Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-15

| two Typographical maps of lortiahd 10
the Maine Historical Society. One
shows the town as it was in 111a With
the locations of the buildings and the
| portion burned by Mowat that year.
| The other is d century later, 1919, anu
shows the location of every building
and the amount of made land at that
date These maps are accurate and
are framed No more satisfactory
record could be made. They were
labor of love by Mr.. Edwards and the
people OF Portland are indebted to HIM
for this valuable work.
A special correspondent OF the
Bangor Commercial reports from Lee
that there are thousands of barrels OF
potatoes in Lee yet TO be hauied 70
VIM for shipment and WIN 10"
prices, it is a hard prospect Tor the
| holders. More grain and less pota-
toes should be the word for next
year." he says.
| Sanford and Springvale have nou-
| fed the world that they intend 10
grow this summer faster than they
ever grew before. More than 70 new
homes are planned for Sanford ana
at least two business blocks are pro-
posed for Springvale.
The can manufactures are getting
ready for the rush season when there
will be a big demand for their product
along the coast.
1t is reported that the men VINO are
to build the electric railroad from
Auburn and Lewiston, through Gray
and New Gloucester to Portland are
buying equipment for the construc-
ton work. The opening of the road
is set for the season of 1911.
Hugh H. Haswell. who succeeds
Horace Libby as a member of the
Lewiston Board of Public Works was
formerly in the newspaper business
and has been a printer in Lewiston
for many years.
Old orchard has offered 500 for the
apprehension of the firebug who
burned the Fernald and Lowell resi-
dences in that town a few weeks ago.
1t appears that vigorous action is
needed in the case as Mr.. Fernald has
done much for Old orchard.
The Hooker building recently
burned at Bath was once the stable
attached to Governor Kings resi-
dence.
Maine will watch intently the de-
velopnent of the Grand Trunks new
| line to Providence. Portland cannot
afford to lose any part of the trade
which could be sent to her.
| Robert d. Linn of Milford reports a
gigantic egg as eggs go, the product
of very ordinary hen. The egg
weighed 1870 grains, something over
| four and a quarter ounces and meas
| ured seven and an eighth inches in
circumference one way by eight and
one quarter inches the other
Augusta will give the interde-
nominational commission hearty
| welcome and accord the members
every facility for doing business.
| That's why Augusta is popular as a
convention city.
Poor Lewiston, The fire fiend seems
to have taken up its permanent abode
in that city.
Bowdoinham can find a place for
that shoe factory without trouble and
will then look over it's shoulder for
more industries.
A memorandum from the note book
of Jacob Pencil of Brunswick, show
| ing the weather conditions for jan
uary and February 1888. is of particu-
| lar interest on account of the similar
| ity to the weather conditions Of the
present year. The memorandum was
found by George w. Pencil of that
town in some old papers of his grand
| father Jacob Pencil, the shipbuilGer.
| 1t is as follows: January 1888, re-
marks on the weather. From the first
to the third remarkably fine: more
| like summer than winter: 4th rain,
| more rain from the 4th to the 10th.
| No snow and Bay clear of ice. 18th.
some rain and hail. 9th Capt. Chase
left the wharf for Portland Feb. the
18th and 18th fell ten inches of snow.
18th, blustery and snow drifting. 18th
more pleasant. No ice in the Bay tit
to pass on, and has not been this win
ter so far" The Capt Chase referred
to was Capt Anthony Chase who lived
at one time near New Wharf.
| Pittsfield Advertiser: A fir tree that
was felled last Thursday on the wood
lot owned by Hadley Clark, VINO re-
| sides about two miles from the village,
contained an interesting sight. The
tree when sounded before being cut
proved to be hollow to within about
three feet from the ground, and when
| felled it was noticed that large guam
titles of oats We're falling from the
| inside, and later q large family Of
mice made their exit and for while
let those around know that they didn't
appreciate being disturbed from their
nesting place which had been well