Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-08

called attention to the fact that
| the deficit coming over from the
| last city government was over $'o
| 600 while the debt coming In
with Dcering would amount to at least
$40. 900. Therefore the need of economy
was manifest.
| II. A. Edwards of Caribou. is one OF
the busiest men in Aroostook county.
Starting 4 few years ago unaided, but
by his own efforts and as the result of
a constant hustle he has now IA roller
| mill turning out from 80 to GO barrels of
| -four daily. besides grinding about 40
| 600 bushels of rye. buckWheat. etc. Il
year: HI ships 100000 railroad ties to
the Maine Central Railroad this year.
sends out 10 all parts of the country
about 200 carloads of potatoes besides
conducting a general grocery store and
in all doing a business of from Sl25.O00
to Sl50.oG0 year.
The following advertisement was
found by Well-known citizen Of Ban
gor in paper of the date of 1927:
We. the undersigned have purchased
Il nine passenger stage coach and II
will run between Old Town and Ban
Cor. daily. Fare 62h cents: way pas
senGcrs five cents per mile. We VIII
not be responsible for baggage unless
tied to the coach" And now you can
go from Bangor to Old Town and re-
turn in one hour. and for 20 cents. The
names of the persons who ran the
coach We're indistinguishablc.
The Progressive club. one of Lis
bon's well-known literary organiza-
-, nf tal p
summer vacation will devote that sea-
son To village improvements. Through
the efforts of the club. a clause was in
serted in the town warrant asking the
town To provide street lighting through
the three villages. and furthermore. the
town recognized the need of move in
this direction. and it is probable that
some action will be taken in this di-
rcation soon. Now the women of this
club have taken up the subject of
street cleaning and the beautifying of
the streets. vacant lots. waste places
ANA Unsightly buildings. These women
will later provide garbage cans for the
streets. ana will interest the children
in the subject. for with the co-opera-
ton OF the youthful forces of Il village
much additional good can be done.
Another committee has for its work
TIL" providing of shrubs for lawns,
vines for piaZ2aS and old buildings and
fences. and other unsiehtly objects
which cannot be done away with
Seeds will be distributed To those desir-
ing them for the Identifying of other
wise hare spots of ground. and the
club has discussed the feasibility az us
ing part of the neat little sum in the
treasury. collected by the payment of
dues. far tn purchase or additional
seeds.
Never in the history of caribou has
there been such scenes Of activity on
| the streets as during the month just
closed. Some days when potatoes We're
! being bought up at 81 and $3.50 a
barrel there were ut times 800 teams in
/ the village streets loaded with tubers
on q certain Thursday about the mid
/ die If March 10000 were paid out in
spot cash for potatoes and railroad
| ties. the largest days business in the
| potato history Of Caribou town 1t was
| like circus day in town: the shouts Of
the drivers the rush of the potato buy
ers. and the general excitement went
to make up scene resembling the
stock exchange. The bitter weather Of
February throughout the country had
brought Il blessing to ArooStook potato
holders and they didn't mind whether
the mercury stood at 40 below in Aroos-
took or not It had injured the south
ern and western crops and then came
| the demand for the old reliable ArooS
| took tubers. No one expected that the
| high prices would last more than few
! days but although the price has fluCt-
uated between $l.15 and $3.50 q barrel.
| good stock brought $2.25 barrel in
| Caribou. Saturday. Nearly all the
! storehouseS in Caribou. Blaine and
Mars Hill. Monticello and other ship
| ping points along the II. & A. are
| empty IN unusual thing for this time
| of the year. Last year in April the
houses had large supplies and potatoes
were selling at. the houses along the
! line from - to 80. and Sl.oo barrel
| and small sale at that. Today. they
! bring from 81 90 to 81 - and the holders
are reluctant to part with them at that.
| \ CORE spondcnt Of the Machias Re
publican recalls that Sunday \pril ,.
| 1Sl3 was Il day distinguished for the
| heaviest snowfall within the memory of
| the earliest settler Of that section. 1t
! began showing early in the morning.
! the storm continuing through the day