Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-18
What Is G0iny On in Maine.

Ground viii soon be broken u South
Portland for the plsus OF the Giant Fec
sgic Motor Company Of Portland.
Plans for the new Congregational church
| in Scarboso hsve been drawn By AIehitec:
Toupson Of Portland, the Committee havios
the matter ia charge have sccepted them
and work will commence early IN the
| spring.
| David Brown Of Dedham has found .
large isdze Of excellent granite on his farm
about cna mile east Of the Msiae Central
station 1t Georges Corner. Since the SNOW
vent OF be has qusrried cut large smounf,
exposing Q fac front The g,srise Is Of
coed texture. durable, light eolorea and
vegy easy 10 quarry.
The winter has been fairly good for log
siag operation. On the MachiAs river hut BY
reason Of the closing Of Township 80 the
eat Vas reduced, And c,nseq qua atty VIII be
/ the smallest for many years The total, is
fifteen million nias haldred aud seventy
FIVE thousand The amount landed in
| nacaiss pond can be ADDED, which viii be
the entire cut On the river.
Nj N. G. Shaw Of Bath. with txo we'll
known contractors, vas At Rumfcrd Falls
last week making an examination OF po'-
lion Of HE lsts preliminary to the erection
| thereon Of . large hotel and store block.
M Shlvs PLANS show y foe, three story
| bay windoxed block. with dimensions - b.
- calling TO. 81 outlay Of some SIS 900
Work upon it will be commenced withoal
delay.
| Ground will be broken ct once f,r tn
| mill Of the Silk Plush Company st Soutt
| Portland. At the mex. meeting OF tbs
| directors 3 committee will be appointed &
proceed to Bradford, England, for that pol =
ZION Of thu machinery that cannot be mad
here. Everything abou. the mills that ca
be built here will be. as this 10 to be Wis
| il isnow, Portland matter. 1t is proposed
to push the work 80 rapidly IS possible, s.
IS to have the building ready Tor the ms.
chinery st su early day.
The fnal work on ihs extension Of the
Portland sad Rumford Falls Railroad il
now we'll under way, over 100 men being
employed. Engineer Spofford says they
will begin to lay the rails by Apri. Is.
Brickyards along the line Of this rosd Al g
preparing TO meet the grea. demand fer
brick for the mills to be erected this sum
mer The Rumford Falls Paper Company
Ii, sl,eady advertising for bids, and It's
buildings slone Gill require ,00o COO bricA
and about SEQ goo feet Of tou.hern pine.
The new cottage at the State Reform
School il rapidly approaching completion
The building il two stories high with .
roomy attic. 1t 10 built of brick to the
saves, with shir ed gsole and roof. 1t 10
So by So feet 10 slz. and 26 feet Ii gu to the
caves. The ground floor contains the work
shop, Is by sc feet; play room, q By 80
feet; also bath room, store room. boile,
room, from which the building is heated bs
steam throughout. The bulldog taxes the
place of that destroyed by f'e few
months since, ard is from designs by Mr.
John Calvin Stevens.
There is a great business bonn opening
at South Portland this spring. Mr.. Akin
son has already begun work on bis wharf
there. league & Bennett have the CONTRACT
and have been instructed to build 8 frs.
class wharf. This will be the private prop
erty Of Mr.. Atkinson, but will be used BY
the plush mill. At the last town meeting
it was voted to build a street through Mr.
Atiinson's property from the shore to the
Cottage road. This will be called Mussey
avenue, in hopor Of the late Hon. John
Mussey, the for q er owner Of the land.