Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-15

The F. W. Cary tannery in Brewer,
which was burned the first of May, will
be rebuilt.
1t is reported that not single pas
senger came down the line on the w. 4
Q. Sunday excursion. People along
that line evidently do not believe in
Sunday excursions.
1t is believed that there never was
but one time in the history of Machias
when there was a greater amount OF
lumber on sticks than there is today.
About every available place
to pile is already filled,
and il is expected that the mills
at Whtneyville, whose lumber is landed
here, will shut down the present week
until the prices advance sufficiently 70
leave margin of profit.
The sad intelligence has been re-
ceiyed of the death of Mrs. Alice Davis
Lewis, wife of Charles Lewis, M. D..
which occurred at Teng Chow, China,
May 30, after an illness of a few days
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Davis of Liberty. Maine. and
was educated at the East Maine Semi
nary. Bucksport. graduating in lsss.
ing for several years the last two OF
which were spent in Bangor, where she
taught in the eighth grade grammar
school In 1894 she entered the HON.
oeopathic hospital. Boston, Mass,gr
Mating as trained nurse in 60 She
was married to DR.. Lewis September
LIST 1896. and in October they sailed for
china as missionaries under the aus
pices of the Presbyterian board.
The Somerville, (Mass) Journal of
recent date says: Rev Arson Iitus
nossesses two rare maps Of the State Of
Maine copies of which are not owned
nv the State library nor by the land
commissioner at Augusta. One OF them
is the Osgood Carleton edition of 1898,
a copy of which was exposed Tor sale
in London few years since for 3
hounds los The second is Moses
CreenIeaf map of 1922 Mr. Greenleaf
issued several editions, but even the
recent carefully edited photography
of Maine" by Joseph Williamson, does
not mention this edition of 1922. Mr..
Titus was at Augusta, recently, ana
the State authorities are DESTROYS OF
purchasing them. Mr. Titus encouraged
them in the idea that some time he
library. The map of 1893 is truly
curiosity. Mr.. Titus has exhibited it
at Sons and Daughters of Maine reun-
ions and thereby provoked much pleas
IRE and profit. By it is shown the
growth of Maine. The towns which are
now celebrating the centennial Of their
settlements were not lin it,
Julv 3lst the Touring Club of the
Press Cycle Club of Boston will leave
that city on their third annual trip
through Maine. The party will arrive
in Portland on the Boston boat, sunday
morning, Aug list, and will pass the
day in and about the city. y ride TO
Cane Elizabeth will be taken in the
morning, while a sail to Harpswell and
Orr's Island will be enjoyed in the
afternoon Early Monday morning,
Aug. %. the tour through the State on
wheels will begin. Bath being the
terminus of the first days run. Tues
1av an excursion will be made by
steamboat to Boothbay. Departure
will be made from Bath on
Wednesday. with Rockland as the OBJ
jective point, passing through PIC
turesuue surroundings until Ellsworth
is reached, from which point the Maine
Central will be taken for Mt Desert
Ferry and Bar Harbor. After morn
ings fishing the party win embark
Saturday afternoon on steamer Mt.
Desert for Rockland, the Boston &
Bangor steamship line being taken
there for Boston, the party arriving
home about A. NJ. Sunday, August g.