Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-24

That $3.50 haul at Phillips was the
best that busy gang of burglars has
done for some time.
| They are always talking spring pol
tiles down in Rockland and it seems
| agreed that Mayor Rhodes will have
a third term.
Auburn rcjoices in the prospect of Il
new shoe factory. 1t is expected it
| will begin operations within month.
| Brunswick is feeling pretty well
pleased with the figures of the APP
praiscrs of the local plant of the
Maine Water Company. Nearly all of
| the predictions set the appraisers at
more than 100000 but the sum prov
ed 10 be 1896. And now Eruns-
wick and Topsham will see how the
water district system works.
The new church on Matinicus and
| the first one there, for that matter, al
though the island has been settled for
over 4 ccntury-will be dedicated in Il
| few weeks. Its cost is about $500. OF
| this sum the residents of the island
| raised 5000. the Maine Missionary Snri-
| ETY. gave $500 and other friends gave
| $500. The latter class included former
| residents of the island ana also summer
visitors. The leader in the work has
| been Rev. John NJ. Greene. -. H.. of
Lowell, who hl:i been in the ConEr. Ct
tional ministry for over - years ..ni
who spends his vacations on Matinicus
When one phase of the Vaughn
| bridge problem does not agitatc Port
land il is certain to be another. Just
now there is Il stir over the proposition
TO have the bridge closed to all travel
during the 10 months required to erect
the new steel structure. The builders
have begun operations, and the queS-
ton of whether there shall be Il tenn
porary bridge must be settled at once
The Vaughan bridge connects the west
ern extremity of Portland with the sec
ton of South Portland known as
Ligonia 1t is on the direct route from
ScarbOro to the city, is travcrsed by all
the funeral professions that enter
Calvary ana Forest City cemeteries. and
is thoroughfarc for a great amount of
daily travel. The new bridge will cost
$250,o00 and Il temporary bridge for use
while it is being built would cost $25 600
1t is evident that the Maine sardine
canning season is coming to a prema-
ture end. Already four of the largest
factories have been shut down. All
owned by the Seaco1st Packing COM
panr. Three of the factories arc i'll
Eastrort and one in Lubcc. by the
closing of these factories fully ZOO
hands have been thrown out of employ
ment. 1T is said that others will close
soon ard that by Nov. /. the season will
be practically at an end. According To
law the fish may be taken for canning
purposes as late as Dec. ! and il il UNI
usual. almost without precedent. to
quit 50 far in advance of that date.
The reason for the action is the ex-
| ccedingly low market prices Of the
sardnes.
The first train will travel the entire
railroad. today or tomorrow. 1t will be
a work train, however, and no bands
will greet it along the way The road
| IS completed two weeks ahead of the
| time set in advance. Two Thousand
men have been employed regularly on
| the construction, and the work has pro-
| crossed without interruption since the
| first day of April. The road is nearly
| 60 miles long and is regarded as a
| triumph of railroad engineering and
| construction.
The cleaner Louisiana which sailed
from Bangor, last week, took the sixth
big cargo of spOolwood to be sent from
| Maine to Great Britain, this season.
| The total of the seasons SHIPMENTS is
| 7OOOO feet, an increase of about
| l,OOO0o0 feet over last years shipments.
| The spoolWood goes to the spool fac
tories in England and Scotland and is
| manufactured at Schools and other
| places in the Katahdin iron works
| region. The local manufacturers OK
| pect considerable falling off in the
| exports next year, partly because the
| Eslt1Sh merchants are said to be over
stocked now and partly because spool
wood is being taken in large quantities
| from the white birch forests of Finland
A recent analysis of Lake Auburn
water has been made, and the water is
found to be chemically pure, and really
| better than when first examined. 10
years ago. The tests show that colon
bacilli are absent, and that there are
only slight traces of nitrates and very
| little chlorine. The water is pro
nounced excellent for drinking pur-
poses. For some time there has been
! talk that the cities OF Auburn and
Lewiston should purchase tho land
about Lake Auburn, in order to pre-
vent the building of cottages. The
plan was a scheme to have public
driveway about the lake, which would
| be a great attraction, as Lake Auburn
is beautiful sheet of water, and the
country about it picturesque. 1t is still
thought by many citizens that this plan
should be carried out, for, while the
land would cost large sum Of money.
it can now be purchased cheaper than