Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Worthington d. Ford of the bureau of
statistics, has issued a statement of ex
ports from various ports. including those
IN Maine II shows that considerable
cotton is exported from the State, the
two ports handling the product being
Bangor and Passamaguoddy In Novem-
Der OF this year s42 bales We're exported
from Bangor. as against SIG bales in No
vember 1895 These weighed respectively
,lOS and SSs ~. pounds, and were valued
respectively at s3s.22 and s37. S32. For
the three months ending in November the
total exports were 1918 bales. which
weighed $40, 13s pounds and were valued
at $sS, 4l9. The valuation of cotton ex-
ported from Bangor in the same three
months of 1895 was s6l.l3o From Passa-
last November, weighing 76,426 pounds
and worth 1920 This is an increase of
over s2op over last year. The total value
of cotton exported for the three months
ending in November was s23,314 while for
the same three months of 1895 1t was but
sil32- Portland is the only Maine port
Guiding cattle and hogs. The total ex-
ports from Portland for November were
5000 and the total for the II months end
ing in November, 81. s94, 49,
Uncle Ben Mosher. the aged patron of
the State college of Orono, died at his
home in that town. on riday afternoon.
his death was not unexpected. because
he had been suffering for some days from
injuries received while driving with his
team near his home. and from the first
there were fears of fatal injuries. Uncle
ben MOSnef was the patron OF the state
college For many years he had been a
figure on the campus. and every fresh
! man and every senior knew him for a
warm friend and constant one. He had
for long time. driven an express in
Orono. and had carted more college bag
gage back and forth than any other man
in the State of Maine. He was a quaint
character in his way. a good deal of a
Joker and a hearty. whole-souled com
panion who loved the boys simply be-
cause they We're of the college, and who
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familiarity which indicated his pride in
them and their work. No member OF the
had any more of vital interest in the
affairs of the college than did Uncle Ben.
and his death will be deeply regretted.
both by the student body of the college
and by thousands of alumni in ali parts
of the United States. Undertaken Hunt
has been notified of the death. and the
funeral will occur on "a date to be an
nounced.-Bangor Commercial.
The dedication of Powers hall. Pitts
field. which has been recently finished
off in the Institute building. will take
place sometime in January, and will be
an elaborate affair in every respect.
The hall is named after Gov.-elect
Powers who contributed $4,000 towards
the sum necessary to complete the
work The hall is without any excep-
ton the handsomest one of the size in
the designers and those who worked SO
long and assiduously for the consum-
nation of their hopes. Thehall is an
honor to those donors whose interests
in the success of the schools at the In
stitute are in no way abated though
many years in some cases intervene be-
tween the present and the time when
they were students attending it; and to
those who gave generously withouthav-
ing any personal interest other than the
advancement of conditions tending to
enchance the best intrests of educa-
tional institutions. The committee COM
posed of F. w. Hovey, Esq, F. l..
Smith, Carrie Libby. Mrs. o. H. Drake.
Carol Murray, Frank Briggs. Harry
Lancey. Ernest Call, of Pittsfield. and
Anse Lumbert. Houlton and DR..
Phillips, of Winter Harbor, will shortly
meet together to decide on the date and
the exercises. Gov.-elect Powers and
staff are expected to be present on the
occasion.