Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-27

Maine has only one pensioner over
100 wears old. This is Mrs. Deborah
the 9th of November. She is de
f! pendent mother of Il soldier of the
civil wal.
on making an investigation as to the
bad condition of an Orono sewer, re-
, Gently. il was found that roots from Il
bunch Of willows nearby had gotten
into the pipe. When they were re-
moved il was found that they had
grown nearly 20 feet in length COM
pictely filling il.
We have received copy of the Penn
! the famous Philadelphia school which
celebrates its centennial. this year. The
| Sketches of the teachers in this num-
Der show three Maine men on the
staff Frederick l.. Smith, Bowdoin
50: Daniel +. Owen. Bowdoin go for
seven year aub-principal in Thornton
Academy; and Dennis E. Bowman.
| Colby. '93. for several years principal
If WaterIilie High school and later
| law student in augusta.
| There lives in Mars Fill young
man, VINO four years ago, made up his
mind that Aroostook was not big
enough for him. and that Massachu-
sets offered many more inducements
for Il young man than his own good
county; and. filed with visions of sud
den wealth in the old Bay State. he
migrated there. At the end of three
years he found himself even worse off
financially than when he went. and re-
turned to his native soil. Last year
n bought a farm of so acres and
began farming on a small scale From
this years crops he has raised and
sold $500 worth of potatoes and hay.
and received his cash. The farm cost
him 1920. and this fall he was offered
twice that amount for it; but of course
II fused to sell his golden goose" And
ore of the best features of the young
ran's farming is. that he has no large
bills for help to pay out. he having
lone all the work himself with the eX-
reption If $24. One thing which ma
;erially as sisted the young man was, 81
course. the good yield Of crops From
TN barrels If red Bliss potatoes plant
e.: he rranzed an even 500 barrels.
In the last fiscal year the amount
disbursed at the pension agency in
Augusta. which covers the State. WAS
s.. S91.7 49,: salaries $1,000, clerk hire SS2l5.
contingent expenses $4,000 The amount
= H., al
law was Sl.470.05S; nurses sl044. widows
and other s5sl,;4l. There VAS paid m
account of the war with Spain S4olS.
Under tie act of June -. 1890. which
,ovideti for service pension where
inability II earn a living has developed
since the war. these sums Were paid
InNa.ids 500. 352. widows and others
s9l7 esq Last year there We're on the
pension rolls tn, names Of 1899 pen
.,ioners. this year the number is 1888.
4 decrease of 1l6.
The Monsoon Railroad from that
town u Monson Junction on the Il. <
a. is eight miles long. The offices Of
the company are II. A. Whiting. presi
cent J. +. kImball treasurer and gem
.ral manager, and W. L. Estabrooke.
superintendent. Mr.. Estabroke is also
general freight AMI passenger agent.
train dispatcher. general baggage mas
ter, road master. superintendent Of
construction. station agent at Monson.
conductor. baggage master express
messenger and mail clerk on the
train. He is good natured and
accommodating and bears his honorS
With becoming modesty.
Last Sunday Bangor experienced a
drCuth. not Of the temperance variety
but veritabe lack of water.
ParidoXically enough il was caused
by too much water in the river, or. more
accurately. by the anchor ice and the
high water. No water could be had. |
and Sunday morning baths were
postponed Many people thought their
pipes had frozen and tried TO thaw
them out The lack of water caused
serious inconvenience at most houses
although many residences were pro-
videG with cisternS and tanks from
which water was obtained. In some
Instances it was impossible to start |
fires in kitchen ranges and meals We're |
prepared on chatting dishes or eaten !
cold. Early in the forenoon small |
streams of water could be coaxed from |
the faucets in the down town drug |
stores and other establishments on the |
low land. Back on the hills in the
residential sections, however, not even
a single drop was to be obtained. AS
soon as it became generally known
that limited supply could be had
down town. dozens of residents.
equipped with pals, jugs. pitchers.
pans and every other conceivable kind
OF vessel, commenced pouring down
over State. Hammond and Union
street hills in quest of the precious
fluid. The procession was impressive
and created general interest. Many of
the church organs are run by water
motors but at the morning services the