Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-06
MAINE GOSSIP.

\ white sea-gull shot near Fast Dover "A
few weeks since, has been mounted by E.
NJ iloxie of Dover who is one of the best
taxdermlsts in the State. From tip to up
of wings the bird measures three feet.
blue heron standing three feet high has also
Just been mounted by Mr.. lioxie.
The pay roll of the three principal mills
at Guilford show disbursement of 5000
in payments to their employees each month.
amounting to the handsome sum of $50 400
for the year. The wooden mill pays ont
81 500, the new lumber mill 81 200 and the
novelty works 81 600 monthly Not less
than 800 900 are paid out for labor yearly
in this thriving village, and this is why the
village needs a National bank.
The oldest building on Cushings island,
Portland lIarbor. is said To be the Skillings
homestead ut the Willows" 1t was built
by Col. Gushing, 100 or 40 years ago.
During the war of 1872 il was used as a
hospital. Recently, when the timbers of
white oak were cut to put in large win
dow, it was found that they were still as
sound as when originally set up in the frame
Of the house.
Skow hogan will celebrate August % the
iecennal of the establishment of the shoe
factory in that village, a concern which
marked new industrial development III its
history. Chambers band of Portland has
been engaged and will furnish music during
the tlav IL is expected that the Hon. James
e.. Blaine will deliver an address on the
Industrial Future of Maine at the Gov.
Coburn Park at . P. NJ 4 reception to
GOV. Bnrleigh and his staff will be rendered
him, at Coburn Hail in the evening.
Bath Times The electric cars between
Rockland AMI Rockport are carrying two
thousand passengers per day. \ single car
took Is6 fares between these two points.
But Just wait till Bath and Small Point
Electric Railway is put in operation-that
is if you can patiently wait for oprotracted
a season.
one of the curiostics in the town of Milo
is a cooking stove owned by George Perrigo.
1t has been in constant use in his family
forty-four years, and is the first and only
cook stove this gentleman has ever used AT
home The stove is in good condition now
and is doing As good service as it did forty
years ago.
1t will require ll2 squares of slate or
about three ear loads to cover the roof of
the Maine building at the Chicago World
Fair. The slate will be from the Monson
quarries.
Electric street cars have been appreciated
during the recent heated term. The heavy
loads have glided along with no straining,
painting and perspiring of the poor over
worked horses.
The Methodist society of Skowhegan
have their building at North Arson camp
meeting grounds nearly completed and it is
a large and commodious one. 1t is 44x22
it. two stories. with an ell l2xl5. The
lower floor is all in one room and may be
used for an assembly room in wet weather
and evenings. The second floor is finished
on for sleeping rooms.
The Congregational church at Brownville
has decided to sell the old parsonage and
build new one on the lot south of the
church 1t will also remove the Old pews
and place chairs instead. They have de
citled to build a tower ninety feet high on
the northwest corner of the church, and
build an ell on tho south side 2ox40 feet for
a yestry.
The handsome soldiers monument which
is to be given the town of Abbot through
the generosity of well known citizen of
Dexter is now under construction Mt the
Lewiston monumental works. The whole
monument will stand twenty-five feet high.
The statue of n soldier in granite that
stands on the top will he seven feet high.
An Italian sculptor, Alexander Tucci. is
doing the work on the statue. 1t is very
fine thing and will be completed by the
first Of September. soon after which it will
no doubt he dedicated
1t is very probable that Bangor will have
a new city hall.
The Boston & Maine railroad is hopeless
" .'in the soup in the matter of baggage.
Never since the @orid began has there been
such rush of baggage at every station
along the line, and some people have TO
wait several days before their particular
trunks come along.
Work is now going on rapidly on the new
meeting house of the old First Parish church
of Scarboro. Colonel Charles Thornton of
Boston, an Old resident of Searboro,
has promised bell for be new
SnHrcfl. WHICH viii tHis
winter. A special feature of the new
building will be memorial window of the
late Rev. Henry q. Storer. an old pastor of
the church, which is to be presented by
Frederick Storer.
The Annual meeting of the Wilton
Academy Alumni Association will be held
at Naughn's Grove. August ls. Picnic
dinner at l.3G 7. NJ followed by after
dinner speeches and a grand reunion of
students and friends. Literary exercises
will be held at Academy Hall, commencing
at P. NJ. Grafton by Prof. W. e. Hobbs.
Sua. of Schools of Asileboro, Mass. poem
by Mss Flora +. Thompson of Jay.
4 fact in the interest of babies every
where: Chating is the canse of unlimited
discomfort, and TO cure this condition Is to
quiet baby. Mrs Kraft. midwife. 49,
Willow Street, Scranton, Pa. SAYS: II
have used DR. Hands Chatting Powder on
hundred of cases of chatting. rs also for
burns and sores. AMI found it better than
ANYTHING | ever used. l have used all Of
his other remedies. and eoald not follow