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Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
VICKERY'S NEW BLOCK.
Something About Its Architectural Beauty
When Completed.

The new block for Hon. p. 0. Vickery
soon to tower up four stories in height op-
posite the North, will be handsome one
and its architectural beauty will catch
the eye of every passer by. The plans
were drawn by John C. S. Spofford and
G. f. Mcfarland the Boston architects
who have already made designs for some
of tho city's most attractive edificos
From basement to chimney top the new
block which Augusta's popular ex-mayor
will erect is to consist of the very best
material upon the market and will be put
in place by skilled and capable builders
The walls must be ready for the Bald
win beehive roof on or before October 1st
The size Of this new structure which will
be most attractive addition to Water
street will DO 40x60 feet, GO feet in the
front and II In the rear. The granite
will be of one color and Of the best quail
ity 1t will be of the same shade as the
Hallowell and Dodlln granite. Tho block
will be four stories in front and six in the
rear.
The ground floor will be divided into
two modernly designed stores with all
the conveniences possible and necessary.
The second story will consist of two suites
of offices, one to be occupied by DR.. W.
H. Harris, Augusta's health officer, and
the other Leslie G. Cornish, Esq. The
two upper stories will be made into halls,
suitable for societies.
The floors throughout will be OF tho
best maple and the finish work of cypress,
with plaster cornices. The front will be
plate glass in the two stores and the two
highly polished columns will attract
much attention and add largely to the
beauty of tho block. Handsome and
elaborate ornamentation on the front will
adorn the block and relieve it of any
plainness OF dullness. The name "Vick-
ery' will sppear over the main entrance
on the front of the building in raised gilt
letters. The building will be heated by
steam and provision made to light 1t
with either gas or electricity. The foun-
dation is nearly finished and soon work
will begin on the superstructure.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 1os and 25s. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Apuu.l sales more than soooooo bszsA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
STATE HOUSE.
Railroad hotes-New Corporations -Educa-
tional News-0ther Capitol GIeanings.


New corporations, Saturday. at the STATE
House were as follows:
Hub Book Binding and Supply Com
pany, organized at Kittery, for the pur
pose of manufacturing and dealing in
blanks, printed books, stationery and
printing, has filed certificate Capital
stock, s24, 900 of which 500 is paid in.
President, L. X. Pastrowich of Boston,
Mass. treasurer, F. H. Little of Boston,
Mass.
The Standard Insulator Company, or
ganized at Portland, for the purpose OF
manufacturing and dealing in glass,
porcelaine, or any other kind of insula-
tors has filed certificate. Capital stock
$3.50, 600 Of which 5000 is paid in. Presi-
dent, A. NJ. Davis of Melrose, Mass
treasurer, J. D. Fiske of Melrose, Mass.
State Superintendent of Schools W.
W. Stetson was found, Saturday, in his
office busily engaged with a large amount
of correspondence. In response to a
Journal mans request he gave the follow
ing programme of tho commencement ex-
ercises at the Pennington State Normal
school:
SUNDAY, MAY 26.
Sermon at the Old South Church at 4P.M M.
BY Pres. b. L Whitman, of Colby University.
TUESDAY, MAY %.
Examination OF the school by the trustees.
EVENING.
Concert at O'Clock at Music Hall,
By the Lotus Glee Club.
WEDNESDAY, MAY29.
$50 A. M--Teaching Exercises by the Gradu-
ating Class
IL M.-Alumni Dinner at Hotel Willows
L. M.-Alumui Meeting at Normal Hall.
EVENING.
Graduating Exercises at 7.45, at Music Hail.
Reception at close of Exercises.
Mr.. Stetson said that few days ago
the trustees of tho Gorham Normal school
visited that institution and decided
upon the location for the proposed dormi
tory. The survey has been made, plans
for the structure drawn and no doubt &C
tive operations will at once commence.
The State board of railroad commits
siOners held a brief session, Saturday
forenoon. The manner in which the
Cape Elizabeth & Portland Electric Rail
road shall cross the Boston 81 Maine Rail
way at Commercial street was deter
mined upon.
The frogs shall be of the same material
and pattern and shall be on tho same
angles as those now in use on tho Boston
& Maine. The expense of constructing
and maintaining this crossing shall be
paid by the Cape Elizabeth e. Portland
Electric Railroad Company.
Frank NJ. Bales of the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Of Portland,
was at the capitol. Saturday, on business.
The 40th marriage anniversary of Hon.
Otis Hayford of the State board of asses
sors will occur at his home in Canton,
today, and promises to be very pleasant
occasion ...
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
Married..
HANCOCK.

HANCOCK.
Gouldsboro-Ma II, Seaman Crowley and
Miss Ada $. Young.
Deer Isle-~ay is, Captain John Howard OF
Newburyport and Mrs. Flora e. JPhnson OF
Deer Isle.
Foxcroft ft--NIay II, Frank Ii. Whittier and
Miss LYDIA S. Bennett.
PENoBscor.
Dexter-May II, Moses w. Watson and Miss
Ida Dore.
L. McCauslin both of Lowell
I'assadumkeag--M 10, Rufus A. McClain
and Miss Carrie A. Wheeler, both of Passa-
dumkeag.
SAGADAHoc.
Bath-Msy II, Thomas W. Casey of Portland
and Miss Minnie NJ perow OF Bath.
SOMERSET.
Skowhegan-May 49, Joseph Bilodeau and
Miss Marie NJ Lecnance; May Is, William f.
Blake and Miss Edna varney.
Skowhegau-May 10, Sheldon II. Bradbury
and Miss Fannie +. Nay, both OF Skowhegan
Harmony-May u, Mr. John Davis and Mrs
Harry Dore, both of Harmony.
Pittsfield-May II. Mr.. Leon L. Libby aud
Miss Bertha l.. jenkins. both of Pittstield
Fai,field-May II, Robert Cole and Miss Car
rie Kinds.
WASHINGTON.
Cooper-May C. Henry Brown and Mrs
Susan NJ. Johnson. both of Alexander.
Calais-May 9, Fred b. Hill and Miss Annie
Cameron.
Princeton-May "a, William A. Mclaughlin
and Miss Annie NJ. Green.
MachiasMay II, Henry u. Avery and Mis-.
Susie Whalep, both of Lubec.
Beddingtoh-May Is, George w. Stillman o
Wenbam, Mass, and Miss Maude l.. Schopps
OF Beddington.
YORK.
Wells Depot--May II, Otis Haines and Mis-
Hannah Hilton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
Buckien's krnica Salye,

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents pei
box. For sale by j. A. Jackson and Emery
& Ward. Gardiner. july 16eod&wfClrm
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

The May term of the Maine law court
will convene in this city, Tuesday, and
at this session the matter Of Mrs. Emma
Getchcll, in Jail for poisoning her hus-
band, having a now trial, will be settled.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
The Formation Of the Memorial Day Parade
and Line Of March.

THE exercises on Memorial day in An
gusta seem to increase each year, and th,
programme arranged for this year seem.
to be very interesting and extensiy,
one. =" was a remark made, Saturday, b,
one OF our prominent business men whe
takes pride in the welfare of our cit,
and its movements.
The journal has already published all
the programmes, with, the exception O,
the order of procession, which will be as
follows:
The line will be formed at las P. NJ,
on Water street the right resting in from,
Of the entrance to the late E. C. Aliens
publishing house. Carriages will form
line on Commercial street, facing south.
Parties riding are requested to be at the
depot, promptly at las, where carriages
will be assigned them by Aids j. NJ.
Libby, NJ. y. Savage and e. H. Jones.
Augusta Police, j. F. Bean, chief.
George Doughty, marshal the day.
P. NJ. Fog.er, chief of staff. o. n Blackington,
assistant adjutant general
Aids, r. w. Soule, j. NJ. Libby NJ o. Savage.
Ethel II. Jones, d. r. j. Martin, George Il.
Bangs. c. E. Gannett, VI. T. Merrill, L. j.
Cooper, w. w. Jackson.
Higxin Military Band, y. L. Higgins, Leader.
Co. F, lst Regiment, n. G. S. w., Lieut.. Asa A,
Chapman, commanding.
Henry G. Staples dessn Camp s. of y, Capt. T. A.
Seth Williams Post, No. 13, G. A. R.. George
+. Gay, commander.
st. John the Baptiste Society, Arthur Miron,
president; Joseph reltier, commander.
Music accompanying A. O.U.W.
Highland Lodge, No. %, A. o. W., Joseph
Larrabee, master workman
Augusta Lodge, No. 63, A. G. U. W., A. Chap
kins, master workman.
(The A. o. U. w. lodges conducted by Green
G. Flagg, marshal)
Augusta Fire Department, Chief Engineer
Z. W. Rlcke-. First Assistant Engineer Ell
bridge Pedder, Second Assistant Engineer
Atlantic Hose. No. ., Everett A. Shaw, ca ptain
Volunteer Hose, No. 8, G. w. Bickford, cap
tain.
- Capital Hose. No. .. j. A Buckley. captain:
Chadwick, captain.
Disabled soldiers IN carriages
Seth Williams Ladies' Relief Corps.
Flower carriage.
Orators and president of the day.
Officers of Saint John the Baptist Society.
United States and State officials.
Augusta City Government
Clergy.
Citizens.
The route of procession will be: Up
Water to Bridge, up Bridge to State, down
State to Monument square, where the
column will mass and Memorial cere-
monies will be there observed; after which
the column will reform and march up
Western avenue to Sewall street. Sewall to
Green street, up Green to Forest Grove,
st. Mary's, Mt. Vernon and Mt Pleasant
cemeteries. After the ceremonies at the
cemeteries column will return by way of
Winthrop street to State street, down
State to Green street,, down Green to
Water street. where the parade will be dis
missed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27
Notice..

We wish to extend our thanks to the
Masonic fraternity, also to the many kind
friends and neighbors. for their sympathy
and floral tributes, in this hour of our
bereavement.
Mrs. John Il. Ward
Mrs. Scott A. Simpson,
S. G.. G.. Ward
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

The tug Stella brought up the schooner
Charles A. Hunt, yesterday, with Goa
for 4. Stone 81 Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

Wells Depot-May II, Otis Haines and Miss
Hannah Hilton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

Eighteen members of the Augusta
Bicycle Club took run OF 20 miles, yes
terday, going to Togus, attending the
hand concer5 and returning by the South
windsor road through Gardiner to Au-
pusta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

d Q sad word; but one that need not be Used very
often If proper use be made of the JOURNALS
WANT COLUMN. Thousands Of articles havs
been returned to their ,,wRsFs through i.s sidL
Everybody rssds Il.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

Hon. s. W. Matthews left for Aroostook
county on the 245 train, Sunday after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

The A. O. U. ". lodges of this city ex-
,oct to be represented in the Memorial
dav narade by about 800 members.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-21
CONDI TION OF ORANGE GROVES.

Mr.. John Cross, Of DeSoto county,
writes us that the groves In that section
care as fine as they were before the cold
spell. The tops were frozen back, but
now the trees are as large as they were
before the freeze" We congratulate
our friends in DeSoto. With this condi-
ton of things we do not see that they
have any cause whatever to complain.
On the contrary they should be thank
full and happy, for if their trees are not
inj ured, they will certainly profit from
the misfort1nes of others. The people
of the United States will be compelled
to look to that sec tion of Florida for or
anges for the next few years, and as it
will have practical monopoly, it
should certainly profit greatly.
We frequently receive inquiries from
the North as to the condition of groves.
The question is hard one to answer,
and We regret that we are unable to give
our friends the Information they seek.
Some groves are bad and some worse
some are showing great recuperative
powers and others little or none; some
i've promise of fruit next Year-a little
and others will never bear again.
Thus it Is difficult to strike an average
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DOWN IN THE FRosTLEss (?) REGION.

From some of the reports in the pa
pers regarding the coming orange crop,
we had begun to think there must be a
wonderfully large area of orange groves
in Manatee county and some wonder
fully we'll protected localities, if these
reports were in any way true. Different
estimates of from one million boxes
down to our own, of fifty thousand, ha re
appeared from time to time, and we
have been besieged by inquiries as to
the true state of affairs.
Last week we decided to see for our
selves and started out for weeks visit
At Orlando the groves were just about
the same as In Volusia county-some in
pretty fair condition, others not so good
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-21
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1895.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Something
About Garden Crops; Food for Swine;
One Way of Bridging the Chasm. 500
The Condition of Trees in Polk County;
Secrets of Canning ....... ............... $50
Tea Grown Probably in the South; Flor
ida's Vast Paint Mines; New Cure for
Curing Cowpea Hay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 532
Boones Early Orange again; Castor Bean
Culture. .............. INSTRUMENTATION. 535
New Idea in Haymaking: Pineapples
In California. Observation-Disclosures. o54
FLORAL DEPARTMENT - The Palmetto
Palm; Tree Planting in Cities; Native
CIimbers... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
EDITORIAL EXPERIMENTATION in the
Frostless (?) Region; Condition of Orange
Groves. 530
Predatory Insects; Painting Wounds of
Trees. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 561
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-The Secret;
Quilt Pattern; Bicycle vs.. Machine; Fern
POULTRY DEPARTMENT-The Start in
Poultry; Something About Bantams;
Florida Forage ............. ............. 53G
LITERATURE Water Power; Big Ocean
Waves; Here and There. Observation-Disclosures. $40
PUZZLER. 54z
FLORIDIANA ................ ............ 54S
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the weather and how did the freeze af-
feet you. Mr.. Reasoner led the way into
his orchid house. He said: "The or
cbids have just ceased blooming. Here
is Cyrtopodium punctuatum from Bra
I'll and Cattleya triann8 from Central
Amerlca. Hanging yonder is an Epi-
dendrum fragrans and close to it are the
lilac. rose colOred L@lia anceps and
| OdOntoglossum odoratum, which has
golden yellow flowers. The Lssochilus
speciosus is our own introduction and is
very pretty and thrifty orchid. The
orchids are the only plants that can be
hybridized and the result be perfect
blending of the two parents. Close by
the door there is an Alsophila Australis,
one of the largest of the ferns"
1t was a very pretty sight, and as we
stepped out of the house, we could not
help wondering how it was that so many
plants with such large names could be
kept together in so small space. The
palm houses were crowded with plants
of great variety; as we walked along we
read on the stakes such names as
Cham8rops excelsa, Latania borbonlca.
Phoenix Leonensis and many other Phm-
mixes, Cocos Australis, and @. nucifera.
At this point we wondered how long
it would be before the last named plat
would be producing fruit for the mon
tn oh for
cakes. 1t would be pretty dry reading
to some of our subscribers for us to give
the names of the different species repre-
sented in the three hundred thousand
plants now growing. The nursery was
hurt by the freeze, but has so far recov-
cred that there is but little trace of it's
effect left, so thriftily has everything
grown. We doubt if any nursery has
larger collection Of the different varie-
ties of the citrus family than the Royal
Palm, and they are busy setting out
seedlings for budding and extending the
nursery.
Again the rain lnterfered with our
going around much, but we saw enough
of the groves to see that they would not
have a very large crop, although they
were in pretty good condition and were
putting on splendid new growth.
Any one interested in tropical or semi
tropical plants can send to keasoner
Bros, Oneco, for their 64-page book.
full Of big names and descriptions of
$50 different kinds. Next week we will
give further description of what we
saw.
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land owner has a lake front and can
boast of good supply of fish on all oc-
casions except when editors are about,
and then they won't bite.
From Winter Haven we went to Tam
pa, where we spent the night. This
city is phenomenal in it's growth. 1t
has gained population of from fifteen
to twenty thousand in the last eight
years, due almost entirely to the build
ing of large cigar factories, many of
which have moved from Key West.
Where, until short time ago, the pine
| forest stood unmolested, now large fac
tories are erected and around them a
large number of cottages are put up for
| the cigarmakers and storehouses built
at the rate of one hundred to two hun
dred at a time.
Mr.. L. B. Skinner gave us ride
through West Tampa, which is espec-
tally on a boom. He escorted us through
large factory where the weed was be-
ing rolled into little shafts that would
soon go up into smoke. There is no race
distinction IN a cigar factory. White,
black, Gu ban, Spaniard sit side by side,
all busy making cigars. It is great
boom for Tampa, and what help it
would be to the State if all the tobacco
was grown in the State and the hundred
thousand dollars that are paid out for
wages every week represented labor put
on Florida product.
An hours ride on a steamer from Port
Tampa put us at St. Petersburg, This
town has made very healthy growth,
and it is one of the promising towns of
Florida. 1t had not rained there for
three weeks, yet we had hardly reached
land when it began to pour down, and it
kept up during our stay, with a few
hours excepted, during which time Mr..
G. w. Butler showed us some of the
groves. Mr.. Butler had a number of
young trees killed to the ground; his
old trees had their outer limbs taken off,
but vigorous growth started out, and
today his trees are only about one-half
to one-third as large as before the cold.
He has taken good care of his grove
and it is consequently looking very
we'll. Messrs. F. and w. Sawrie have
grove of large trees which did not lose
all of their leaves during the cold and
the size is but little diminished.
With the proper care and fertilizer, in a
| few years time, no one will be able to
tell that it had a close call. This grove
will produce some fruit, but not enough
to bring up the deficit of other groves
so as to get the million boxes.
| Our next point was the Manatee river
section, and in due course of time the
boat landed us at Braidentown. Now
we are in the frostless region-but what
means the dead branches that we see on
some of the orange trees? 1t means
that some of the reports of perfect
protection have been overdrawn. The
facts are that they did have some very
cold weather, and that many of the
trees we're badly hurt, while there are
others that seem to have gone through
with little or no damage.
We passed lemon grove that was so
vigorous and thrifty that it was difficult
| Al 1 L
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The grove of Mr.. VIM. Odiorne is BY
far the best appearing grove that we saw
in Orange county, and he can boast Of a
crop of fourteen oranges. This is a
starter for the million box crop. The
trees show very healthy growth, some
of it ten to twelve feet high, and the
grove is in much better condition than
some groves we Saw in the protected
section.
The nursery stock around Orlando
quickly recovered from the shock of the
past winter and sent up new shoots,
which have been rebudded and by fall
good sized trees will be ready to plant.
We went through the nursery of Mr..
A. c. Boone, the introducer of Boone's
Early and found that he has made the
best of his time and opportunity and has
been rebuilding from u few trees that he
saved of the Early variety. These buds
have made good growth and soon all
the effects of the frost will be obliter-
ated.
A few hours in Kissim NEE enabled us
to take walk through it's grass-covered
streets, but the groves were some dis
lance out, so we cannot report on their
crops, but Mr.. J. |. Morgan informed us
that the amount of oranges would not
worry any one.
While waiting for the train, we hap
pened to pass building that showed by
the debris around it that brooms were
made there. On entering we found that
a number of articles were made in the
brush and broom line. Here is an in
dustry that ought to grow to thousand
times its present proportions, as it can
be made entirely from homegrown pro-
ducts. We were shown brooms that
were made from brush grown at Klssim-
NEE, and they were equal, if not Supe-
rior, to those made from the Tennessee
brush. One farmer reported that it
could be grown in this State at profit
for the grain alone.
Palmetto leaves are made into scrub.
blng broom, and the wire grass of our
pine lands IS made into 0rooms that are
much more lasting and serviceable than
those made from broom corn.
Industries of this kind should receive
every encouragement, as it keeps within
the State large amount which annually
goes to Northern States
At Winter Haven the young orange
trees have started out In good shape and
some will catch up. Oranges, however,
in this section are a secondary matter,
and the tomato is the allabsorbing ques-
ton Preparations have already begun
for fall operations and soon the tomato
seeds will begin to sprout.
We are indebted to Mr.. H. F. Blood
and G. F. Dewey for a ride through that
section and by some of the large fields
Both gentlemen were contemplating an
acreage of from twenty to fifty acres,
1t is too early as yet to give any idea of
the acreage that will be planted, but it
is thought that not over one-fourth of
that of last year.
We found DR.. Inman busy preparing
ground for fall gardening. His orange
trees had been cut off and the new
oovo than O,7ito @roo lilo ~
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