Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-22
SPARKS FROM MARIE WIRES.

mouth have received letter from Del
mar "; Merrill. their only son. who
Sioped, last week, with Mrs. Chas. Trask
me letter was written in New York city
ana stated that The writer had obtained
employment al good wages. He ala not
| give any reasons FOR his sudden depart
| ure.. nor did he refer to Mrs Tfask.
neither did he tell his address in New
| York.
The Portland Cadets held their annual
| iieid day and shoot at Long island, Port
| land harhor Tuesday. The active and
| Infantry and the LIST Regiment Band were
| guests. At $50 7. NJ, a banquet was
| served. after which speeches were made
| by Col. L. II. Kendall. Maj. Charles Col
Inns. Capt. Baker, Capt. Gowen. Hon.
| Charles II. Hamilton. Hon. i. i. Hamii-
| ton and others.
The Bangor. orouo & Old Town Rail-
| road has been equipped with 4 novel tel
| phone system. by which the conductor
| may b" in constant communication with
| the depot. An iron wire is run by the
| side OF the trolley over all the road. The
| telephone Is or the car in small box
| When delayed from any cause the con-
| tuctor swings the trolley pole to tlse iron
| wire. and by pressing key calls Tho
office for instruction.
Captain Seth r. Woodward aged - a
| prominent citizen of Bath, died Tuesday.
| re was II master mariner having for
| gbout - years commanded several Bath
| ships. Ahoul - years ago he ceased 20
/ ing 10 SET and went into the coal bust
| NeSs. and later into the cutting aud ship
| ping of ice. owning a big plant At Gun
| p0int in HarpsWeil. He WAS a charter
member Of Dunlap commandery knights
| Famplar. of Bath. He Is survived hy one
| on. S. Thomas Woodward Of Boston.
\ travelling man who had heard good
| 'eti about the Boy orator of the Andres
| noggin. says he WAS or The train for
Sanger. the night that George L. Crock
| 7 1..t~
| hinl he and a friend who had. started
| Trough the train to see him. Arriving at
| The seat where Dir. Crockett sat, they
| stopped and stared ut him for i moment.
| next station. iceboro. got off the train.
| Thc same travelling man says he was IN
! Ninalhaven the next week and heard that
! Or Crockett had left on Il fishing vessel
| for Newfoundland Characterization
| journal.
| The government work Of improving the
| channel of the I<ennebcc river Is rracti-
| ally completed for the season. A big
! Job Of dredging has been done between
| Augusta ana Haliowell an immense
| amount Of earth, gravel and stones hay
| ns been taken out. The specifications
| rall for lV-foot depth At low water az
| Brtt's. shoals. mile below the city and
| l3-foot depth beyond. ana il Is said that
| hese are now the depths. There is still
| much shoal water between Augusta and
! Britt's, and this will be dredged next sea-
| on, Bids will he advertised for this win
| CT. the dredging to be completed before
| he close OF the fiscal year, June |. This
| iob finished. and the projected work for
which SO much money has been spent viii
be complete. and balance OF the appro-
| priation remain to meet unforeseen re-
| iuirements. occasioned by frcshet or
| otherwise The people of Augusta are
| much pleased with the prospect of 2 fine
| channel to the sea. Heretofore large
schooners have met with more or less diff
| iiculty in ascending to Augusta. but with
| depth of il feet most OF the way and
| nowhere less than 10 ut low water, Au-
gusta will become quiet i respectable
| port. The department is still much dis
| satisfied with the practice OF some mill
men OF dumping waste into the improved
| rivers of this State. \ prominent official
| connected with the engineering corps
says he doubts Il the government will
| EVER eXpend much more money upon the
| rivers where mills are located unless this
| IS stopped There is not much satisfac-
| ion in digging out channel only to have
| ii filed mp in a few wears with slabs. edS-
| ings and sawdust. 1t Is not business, be
| declares.