Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-29
Maine Fraternities.

PASSPORT Council. Knight; of Column
bus, will hold its second annual field
day at Pembroke, Aug. :.
AroostcOk Lodge, Knights of thu
Maccabces. was instituted recently 1T
bers.
Golden Rod Camp, Royal Neignbors
of America. was recently instituted at
Old Town by State Oracle. Mrs. Clara
II. Woods Of Houlton.
Moose Lake Tent. Knights of the
Maccabees was recently instituted III
Denmark Corner with 40 members. by
District Deputy NJ. L. Pau, of Portland.
Rocky Hill Lodge. Knights Of
Pythias. has decided TO erect building
of it's own at Deering Center, rather
than to secure quarters IN the new Ia
at Portland.
A monster Field day will be held OF
Long Island. Labor Day. by the Macca-
bees. The three Portland Lodges are
getting up the program. Several bands
will be in attendance, and the day VIII
be given over to sports of all kinds.
Great Chief of Records w. E. St
.Iohr of the Maine Red Men states that
the order i'm this state is making the
most remarkable gains; ever shown in
it's history Reports from the various
tribes in the State for the six months
ending June 80 show a total member
ship in the Great Reservation of Maine
o. very nearly $500 Rel Men, a gain of
about 200 during the term. The Degree
of PocahOntas. the ladies' branch of the
order in this state, has made a gain OF
more than 500 members during the six
months past.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company ut
Bucksport has the contract for erecting
all the bridges for the new Northern
Maine Searsport railroad now in pro-
cess of building. TIL. bridges for the
lower section of the road are to be un-
loaded at Bucksport. The yard l.;
situated on the old Capt. Hiram FogG
property at BuckSpOrt recently pur-
chased by the Eastern steamship COM
pany. The Steel Co. have built a small
building. containing an Office and tool
house. Two large derricks have been
erected. The one nearer the track has
Il boom Al feet long. This derrick takes
lile itidltIldl lIOll tIlE cars, llidl ttfc
set on the siding on the further side of
tn" main line, and passes it to the der
rick nearer the water. which in turn
delivers it onto the scows at the head
OF the wharf, whence it IS taken to the
most convenient point nearest the Local
ton of new bridge: ana unoaded. The
second derrick has a boom SIS feet long.
There are seven bridges to be distrib-
uted from this yard whose gross weight
amounts to 1910 tons. The Colson
Brook bridge which is the longest
bridge on The line has already been
erected. This bridge is 40 feet in
length, having II spans. one 60 feet five
40 feet each and five 80 feet each. The
highest point OF elevation is 100 feet
The other bridges arc: Station r. l05
Mt. Waldo, spans, 200 feet total
length; Mosquito mountain. span, 80
feet in length; Sandy Point Highway,
span q feet in length. this bridge has
two Orders. each weighing 14ia tons;
Frankfort Highway. spans, 100 feet
total length: Frankfort Village Via
duct, 10 spans. $50 feet total length:
Marsh stream. 9 spans, total length 400
feet This bridge contains the longest
single span of any of the bridges which
they are to erect along the line. being
100 feet. Seven bridges arc to be dis
tributed from Bangor and one from
Belfast or Stockton.