Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-09

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Stephen H. Chapman was the first vol
unteer in the war Of the Union from Inc
town Of Rockland he received bounty
Of SO and was killed AZ the hrst battle
Of Bull Run
The prospect for big cut OF logs on
the Penobscot waters and It's tr1DaL1fles
This winter looks rather slim for more
reasons than one All through the sum.
mer the lumber market has been dull and
the demand for logs as consequence
has been light and In some instances some
Of the log owners have not sold what
they cut last winter. The outlook Tor the
lumber business another year 10 SAID 70
be very poor and the prices that are OK
fered for logs this fall are way DOWN
from the figures that the owners should
get In order to encourage them 10 cut
much OF q supply this winter In several
Instances this fall exploring parties have
been In the woods and came out diseonr
aged against trying to operate this win
ter. as they found no place where they
could afford TO cut logs at the prices
offered, says the Bangor Commercial
The society OF vinalhayen ladies and
gentleman who have been working In
The interest Of memorial building have
recently been Incorporated, and Will be
known as the Vinalhaven g A. Il. Me
mortal Association. The object is the
raising of funds for the building Of
| memorial hall to the honor OF FInal
haven soldiers in the Rebellion. Mrs.
T. G.. Libby Is president OF the Associa-
ton
The way that Madison Is being built
up By the great pulp mill plant which
ought to have been located on the Penop-
scor, i. surprise 10 the people Of the
keunebee town. A Portland architect Is
about to design Is cottages TO be erected
at Madison for the employees o; the pulp
company and the people viii be living
in big town before they know II
The following item from the Ellsworth
American will be Of interest to all Maine
shin. builders George Reed, brother Of
+. Z. Reed of Boston. recently set the
bowsprit and masts of Capt. Wilson'S
new 400 ton three-masted schooner,
George Z Dudley, at New London,
Conn In seven and one-half hours, with
the help Of five men and completed rig
giug her in six days. The masts were
ninety feet long and they were all rugged
before setting This is the quickest time
in Connecticut and perhaps in New Eng
land.
An army of four hundred Italians has
commenced the work of grading the
Rumford Falls Railroad extension, and
il is expected the work will be com
pleted this fall.
1t is said that the revenue Of the Bel
fast post office the present year will be
$40 600.
Industrial Journal: If the good old
State of Maine is not on the eve of a
grand forward movement in the march
toward higher civilization, that shall
place her In the front rank among the
states in material prosperity and wealth,
then all the signs are at fault. The sue
cessful and enthusiastic meeting OF the
State Board of Trade is az unmistskable
indication, amounting to positive assur
ance, that the work of the local boards
of trade in Maine has borne fruit, and
that the business men have taken hold
of the work of booming the State And
it is needless to say that when they really
and seriously engage IN a movement, the
thing sought for has got to come.
The corn canning factory CT Bur nham
and Morrill,, South Norridgewock, put
| up 275 900 cans of corn this season; and
are now shipping the same. The pack
| Of apple will be small at this factory this
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