Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-13
STATE MEMS.
Hancock.

SEp6wfcK.
Lowell Grindl- is aiding new ell to bis
house. Wsiter j. Grindle is builder -
Jsnes Fl Duff Ia Who has been in the en-
nloy of Mrs. c. Sleeper for the past three
wears. left April 9th for Boston where he
viii be employed w. G Sargent AND son
have shipped load of paving u New loA
BY the schooner Robert D.rity. Capt. Live.
Robert DIRTY the vet'ran shipouiidef'
very ILL., He is abou, Sc years old.
SURRr.
TIE free high school, taught by Mr.:
3. S. Scsmmons of Frsnkha, closed
F iisv, April G, after profitable
term of ten weeks.-Capt. w. >.
Trewo,gy left town last Monday for
Rostop. where he will have charge of a
Yacht for the summer.-Capt H. c. Young
Of the schooner Franconii, which Is being
loaded at Sullivan, came home TO spsn
Sunday with his family.-Mrs Ralph
Crockett Of Rocklani, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mary A Knowles.
Kennebsc.
CHINA.
Rev. A. II. Jones was called 10 Belfast,
Wednesday, to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Ann Norton, iio~ of the late Ex-Sherif
Norton of Waldo county. Mrs. Norton's
msiden name WAS Washburn and her early
home was in China.
SMYRNA.
A crew of men with saving machine
driv, n bg steam power, are working up into
last blocks piece of hard wood Lumber
which was yarded during the past winter
- Mt he to, m .sfa
the iob-James Ire land has the foundation
laid for a house at the mills.-The MaSan
Brothers have lumber on the ground and are
to rut up a house soon.-W. +. Estabrook
is finishing off a hou,e tuilt this spring.
A. G. Benn Is making preparation Tor a
large addition TO his already extensive farm
buildings. and w Shaw is to build large
barn the comming summertime good re-
sult of the building of the B. & 4, Il u,
is that farmers can now buy their phosphate
some two or three dollars per ton cheaper
than formerly, as il has cost that sum to
have il brought from Houl,on, which was
our nearest railroad, station. Now COM
mercial fertile RS will be used and more
potatoes planted this year than ever before.
NORTH MoNMoUrn.
village L. Pettingll has been rushing his
box business for the past few weeks, max
ing boxes for the Winthrop Blanket Mill,
the Annabessacook Blanket Mill, North
Monmouth, and Wednesday a full carload
of box shocks goes TO Lewiston also a lot
of pretty fl Nv er boxes for Auburn parties
Other kinds of boxes have also been m ,de.
Mr. Pettingill has bought between 400 and
500 cords of pine lumber, besides white
birch, bass wood, poplar and oak. His mill
makes a good market for lumber and the
farmers are getting n good amount of cash.
He employs nine or 10 men, and sometim s
more. in aud about his mill, aud pays G BOD
wages for the tim S. His business is a sue
cess. He has facilities for box making,
good and improved machinery. He also
has one of the finest shingle mills in
the country. Also good dowel machinery,
| which he runs portion of the time.
j. H. McIlroy, superintendent of the Anna
bessacook Mill bad Il full carload of wool
arrive last week. This looks as though bus
mess was improving in this MILLINERY
man that is able TO labor has plenty to do
in this village. Our blacksmith, A. M.
Turner, has all he wants to do shoeing
horses. N. Spear is rushed with work in
his carriage shop. j.. Donnell has plenty
of work in bis machine shop. L. circuit
closed very successful singing school last
Saturday evening, but will continue to
meet with his class for sings -Master
Charles II. Berry, aged II years, son of l..
c. Berry and grandson of J. l.. Orcutt, has
So in one of the Augusta sa,iogs banks
that he drew as first prize at a baby show
for being the latest and handsomest babv,
when nine months old. His S. has been
in the bank | years and he thinks he shall
let it remain there until he is so years old.
1t was said that he looked like one of his
'grandp.'s." 1t is general time of health
10 our community F. Winston Miller has
gone to Rangeley lake to have cla-ge of
the railroad station and telegraph Office
Earl H Frost has gone to Bath for the sum-
mer to work on a tug boat.--Some have
planted peas and potatoes in their gardens.
4 little chilly for them