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

Is Former pastor and friends are in
vited. Rev. f. l.. House Of Skowhegan
will preach the dedicatory sermon, fol-
lowed by the Rev. A. W Pottle OF Sac.
carappa In the evening. Rev j. z. Lap
ham, presiding elder. and other pastors
will be present to az sist In the services.
Bddeford Journal: The apple yield in
Y ork county will be full average crop.
Ore peculiar feature Of the apple situa-
ton this year Is that, owing to the IA
vorable weather, apples are much larg
er than usual. Six weeks ago packers
were asking gilt-edged prices for their
apple goods, on the generally accepted
statement that they would be scarce.
All this is changed, however, and deal
era are buying slowly at much lower
prices. In the middle states reports say
the crop will be nearly full one, and
prices will rule low everywhere, iniiu-
enced as they will be by the enormous
supply Of other fruits.
The Fairfield journal Celebrates
scheme in which the Manufacturing u
Investment Ompany, who are construct
ing the Mammoth Pulp mill at Madison
are to purchase the Somerset Railroad
and put through Uncle William Atkin-
sons road from Megantic to Wiscasset.
The Journals route is northwestward
from Madison, direct to New Portland
thence up the CarrabasseS valley and on
to the Canadian Pacific leaving North
Arson one side. From Madison south
ward it is TO come direct to SkoUhegan,
take the Maine Central to Winslow and
go thence TO Wiscasset
Bangor Wing: Among the new sub
scriptions to the preferred stock of the
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad we are
Informed by one of the directors that
Senator Hale has subscribed $1,000.
One Maine firm expects to cut about
twelve million shingles this winter.
Now, boys, be good.
Those interested in the meeting of the
Piscataquis Teachers Association will
bear in mind that the date for the next
meeting will be Oct 1913, at the Dover
-chool building. All desiring free enter
tainment should send their names to
Alice X. Merrill, Dover, Me.
Here is what Vassalboro can show
With nine wears old boy to run the en-
CINE, G.. l. Priest has threshed over four
thousand bushels Of grain this fall, one
days work showing 1886 bushels To
show the average yield of the oat crop.
one two horse load gave 81 bushels and
a one.horse load 30 bushels.
Supt. Small of the Boston polio, :, who
has retired at the age Of Il by reason OF
physical disabilities, is native of
Western Maine who has been ION the
force" for over 40 years, beginning his
service on the old night-watch when it
was separate from the police depart
ment, and working his way steadily from
bottom to top. The Maine men usually
get there" but sometimes the Maine
horses don't
Portland Express; The people of
Aroostook county are showing their
faith in the Bangor q Aroostook Rail-
road enterprise in a most substantial
manner. Edward Wiggin has been de
voing a week to canvassing Pressure
Isle and vicinity for subscriptions to the
stock OF the road and has already Sc
cured over one hundred shares. Other
localities are doing as we'll. All eyes
are directed toward Bangor. and the peo-
PIE of Aroostook will feel as If that city
h d left them in the cold If her business
men and capitalists do not come up lib
orally in the matter of stock subscrip-
lions so as to ensure the commencement
of work this fall.