of the society be appointed to
canvass the city and neighborhood and
report upon the expediency Of the society's
undertaking to supply as may of those
records as possible. Messrs. g. C. Bur
CESS. w. II. Sargent and G. d. Rand were
appointed as members of the committee.
Nathaniel Dustin, Esq, who died at
Dexter last week. at the age Of II years.
had been one of the leading business men
Of the place and once represented Dexter
and Comma 10 the State Legislature. He
vas postmaster for long time, including
the years the war was going on. He has
been engaged In mercantile besinsss, man
ufacturing and farming, and has also been
connected with the banks in an official
capacity. He leaves widow and two sons,
n. L. NJ hCN. ha
was associated in business.
Il will not be long before the work Of
getting ont slate at the old Brownville
quarry will begin. The residence of the
general manager, and the buildings used
in qusrrying, fifteen in number, have been
put in excellent condition and neatly
psinted, and are in readiness for business.
The Whitman Agricultural Works Com
paay Auburn, have just made good divi-
dsnd and it Is the opinion of good business
men that the Whitman Company's stock
will inside Of two years, pay a dividend of
from twelve to fifteen per cent, and no one
places it lower than eight.
The dedication of the new Universalisi
church, Fairfield. will take place Thursday
Nov. goth. There will be all day religious
service. Between 10 o'clock A. NJ. and IL
NJ, there will be speeches by Rev. T. B.
T. Fisher Of Oakland. Rev. s. p. Smith
Of Skowhe9sn, and Rev. Z. +. Pember OF
Bangor. At 2 p. M. the church will BE-
dedicated. The Rev. G. A. Hayden OF
Auburn will preach the sermon. In the
evening there will be mass meeting aud
speeches by ministers from different parts
Of the State.
The following little party of ladies dined
with ex-Msyor VIM. II. Boardman and wife
of Calais, on Friday. and whose ages aver
aged 50 years. Mrs. John McAllister, "a
Mrs. Ellis McAlIister. SO; Mrs. jones' C
Hayeock, 70: Mrs. Dan1 Hill. so; Mrs
Bradbury Collins, 7s; Mrs. L. ID. Sawyer
IS; Mrs. W. +. McAllister. of Midtown,
80; and one other lady, aged 70. The hos
and hostess were aged respectively y snt
10. The dinner, which was superb, wa
greatly enjoyed by sll present.
Hon. Willism Atkinson and a large dele
CATION of Maine people in Quebec, an,
having conference before toe Commits
sioner of Public Works - What does |
mean? And what will become of To,
Carrabasset and Canadian Railway If Lew
ist1n gets connection with the Quebe,
| Central?
The mills at Columbia Falls have al
been shut down for the season and team
are about resdy for the woods.
Between the offers of two railroad com
panies to build The road, and the efforts o
It's citizens, Skowhegau is likely to get tn,
"link.'
The track of the Rochester extension i
nearly all laid and the roadbed ballss,ed e,
that the work. except the handsome an,
substantial iron bridges that are to spar
Grove and Portland streets at the junction
of St. John street is completed. TIL,
Portland street bridge is now icing PLACED
in position.
Rev. G.. W. Hinckley. manager of th,
Good VIII Farm, reports that the casl
receipts from different persons in the monti
| Of October, for the general fund amounted
to about $3.50, for new cottage fund, SIS
for new barn, s25; for nucleus for endow
ment fund. $500; and small sum for tn,
Good Will Literature fund. Mr.. Hinck
ley's address in East Fairfield. and hi,
splendid work 10 backed by an able boarc
of managers, composed of some of TIT
most trustworthy and solid business meI
10 the State.
| We notice that the Humane Society a
Bangor has requested the City Marshal t.
direct the police to arrest ali boys fount
usirg air guns or ether contiivances for the
purpose of wounding birds or animals
There is . chance for reform on this line
ia this part of the State. A good deai oi
cruelty Of the same kind has been psacticef
and il ought to be stopped.