Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01

pleted and in q condition 10 WIthsta NJ
the going out Of the Ice and the usual
heavy spring frsshsts.
a psuper case Of long standing between
Adams was settled. Tuesday. when e. -.
iectman Vining Of 81. Adams. went Ia
Bangor. paid the balance due for tine
board OF the Wells family n ths aims
transportation to that town. st. Albars
has paid Bangor $575 for the support 0f
this family, which consists Of Mrs. Wells
respectively. ~ $50 -" = ssA.'
Mr.. II. 3. Pulsifer Of Auburn, says that
some folks ridicuIed his statement that
Lewiston was paying $4,000 annually f0f
water In the purchase Of milk. Now that
MIX Inspector Cook Of Lewiston has re-
ported that Lewiston used at least go
worth OF milk per day and that It 10 ten
per cent better than year ago, Mr. Pull.
sffer argues that he was In fact too low
In his estimate in the amount paid out for
00 and Mr.. Pulsifer contends that the
milk Is not free from water yet.
The Parkhurst correspondent Of the
Fort Fairfield Leader describes sadly his
experiences In repatEirg the family clock
right" he writes. except a few wheels
Those he concealed ff IL lis pocket III to Keep keep
members Of the family from asking use-
her weekly search for love letters. etc..
discovered them. We pacified her for the
present by telling her that 1t was some Of
the new Mckinley money; We expect to
be caught in whopper
The piers and abutments for the new
Portland & Rumford Falls Rallroad
bridge which Is to span the Androscog-
gin just above Chisholms mills on the
extension from Gilbertsville to LIVER
more Falls were completed the 18th Of
this month but the iron which Is on
hand ready fer the bridge men WIN not
be put on until after the ice goes out
this spring. The building, Of the two
both monuments to skilful
workmen was not q very difiicult trick
for experienced men with a good crew
under them, but with the piers It was
different and In the construction Of
them the contractors experienced one
# the mcst difficult and hazardous jobs
ever undertaken in Maine and the COM
pletion of these piers without any seri-
Gus accident happening 10 regarded as
almost miraculous.
1t is said that work will commence as
the extension Of the s. & N. Raiiroad
above Hartland and the work rapidly
pushed to completion. In all there 10
only about one mile more to grade to
complete the work into Harmony village
and there Is none of this distance re-
garded as being Of very expensive char
acter to grade. There Is quite q little MI
where the railroad bridge will be placed
hauled but a short distance to be used In
making 1t. Four miles OF steel rails VIII
have to be laid In addition to Those now
amount necessary. 70 complete t the rSsd &
Harmony fixes the price at about 10000.
1t Is not regarded as probable that there
will be any disposition. manifested upon
pay the bonds issued providing the road
Is completed as 1t was expected when the
bonds were given and II Is not thought
viii be used BY the townein any way to
try and avoid the payment upon them
There was brilliant reception to Gen.
E. E. Newcomb at the arm0ry OF the
Eastport company Tuesday evening. Few
military aspirants have risen from the
comb. after serving faithfully in the re-
spective Offices and In military tactics
he is second to none In Maine Being one
famed Frontier Guards. organised in
Eastport May LIST, 1873. he enlisted q pri-
waite and was soon promoted 70 f0uftn
corporal. Following the line q corpor-
1850. and was afterward made second and
first sergeants. He was promoted May 4. :
1884. to be second lieutenant. followed ny
Dec. Is, 1857. The next promotion, that Of
brigade inspector Of rifle practice, on the
staff of Gen. H. l.. Mitchell. came April
is. 1889. Being authorized to recruit ano !,
organize battalion of heavy artillery
he was next commissioned major com.
Jan. /, 1892. and under general
orders, No. IL. was transferred with his
battalion to the I'd Regiment of Infantry
Nov. 6. 1888. Up to the time Of receiving
his appointment as brigadier general on
Gov. Powers staff he commanded the
first battalion of the ID Regiment. Gen.
medal from the State. While Inspector Of
rifle practice for the Frontier GUARDS.
this company reached It's highest degree
Of perfection and held the record t,n ior ev sne
attained by any company In the enure
Mayor Weeks of Old Town, in his inau-
,ural address. touched upon the question
membered. agitated that city consider;
,bly. a year ago. He remarked tnat OIo
Towns highways and by ways might pe
in many respects ana E1at
ample field for useful work. but sef1eo
10 think that the time was not yer sipe
or public pleasure ground an0 eaTuSn.
On the Subject OF aftsr referFins to the
emp aa Mayo aw Gray in 1884 and is and
that the suppression OF we
liquor traffic during those two year, ~ e
he constant and determined enorts o.
nan who made that an issue ene WRs
lad plenty of time and money 20 WI -
IN unreIenting warfare against the evil
His Honor remarked: DO the temPers
lnce people of Old Town expect Al ct
heir mayors to become martyrs g the
.ause. and lonely martyrs. tool AN an
;omething can be done and should Se'
lone by your municipal of{icers to ressncs
he sale of liquors. lessen drunkenness
md improve the order Of the place. How z.
@ do it. and to what extent We may
lope to be successful. I am not aple 70
tate. But if our citizens can come 70
eel theirs is the responsibility - Wsk -
,urs we may reasonably expect tnax Aee
.ause of temperance win receive an im
,etus which cannot be withsto0d ana InHs
,ur city may come to boast that .WSmn
is limits no Intoxicating drinks are kept
or sale"
How to Deal VITA wirswssas. q sa
Prof 9. A. Forbes of Urbana. ILL.,. Fiyss
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