Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25


ais. soon to be completed, has been
leased to a Boston hotel man.
There are now ll3 patients at the Maine
General hospital. Portland. the largest
number in its history.
Charles E. Small of Portland has been
appointed a clerk at the Portland custom
house. at a salary of Sll00.
Four new cottages are under way at
Varnum's pond, Temple, and three Others
have just been completed.
About 80 of the young married women
of Trinity church, Lewiston, have or
ganiZed a guild to be called St. Moni-
cas- Society.
Three head of Jersey cattle belonging to
the herd of Franklin A. Briggs of West
Auburn. were found to have developed
tuberculosis to an alarming extent and
were killed. recently &c.,. t
A building. &c by 36 feet. is being erected
near Walkers bridge. on the west side
of lower Moose pond, Denmark. for a club
or outing home. by a party of Portland
men. says the Bridgton News.
Charles Is. Harrington of Bath, is
making the model for a new steamer
for. the Coburn Company. which will
be built to run on Moosehead lake next
season.
The Columbian Club of Bethel, was
the first club outside the cities to join
the State Federation in 1892 and the
Bethel Federation of Women's Clubs is
the first village federation to be ad-
mitted.
1t has been several seasons since Il
steamer has been built at Brewer but
the prospects now are that one will b.
built there the coming winter. for
Messrs Benz. r. Arey and George Arey
of Brewer.
Hon. Thaddeus r. Simonton is going
to New York, to take charge of an
office to be opened by the Camden Land
Co.. where Camden's attractions as a
summer resort will be fully described
and illustrated by large sized photo
graphs.
The quarterly meeting of the Maine
Genealogical Society was held, Wednes-
day evening. at Portland. Arthur
Warren Whitney of Augusta, Charles
J. Perkins. George F. Evans and Au-
gustus Gerrish of Portland, were elect
ed active members.
The Deer Isle Gazette says that in
quaint old cemetery at Bass Harbor.
Me-, lies an aged couple who We're
noted in their life for their piety and
their active interest in meetings and
other good works. The old gentleman
in his exhortation would often speak
of wearing the crown, while the old
lady often spoke Of blossoming as the
rose. After the tombstones had been
erected at their graves with their
names and ages duly chronicled there
on, there appeared on his tombstone
distinctly outlined the figure of !,
crown, while on hers appeared the
figure of a full blown rose. The Ga
zette says this fact is well authenti-
Gated by many persons who have
visited the cemetery on purpose to see
this wonderful sight
Notices were issued at Biddeford, Fri
day. calling a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Saco Water Power
Machine Shop for Thursday. Oct 2S, to
act upon the recommendation of the di-
rectors for the sale or transfer of the
property of the corporation. The plan
involves the consolidation of the business
OF the company with that of the Pettee
Machine Works of Newton Upper Falls
Mass. by means of a new corporation to
be formed. 1t proposes the formation of
a new company under the laws of Massa-
chusetts with a capital stock of $500, OOO
The plan is also said to include the cleo
ton of James II. Mcmillan of Portland,
as president. There will be seven direc-
tors. four from the Pettee Machine Works
and three from the Saco Water Power
Machine Shops. The two shops will by
the new plan be run jointly instead of
as rival concerns, as has hitherto been
the case, and it is believed the consolida-
ton will be of great advantage to both.