Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-01
MAINE GOSSIP.

! People accustomed 10 see big f0ur-story
building moving along the streets apparent
/ " propelled b. one lone horse, would have
been Interested in Il moving effort III SOM
erset county, last week, when Mr. oIVer
/ Horne had a bnitiing moved from Athens
To North Cornviile, The job took three
DAYS. and the last day NINETY -seyen voke OF
oxen and one pair of horses were IN use
The follow ing anecd0te of General Man
aeer fuckers attention 10 little things IN
hi. care Of the railroads under his charge
( is told l,y person claiming to know the
/ facts year or two ago the boss OF a
/ section where there was small station on
| the Portland Il OgdeHsburg division OF the
Maine Central, was sitting diy by the ne
pot one day. in company with has men,
waiting for the train to pass. When u
came in. on stepped Mr. Tucker and going
at once to the boss asked him pleasantly,
| if he needed more help. The man was
| surprised and assured him he had all he
help he needed Imagine his surprise when
Mr.. Tucker, stepping OF to the roadoed,
picked up couple of bricks lying there and
removed them to a proper place. Every
time | have passed by here for several
| weeks" said the manager coming back TO
| them, Il have seen those bricks lying there ;
| | thought because you left them, maybe
! YOU didn't have help enough With that
| he mounted the train again and moved OIL
waving a pleasant goodbye TO the section
| crew, who will never, no never, he caught
in that way again.
One of the best charities of Saco is day
nursery for little ones whose mothers are
Obliged to 90 out 10 service or Work III
has good rooms and kindly matron and as
sistants who receive little children which are
cared for during the day, given dinner and
an early supper. Six cents day Is charged
for each child and five cents each where
two come from one family, the payment to
be made each night vi hen the child is taken
home.
The increase of the fleets on Names in
land waters is one of the notable features
of our development. Steam craft are NUT
tiplying on our lakes and ponds, they are
building bigger and better boats every sea
son, and business more than keeps up with
them. The next addition to the Rangeley
fleet will he twin-screw propeller, - feet
long and II feet beam the largest boat in
interior waters west of Moosehead and
north of Sehago. She will have three
decks, main, promenade, and hurricane,
ladies' and gentlemen's cabin and smoking
room, engine room, pilot house and roolny
deck passage The machinery Will consist
of two compound engines of 30 horse
power each, and large upright boiler, CIV
ing 100 horse power, and will be supplied
with condensed air pump and all modern
machinery She will cost between seven
and eight thousand dollars. Beside being
licensed to carry two hundred passengers,
she will be capable of towing the largest
booms of logs across the lakes and will do
a great deal of that business. Next sum
mer will see her launched.
The steamer Frank Jones of the Port
land Mt Desert ( Machias Steamboat
Company Line. will continue Oh the present
schedule of three round trips per week be-
tween Rockland and Machiasport, making
the last trip of the season, weather permit
ting, from Rockland to Machiasport, .Satur-
dav. Dec. 24th returning from Machias-
port on the following Monday. Dec. 26th.
The service for next season Will be the same
as this season, and will be resumed earlier
than usual seasonable notice of which will
be given.
1t has been reported that the contract has
been let for the construction of the long
projected railroad from Woodstock, N. Is.
to the boundary line of Maine at Bridge
water When completed, it is likely that
the new road will effect a junction with the
Bangor & Aroostook.
The genial atmospheric conditions of the
present fall are shown by the fact that at
CastIne on October 81, roses were in bloom
on out of door bushes, rose buds were get