Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-10
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"Yeu are getting your brick buiJdips
pesay veil siorg. notice." wss TIE n.
mark Joe ssAL nan msds 70 N. ". II.
Gsnssa, Is be MT the swssr Of ths Kss,
Side pub Thing frm, kSovn q Tbs Gan
ssls & Morse Concern, near he OLD
aeadsmy building ss he end Of The bridge
ysstsrdsy.
"WsiJ. / think Ne shall Be ale 10 asa
part Of il BY time Comforts" csscuIseion
rsschss The million mark, vas the answer.
"Yss b We isteIy disposed Of this
scsdspy baildinE for my lsss Uncls James
Howard estate. 70 Lsndsil Tiscsnb. Rsq.,
and Dr.. II. n. Harlow, Who owned the
land # 10 located on"
"Oal b. the vsy. that VS. not the
james Howard who's New York heirs iaid
claim 70 nearly all Of Augusta, vss it7-
NJ. Gsnnsts vss asked.
No. bic name originally vas james
Hoard Pattsrs,n. great grandson Of tbs
old Judge Howard, Who nfa commanded
Fort Weston here. and guess my great great
srandfG,hsf's New York heirs WON'T Asd is
. very essy matter to establish claim 4,
this lsss day on Contingency which prob
ably never existed A. for the land I have
been selling for the Janes Howard pat
tsrsoD) estate. . good. srorg, clesr title
goes Nth that. About 81 Of this vide
trse, 10 east Of cony street and runnins
out shout tvo milss. remaining in the family
by Judge Hevs,ds viii. Oh lard con
tnsss 10 change hands over here. lately
sold some for the estate To John IT, Church
on Gresnieaf street. who viii probably
build. and have others negotiating for
lot, on PAtterson sreet.
II bougb. stap here on Willow street
adj .iLifg my lot. which IL the site Of the
Oldest cemetery in Augusta, giving me now
over 900 fs's front on this street." ssys
Mr.. nett, a. he walked towards his
baiidins. which Is ntw . very busy place
for capsntsrs, bfiek mssons, exp: sss and
nue kmsn; old b,!lef moving Of. nsv en-
gine ard bJiier coming along. mail SACKS
load onto drays. and hug. rolls Of pipe,
aoing INTO the old building
pasrg INTO the ofi;e, some enquire.
were made as to ;he blight Of ~hst si.esdy
to~rrs up as The BEST building for bu,i. e
on tbs east side Of tas RIVER.
at will be Nv. SORES, ald | dee dei to
ron I, up ell brick arc pu; on . fat roof,
after having plans gotten out for . part
wood structure 'ssid Mr.. Ganne', s'as | dad
much better insurance rate can be oDrai ed
In this way altheug little Of the beauty
edmirg II IN hAving msossrd roof sas
sacrificed the change, but We will have .
solid brick building setting on = stone foun-
da,ion seven or eight feet thick at the base,
sad from nftsen to nreteen fee. high; the
gsnise coming from the Packard ledge on
Hon. r. O. Vickery's farm.
"rbe floors are what elxnow - the fac
tory doish, bei' three inei tongued and
hard pine sirders. preventing in great
measure the passage Of FIRE from one floor
to snother. You see, we are badly crowded
up here and want {, get some Of the
overflow into the new quarters by Novem-
Der. sure; and ~ the business has been
steadily growing through the summer Sea-
son, more rapid advsnce will be looked
for during the winter.
"Oae year ago, when we first 1t arted our
mammoth press, 'Com'or.' had but 200
goo circulation; il! now has nesrly four
times that number. and rs it is not three
years Old yet. there is no telling what fg-
ure 1t will reach, as the nsms Comfort
see ms to act Is . magnet in getting sub
seribera Iswasa happy thought for me. +"
In speaking Of the Muiliken farm. which
has shown signs OF life since the purchase
by Mr.. Gsnnett, he remarked thu. the old
farm house 10 alb ou. ready for occupancy,
and he intends to have . family there nt-
fore long, - he wants to improve the
grounds before building on the site upon
prominent mansions in ,he State. ooiy
about 80 acres now remain 10 th lot, but
there 10 about 100 acres on The south side
Of Western avenue, extending over Belsey
Howard hill belonging to to this farm. AID
extensive Improvements may be looked for
before many years in both locations.