Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-12

a1terWard recovered.
Monday afternoon. H. Meader Hobbs
blueberrying. When the shower came up
at o'clock, they took refuge under a
tree. The tree was struck by lighting and
a part of the discharge took effect in Mr..
Hobbs head, instantly killing him.
Word has been received at Eastnort
from Grand Manan, that the American
schooner Velma has been seized by the
Dominion officials for the alleged viola
ton of the customs law In landing a BIZ
cycle at Grand Manan without a permit.
Captain Young of the schooner denies
that the law was violated as the hicycla
was intended for private use ana not for
sale.
Bonny Eagle people and citizens of
Standish in general are happy At
town meeting Tuesday. to see of Stand
ish would allow the new electric road
from Biddeford to Bonny Eagle to run
within the limits of the road there was
not a dissenting voice, and the road is
now felt to be a sure thing, for nobody
mas the least idea that Buxton will not
grant the same privilege.
The extensive mill plant of the Smith
Planning Mill Co. in Brewer had mar
row escape from destruction al i
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The
eatchman discovered blaze In tn.
boiler room and blew the min whistle
with such vigor that ii woke up the
whole city and Bangor besides The
iremen turned out promptly and sue
ceedcd in putting out The flames before
they had gained much headway Had
This fire occurred in the night time the
ipss must have been very large as the
mills are full of infanmable material.
the wharves piled high with dry lum-
ber and the dock full of vessels
The annual meeting Of the Bangor.
Orono & Old Town Railway CO. was
aeld in 0rono. IN the selectmen's office.
Tuesday. The reports Of the superin-
tendent, the treasurer and the auditing
committee were read and accepted
The following officers and directors
We're elected: President and general
manager Amos T. Gerald; treasurer
I. c. Libby; clerk, \. j. Durgin. direct
ors. y. +. Gerald. |. C. Libby, Mrs
ELIAS Miliilen, A. j. Durgin. G. I.
Sewall, f. Q. Beal, e. n Mayo. Mrs.
elias Milliken, who is a large owner
af the stock of the company. was
elected member Of the board OF di-
rectors,
4 home wedding al Farmington oe-
Cured. Saturday noon, Rev. w. B. Duke
SHIRE of the Methodist church officiating.
II was the marriage of Miss Grace h. |
cowan of Farmington, and aIr. Arthur
h. Hersum of Boston. Mass. The BRIDE |
is a graduate of the Pennington Normal /
school, regular course of the class of S. /
and advanced course of the class of 80 |
and has taught for 10 years, the past four !
II which has been in Massachusetts. Mr. |
HerSum Is native of Maine who went /
10 Massachusetts some 10 years ago and !
Is now a successful business man in Bos- |
,on. The wedding occurred at the home |
81 the brides mother on Main street, and |
was witnessed by the immediate family. |
Many presents were received. and the /
happy couple at once left for their new !
home a. Weston, Mass, amid a shower of |
rice, flowers and good wishes.
Since the passage of the Dingley |
tariff bill there has been a perceptible |
Frightening of the sky and to the lunl-
bermen of Bangor, the future, before |
very gloomy, is now rosy and without |
distinction as to party they freely ex |
press confidence that business will soon |
he better than for many years past. I
or course, they say, no great improve |
ment can reasonably be looked for in |
the spruce market until next season, |
for while the tariff bill was under de- |
bate in Congress foreign manufacture /
Ars sent immense quantities of lumber |
10 American ports, and thus glutted the I
market. When this surplus has been |
worked off, then decided improve |
ment in prices is confidently expected. |
The annual meeting of the New Eng |
land Retail Grocers Publishing Com |
pany was held on Portland, August 10. |
The following directors We're chosen: t
II. ]. Jones. Alton. n. H.: E. ID. Woods, |
Boston: John Garner, Lewiston; w. K. /
Spencer. Middleton. CT: b. +. Greer I
Goffstown Center n. H.; A. t. Hail. /
Portland; w. l. Williams. Providence; /
g. II. CUching, Dover, n. H.. a. c. |
Dowse, Maiden, Mass: A. G. Barker |
Providence: VIM. Finney.r Brool1line |
Mass; y. C. Curtis, Cambridge, Mass;
". f. Wheelock, Qunnebaug, CT. A. /
+. Carpenter Somerville, Mass. James I
L. Purns, Washington: NJ. A. Stone. |
Reading, Mass; +. Il. Turner. Middle |
Gown. CT, L. A. Gould, East NGreen-
wich, r. !. The directors organized |
with the choice OF e. d. D.cWoods of BSs- /
gon. for president; W. I. Williams Of |
Providence. vice president; \. +. Car I
penter. somerville. Mdsss.,, treasurer
ana Edwin L. Dyer Of Portland, clerk: |
\. {. powse Of Maiden, Mass, is man
ager.
Shipments over the Bangor &. Aroos- |
took Railroad are large this summer
and shingles and starch are being /
transported in especially extensive
quantities. II the present rate of shin /
ncnt is kept up Though the month the /
amount of both products sent over the
line viii he double what il was during
August, 1896. The outltnl is very fav-
orabie for such a result The starch |
factories have started up with a price
10 per cent. over that Of August, 1896, /
and everything looks well for the in
custry. The crops in Aroostook are in
cXceilent condition, the potatoes, wheat
and barley presenting fine appear
ancc' The long period Of wet weather
early in the summer put them back
somewhat but otherwise they are all
rlSht and give every indication of COM
ms out finely. Potato digging in Aroos-
took VIII begin theiast Of this month. it i
belng delayed about two weeks beyond +
the average time owing to the rains at
planting time. There win undoubtedly
pe q big demand fc~ the excellent tu-
oefs which Aroostook produces and
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