Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11

! field is the Pittsfield Examiner, OF
which the first number of the first
volume appeared January 4. 1t prom
Uses well at the start, and the Journal
wishes it prosperity.
An increase of size in the Maine
Statesman is an evidence of prosperity
that all are glad to see. This paper
has page now double it's former size,
pond. The Statesman is quite 4
yoansster, now being in its third
volume.
Here is the way in which one rural
correspondent mounts Pegasus and
gallops over Parnassus in letter To
the editor. 1t is evident that poetry is
even more scarce than news in his sec
ton:
am tetotally, gosflblastediy,
Goldarnediy, and everlastingly
Tired of pumping people for news:
Keeps me hunting: | dare not refuse.
For to pay for the paper l must send in
Or the Editor will caper to beat the old
scratch;
So l will continue the same as before.
I'm out of envelopes; please send me
some more.
Gray claims to have had the first
wooden mill ever built in America. In
the early days of colonial history the
British government jealous of the
prosperity of its little son across the
waters, forbade all attempts at the
manufacturing of wooden goods. In
daunted by her threats, however, an
enterprising New Highlander Mr..
Mayo. moved into the wilderness of
Maine. to what is now called the "Old
Mills" at North Gray. and there for
years, turned the wool brought by the
farmers into fine cloth for the home
market. 1t is said that an odd looking
box was sent from England to the
early Mayo which proved to be an IN
fernal machine" meant for his de-
struction, but happily his caution pre-
vented its being opened until long
bath in the stream close by destroyed
its explosive nature.
The Bowdoin glee club is not salts
fled with Maine trumphs alone. and
will give a concert in Steinert hail.
later in the month. 1t is superb
musical organization and does not
know how to do anything but succeed.
York Courant: A Farmingdalc man
is wearing a pair of mittcns that his
mother knit 80 years ago, and he says
he has worn them more or less every
winter since. Why here in York there
are lot of men that have got the nit
ten longer ago than that. and their
mothers didn't give it to them either.
Manager Homer n. Chase, who had
arranged for a tour Of Maine. this
month, with Charlotte Maconda and
an orchestra composed of members of
Eastman's orchestra, of Portsmouth,
and of the Maine Symphony orchestra,
has decided that the tour must be
abandoned.
Stonington has its best ear turned
toward the Legislature of the state of
New York, hoping to hear that the
Tobin law is repealed. as there is re-
port it will be. This law bars cut
granite from other states from enter
ing into government contracts, etc, IN
New York and was passed two or
three years ago. 1t was a severe blow
to Stonington. whose principal revenue
is from granite cutting and its repeal
will mean boom to the rock bounded
isle. - ss.,..sx,.,.,.
Names fire bill in 1898 mounted up
to something less than million and
quarter-the largest since 1894: The
heaviest losses We're Baths 100000
fire in July, which destroyed % resi-
dences and one church; the burning of
IS buildings at Livermore Falls on
September 10, at loss of Sl5O, 900. and,
the 100000 fire in East Bowdoinham
ice houses on August 6. Other big
fires destroyed the Tontine hotel a,
Brunswick. the Independent Ice Com
pany's plant and IA horses at South
Gardiner, H. A. Stones barn and IA
cows at Bangor, L. NJ. Grants farm
buildings and six cows at Patten. the
Willard casino at South Portland Ber-
wick Inn at South Berwick, the Ocean
Bluff House at Kennebunk, Bald Head
Cill 1ouSe dt OSuHquit, PooloHice hHu
Knights of Pythias hall at Bridgton.
Irish Bros brick mill at Buckfieid.
Fox's clothing store at Houlton. WOOL
en- mill and saw mill at Phillips, Reed
4 Waite blocks at Gardiner, five build
ings at Fairbanks, buildings at South
Paris and Bangor, RidgewOod and
Oaks hotels at Kennebunkport, Tit
comb lumber mills at Houlton. Lewis
shoe-peg factory at Brownville. sum-
mer hotel at Fort Point, Belfast: a
Freeport shoe factory, GreenwoOd's
wooden mill at Corinna. r.. b. yelling
toms buildings and $1,000 colt at AL
bion, corn factory at North Waterford.
Leland Tanning Company's plant at
Skowhegan, the Broad Cove Packing
Company's sardine factory at East
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