Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-07
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

Aroostook yards on Water street Old
Town, Will soon present strange APP
pearance. The old round house and car
repair shops which have been located
there for "A long time are being torn down.
The new quarters Of the Bangor a. Aroos-
took. which have been constructed sever
al miles up the river, are being occupied
therefore there Is no further use for this
old building.
Ira u. Ramsdell an aged and well
known Biddeford citizen, died suddenly OF
heart trouble at his residence Thursday
night. He was about town that forenoon.
He was g years Old and for half n CEN
Jury had b, en a mason and contractor.
He Is survived by three daughters He
was prominently identified with tho tenn
perance movement and WAS at one time
Institutlns officer Of the United order of
Protection.
A young man In saltwater. has been
painting his house this fan. He go; along
nicely Will" painting the body of the
house, bat when mixing his trimmings
his trouble began. \ paper bag of me
feed and one OF yellow oehre We're side
~ side. He turned tho fine feed into the
oil. mixed ii thoroughly went To work
and wondered why The paint didn't
spread, and it was some time before he
discovered his mistake.
William ward. old Towns enterpris-
ing founder, has the distinction of MAX
Ing the first stove ever made in that city.
For several weeks Mr.. Ward has been
working at his foundry on Treat and
Webster Island upon plans for the stove,
which he completed Thursday The
stove is an ordinary heater, made 10 burn
either wood or coal and will be made so
as to accommodate coils for hot water
After pcrfecting his model Mr.. Ward eX-
poets to make large number OF the
stoves for the trade.
Paul r.. the fast horse owned by Hen
~ Davis of old Town. is in the pink Of
condition. having funny recovered frcm
the injuries he received while in MaSsa-
cilnseits al the close of its campaigning
tour. Several parties are talking OF pur
chasing the horse and whoever gets aim
VIII have Il fine piece Of horse flesh.
While Paul T. is very fast on the track it
is said that he is still faster when hitched
10 a sleigh and can give a man a ride
about as fast as one wishes TO travel be-
hind a first class stopper.
Gen. George l.. Beal OF Norway Me.
Is expected in Washington the LATER
part of the week He is a member of
The board of directors that has in charge
the management of the National Sol
diers homes. The annual meeting of
this board is fixed for Monday next nj
L. NJ. at the Arlington hotel. Gen.
Bead is the member for Maine. having
been chosen at the last session of con-
sress as Is, successor nc to Gen. Francis Fes,
a re-clcction.-W ashington Cor.
The State college faculty are consider
ing the proposition of shortening The win
ter vacation. which is at present six
weeks. and placing the extra weeks on
tHt summer vacation or ulNluInS the col
lese year into three terms. Il weeks each
instead of the present terms of IL and u
weeks The present length Of vacation
was intended for the benefit of those who
intend to teach. but a count in chapel
last week proved that only about 80 out
OF 300 present would teach this winter
and that fewer wanted to teach.
The movement in favor of bringing pres
sure to bear on the government with a
view Of having mammoth new dry dock
at Kittery Is rapidly gaining
strength. Both the congressional delega-
tions from Maine and New Hampshire
Senator w. f. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire has gathered considerable informa-
ton concerning the nature of the facili-f
ties at the navy yard for such an under
taking. The yard has a natural basin for
a dock capable of taking in the largest
vessel atloat Owing to the accident to the
dock in Brooklyn. the navy department
has been to some Inconvenience and
Maine and New Hampshire will ask Con-
gress to have "A dock built here as several
authorities in the navy have expressed
portant one on the Atlantic coast for fit
ting out vessels in case of war
Claim Agent Hale of the Maine Cen
trail was in Old Town Thursday and con-
cludes settlement with Emma A.. wife
Of Frank Pooler. for injuries received.
the business was done through her attor
ney. w. H. Powell Esq. who after some
deliberation on the matter accepted the |
OHef OF YOU IL VIII De remembered
that Mrs. Pooler was thrown from her
on Main street several weeks |
ago and beside receiving a bad scalp |
wound was severely bruised. The acct
dent was caused by her horse becoming |
frightened of a Maine Central shfter |
which was going up Main street on the |
wooden mill siding. When nearly Oppo- |
site Mrs. Pooler and her team the engi- |
neer in charge of the shifter opened the |
exhaust steam valve making noise of a |
frightful nature. When it was seen that |
tempt was made to stop the steam and |
Mrs. Pooler was thrown from the team !
with the above results. A settlement of |
The case kept il out Of the courts where |
[ would have found its way had not 4 set |
lement been effected.