Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-07


1t is reported that Pressure Isle busl-
ness men have organized Il company TO
establish new weekly paper i'll that
town.
The resignation of Franklin Noursc.
Lowell, head of the Lawrence manu-
featuring company is announcc'' ME-
Nourse is one of the leading textile eN-
perts in New England. Before coming
to Lowell Is years ago he was agent OIL
the York corporation, Saco, Maine.
The First Regiment Band VIII be
known as the band of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps but it is understood VIII
retain the name of Chandler, Its round
er. The adjutant general is endeavor-
ing to arrange for this band to pc uni
formed in regulation manner. WIN
artillery uniforms with their scarlet
facngs the band will make a me APP
pearance. 1t is understood that the
band members desire to be equipped IN
this way and are anticipating the
change which is contemplated with
pleasure.
Lieut. Henri f. Micoleau, f. A. Sec
rotary of the Portland branch Oh the
Alliance Franchise, has decided to give
an illustrated lecture in EnglIsh Tor
the benefit of the Paris flood sufferers
Lieut. MicOleau has taken, during MS
stav in France, where he served TWO
years Of compulsory service, number
of most interesting slides which will
enable him to give a full account OF
the life of the French soldiers. The
lecture will most likely be given in the
early part of the next week.
The retention and utilization of the
water in the Kennebec river. now
going to waste by the building of three
immense dams at an expense of 81
900 900. Harvesting 81 600 horse power
to turn the wheels of industrial enter
prises all over Maine, is the scheme
by the Kennebec Develop
ment Company, which will begin work
in the spring on the dams which are
to hold back the Moosehead waters.
Pond, short distance below Moose
head Lake outlets, where they come to-
gether
Mr. Litchfield, an engineer who has
recently put in water system at Lis
bon Falls has visited Wiscasset, look
ing over localities known as COLBY
Clark" brook, Wards brook, the
Boynton spring and W. r. Bailey's
driven wells system can be used to ad-
in these or other places. Two
faucets will have to be sub
scribed for by the people Of Wiscasset.
A lease has been taken by the f. w.
Brown Co. of Port Clyde Of the build
ings and wharf which have been occu-
pied by the Lord Brothers Fish and
Salt Co in South Portland. The +. w.
Brown Co. intends to locate sardine
factory on the wharf.
The steamer Ransom Il. Fuller of
the Eastern Steamship co. will come
off the ways at East Boston in about
a fortnight, her number of staterooms
increased by SO and her freight ca
pacty much enlarged. Work on the
steamer Bay State is also progressing
rapidly, her repairs being made while
she is in the water alongside the
Fuller
The Falmouth Hotel in Portland has
passed into the possession of James j.
Pooler, who was for so many years the
OF the Columbia. F. H. Nunns
the retiring proprietor, is still at the
hotel.
w. |. Beecroft, author OF "Whos
Who Among the Wild Flowers" pub
lished by Moffat Yard & Co, New
York, is a Bangor boy, belonging to the
Well-known Beecroft family of Ohio
street. famous for its gardens. He is d
born naturalist, and has studied the
fora of New England in Maine and the
Berkshire Hills of ssachusetts. This
attractive book will be followed in time
by who's Who Among the Ferns" and
probably others of similar nature
Maynard Cook of Las Animas,
Col, is visiting in Saco after an alb
sence of - years. As a young man he
worked in Saco, later going to the West
where he has prospered. He is the
leading druggist of Las Animas and
one of the prominent citizens Of the
section. He received warm greeting
from old friends in Saco in making a
round of calls on former acquaintance.
LIGHT AND AIRY.