Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-05
BIS OF MAINE NEWS.

| than 1t is at present.
Through the efforts of the Ninteenth
Century Club, a school has been estab-
lished at the Katahdin Iron Works for
the children there. A teacher has been
| engaged from Brownville and the chill
dren are happy.
A. ID. Browns srist mill at East VIII
ton. Wednesday, was burned with the
contents. There was on hand in the
mill 1000 or 3009 Bushels OF corn, oats
and feed and the machinery and fix
lures We're new The loss will be $4,000;
partially insured
Burdick Berry of Waldoboro. in court
at Wiscasset, this week, obtained a
verdict of $500 against the Ross &
Howell Steam Towage Co. of the Pc
nobscot river, for injuries received on
one Of their tugs through negligence.
1t is expected that court viii adjourn,
This week.
Charles W. McGary, who has been
chief engineer at the Eye and Ear In
Urinary in Portland, for the past three
years and half, has resigned to ac-
cept the position of inspector Of plumb
| ing steam fitting and electric fitting
at the Eastern Maine General hospital
| in Bangor.
The foundation of the new railroad
depot at Brunswick is well under way.
| The contractors are much pleased 10
find that the supposed quicksand under
| the depot. which would necessitate the
driving of piles, does not exist, but that
there is a solid crust Of gravel To sup
port the foundation.
Major o.. w. Spaulding Of Caribou.
| has purchased of Jason Russell Of
! Ruckfield the famous old trottcr Black
| Nathan. Major SpauldinE ana his
father w. q. Spaulding. are ID use the
horse as a carriage horse. Black Ma
! than has record Of ZIG and has been
one Of the most sensational animals
ever shown VA Maine driving park.
capt William A. Tohie ~ Mechanic
Falls. is dead. He was late captain Of
90. X. 5th Maine Volunteers. one Of
/ thr original - captains mustered into
! the United States service. June. 1861
and Immediately ordered To the front
Col. c. :. Edwards Of Bethel. is now
the last surviving captain ~ the "Oli
Guard" u answer to the last ron call.
The graduating exercises Of the
| BroWnVille High school took place. last
week. The hall was tastefully decorat-
ca with evergreens ana bunting ana
the class motto. Labor Omnia Nincit nj
was displayed in green at the rear OF
the stage. over 80 in red. Potted plants
added their beauty 10 the scene. The
exercises passed off Very pleasantly. "a
| reception was held at the same hall.
In the court at Calais, Tuesday. a
nonsuit was ordered in the suit Of Cur
| ran vs.. the city Of Calais, Mrs. Henry
! Curran having met with an accident
| on account of defective street and
asked $4,000 damagees. No evidence was
submitted that the city had been noti-
fled "a hours prior to the accident.
| hence the non-suit. McGarrigle for
plaintiff and Dawson for the city The
case will probably be taken up To law
court on exceptions.
Wednesday was a Very important
| day for the town of Corinna, it being
the annual commencement of the
Corinna Union academy and never has
there been an event in the town in
| which the people. as whole, have
| taken a deeper interest 1t was the
first of the commandments TO be held
in the new and elegant building which
was presented to the town last year by
the Hon. Levi Stewart of Minneapolis
and was an all day affair.
Brockton Enterprise: Fred f. Field
went up to Sebago lake. Maine. last
week. with a party Of Boston friends.
and had the good fortune to hook the
largest salmon ever taken in the lake
The ice went out. Thursday afternoon
ana the party began fishing, Friday.
Mr. Field had the best luck He made
fast to a fish that had to be played an
hour before it could be landed in the
boat. 1t was a mammoth lake salmon,
tipping the scales at just II pounds.
Now that the wharf being built by l..
under way and nearly completed, the
| carpenters have been started on con
struction of the sardine factory. The
| studding is partly in place, having re-
| ceivcd the attention of but a days
| time. 1t is on the north side of the
| wharf. extending nearly its entire
| length. Later on the dimensions and
shape, as Well as the locations of the
different departments, will be given
| space in these columns.
| The Standard Sardine co. have.
among their recent purchases of boats,
secured from the Portland, Brunswick
! & Bath Steamship Co. the steamer
Phantom, which will be brought into
play in the company's service among
the weirs. She will be taken to East
port upon the completion of repairs
| which are taken place in Portland. The
steamer is s. feet over all. has a 1873
foot beam and is about feet deep. Her
registered gross tonnage is 1928 She
was built in Freeport in 81 and is
flyer.
There is every indication that there
will be a big freshet on the Penobscot
river before many days. In years past
the lumbermen have been obliged to
hang up their drives on account Of
there being no water. but, this year, it
is the other way. There is too much
water. and as the result several big
drives have been hung up until it drops
to pitch that will warrant safe driv-
ing. Thomas Gilbert has 1900. 900 feet
of logs hung up on Pleasant river op
posite BrOWnville. His rear is at this
point. and the head Of the drive has
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