Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-04

cars were not loaded.
Changes are being made at Bate.
College in Hedge laboratory so as t.
accommodate more students. Nichols
hall is being repaired. Partitions arc
taken down and room arranged for the
cabinet for study in geology and min
eralogy. There Is plenty Of room for
a fine physical laboratory that shall
add much to Bates facilities for teach
ing.
| II. M. Bean, Camden, has taken the
contract to build another big schooner
"a five-master of about the same size
| as the John Ii. Prescott, launched on
Jan. II. The new schooner is for Capt
John q. Crowley of Taunton. Mass,
| and others, owners Of the Prescott and
| also of the six-master to be built in
Beans yard. With the six-master and
the five-master on the stocks at the
same time. Camden will be busy
| town.
Fred Swasey, the conductor on the
| Boston x Maine who lost his watch be-
tween the cars near Kennebunk Sat
urday. recovered it, Monday, somewhat
the worse for wear. 1t was found
about 30 feet from where it went down
between the cars. The train was trav-
elling at the time about 40 miles an
hour. From the time it was found,
Saturday, to the time Mr.. Swasey re
ceived it. Monday, the watch had lost
only one-half minute.
G. +. Marshall. chief clerk of the
railway mail service in Maine, was in
I n N.In In No, a., "A
with him a new deNice for tieing up
letters and which the government is to
adopt if it proves satisfactory. 1t is
to be used to save twine and Is q
streak of economy on the part of the
government post officials. The device
is 10 be experimental with on the
eastern division of the railway mail
service which is in charge OF Mr.. Mar
shall.
At the present time there is not "A
single schooner along the banks of the
Penobscot loading ice and IL is n most
remarkable occurrence for this season
Of the year. 1t only happens SO now
as two or three schooners will be NOV
ed soon to some of the houses to take
on cargo. lee shipments. this year
have been below the average but biz
pick up in this line OF export from the
city is expected in short time. If ice
shipments do fall below for the season.
the great increase in the lumber trade
will more than offset ii.
a. II. Shaw recently offered Bath
$500 for the lot on which stands the
Erudition school house. built in 1924
Wednesday night the finance commit
tee of the city government reported in
favor of making the sale with the ap-
prevail Of the school board, although
the names OF the mayor. chairman Of
the finance committee and president Of
the common council We're not signed to
the report. Councilman Dunton. vino
owneS good deal of real estate here
offered to give 1890 cash for the lot.
but the order to sell to Mr.. Shaw for
$1,000 passed both boards.
John Griffin was walking over Pros
pcct hill. Monday afternoon. when he
discovered a pigeon nesting in the
shade on the crest of the hill. He pick
ed it up and found that it was a car
rier pigeon with a metallic band on it's
leg, bearing the number Sill. L. S. n
These pigeons from the navy are now
and in such cases the parties finding
them have been requested to notify the
navy department at Portsmouth, n. III.
Mr.. Griffin found the pigeon was pretty
well exhausted so he took it to his
home and is bestowing on it the best of
care. ..-.5,.-.
The 10th annual reunion of the Hatch
family Will be held at the old home
stead. Center Montville to which every
Hatch or Hatch descendent is urged to
attend Possibly many may learn
some interesting fact concerning their
anCentry. The committees are doing
all in their power TO make the descen-
NAL reunion a success. The usual bean
dinner baked in the primitive but best
style of alp will be served. Those
planning to attend can possibly be ad-
vised in regard to the route and aided
in transportation from Belfast by cor
responding with the secretary. Rev. f..
Judson Hatch. Groveville, Me. Adj
dress after August 9TH, Center Mont
vile, Me.
A masked man made bold attempt
to loot the residence of Andrew Halves
at Stroudwater at about A. NJ.
Wednesday. A servant girl was alone
in the house when a stout man of
medium height and wearing a mask
suddenly presented himself before her
and commanded her, under peril of in
slant death. not to make the slightest
sound. at the same time indicating his
intention of ransacking the premises.
The girl retired to an upper story Of
the house and then resolved to give the
alarm. She screamed vigorously for
aid and the burglar at once took to his
heels. Diligent search fails to reveal
any trace of his whereabouts. Nothing
was stolen.
The names of the candida ties for posi-
tons of clerks in the post Office and of
mailcarriers who were successful in
passing the civil service examinations
held in Bangor. June 3, were made
public, Wednesday. The result of the
eXamina tons for clerkships was as fol-
lows, the contestants standing in the
order named: Chas. j. Ryan, JOS T..
Lander. VIM. II. Hainer, Ralph j.
Hatch, Matthew Mccarthy. Patrick f.
Sheehan, Jas. b. Mountaine, Anthony
G.. Ford. Arthur B. Morse, Robt. T..
PoOler Miss Mary f. Glidden. Dean T..
Kingsbury and Harry S. Dean. Those
who passed the examinations for car
|