Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-16

stone. which represents q weight Of
1900 tons.
Sammy Williams" "a q name found
ON the time books Of the North Fassal-
boro Manufacturing Company when
that corporation was manufacturing the
finest broadeloth many years ego
"sammy" was earning sixteen cents per
day AZ the time books show. SAMMY
4. now the we'll known millionaire wooden
manufacturer, Samuel Williams OF Bos
ton. half owner Ia the same mill where
long wears ago he was lad earning six
teen cents per day. Perseverance, and
Industrious habits have brought 10 Mr.
Williams business prosperity and wealth,
and reputation AS q successful wooden
manufacturer, of which any business
man might be proud
The library Of the York Institute has
been enriched by the addition OF oS3
books and pamphlets during the quarter
ending Sept 30. One hundred aud
twenty-th,ee were gift Of Mrs. Geo
2. Calef from the library Of her late hus
band.
AT Mr.. G J. Lynch's market Saturday.
WAS -ttD Npht was Hlbthpty AhN 49,"
deer ever brought into Bangor It's
weight was 23s pounds. IL was shot
near Brewer. Deer seem to be quite
plenty In the woods and in some local.
ties the hunters report them To be very
thick Hunting parties are numerous AT
the present time.
We aqain make an extract from the
,at mn dan h.
Is making tour In AroOstook county
through the towns along the line OF the
proposed new railroad Writing from
H0ulton, Oct 10, he says; 1--WE ARE go
ing 10 build the road this time. sure" is
what President Burleigh OF the Bangor
& Aroostook Railroad said 10 me today
Everything looks favorable" he con
tinued, and | am having cheering re-
ports from the engineers in regard to the
location" Mr. burleigh did not have
anything new TO communicate, but this
hopeful information Is all the people
want Work will begin in the spring,
and the road will be pushed to speedy
completion Is what the people are say
ing and though they have had, in regard
to railroads the promise made many
times to the ear and broken to the hope
they feel confident this time the road i. to
be built and they will no longer be depriv-
ed OF market with the outside world
Houlton is busy town, Its four
thousand or more people are enterprlslng
and have an eye to business. With
its electric lights and good system OF
water works it has quite metropol-
itan appearance. and as it ia the centre
of the business of large section IL has
the hustle of a small city lioulton has
two banks, good business blocks. well
kept hotels. aud by no means least,
Two we'll conducted newspapers, the
Pioneer and Times. The people give
these papers good support a they
ought No good citizen will fail to sup
port his local paper which gives 10 the
town many times more than II receives.
The local paper is the friend of improve
ment and good order. and the publishers
should he encouraged, especially by
subscriptions paid in advance, aud II
liberal advertising patronage.
Aroostook Pioneer: Up 10 the middle
of last week the individual subscriptions
TO the Is. 4 4 Railroad stock amounted
In this county to $40 500. And to this
the countya subscription Of half mi
lion, Bapgors sl09 200, Patterns $50 coo
and $1,000 each from Gov. Burleigh, SEN
ator Eugene Hale and Hon WIN l. Put
nam. and we fluid stock taken to the
amount OF S6Gl 500 When the million
mark is reached and that probably will
he attained by the last Of this week. the
exact date of beginning work upon the
road will doubtless be- officially an