Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-13
NAME raRninc NOTES.

4. The r-ate .eepipfs n the recent Exff,
fair were Slls0 anil The Managers were
entirely satisfied with the result tier
the prey aiiinx weather conditions and other
matters affecting IL.
Apple buyers are traversing Western
Penobscot very thoroughly accompanied by
men who pack the fruif as fast as Il Is par
chased. Some of the bayers come from
points as far west 2s Illinois and II is said
that they are offering very good prices II
ia evident that the Penobscot farmers can
sell out their crop of fruit this fall just as
early ami as quickly as they care To DO SO.
Mr. II. r. Coleswurthy of West 'iorham
was in the city yesterday witha curl 'sity IN
the shape of two apples on the same branch
that are in no WAY related TO each other.
They were golden russell and Fall Janet
ting and were within half an iach of eat
other on the same branch OF the same hmh
Mr.. Colesworshy will exhibit his siamese
twins at the Topsham Fair.-Portlaad fress-
Mr. L. G.. Durham of Auburn, who has
been in Aroostook county buying potatoes.
SAYS potato Spectators are numerous there
and much excitement prevails. Tom Phair
of Pressure Isle. the Potato King of the
county. he thinks will adj largely TO his al
ready snug little pile. He contracted for
tie yield Of 1000 acres at last years prices
and gets the benefit of the biz boom now
OF. He runs six starch factories. lndI-
vidual buyers are paving tie farmers two
and three thousand dollars day for pota-
toes. One farmer who offered his farm and
buildings for $1,000 last winter has already
sold s2300 worth of potatoes raised this sea-
son.-Lew iston Journal.
Cape Elizabeth is beginning To be heard
from " it'll no uncertain sound on TIE one
subject nearest TO her heart-cahhages- Al
ready the long lines of farmers wagons are
beginning 10 come over 10 Moore i
Wrigbt's scales. and from thence to the
Boston ( Maine siding near Best's meat
shop. where the Cape's staple is loaded IN
ears for the Boston market. According TO
the Boston Advertiser the demand for cab
| hage is not very loud at present, the price
being about 81 per barrel. although the
Cape cabbage are coming ont in fine shape
this year, being irm and large and well
headed up. Cape sqnashes are also coming
forward in considerable quaniities.-Ea East
ern Argus.
| About $500 quarts of milk are received
! Tally AT the factory of the Aroosto0k Con-
| lensed Milk Company at Newport the price
paid being :rl = cents quart. The fulicapa-
city of the factory is At present or wonll be
with some trifing additions To the
,utft. not less than $4,000 quarts daily,
and the building is large enough for the in
PRODUCTION of additional machinery so that
10000 quarts could be used. At the present
time about 20 persons are employed. The
new building erected by the company at
Winthrop this season is twice as large as
that at Newport, and is now ready for the
machinery. As soon as the demands for the
goods warrants it, other factories will be
established in different parts of the State
and Aroostook, which has given the COM
pany its name, seems to want one, at as
early "A date as il can be accommodated.