Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-12

Factories, Pulp Mills ard Electric Lights
seriously AlYeaed-Serieas Cssditios
J,renth HAD Reached.


Few Of our citizens are swsse that :
ss.f famine Is impendins 10 our eommus-
iiJ.
A momests' ssfecti5n pifl, however.
convince them that no: only is this true but
that il viii moss esrssialy occur unless ve
hs,. heavy sad iorg continued rains.
There 10 no denying the fact that the i'm
msn,e wafer poser Of The Ksnnsbec backed
With VIA. seems Lmisiess RESOURCES, 10 fs,!-
ing That every source has beer called
s,on simoss 70 the Limits. That srsas Moose
head lake 10 unable to keep the Kennebec
from going lower than has ever before
occurred since mSrufsc:urirs industries
we're located Along its banks.
The water in the river Wa lower yssser.
day than il hiss ben before this season
lover than it has been before for yesrs to
say ths least. Saturday nights the water
shove the dsm i, lower in dry time than
on any other night becaase Of the constant
drain of the week, but ysssefdsy it vas
lover th%n IT has been ID any SATURDAY.
right prrvi'
The Et~sss Company have been
obliged te shut down portion Of their
manufacturing plant- The Augusta Pulp
Company have closed thsir entire
works. The Light and Hes. Com
p.ny have been compelled to abandon
their street lights for the present, though
on the present moo flight evenings this will
not be Tel, to such an Kent a, otherwise
They are now only furnishing the lights for
inside purposes such a. their steam plant
can supply, and not IS perfectly ~ can be
wished. Even the water Company believe
that If we DO not soon have rain tLey viii
be compelled to restrict the supply. keep
ns the reservoir supply for use in case Of
ARE.
Sach facts s. these are stubborn things
indeed, and mean mue to the msay en-
ployed. whose daily susie nance depends on
,hsir daily labor
Such is part ard large psrt OF the dNt
aide Of the picture.
Oo the other hand ii is generally beiisvsd
sud With The best Of reason from past ex-
perieI { . that this terrible drouth must room
come to an end. To continue much logger
would be unprecedented aud sesrceiy TO be
believed. II ce;tsipiy Is not probable and
n yet there should be no scare, especially
q. the indications point to rain.
Yet II ia not strange that all lisiog within
sound ni the steam Whistle thst announces
each morhinz a, half past eish. the weather
Tor the day should psuse in their svoca'ions
Ard lissen with intent Interest. Such il
the fsct People living as FAR sway a.
Gudluer and Randolph wait esch morning
to hear the $ Z 'sis and mas hsve cdm
planned that the whistles we're not lar
enough apart for them to Distinguish DO
tseen them.
t One gentleman who il deeply in,
tsrss.ed IN msnufa0lunog 90 tue river
says that he sleeps under tin roof ard
recently OF late whenever he has h'sid any
dropping on that roof. however slight AID
from whatever cause, whether from Drop
piag leaves or otherwise, he mas risen ard
locked ui 10 see II By chance any rain was
falling. only to be disappointed by The
,irht of the stars cleaning mochiogiy IN
ata
First The warning and then two long frs~n
gu, to ct from the weather whistle Wed
nesdsy caused the people to stop and lister
TO the Welcome sgnai 'h1 rain or 'ro~ VI"
predicted. The early morning JouRsAhs
weather indications wefo eagerly read and
with pleasure for s'oim was predicted
The .e'np'rssdte ia th'' vicinity was TOO
han Tor sno" and as the slss Vas
followed by dnzEts ga the dfiz-
al by an oeossioosl light shower during
the dsT hope was felt by Az though tue
cloud' looked too 'a'n Ter storm ana al
thinking people tesi'fs u's' ie"t twenty
four hoprs ssrshy ram IL heeosa oe'ose tue
Thirsty earth IS satisfied and 'hen many
hours OF RAIN must come before maeh VII
he yielded np to swell Tue sdesm''
The eleventh day OF november WIN
winter due. with the pfobaoL''Y IN" IN
very lev Gays .ne eoia so'u' l's 'oa'oe'' VI
tho rivers will be 50 severe mat ~hs's'e'
moisture may is'' VIII DC IN Inc 'o'" o'
'no" on the banks OF frozen streams no
""nd"r people all SAD u nope " VIII '""
for days Not one hsd the 'emef''y OF
tho 'ela'hne'' to say nasty ~ea'her ms
For several weeks past reports nave oeen
coming in from the country 10 'ne suso'
w" "''' Ho'e '.,. , -. =
wy "' INV oD ,.a ,..n,, n
49, -, :. ,.n, tho
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o' n "' It 49,. ,ssn rrs, 10,
,v,ouo o,b,
"s P"f"
though some have managed to &c: along
WIN IL IN ieu Oh otne' so"rSes'
The land has been 90 dry that Il has been
slmost imnoasih,e to break up grass helde
IN
sno the isii proving 1" ""''
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This dfouth 10 not conhneo even 70 NC"
.,,. Il. ..,s,s,v s.,t in Noyth-
hnsiano Aooe ous +"
40, Ma yo,l .,.to and commercial travel.
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