Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-14
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
MANCHESTER.


Charles Murray. " no went to cali
forliI last March. arrived rome, Mol-
| day morning. ha. ing been six days and
| seven EiShts from san Francisco 10
Augusta. M. Murray has BASED The.
S,'Ason with his brother. Ozro Murray,
W"frlng III the sawmill of l.. e. Eey-
| h"ius formerly Of Caribou, Me, who
| went TO Shasta county, Northern Cali
| ~ ma. about L years ago. and has
| lu'it up large business, employing
IL men in ana around the mill. Mr.
| reynolds pays his men from SIS per
| month 10 $4.5o per day and board but
expects his men to build their own
| ~uEins 70 lodge in from lumber furn-
:sa+d by him. The output Of the mil!
fl;s beeh three millions of pine this
| season which he expects to double
anotE.r year. \ railroad extends
from the mill into the timber and tie
! logs are hICled from the stump on
large wheels l. feet in diameter and
eight inch tires to the trucks and load
| ed by the locomotives with Wire cable
and blOcrs and taken TO the mill.
| after being sawed it is hauled forty
miles to Cottonwood. the nearest rail-
| road station. by teams of from four to
twelve hulses and mules attached to
two and three wagons fastened togeth-
| er and called wagon trains. hauling
from four to ten thousand to "A load,
| making the round trip in five days.
This sugar and yellow pine is sawn in
to stock from feet, 9 inches. to feet
inches in length. One sugar pine
sawed this summer. made 10.SC0 Zee
and was feet. , inches at the butt.
making eight cuts to feet. II inches
long. Sometimes these large trees in
failing will bury themselves two feet
John Mccormick. son of +. MCCor-
mick, who accompanied Mr.. Murray to
California. is in Humbnlt county
where the big redwood trees grow. and
where it takes two men two or three
weeks to cut the largest of them.
Melvin Watson OF Augusta. expects
to start for California in December.
James c. Hewitt of Belgrade lost one
of his large work horses recently.
The church at North Manchester has
ben closed for the winter and the
Christian EndeavOr Society will meet
at the homes Of the members of the so
ciety. Oct. 16. the society Will meet
with Mrs Virgil Scribner. leader, Miss
Matte Hewitt; Oct. %. with Mrs. Sadie
Thomas, with Mrs. Fred Snow as lead
err and Oct. 80, with Mrs. Jefferson
Dudley of Readfeld, Mrs. Mary Scrib-
ner, leader. All are welcome. !
The picking Of aples is progressing
slowly and the cold weather makes
overcoats and mttens a necessity.
Leon Watson Of Rome, was in Read
field and Manchester Wednesday, on
business.
vAssALBoRo.
An important business meeting will
be held at the Adams Memorial Con-
gregational chapel Saturday after
noon. at 4 o'clock, sharp. Not only the
members but all interested in the WORK
of his church are urged to be present
WINDSoRvlLLE. I
G. I. York is hauling wood to be used
at the Windsor Neck schoolhousc.
Farmers are kept busy gathering their
apples. A large crop is reported In this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dodge are re-
ceivng congratulations on the birth OF Il
son. Sunday.
James Pratt has returned home from
Waterville.
Mrs. Maude Redmond and two sons. OF
Ramford Falls formerly OF TINS tr raef
the past week. Mrs; Redmond vii, be
joined by her husband in Augusta from
wherce they will depart for santa rosa.
Cal. for the benefit OF Mr.. Redmond
health. ~
Miss Sadie Douglass has been visiting
hel aunt. Mrs. Rosie Piper
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie French and daush-
ter Violet, of Somerville,a called on
friends, Sunday. j.
All are ready for Mr.. French's dance
which will be held. Saturday. Oct. To- IT,
Maurice Greeley passed Though town.
Tuesday, on his way to.Augusta on busi-
ness.
Apple men are getting supplied daily
with barrels from here. There are
great many made here and they are sold
about as soon as made. l.
The magistrates of Skibbereen have
decided to check Sunday drunkenness :
nv making the fine for It twice that for
4 on other 1aya