Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-04

recently made, and the board of
directors will act on the gift at the
next meeting, which will be held Fri
day.
The Central Maine Power Co, has
consolidated the Bath and Bruins
wick districts into single division to
lie hereafter Known as the Bath
division and on Jan. l, Ralph W.
Bragg of Bath became division
superintendent 1t is the plan of the
company to have divisional head
quarters In Bath while John G..
Humphreys will continue as district
superintendent in Bath and Howard
Campbell as district superintendent
in Brunswick. The division is a large
one, extending from the Boothbay
road in Edgecomb to the point just
west of Yarmouth where the Central
Maine' Power Cos. lines and those
of the Cumberland County Power e
Light Co, come together, and all
the Lisbons up to the Lewiston line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin McAllister OBJ
served their golden wedding anniver-
sary at their home on Minot avenue
in Auburn, very quietly. although
friends remembered them literally.
They came from Norway about Ia
Years ago and Mr.. McAllister. who is
~ years old, is actively employed in
the Bates Mills as an expert filer and
grinder. He is the son of Josiah and
Nancy McAllister of East Stoneham,
early settlers of that township. Mrs.
McAllister is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lorin Mckeen. her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Mckeen, at the age of
IS, living with her. The McAllisters
are both active members of the Ad-
vent church, have many friends in
the two cities and are well. and in
teresting people to meet. They have
five children, Cliston and Laforest
of that city, Payson and Leslie in
Norway, and the daughter. Mrs. IL.
Z. Hammond lives In Auburn also.
The Free street plant of the E. T.
Burr owes Co.has been offered to the
government as a location for Port
lands new postofiice, says The Port
land Express. RumOr to this effect
was confirmed by A. T. Laughlin, one
of the heaviest stockholders In the
company, who also said that the price
at which this plant would be avail
Die came within the appropriation
made by the government Tor post
Office lot. The Burrowes property on
Free street comprises the entire
square bounded by Free, South,
Center and Spring streets with the
exception of the brick building at
the corner of Center and Free
streets in which Reeds market is To-
Gated and the building at the corner
n nd Al,
houses the Packard Motor Car Co.
The reason OF the Z. Il. Burrowes
Co. for wishing to dispose OF the
Free street plant is tile same which
was outlined some time ago when
directors OF the company purchased
as private investment land in
South Portland: Namely that the
present plant has been built by piece
meal to house several departments
which were added after the original
business had been expanded to in
Guide other lines tirsn the famous
rustless screens, and is not so con-
structed as TO make possible the
manufacture of these various articles
with the same economy of time and
expenditure as would result were ali
the departments housed under one
roof. Besides the Free street plant
the Burrowes Co. owns large Spring
street plant connected with the Free
street buildings by a covered pass
ageway two stories or more above
the sidewalk There is real estate
in the vicinity Of the Spring street
building which might be available
for purchase which would permit the
company to expand its Spring street
plant : to meet all its manufactur-
ing needs.