Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-31


The reunion of the Moody family. viii
| be held in Nobleboro. Aug. a. at the old
Moody farm near the North church.
Mr.. Eastman. the we'll known fruit
grower OF Dexter. is shipping his goose.
berries in six quart boxes 10 Boston, Last
| week he sent us of these and now has
from fifteen 20 twenty pickers at work.
The Pittsfieid wooden mill company
have large amount of wool on hand
purchased at low figure. and expect
to make a good thing of it,
III. S. Ferguson. civil engineer and as
sociate member OF the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, is To build the
Merrill Hill reservoir for the Auburn
water works.
A. J. Gerry Of the Minot Packing
Company says that he does not CON
slider there will be half crop of corn
this year, even if there is the best of
weather for the remainder of the sum-
mer
The United States steamer Fish
Hawk left Orr's Island. Tuesday. for
Woods Holl. Mass. Some extensive
repairs are to be made To the boats
machinery and the work viii probably
be done at New Bedford.
The United States civil service COM
mission has ordered that an examina-
ton be held by its local board in Bath
on Saturday, August Z, commencing at
O'Clock A. NJ, for the grade of deputy
/ collector and Inspector in the customs
service.
OF the 20 Hebrew families in Lewiston
ana Auburn. numbering 800 souls there
IS not one person over i've years old who
cannot read the mother language In
deed, there are many under five wears Of
age who can read it. The Bibles are in
hebrew and everybody knows how gen
orally the book is used in Hebrew fam
lilies.
The fifth annual open tournament of
the Sorrento Lawn Tennis Club will he
held on the courts of the club at Sor
rthto, under are auspices of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton. on August 10. Prizes will be
offered in doubles and singles.
Rev. G. T. Ridlon. author of "Saco
valley Settlements and Families. has
nearly ready for publication Ban
nocks of Buttertown'' and "DamselIs
OF Decrwander." Those book, will
contain character sketches and short
stories on New England rustic life.
fhe guides at and near the Dead River
resloh are predicting an unusually good
hunting season this fall, basing their con-
customs upon the amount of game seen
In the woods. Partridges are Larger .nd
stronger than at this time last year ana
are very numerous. All kinds of small
game abound. and scarcely n day masses
nut what groups of deer are reportea
occasionally bull and COW moose with
tHtIf Young in mr.
Lieut.. Seth NJ Milliken of Ralfas.
graduate of West Point. received his
commission last week. He is annointad
second lieutenant in the third regiment
~, y, >. cavalry with headquarters at Bur
lington. VI. Lieut. Milliken will not 49,
TO report until September. He has No,
iuiiy decided. however, as to acrantina
ire appointment. and may not enter tha
q, nut Is disposed to business life
~ IS sad that there is a good prospec,
Oh race between the East Hampdan ana
nampden road boat crews. as the ant.
come OF the contest at Lake Marona
4ook on Wednesday. The East Hamn-
tns. 80 !, Is understood. have challenged
their rivals to a race for n staka 80 "a ~
sue. and IL the challenge is accented ~.
, ,e may take place at the picnic ~ g,
Muary Literary Society at Lake Sabas
lcook on August T. 'eoas-
III ne crews constructing the telenbone
fonn5 ats, newport and Dexter have
r r,apie ueiay and the line will NOT n, 3, |
Inning order before Aug. 4 IN SOW, ~
aaiI swamps through which the linz 49, ~
evn aease rock has been found where leas
noias uelaying the setting of fhe
poles. When work was comma,, me
as thought possible to comDleta ~ ~
1870 ~ .Mo weeks, but it looks as thona,s |
quired. iie would be re-
Ii,
,>a,,n .apie running between Gamma
n ~ 'siand and Grand Manan island
anu connecting Eastport by tn.
island. has been out of oraar
~, several days. and the cable steamar
.>e"heid will take up the cah,a 80,
repair 1t. The cable is laid IN -
ha "a r' and is much exposed 10
~ wear. 1t has been expensive !,
months past. several
S,ness Is booming at Tho c.,,;,e,
tha nrns WOOD factory. +. II. KnnwI,un
81 the Ash,anii mas purchased the edgines
rnmn ana the Mattawamkears I =, Ash
a0l carG ol island Falls, in ali ahn,,.
Su,,fons lie will have nsed OH pout
he end lumber Company's e1rinss he
gun to ra.ai se week and has aireaiv no,
Packard Of Bla easings from Stacy &
ia ~ ~ lompany's mill proba hlv MI, io .
= th,a adl this year. The LOGS ha III not
r n T MI VIII be hauled out Of thn r'
s4s q" hv u .h bridge which was HIM, !.
II Cherrvf,anae water Lumber Comnanw
hat town. ha. ana afterwards sold "a
i've n'r, residents of the town. a. rr,.l
ience Since the earlv A.