Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

The Wooden Rim Bicycle Company
of West Paris is having unexpected
announcement In the way Of orders
for its rims and is charging its bust
ness.
At Nobleboro. Edison L. Dunbar is
building factory for the manufacture
of hard wood boot heels 1t will be
operated by steam and give employ
ment to number of men.
The Fairfield Journal reports thai
there is good prospect now that the
worsted mill will be equipped with ma
chinery and put into operation in a
very few months: probably by the first
of January. 81.
Cornelius Murphy of Old Town, will
cut 4.0O00o0 feet of logs on AilagasE
and Chamberlain lakes this season. an
spruce except about 100000 pine Law
Ter Eros. of Benedicta will cut A 900.
9o0 feet or spruce in the same region.
1t is reported that the Highland slate
quarry in Brownville has been closed
The men refusing to work longer. claim
ing that they had received no nav 70,
some months. 1t is said that there /,
good the acreage of wages.
There was little need Of costly wei,
or even an experienced boatr1an te
one PASSPORT sardine packer recently
as herring were observed in abundance
rear his wharf and it was not long he
fore nearly six hogsheads of fish wer.
dipped into the boat to be packed later.
Herring are plenty at I.ubec. and of
an excellent quality, and are being
canned. smoked or picked according
% size. The picked herring business
has immensely increased this year over
2ormer years, and bids fair to be a
profitable adjunct to the sardine ana
smoked herring business.
There are numerous indications of :,
boom in the wooden business at Dex-
Ter. The mills at North Dexter have
started up with good orders, the Dex-
Ter Wooden Mills company are adding
new hands to their crews daily, and
Amos Abbott Il Co. who have kept their
nil running. are just now laying in an
lncommonly large stock of wool.
Guilford is u have another boom. az
The knowitons Of Quebec have com
pleted negotiations with the GuilfJld
Lumber Company To erect large
sindlingw wood mill. They are To use ali
The waste wood from the saw mill
md VIII give employment 10 20 or 40
bands. Work on the mill viii he be
gun at once. They will lay a side
rack from the main line of the rail
road. The building will he situated on
he tiullford Lumber Company land
The recent severe storm and gale
iiong tho coast has been costly to the
ish"rnaen along the coast and espec-
ally at BIddcford Pool and Fortunes
cocks. : number of lobstermcn have
ost loo traps and their contents The
sea beat them to pieces and washed
he remains up on the beach. F.noeh
curtis lost his car and contents and
OTIS of traps. Charles Hatch d Bidde- |
'ord lost 81 traps. II is a lucky lobster
nan " io has lost less than City Tho |
ishermen' nets also We're ruined.
Auburn is to lose the Auburn Motor |
Company. the company having made a |
ieal with the Brunswick Manufacture |
ng Company whereby the plant and |
business will be moved to Brunswick |
n about two months. Buildings for the |
accommodation of the consolidated |
Jlants are being built. The Auburn |
'ompany viii take ali of it's machinery |
md men To Brunswick. The Bruins |
wick company manufactures ferrules |
rhis business Will be continued and /
With il the business already established |
~ the Auburn Motor Company.
II is now known that the Berlin Mills |
company has purchased the Chain of
ends township and the remaining half
t the Massachusetts Gore. They now
which will give them about the whole
territory to the Canada lire
t is probable that il could he pur-
hased for about 81 per acre. and as
here are some 10000 or y. 900 acres IL
viii be quite an important deal. The
resent owners paid s. and acre and
ave taken considerable lumber from
t. Chain of Ponds town brought So
% which is some $50 600 more than was
aid for it about seven months ago.
y novel device looking to the capture
f nackereI has been prepared and viii
tr1ightWay he tried. Capt iona than |
'hase of the steamer Peter +. Bradley
f ProVincetoWn is the originator and
eader in using the contrivance which
$ nothing less than an electrical de-
ice designed to allure the mackerei to
certain spot when their capture is
imost certain of accomplishment, The
'oat is equipped with dynamo. to
which is attached a long wire from
which depends from one To six mean
escent light bulbs. This Wire can be
ct down to a depth of 1900 feet if
ecessary. or to n depth but little below
he surface. The current let on. the
ghts illuminate the depths. and should
he Tackerel gather. as it is believed
hey will, the seine will at once be set
round the school. The Bradley is
quipped with the necessary apparatus
nd has an electrician on board This
ltest continuance may revolutionize
he mackerel fishery.