Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


Henry Blackstone has purchased the
old veneer mill at Shirley and will cut
out crate material for the Macfarlane
mill at Greenville. The Standard Ice
Co. OF Boston. has purchased the ]. H.
Eveleth- mill property and a large tract
of timber land and will start manu-
featuring business at Shirley.
Hon. T. H. Phair has commenced the
erection near his lumber mill in Wash
ington of q grist mill and the citizens
are rejoicing, as heretofore the farm
ers have had to take their grain a
distance of from 10 to Is miles to get
it ground. Washburn is a center for
six towns and the mill will make a
great addition to the business.
One of Camden's young ladies won
the prize at Bates college for the best
elocutionist in a class Of over 80 She
is Miss Edith Miller and is but 16 years
of age. The prize was set of beauti-
full bound books and Miss Miller de-
served them for she is very smart.
industrious young lady and her Cam
den friends congratulate her upon her
success.
No one will probably dispute the
was the first child born on board a
Washington County train. the event
occurring on Oct. %. His mamma was
employed as cook on the construc-
ton train and his papa as a construc-
ton hand, and he ought to grow up to
be railroad man of the first water
Bangor Wing.
The 4-years- son of Mrs. Frank
Steele of West Harrington, was fear
fully burned about the throat and
stomach while playing around the fire,
the other day and the attending ply
stefan advised skin grating. When all
was ready fort operation, the mother
barred her arm and submitted, without
flinching, to have IL pieces of cuticle
cleavei from it with a razor the gratis
varying from " to l inch in length
The operation proved very successful
There is now strong talk on the sub
jei< of Street Electric Railway for
Belfast This project if put in opera
ton will be headed by some of oui
most prominent business men, and will
run between this city and Northpor,
campground and, over some parts OF
the city. Contractor James Mitchell
has been here and looked the ground
over for the men and will come again
soon when something more definite vii
be decised upon.-Belfast Cor. of Ban
gor Wing.
The house Of S. F. Marston on Potter
street. Brunswick, caught fire, Wednes-
day forenoon, and was badly Quilted
The furniture was saved in good shape
Both furniture and buildings were
covered by insurance. Mrs. Marstor
was critically i'll and had to be carried
from the house. Mr.. Marston was
away, at work in Bath and did not ar
rive home until the fire was under con-
troll 1t is supposed to have caught
around the kitchen chimney.
It cost Clarence H. Brown of Port
land. Middle street jeweler, $50 te
spoil a smoke for John Davis, coat
maker, who works in tailoring apart
ments connected with Browns store
Davis is an inveterate smoker. Brown
hates the smell of tobacco and taking
offence at Davis smoking in his store
snatched his pipe from his mouth, ane
in so doing broke tooth. Davis
brought suit for damages in the sum OF
$500. The jury, Wednesday, rendered
verdict awarding the plaintiff $50
For the last year there have beer
several boys or young men at Corinna
who have shown a disposition to abuse
and annoy the citizens by improper
conduct in and about the schools. A
few days since the conduct of one boy
Is years old caused him to be brought
before Judge Dearth Of the Dexter
municipal court, where he was senten
ced to the reform school during hi!
minority, but the mitinus was sus
pend during good behavior. Another
young man was brought before Tria
Justice Curtis, found guilty and finet
81 and costs Of court, 1914 which wa
pail.
NJ. c. Foster, the Waterville contrac
tor, says that large amount of bust
ness is done on the Penobscot and tn
prospects are for still larger amour
in the near future. One plant that M
c. Foster & Son are building at Oh
Town required nearly 1000 carloads o
granite which was cuarried by tn
Dodlin Granite Co. To build tn
foundation they went 80 feet below tn
river bed and made wells q feet wide
During the month of October Mr.. Eos
ter's freight bills amounted to abou
800 per Cay. and at the present tim
there are directly and indirectly abou
900 men employed by this firm.