Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-20
Ladies' SEPARATE Skirts

Last year they manufactured over $500
cant dogs and this year thus far they
have sold 1900 and many orders are on
hand at present. The stocks are mace
of first quality rock maple and
amounted to 81. 900 last year. worth TO
the farmers $40 in the log. being quite
a little item for timber alone
There is promise of quite revival in
building in Kingheld this spring
Within n week work will have begun
on a large business block at the corner
of Main and Depot streets TO be built
by Ted I.arrabee of Pennington. 1t
Will be of wood, two stories, the ground
floor to be occupied by stores. the Sec
ond to be given up 70 a public hall.
Charles French this summer expects TO
erect block on Main. street. opposite
the kingfled house. II Is In this block
that the talked-of Masonic lodge Will
look for quarters.
East Corinth Is to have q new in
dustry in the near future. as j. a. A. Il.
Wyman OF Miibridge. have contracted
with the farmers In that vicinity for
21IA acres OF corn which is to be
planted this spring and the corner
stones for two big corn canning fac
tories have been laid. one of the fac
tories will he 30 feet long and two
stories high. and the other as feet long
and one story high. They will be con-
structed In the best possible manner
and will be equipped with the most
modern machinery for carrying on the
work.
Brewer people will have more than
ordinary interest in the international
yacht races between the Columbia and
rhe- Shamrock the coming fall for the
reason that a part--in fact the most
important part. OF the uniform OF the
crew of the American yacht will be
made in Brewer. Freeman Littlefield.
the Mell-known clothing manufacturer.
of Brewer, has secured the contract TO
make the trousers for the crew. They
will be made of blue flannel and will
be of the usual style worn by sailors on
yachts. The work Of manufacturing
has not yet begun. The cloth will be
received by Mr.. LittIefield about the
first of next month and the work OF
manufacturing the trousers will be
rushed until they are completed and
shipped to the yacht. At present the,
crew OF Mr.. Littlefield's sactory in
Parker street are at work upon an or
der of 600 pairs OF trousers for the
sailors upon various Boston and New.
York yachts. These trousers are all
made to measure and the work of
making them is a job requiring a
great deal Of care and attention from
the superintendent Of the factory. The
yachts represented by this order are
among the most famous in the country
Good news from the Morrison Wooden
Company, Dexter, is made public. The
pressure of the orders and the guar
antee which the company made with
Its commission house some time ago.
that II would produce an average of
1900 yards of cloth daily up to January
i. 1900, has made II necessary to in
crease the number of employees. Two
crews will be employed, the first COM
mencing work at o'clock and the last
crew getting through at 10 O'Clock at
night. Each crew will work eight and
one-half hours. and the increase in the
production will be about 500 yards daily.
1t is expected that from 1900 to 100
yards of cloth will be manufactured
daily after the change The company
mas ooiS al cASchcHl uuSlHtSS ever
since it started the mill and a repre-
sentative of the New York commits
sion house handling the output of the
mill said recently that the mill could
not fiilShalf the orders that it was pos
sihte to secure. The goods are a cheap
grade and of a quality and price to
make ready sellers. The company has
secured all the help needed to run the
mill night and day and will have about
IS weavers on its pay roll.