Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-26

| The outer doors of Coburn Hall Show
| hogan, are now made to swing outward
| "a well as inward by direction OF the
chief engineer of the fire department. 1t
| is a change which should als0 be made
| 10 the doors of many public halls in the
| smaller towns and villages of the State
Tie whole State Is now suffering
| from severe and somewhat protracted
drouth. Wells are becoming low or are
entirely dried up, and the soil is 50 dry,
aud dried down to so great depth that
| it Is impossible for farmers to pillow, ex-
cepting in very moist situations.
The Skowhegan village schools com
menced with an attendance of go
pupils.
The largest yield of barley harvested
| in this state thus far this fall has been
heard from. 1t was raised by NJ. w
Larrabee of East Dover, and the amount
WAS - bushels. machine measure on one
acre and Is square rods. The next
better report is now in order.
One Of the most valuable gifts received
for some time at the Bowdoin College
library is that of Prof. f. M. Pease.
formerly Professor of Latin. 1t is the
Bioliotheea Romanorum Teuberiana,
collection Of critical texts of nearly the
entire body OF Latin literature, bound in
nearly seventy volumes.
Thomas Il Gary will cut II million
shingles this season at their mill on the
Aroostook river. They recently cut 3i6,-
600 shingles from 1913 pieces of cedar,
lS5, $50 of the shingles being extras
This Is considered as being remarkable
record.
The school rooms in the building of
the Phillips High School, have been re
arranged and improved for the uses Of
the district the present fall, and schol-
airs, teachers and people are alike pleased
with the change.
Calais Advertiser: We understand the
Shore Line Railway survey at this end of
the route has got as far as Perry or
thereabouts. On the western end il is
near Steuben, and making good progress.
Col. Greene has recently been in Frank
lin discussing the question of location
with the people. The location of the
road across the tide waters In Franklin
or Sullivan is very interesting question
for Franklin. as Il railroad bridge across
the tide water near Sullivan Falls would,
it is claimed, be severe blow to the
business interests of the town, and will
be resisted to the end.
The president Of the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor, Rev +. f Clark, D,
D has been requested by the trustees to
make Journey round the world in the in
tsrests Of this movement, leaving next
July Immediately after the international
Convention ia New York, and spending
an entire year on the tour, returning in
time for the convention in 1898 at Mon
tresl specially urgent invitation has
come from Australia. where Christian
Endesvor societies are rapidly multiply
ing. 1t Ii also desired that DIR. Clark
visit the missions 10 various parts of the
world where societies now exist. He
has not vet indicated what his decision
will be.
Both for business purposes and as q
handy and readable news sheet the Lew
iston Journal is greatly improved by its
change Of form. 1t Is one TO which We
think most dailies and all weeklies will
sooner or later come. while in the matter
Of larger type it will certainly give bet
ter satisfaction to its patrons-judging
from our own experience. The JOURNAL
congratulates the Journal.