Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-03
Sympathizes with Bangor
and Ready TO Help.
Board Of Trade Active in En-
couragemeni Of Industries.
Matter Of Moving Post Office Dis
cussed-- Gossip of the Town.

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| the assistance of its fire department to
Bangor Local interest was acute and
during the evening the local department
stod in readiness to answer summons.
| Many leading citizens gathered at the
| Engine house and kept tabs on the sitna-
| ton from the meagre reports. A few
went to Bangor on the special train leav
ing Watervile about $50 Sunday evening
and the special train which left Benton
at 10 As that evening carried a large num-
Der Monday, on all trains going into
that city from this way. there were local
business men joining others TO witness
the burned district. The fact that the
Hume & Newhall Co. fire has hit Fair
field hard blow increased local interest.
Since Editor Blanding of the Industrial
Journal was at the last board of trade
meeting here, as principal speaker TO give
local business men pointers along Board
of Trade lines, there has been a growing
interest shown in the points he brought
| out. y conservative canvass of the situa-
ton shows that the business interests
| here are bent upon extending every en-
| eouragement to the Hume g. Newhall
co. 10 rebuild its plant early as possi-
bic, and the officials of the town aud OF
| the board of trade stand willing to for
ward any movement having behind il
| cooperative forces of the community
| When the insurance is adjusted plans for
The building of the mill will be in order.
| The death is announced in Albion last
| Saturday of Mrs. Sadie Smith Branch,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur d.
Smith of this town Pneumonia was the
cause of death, Mrs. Branch being sick
only a few days after visiting her par
! ents here. Mrs. Branch was the young
est daughter and leaves two brothers,
| Benjamin and Ned Smith of this town.
and two sisters Mrs. Robert Waite of
Lewiston. and Mrs Edith Halves of Au-
gusta. to mourn her loss. The funeral
was held Tuesday noon
| The local board of trade has been in
vted to report a condition of Fairfields
industries to the industrial department
of the Maine Central Railroad. Local
manufacturing interests are requested TO
give any data such as will give clear
idea of present or contemplated work.
The iron supports for the contemplate
| balcony over the sidewalk in front of
the Gerald hotel have arrived and Land
| lord Allen says the work of building the
| balcony will be pushed. The carpentry
work upon the 10 additional rooms in thu
house is nearly done. The new fireplace
in the office cheered the guests Monday
| evening for the first time.
Joseph Sawyer of the local garage re-
ports the sale of five new automobiles.
| Thomas Henderson, the local painter
is working upon the f. NJ. Totman estate
on Island street this week.
| DR.. F. L. Tozier, Neil Gregory and C.
| II. Crummett, who have in charge the
location of hitehng ground for teams
/ within the village limits, have canvassed
| the situation carefully and expect soon
| to announce their findings to the Board
| of Trade. The next monthly meeting of
| the board will be Friday night. May s.
| at Steamer Engine hall when this ques-
| ton will come up for discussion along
| with other matters of Importance to viii
lage interests.
| The matter of moving the post Office
in the odd Fellows block to new quar-
| tiers seems TO interest local wiseacres con-
sderably, one of the locations for new
office being mentioned the Glbreth block
| corner of Main street and Lawrence ave
| nue.. AT present definite action by the
| post office department is not apparent
| though figures have snapped hands be-
| tween the department and owners of both
| locations under discussion. Postmaster
| +. =. Mayo is doing his best TO facilitate
| plans for an up-to-date office and the
business interests of the town favor any
| thing that will bring such an event to
pass.
One OF the officials of the Watervine
Savings Bank. which owns the Gilbreth
| block property. has recently stated that
| with proper encouragement from local
| business men the bank would consider
| seriously the building of Il new brick
block an the site of the old structure
| Such an Improvement would be welcomed
the question of initiative in such move
ment being left To the discretion of in
terested parties.
Mrs. Alice Marble McDougal of
South Royalston. Mass. formerly of
Fairfield, is the guest till Friday of
Mr.. and Mrs 4. &. I-add lower Main
street. ON her return home Mrs. Nc
Douga will be accompanied by her
mother, who lives in Dexter. but who
is now visiting 1T Fl. r. Burns, High
lstreet.
Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Clark are re-
joicing in the birth OF a daughter born
Monday at the Baptist parsonage on
Newhall street.
Seed corn has just been received by
the legal management of the Portland
| Packing co. and is being distributed
among the farmers in this town and
vicinity. who are expected to plant
about 300 acres Of corn for packing at
the local plant in the fall.
Arthur Page. formerly of this town,
has recently returned from Warsaw.
| Wis. and is located now in New York
state as a civil engineer in the valua-
ton department. OF the New York Cen
trail r. r. Mr.. Page is the son of Road
Commissioner Geo. Page of this town,
graduating several years ago from the
| University of Maine.
Two local celebrities in the baseball
Has Been class have decided to adj
just their arguments through a game
"Twixt" the Fats and the Leans to be
played Thursday, May II. if the Law
renee High school baseball field can
be had for that day The preliminary