Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-16

There were nine dldIIIS VI Hc III
Portland during August.
The Cabot cotton mill at Brunswick
is now running on full time.
Felix Chene of Biddeford, is 80 years
old and able to shave himself.
There is talk of the Calais cotton mill
shutting down for the winter.
Rockland high school pupils are talk
ing of organizing a foot ball team.
A Brownfield woman of Sc has picked
, and sold Sc quarts of blueberries this
season.
An effort is being made to reorganize
Anderson camp, Sons of Veterans.
Rockland.
East Hebron has been greatly troub-
led of late with thieves and mischiev-
Gus persons.
George Phair of Limestone, has been
appointed to the position of customs OF
ficer at that place.
The Good Templars of oxford county
contemplate holding a temperance mass
meeting at Electra park in the near
future
A Bath boy who had borrowed d
bike to ride home to get ticket TO the
show the other night. was fined
for riding a wheel without lantern.
Long Island, Casco bay, has enjoyed
the best year since it's discovery.
Every cottage has been occupied dur
ing the greater part of the season
while the Granite Spring hotel has done
a rushing business.
In Deering there is some discussion
of proposition to transport the fire
engine and horses over the electric
railroad when there is fire in the out
lying portions near that line, thus say
ing time and the horses. Another pro-
position is to annex to Portland.
There are men in Lewiston who can
make ST. day catching frogs for th'
market During State fair hundreds OF
frogs were caught and eaten by the
people on the grounds, who had only
to go outside the fence to get them by
the basket full. In one restaurant they
were served all the week.
Captain Gilman Low of steamer Wi
wurna Eastern Steamboat Company.
has run on the route between Bath and
Boothbay the past 81 years. His first
the Spray, small boat about the size
of the steamer Lizzie Snow, and the
only boat on the route at that time. the
year 1866
Three young novices made their final
profession at the convent on Free
street, Portland, Wednesday morning.
The names of the professed are Miss
Annie Koran of Portland, in religion,
Sister Mary Eulalie; Miss Elizabeth
Quinn of Portland, in religion, Sister
Mary Bernard; Miss Sarah Casey of
Benedicta in religion. Sister Mary Ce-
1estne.
Mr. F. H. Costello, for the past -
years connected with the Russell & r.
G. Dun mercantile agency, and for
nearly eight years the manager Of its
business in eastern Maine has resigned,
though he will retain the management
here for about six months. His inten-
ton is to give nearly the whole of his
time TO literary work, especially the,
writing of fiction in which he has had
gratifying success.
The store of E. H. Nealley of Mon
roe, was broken into Monday night.
On Tuesday morning when one of the
clerks opened up the place and found
the window in the rear wide open, he
suspected trouble. Later it was found
that bag containing $50 in coin had
been stolen, and that the thief ha
opened the window reached into the
desk which stands near it, and had
thus captured the plumber.
hearing has been in progress in
Bath at which Judge Whitehouse has
presided. The hearing was in regard to
the division of the Small Point proper
ty of the late Governor Bodwell. Fire
Commissioner Edward Woodman
Percy H. Richardson and r. B. Haskell
of Portland had reported in favor of a
division of the property between M. 3
Spinney of Small Point and the Bod
well heirs The latter objected to the
decision and the hearing resulted
Judge Whitehouse heard the evidence
and rendered a decision sustaining the
commissioners. 1t is believed that this
will settle the case.
Edward F. OBrien, II years of age
and Myrtle Chapman, 16 years of age
both pupils of the Hugh O'Brien gram
mar school on Dudley street, Boston
until the beginning of the summer va
cation are thought to have been mar
red recently at Kent, Ohio. Edward
is a grandson of Hon. Ellis O'Brien O
Thomaston, Me-. and his mother. wh'
lives at No. s Sargent street, Dorches
ter, Mass, has supposed that he wa:
spending his vacation at his grand
fathers home. II is said, however, tina
last Wednesday he left Rockland Will
500 which he borrowed from hi
grandfather and with the proceeds D
the sale of his bicycle started on hi
journey for Kent. o. 1t is thought tina
Myrtle Chapman knew that he wa
coming-in fact, that they had beel
corresponding all summer. Younl
OBrien's mother is taking energeti
steps to find her boy and prevent tn
marriage.
Atlantic Lodge, X. of p. was insti
tuted at Northeast Harbor. Thursda,
night, with 60 charter members. FIT
Bar Harbor knights. including the uni
form rank. went over by steamer an
returned the following day. Wesley G
Smith of Portland, grand keeper of rec
ords and seal, and +. c. Reynolds