Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-20

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A Franklin man is prospecting To-
gold.
| 1t is probable that festival chorus
| Of % voices will be organized at Ellis.
| worth.
A class. with IS members has beer
formed at North Arson for the study
| IF band music
Orland has two, monagenarians-A-Mrs
John Condor. born Feb s. 1904, and
George Saunders. born Dec. 20. 1906.
A Franklin girl. Miss NJ G. West. is
librarian in the new library of the
government printing office at Washing
ton. .sH 1J!-
There, are several cases of canker
rash at Pishom's Ferry. The school has
been closed and precautions taken to
prevent contagion.
A movement is Under way by the
Sons Of Veterans of Bucksport, to or
ganize a ladies' aid society and pros
poets are bright for large mebership.
Editor John NJ s. Hunter of the
Pennington Chronicle. who has been
critically ill the past few months. has
so far regained his health as to resume
his editorial duties.
Deputy Collector. Peters at Orient.
recently seized two-horse team which
the owner was endeavoring to smuggle
across the boundary dine, with a ram,
sheep. and three lambs.
Hon. ]. w. Palmer has sold one:half
Of IN
to Messrs. Grant and Milliken, who
have large contracts to furnish pulp
wood to be shipped to the Kennebec.
1t is reported that considerable
quantity of sardne fish caught in
Canadian waters and attempted to be
landed at Lubec and Eastport. has been
seized by United States customs Off
GERS and held for duty
The wedding of Mr.. Charles F. Mann.
editor of the Lisbon Enterprise, and
Miss Addie l.. Harradon occurred
Wednesday evening, at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Harradon, East Auburn.
+ General Auditor Colby of the Maine
Central Railroad was bitten through
the lip by vicious dog while on a
recent visit at Gray. Mr.. Colby got 4
gun and shot the dog About year
ago the same dog bit child.
Bath has quite a number Of new
houses to show for the years growth
and so many more men are employed
at the South End ship yards that the
Electric road runs two cars in trans
porting them, where it formerly run
one.
The ninth steam mill drive is now
being received at the Bangor boom and
brought down to the mills. So far this
season about 100000 feet Of logs have
been RATED at the boom. Two more
drives are expected and the total will
probably reach 10000, 900 for the season.
This will be considerably larger than
last year.
James Hodgdon and his descendants
to the number of Al, met at one of the
cottages on the shore of Lake Embden
for few days outing last week. All of
of his children were present except AL
len, who is in Michigan. OF his 26
grandchildren II were present and two
great-grandchildren thus representing
four generations. -
The burglars have resumed burgling
at Calais They are operating on
houses in preference to stores this
time. Three residences were entered
recently, but in each instance the
parties were heard and alarmed by in
mates, and fled before accomplishing
their designs or being identified. Gar
den and clothes-line thieves have also
resumed depredations.
The schooners Gazelle and Gen.
Grant, are said by seafaring people to
be the only vessels of their class in the
United States. They are cross be-
tween common coasting schooner and
scow, with round bows, fiat bottoms,
narrow keels, and scow sterns, with
their rudders hung outside. They are
great carriers for their size. and are
not bad sailers. The Gazelle is owned
in Belfast by Fred A. Knowlton and
others, and commanded by Capt. Shu-
bael G. Rich, and the Gen. Grant is
owned and commanded by Ctpa VIM.
F. Kellar of Isleboro.
A few miles from South Lubec known
as the "Schofleld Farm" il a natural