Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

the present extensive changes winch
are being made on the Office floor, still
greater renovatiOns and improvements
arc to be made within the next few
months. including the building of a
new five story addition to front on
Hancock street, the tearing down OF
the present mansard roof on Exchange
street and the construction of new
fiat roof to take it's place and the en-
largement of the kitchen to twice It's
present size When the present ana
projected improvements nave been
completed, the Exchange Will be one OF
the most modern and splendidly equip
ned hotels in this section Of the coun-
try.
1t is stated by prominent member
of Old Orchards hustling Board OF
Trade that a magnificent hotel will be
erected on the site Of Hotel Fiske be-
fore the opening of another season
This is by all odds the best location
Tor hosiery on the ocean front at Old
Orchard 1t has been reported on good
authority that Mrs. c. NJ. Cove, former
proprietor of the Lawrence House,
would rebuild before the opening OF an
other season. The building, which Will
stand on the site of the old hosiery,
will tie 100 by TO- and will contain 100
rooms. 1t will be three and half sto-
ries high. The plans for the house are
being made by a Haverhill, Mass,
architect. 1t will be built of wood. 1t
is also reported that several substantial
cottages will be erected on Grand ave-
nue., and on the sea front.
Samuel Smith of Skowhegan has
some old ledgers and account books
of Col Neil which show some OF the
very interesting customs Of that time
They date back to the year 1s2I one
remarkable feature about these OLD
books is that in an account with about
200 different people the ledger shows
that every account is paid in full and
some of the accounts amounting to two
or three hundred dollars. The day
book is interesting to read as some or
the things that were bought in those
days are not bought now. KUN seem
ed to be a great commodity in those
days and a great number of the peo-
rle have at least a pint charged to
them Snuff was another article that
a number bought Oats sold from the
store for 80 cents per bushel. Rum
was 90 cents per quart Molasses was
sold in great quantities. Ladies shoes
were $1.3S.
The Bar Harbor Water company
has practically completed very i'm
portant addition to it's pipe lines. The
weakest link in the system was from
tie filters near the Eagle Lake road
to the New Mill meadow, distance
of about mile, which was covered
only by 16 inch pipe. An additional
20 inch pipe has now been laid parallel
with this. The new pipe line Will be
of great assistance in maintaining
good supply of water for domestic as
well as fire purposes. The new line
will probably cost over $4,000. The
work has been done by the day under
the charge of A. H. Grindle, the com
pany's efficient superintendent. Mr..
Grindle had only one man under him
who had ever had any practical eX-
perience in pipe laying, but notwlth-
standing this he organized crew OF
men in Bar Harbor, commenced lay
ing the pipe on May oath and on June
10, working less than tWenty-slx days
he had the entire five thousand feet OF
20 inch pipe laid and the water flowing
through it. Only one leak has occur
red in this line since the water was
turned on and that a very small one.
Mr.. Grindle and his capable crew are
entitled to a great deal of credit Tor
tbair "a Mid work