Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-12

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result from the presenr ice boom. 10 the
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reason. Second hand lumber Of good
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The vidov Of the hate Prof. Moses Ly-
lord I'D her son, kisin r., Lyfnsd, a
Springfield Mace, have just gives To CO.
burn Classical fnaituie q Watefville,
the sum Of si0.O0O for he purchase Of an
astronomical outfit, and TO place dome in
position upon 90 observatory tosei in the
building. p
Owing to the scafcisy Of potatoes Boston
Srms are already tnpossins- Diem from
- vas done largely four or hvs
years ago. But they are generally Of poor
quality, and not u all suitable for see,
There IL nothing Ike the genuine Afoos-
took sorts for planting.
The town Of Eden. Mount Desert Isle,
10 the fret In the State which has made an
sppropYistion for Gags for the schoofhouses.
4 patriotic move that doubtless will be fol
lowed by other towns. Mspy flags have
been raised on Maine sehoolhouses Of late,
but oil have been obtained by private sub
,cYiption or gifts Of friends Of the schools.
Naval Constructor Hoover Of the Navy
De paftm~nt will be detailed to inspect the
work on tn Eanb0ats at tie Bath uoEks.
He 10 81 present on duty 1t the kirtesy
Navy Yard /. and viii perform bis duty #
inspection at Bath in add ion TO his work
Ct the yard Mr. Hoover has had . great
deal Of experience with iron shipenilding
q the New York yard.
The beautiful summer resort al North
port, on Belfast Bay. Seems to be rapidly
gaining In genuine popularity, and it, citi-
xens are alive 10 the importance of inau-
gurating many public Improvement.
Among those under consideration are the
of water, an electric rsilwa'
to Stockton Springs and one or more ho-
tells. The town has voted to exempt from
taxation for ten years any hotel built in
io~n this year. costing not less than %,
900 Nov is the time to build the much
talked Of hotel on the Camp Ground. The
A, ISOLATION will give the site of the former
hotel to desirable parties without unneces-
sary restrictions. A movement in this
dir ection was begun last fall to raise S.
600. in shares Of 5000 each and thirty
shares were taken At once. Ii 10 nov
thought that the enterprise will be carried
forward to completion.
The address Of DR. Alexander Mckenzie
formerly Of this city. but how of Cambridge,
Mass, before the Portland Consre gationa
Club on Monday evening was an admirable
effort. II vas = terse and mastery resume
Of the symmetry Of Congre gatiOnaiism. i'll
antiquity, unity Of individual and associated
having in all its past, and being
capable for all the future of being the one
Christian system equal to all personal need
and all great emergencies. At the close Of
DR.. McKepxis's speech, DR.. Thomas Hill
the eminent Unitarian followed in . fine
speech emphasizing the warm, free faith and
Christian love Of the Congregational system
and most happily portrayed the type Of
Christian unity that binds together all truth
loving Snd faithful, devout sonls.
James W. Wakefield, Joseph T. Donnel
and William Rogers. have been chosen 81
committee Of the Bath Board Of Trade To
arrange for banquet or some testimonial
to be given Gen. T. W. Hyde and Galen C.
Moses for their labors in behalf of the city
in securing the gunbosts for Bath. The
recognition is most fitting one and we
suggest that Boards Of Trade in every Ken.
usbec city take the matter up and either
pass appropriate resolutions, or be repre-
sented at the banquet by committees. The
triumph is one in which the entire Kenne
bee valley and in fact the whole State john
in congratulations to the new Maine Nava
Station. and that will be the proper occa
sion to manifest II.
The citizens of Belfast propose to raise
twelve hundred dollars by private subscrip
ton. for the purpose of identifying North
port Avenue.
Appropriations for rivers and harbors are
now beieg considered by the House Com
mittee, and their work will be- completed in
about two weeks. The total amount in
cluded in the bill for Maine is 1856. 600, Of
which S75 900 isipcluded for the kenne-
bee river. Maine figures quite prominently
in these appropr atoms on account Of hei
numerous rlvers and harbors. but the es.
Inmates are those Of the Engineer ID part
ment, and are based on the most careful
surveys and urgent needs.
Col. Fred L. Richards of Portland sendi
us an important circular showing In tab
ulsr form the history aud financial and
physical condition Of the Maine Contra
Railroad, which embraces many interesting
facts. The system nov embraces = t0ta
of 664 miles under its management, and the
net results of the year just closed show q
surplus Of ss4 664 IS after payment Of ali
fixed charges and taxes, operating expenses
and two semi annual dividends of 3 pei
cent each Col. Richards truly says thai
under the able and progressive manage.
ment which has distinguished this company
for the past fifteen years. its system has
been extended and unified: its finances
have been put upon . sound and conserva.
tive basis, and its properties have been i'm.
proved. so that today it has the reputation
of being one of the most ably managed and
finely appointed railroad systems in the