Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-06

tages. II this work Is done properly II
will be an exceedingly popular one for
our State.
MAIZE GOSSIP
"Duckeries" are becoming quite numer.
Gus ia Maine.
The Bath Times Gays thst the 1850 ton
u. s. cruiser TO be bulk at the Bath Iron
Works at q cost Of o. 500 coo, is bigger
institution than the whole feet that visited
the KeDBebec last summer; the Baltimore,
Petrol, KsarsArge and Dolphin, combioet
bsing Of less than 1850 tons displacement
She 10 Sc feet IA inches beam and 80 feet
5 ieehes deep in The varer and will have
. guaranteed speed Of 81 knots to be main
tanned four consecutive hours. She will
have three prepellsrs. four blsded one
through the stern post like ordinary propel.
Ter steamers. Of the same sizs q that OF
the Manhattan, and two three
bladed propsflers on either side In the rue.
each shout 10 IL fee. In diameter. To run
these blades at = speed Of 129 revolutions
per minute three separate triple expansion
cDR4ucs Will Ue ~ IIHr0t Tue W slndcha VI
each set being ~, 80 and go inches in
diameter Dith's ~ inch stroke. the indi-
cstei horse power being 81 ,o00-much
greater than the big cruiser Maine. There
IS premium Of $50 600 for every quarter
knot speed in excess of u knots, Z very
handsome incentive for racing qualities,
while there is q penalty Of s25 600 for each
quarter kno. fslliog short of that required
81, an equally powerful incentive Of less
pleising nature.
An excursion on the Bangor Piscst.
aquis and Canadian Pacific Railroads il
being planned to take place June 20. 1t il
intended to start from Bangor and 60 tc
Brownv!lle junction, there taking the Ca
madam Pacific TO Greenville in time fol
dinner. Nov why would it not pay to ar.
range for al excursion TO start from
this city and connect with the above
Last fall very successful excuf'
sion went from Wsterville to Green
Vile, but il would have been far more 80
had it started from this city. When taken
up again, Mr.. Mansger Tucker, have il
stsrt from this city and we believe it would
be we'll pstronized. The points are all
new and interesting and many would no
doubt take advantage of the excursion
rates TO visit that par! Of Maine.
1t is said that ~Bob" Haynes, the popu
lar landlord VI Hotel Coburn, Skowheg gan,
is to become associated with Mr.. M. s
Gibson in the management of the "Preble,
Portland. What 3 splendid team they will
make.
The Hancock County Educational Asso-
citation held most successful and instruct
i've session at Lsmoine on Thursday and
Friday Of this week. very large num-
Der was present from all parts of the
county. The programme was proftably
carried out, some fine papers being pre-
sented.
Portland Advertiser: II things keep or
Bath will vet become as famous for build
ing iron ships as she is for building wooder
ships. Not content with constructing two
gunboats aud the Ammen ram. the smar,
and ambitious Bath Iron works has secured
the contract for one of the big cruisers
job which will bring between two and three
million dollars into the city. What is good
for Bath is coed for Maine. All citizens
will join in wishing the complete success
Of the undertaking..
Rev. DR.. Pitblado, formerly Of Portland
has just been Installed as pastor of the
Methodist church at Ansonis, CT and has
inaugurated the custom Of having female
ushers, which has the effect Of bringing out
large attendance of young men. The
minister has succeeded in getting clock
for the church by novel scheme. For
several Sundays he has preached extraordi-
nary long sermons. and when asked BY
some of the restless congregation why he
talked so long he spologizsd and said that
where he WAS stationed before he had 3
clock to look at occasionally. The him
was taken and now a large clock adorns the
centre Of the wall
Bangor moneyed men--don't hesitate II
is the old ministers time over again, who,
when calling for q collection in aid of
building church said to his hearers: "If
you believe in the security, down with the
dust" Bangor cspitalists--the security is
arst cIass-''down with the dust"
The Arooslook Republican says that Q
movement is being made to secure the
services of game warden to prevent the
netting ard spearing Of salmon in the
Aroostook river. II is the opinion of
experts that Caribou would have frst-class
salmon pool if the salmon were not punchsd
a. with spears all along the river.
The contract for the new cruiser which
goes TO Bsth will bring to that city 1000
skilled workmen and their families.
The Georges Valley people will not give
up their railroad project. They have $780,,
900 raised towards it. have been comforting
with various parties and corporations with
\ view 10 is construction, have received 3
favorable report from one Of these corpor-
stions and hope to see the ground broken
and beginning made this season.
Asa knitter Miss Roberts, young lady
employed at the knitting factory in
South Penebscot. beats the Old ladies' all
out and out. She knit in one day last
week sixty eight pairs Of double-liued mit
tens. To aecompli, h thi. she vac obliged
to knit 2G,792 rounds. This beats the
record of hand power sni shows that Mise
Roberts is profitable sort Of koit,ipg ma
cti0e for man to have.
Scenery in Maine was never more besu-
tiful ID an il is st the present time.
The Somerset Reporter says the &c. C. C
C.'s held their last meeting for the season
in the Library building, Monday evening
last" There are C.'s enough in the above
interesting piece Of news for US to C what
ii means, bu: we don't it.
Fifty Thousand dollars il the neat little
sum airesdy subscribed for q National
Bank in Madison 80 be established early in
September. Here is an opportunity for
Investment far better than Western cy-
clones or Southern booms
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