Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-12
looks like big increase. but evidently
1905 was very healthy year for the
CITY had 356 deaths in 1904.

looks like a big increase, but evidently
1905 was very healthy year for the
city had 356 deaths in 1904.
Persistent rumOrs to the effect that
:. large paper bag factory is to be built
in Old Town in the spring are going
the rounds. The factory. it is said.
Will be one Of the largest of its kind in
New England. 1t will be furnished
with electric power and electric lights
and will be steam heated. Upwards of
300 men will be employed in this new
factory and the pay will be ample. No
one seems to know. however. where the
Site of this new factory will be. but
tho mon who arc promoting the scheme
have the necessary money to build the
factory and ii is safe to bet that they
have money enough to buy lot to
build Oh.
Hens will not lay when kept on
frozen cabbage diet. John +. Fowler.
a Saco hen fancier, has proved this
In years past he has fed the chickens
On cabbage every winter. This year
the cabbage frozc during the first cold
snap. and not knowing the disastrous
results that follow the feeding Of cab
bagc filled with frost. Mr.. Fowler gave
it to his hens. During the months of
November and December the hens. %
in number, laid 80 eggs. Since going
onto the frozen food diet. Jan. 1st not Il
single egg has been Forthcoming.
nnon y-aIlicfy n1aoa for q praci.
dent of the United States, now a
shanty for the use of railway employees,
is the fate Of an cid passenger car of
the Maine Contra! railroad. A crew OF
car men has been busy recently dis
mant!ing the Old-fas hioned passenger
car. formerly numbered II, and until
lately No. $50 Of the equipment Of the
wrecking train. Saturday it was set
off its trucks and placed on found
alton by a side track near the round
house in the yard. The sight of the old
car as it was being placed, as it might
be said, in it's last resting place. awak-
ened the memories of many Of the old
err railway men, and they recalled that
it was in this car. that Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, President of the United States.
rode over the Maine Central to the
opening Of the North American & Eu-
ropean railway from Bangor to Vance
borO in 1870. On the journey to Bangor
| the train was in charge of Conductor
William Dodge Of Waterville. Mr..
BODICE well remembers the trip. Charles
Hallett. now deceased. was at the
| throttle of the engine. and Charles
Buck. still conductor on the road. was
baggage master on the trip in question.
Accompanying President Grant on
this trip through the State was
cx-Vice-Prcsdcnt Hannibal Hamlin Of
/ Bangor. Beyond Bangor the country
was Sparscly settled and in some places
mile after mile was passed without the
party seeing anything but ocks and
wilderness. Turning to Giant. Mr..
| Hamln remarked: "Mr. President. this
is the first time in my life that 1 have
been out Of sight of land The story
| is also told that when at Danforth. 81
miles beyond Bangor. the party ran
short Of cigars. A train hand searched
| the town for tho weed. but failed to
find anything except cabbage Leaf"
The party then proceeded to Vancaboro
and the engine and q car We're sent
| back to Bangor to procure cigars. for
| Grant was a man who could not DE