Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-03

stephen thasf OF hDt kiah J. uIfeclofc.
A.E. True Of Mechanic Falls, has been
| appoialed by Sheriff James l.. Parker dep
uty sheriff for oxford county.
Deacon Isaac Staples Of New field, 81
fears Of age has planted, hoei and taken
care OF his garden which is quite large and
| looks ns well any in that village.
The st. Croix Mining Company who are
trying 10 find coal at Perry. have gone
Town $50 feet, and the drill is now in
| black shale.
The Dirigo mill which il operated by
Massrs. Could q Hastings shut down Mon
tay on account Of stock orders and will not
resnms operations for 4 time. The shutting
loan Of the mill will throw quite number
out Of employment.
There will be grand Masonic reunion of
al lodge. between Old Town and Water.
vile on the man line and between Monson
md Newport on the branch of the NJ. G. X.
h. August 22d at Lake Maranacook under
he auspices of Penobseot Lodge of Dex-
ter.
Several of the pretty little suburban vii
lagos scattered along the Allegheny Valley
Rsilrosd have for the past week been mon
,Jo izipg a novelty in the form of an in
va1on of toasls. NJ Of the little
| creatures have been hopping about the
.treets of Verona Edgewater, oakmont
md Hutton and in places they are "a thick
A. gras.hoppers in a Kansas harvest field --
tittrburg Dispatch
n b., hat a vi
enough to bring part of this toad family to
Maine You viii remember that some
tai county officials saw an immense num-
Der rect ntly over toward Bangor.
NJ e. Foster of the well known firm OF
| Contractors Of WaterVile. who is building
Lewi.ton's new postotfice, says that the
| ouili ling operations throughout the State
are not what they promised TO be early IN
the season, Men who contemplated build
my for an Investment are hol ling back
| waiting fos Developments 10 the financial
situation. Tie tendency of prices on bnild-
ing materials has been s'eadi y downward,
,mannf .rturers offering unusually liberal
discounts for cash in every tiing they handle
The renobscot Pulp and Paper Company
IRE running successfully their new ground
wood pulp mill at Neazie and turning out y
fine g-aIe of pulp. A second machine i.
no~ being put in and will he running ne,t
week 4 third machine will soon be put
in and when fully ,quipped employ
ment will be given to 30 men.
Rodney Hunt water wheel of 200 horse
power. AMI weighing elryen tons ia being
put IN 10 give increased motive power.
Rev. Elijah Kellogg is attracting larV"
audiences st his church At tlsrpswPli
Center This famous author and preach'r
ls getting well along in years and is soon to
retire from active service In his long ca
reer as public benefsctor he has done
great amount of good among the fishermen
of Cssco bay.
The Bangor Opera House has been
entirely r. fitted and many pleasing changes
made [ nder Manager Frank A. Owen,
he regular season will open on August
I 9TH with the 'pszzler," bnt there is pos
sbllity that The Crust of Society" may
pl,v a return engagement on the 10th,
Nckenney ( Martin of Westbrook have
ilsd a voluntary petition in Insolvency in
the court Of insolvency.
The presidents and managers of electric
"a Iruaas IN Maine met in Portland last
| week and took preliminary steps TO perfect
state organization " hich will he formed
alta meetiug TO be held in Portland on
August 18th.
Monday Sheriff Lancaster of old Town,
learned where there was considerable liquor
stored on Treat aud Webster island and
vent over and seized it, getting about p
gallons of rum. gin and wi iskey.
Already number of energetic young
men are clearing land for farms along the
new line Of the Bangor & Aroostook above
Bro~nville. and will be pretty well located
nv the time that the road IL actually running
regularly Much hard work is being done
this week, pushing the line ahead. There
are to be no less than Il coal sheds along
the whole line Of the road when all is COM
pleted.
T.. T. Morrill, of Atkinson one of the
gallant e. A. X. men in Piscs.squis county.
carries a watch charm made from a rebel
bullet which passed through his bresst and
some time SGD WAS extracted from his back
MIR Morrill, feels Just as well and is as live
ly at 4 campfire AS If he hadn't been punct-
ured in this very disagreesble manner.
The wire is completely strung for the
new telephone line from Fort Fairfield TO
Caribou anil work on the line between Carl
bou and Pressure Isie began this week. Mr.
IL. T.. Gates is the manager Of this system
and is pushing the work vigorously.
Judge Peters was seen at Portland AMI
asked what he thought of the remarks made
by General Dow in bis Sunday lecture re-
yarding Judge Peters position on the pro-
hihitory law. The judge replied that the
remarks didn't bother him any as he was
too busy TO give them any attention He
insinusted that General Dow had not gath
cred facts before making his statement
Tie said he didnt care TO discuss the subject
a. il was not of the slightest interest to him.
He also remarked that the general was
evidently down on Bangor.
Persons who have feared that the recent
agitation on the paint question might result
in changing our white cruisers to some less
pleasing color NAV console themselves.
There will be no change. An order has
been issued from the navy department pro-
vis!inS that the bulls of all iron and steel
vessels OF the navy, outstae ABOVE the ~aHeF
line and the bulwsrks inside, shall be
painted white. To insure perfect uniform
ity full regulations srs prescribed As to the
kind and character of paint and oils To be
used. For the u,asss, bow spirits, smoke
stack, and yards the regulation color is now
made light straw color. la order that all
the vessels may be Uniform slab painted
to match the standard color will be prepared
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to each vessel in commission and to each
navy yard and station.
William A Slater of pruyiisuce. has