Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-19
WARREN LOCALS.
Dam High School Captain Plummer-
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Dam - High school captain Pl"mmer-
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We spoke in our last of the freshet The water
now is nearly TO its usual height. The dam
at the upper falls, that was in danger suffered no
strain, because the food found relief by washing
away something like half Of land from
the west end.
We are always pleased at the close of our school
terms. No closing gave us more pleasure than
the one a week ago to day. Only a few of the
friends present. yet an interested few, to lis
ten to the exercises from the second aud third
classes. high school cannot go down with an
appreciative minority as We have. The wants will
be met some way.
We got considerable enthusiasm and encourage
mcnt in our visit to Castiue. Never saw l6S stu
dents there before any more life and thorough
ness on the part of the teachers. Evidently the
school is power in the land We need not speak
in particular of the old teachers, Mr. Fletcher,
Miss Iluhges ana Miss Lufkin. The new ones
Miss Comstock, lately of Marlboro, Mass, MIR.
Foster and Mr.. Plilbrook, graduates of the East,
crn Normal, are filing their places with marked
success.
We enjoyed ur trip on the Lewiston, not be-
cause We toucht at so many plae es, Camden, Bel
fast, Sear;Mont and Bucksport, making the uip
from Rockland six hours more, but the more We
become acqu ainted with the Uhicers, the more we
enjoy Their gentlemanly assoCi ton. We were
by the sory OF Capt. III. L. Plulnmer Of the
schooner j. III. Converse, WHO was returning to
his home in Harrington, Name, with his wife and
two daughters. In that severe storm of the DIST
nit, he came across Nantucket bar with eleven
other vessels. He put out to sea and shove to
to star the gale, but the storm severe tina
he for nd himself drifting toward the shore rapid
ly. He had hardly time to make sail, putting on
all that his three nasted vessel would bear, when
they were nearly upon the rocks at Cape Ann
lie being in good time weathered the gale, but
assed so near the shore that he could have thrown
a biscuit upon the rocks from his vessel. The
waves baat mast head high; he said that his sal.
walton was due to the under tow Of the surf keep
ing him off, while his sail carried him past the
danger. His anxiety was great, not only
for his ship but for himself, family and crew.
1t would have been impossible to save any
thing had she struck. He lost his jib and
sustained some other little damages, trfng
however. Out of these eleven vessels his and one
| other went into port; the other badly damaged.
The rest were either lost or driven out to sea.
Herein is much of the unwrtten history of storms.
vessel goes ashore; we pity the poor sailor If
his vessel is sound 1t is all right; yet oftentimes
at sacrifice of strength and vital forces. Capt.
Plummer sails to-day for Havana with a cargo Of
shocks from Wiscasset.
Our enterprisng Changers Of North Warren
gave decidedly pleasant entertainment ct their
hall on Tuesday evening Dramatic scenes and
music were well rendered. A little accident came
near terminating the affair, but by presence of
mind order was soon restored. One OF the actors
representing fortune teller got her false hair ig-