> From: Ken > To: NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Subject: Mar 15, 1881 Machias Union #1 > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 9:56 PM > > There are LOTS of names and news in this issue due to the elections so > there will be more than one posting today (250 line limit from listserv). > > From Milbridge: Capt J.W. Sawyer is to build a wharf and erect a > store-house for wholesaling corn and flour > > From Lubec > Lawrence and Dodge commenced work in their sardine factory at the Mills > Feb. 26. They have given quite steady employment to a large number in that > vicinity. Pike & Gillise are erecting a sardine factory at the village near > the steamboat wharf. Mr. E.W. Brown, et al. will also erect another factory > at the village. Comstook, Reynolds et al. are erecting a sardine factory at > North Lubec near Major Davis's place. The erection of the factories is > progressing as rapidly as possible. > Mr. Loring Small has his new boat ready for use. She is built in a > thorough and workman-like manner. Mr. Small has taken great pains to make > her one of the ablest, prettiest and most convenient boats in Quoddy. > Mr. G.W. Saunders and B.H. Marston left March 6 to attend the Normal > School at Castine. Mr. O.E. Davis and Edward O'Donald left recently to > attend school at Worcester, Mass. > > Machiasport > Capt Arthur Moore, Moderator. C.B. Watts, Town Clerk. C.W. Gates, A.L. > Harmon, Wm Warren, Selectmen. C.B. Watts Treasurer. C.W. Gates, J.P.F. > Tobey, H.A. Libby, Assessors. J.P.F. Tobey, J.M.Fletcher, W.F. Grant, > Overseers of Poor. F.H. Waide, Town Agent. A.B.Bailet, SS Committee. > School Agents: M. Flagg dist No. 1, West. > T.C. Clark, dist No 3, W. A.J. Robins, dist No. 5, W. Arthur Moore, dist > 6, W. C.A. Drisko, dist 7, (Libby Island). Leander Libby, dist 1, East. > Charles Frye, dist 3, E. Other districts to choose their own Agents. > H.M. Flynn, J.M. Fletcher, A. Sanders, Wm. Miller, W.F. Grant, Daniel > Johnson, C. Frye, F.H. Waide, Daniel Holmes- Constables. > W.F. Grant, L. Libby, W. Cole, C. Frye, T.C. Clark, E.J. Sawyer, W.W. > Libby, S. Larrabee, I.M. Bowers- Police. > C.W. Gates, Arthur Moore, I.M. Bowers- Health Committee. M.J. Wright, > Collector of Taxes at 4 per ct. > > Bar Harbor > Selectmen are, Benj. Higgins, Frank Conners, B.L. Higgins. > The two cottages in progress of building during the winter, owned by Mssrs > Crow & Roach are nearly finished. They stand near the shore below the > Atlantic House. > Mr. Musgrave is planning to build a larger house than Mr. Sear's and near > Mr. S's lot. > Mr. Lyon's daughter is having a stone cottage built near her father's. > Mr. Hamilton has commenced on a new cottage which he had rented before he > began work on it! > Albert Higgins is taking down his old house and will build two new > cottages near the old site. > Mr Jordon advertises for one hundred mechanics. > Mr. F. Rodie guarantees to build a larger resorvoir and bring water into > town in eight inch pipes. Mr. R > wants a large number of men; plenty of work now. > > LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS > > Willie A. Sanborne has the contract to carry the mail Machias to > Machiasport the next four years. > > H. Kingsley, of East Machias, has been held for trial April term, by Trial > Justice Wilder for deer killing. > > Benjamin F. Hamilton, of Lubec, has been appointed Deputy Sheriff by > Sheriff Balcom. > > Mrs. Abigail, wife of Rev. Edward Brackett, who preached at Harrington > ten or twelve years ago, died at Franklin Feb 20; she was mother of Mrs. > J.H. West of F. > >© 1997 Ken > ctyankee@bigfoot.com > > NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.


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