Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
MAINE INDUSTRIES.
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Earle GoOch and John DUDE of Jack
sonvlle. are running a novelty factory
in Meddybemps.
business at w. NJ. Nash & Co.'S mill
at Cherryfeld is suspended on account
of broken machinery.
Day Bros. in Wesley. are doing a
hustling business at their hardwood
mill, turning out small novelties.
Hayward Peirce of Frankfort, has
contracted to supply the city of Ban
gor with 100000 paving blocks.
VIII Coombs began, last week, on the
iron work for the new Pendleton
shop, Belfast.
The big circular tent for Merrymeet-
ing Park is being constructed at Den
nett's loft, Bath. 1t is a tent Go feet
in diameter, and will contain about 500
yards Of canvas.
+. ]. d. Barnjum has sold to the
Poland Paper Company 5000 cords of
spruce pulp wood to be cut on the
Higelow township and Mr.. Barnjum's
own land in that vicinity
William Moores of Rangeley Planta-
ton. cut over 100000 feet of spruce
from his Land, last winter, and he will
boom it right away to be delivered to
the Rangelcy Steam Mill Company.
The Lumber Company have COM
pleted the transfer of their box ma
chimes from the old stave mill in Ed
munds. to the old grist mill in Dennys-
vile, and have commenced the manu-
facture of box shocks on u large scale
William Hale of Machias. has rented
the basement of the j. \. Coffin store
on Center street. in that place, and is
having it remodeled and fitted up for a
candy factory. where he will do Il
wholesale and retail business.
+. H. Hayes Of Dexter. is doing quite
Il business At canning at his new fac
tory. He has purchased large guam
tity Of dandelion greens ana canned
them. and has put up quite quantity
Of baked beans.
Mears < Dickey Of Morrill,. shipped
the first lot of hoops from their new
mill. by steamer Penobscot. 70 Boston.
Monday. The hoops are made by a
process new in this section. though
extensively used in the West.
\. NJ. Pulsifer of Auburn. has re-
ccived advice from Mississippi that the
last three weeks have been extremely
favorable for cotton growth ana that a
large crop is now assured. This will
he welcome news to our mill owners
ana operatives in New England.
The PittsnrId Electric Light and
Power Company has got its drive Of
logs wen along. There is upwards Of
l 600 .Ooo feet in the lot and there has
been plenty If water to rush the work
along since it was commenced.
The business at G. +. Cummings 4
sons mills. Norway, was never better
than at present They have a large
amount of lumber to be sawed into
box boards ana their mills are run day
ana night
The contract for the plumbing in the
Eastern Maine Insane hospital was
awarded to Warren T. Brown of Lynn,
Mass. Tuesday morning, with the
usual provision that he furnish salts
factory bonds. The work VIII cost
SIG, $50 and will require several months
to complete.
Chester Greenwood Of Pennington.
has started his ear protector shop on
orders which Will keep quite crew
busy till into July. Mr.. Greenwood
has purchased a lot on Front street,
and will, this fall. erect tire-proof,
onc-story brick building for the ac-
commodation of his ear protector
manufacturing business.
John w Leland, well-known sar-
dine factory owner i'll Eastport, for
several years past, has secured the
large sardine canning factory at Little
river, Perry. known as the Gleason
cove Packing co. Early last spring,
he sold out to the present Sea Coast
Packing Go. Syndicate No. /. and was
engaged during the season to run the
plant for them.
The prize and stray logs at Pea Cove
boom were sold at auction on Tuesday
forenoon. by the Penobscot LAUNDERING
Association. at it's office in Bangor, the
business being transacted by the treas
urcr of the corporation, Charles II.
Adams. of Kimball, Adams & Go. The
entire lot Of $1,000 feet was sold to the
Orono Pulp & Paper Co. at 91B cents
per 1000.
Herring continues very scarce in
Passamaquoddy bay and the surround
ing waters since the opening of the
canning season. May 10. only d few
small-sized fish have yet been caught
bv the boatmen and as result none
nf the sardine canning factories At
PASSPORT, have been working recently
Leading boatmen and weir owners
state that conditions are and have not