Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

A $4,000 stone contract was an ac
oeptable Christmas present at the
John l.. Goss quarry. Stonington.
The poultry raising fever seems to
have struck South Portland this sea-
son and in many sections of the city
new memories have been built.
In the Eastern Maine Insane hos
pital buildings. Bangor. there are $50
doors, 400 transoms and $40 windows.
In the windows there are over 1900
lights of plate glass.
a Pressure Isle photographer recent
~ gave young lady of that town Is
sittings before negative was secured.
which, to the young ladys way of
thinking, did her justice.
A man named Green and another
named Black got into an alteration at
| Brunswick the other day and as a re-
suit of the chromatic miXup. one of
them feels blue at least, as the result
Of SO fine.
| Emery o. Penlleton has two interesting
relics at his farm in East Belfast The
| old well sweep in the door-yard has Stoot
| there Just one hundred years, and he ha:
| 4 sign which was in use when the place
! was Il tavern kept by j. stephenson, II
| the year 1900.
| Biddeford and Saco real estate men
say that there is quite n boom in real
| estate in the two cities and n couSe
| Cuent increase in values. In that see
| ton where the church of st. Andrew is
| being built there is n marked change
in values and land there has shown a
greater appreciation than at almost
any other place in the two cities.
= The mayor-elect of Newton. the
| Hon. Edward l.. Pickard. formerly of
Auburn, is to devote the salary at
tached to the position. $500, to chart
| table purposes, and has already given
the hospital $500 for free bed. When
asked how he intended to distribute
the rest of the money, Mr.. Pickard re-
piled that this matter had not been
settled by him as yet.
Not long since Major 6urrage. recorder
| of the Maine Commandery Military Orde!
of the Loyal Legion. received letter
| from Captain William G.. Wise. in com
mand of the I. S; receiving ship: Frank
| lin, now stationed at Norfolk, Va. ask
ing if the commandery would like to re
| ceive a memento of the Spanish Ameri-
| can war in the shape of a l6 centimetre
| shell and case which was taken from
| being sent by Major Burrage the she
was forwarded, and is now in the office
of the recorder for me inspection of the
members OF the commandery. The case
| is of brass, and is about five feet long
while the shell which is attached is over
a foot long, and the total weight is some
| thing like one hundred and thirtytive
pounds 1t will be remembered that Capt
Wise commanded the St. Paul in the
Spanish war and his thoughtfulness in
sending the relic to the Maine Command
| which. by the he is "A
Der, will be much appreciated.
1t is reported that Shiloism mas been
the cause of domestic difficulties in the
The wife. it is said has been thorough
| ly converted to the methods of the
| SanforditeS and wishes to contribute in
a very open-handed manner 10 the
furtherance of that well-known cause.
while the husband is an unbeliever in
the doings of Durham hill and keeps
| the purse strings drawn closely about
his hard earned dollars. 1t is reported
that this has so incensed the wife that
She has returned to the home of her
mother and refuses to return unless
| the husband shall give largely of his
means for the conversion of the world
to the relief of the Bulah HilliteS.
| Mr.. Sanford spent several weeks
among the people in Boothbay and at
Barter's Island a few years ago and
made many converts and it said that
a considerable sum is forwarded regu-
larly by these people for Mr.. Sanford s
work. Though but little is heard from
the local believers. many are still said
to be strong in the faith.