Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-15

The carpenters of Newcastle and
Damariscotta have organized a union.
The last suicide in Fryeburg makes
q, within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant.
A big tree was recently felled in
kennebunk which furnished a log six
teen feet long, Ave feet through on the
stump and surveyed 1400 feet.
A Rockland man whose business re-
quires his frequent presence in Cam
den was recently thrown headlong
from a team, and a day or two later
was capsiZed from a sleigh and run
over. In both instances he escaped
with nothing more serious than
scratch, and attributes the miracle to
the fact that he had just taken out a
ten thousand dollar accident policy.
Calais is one Of the few lucky cities
in Maine that receive more from the
State than they pay. in taxes. The
annual State tax of the city amounts
to SS,11320, while it receives from
the school fund $7,3O5.S7 and from the
railroad tax 50 ,112.O1, q total of $9,417.SS.
The apportionment of the school fund
according to the number of scholars
and the distribution of more than one
third of the whole railroad tax among
the towns where railroad stock IS
owned makes 1t rather easy for the
places that are prolific in children or
in the ownership of railroad stock.
The promoters of the proposed cleo
trio road between Bidd ,fOrd and the
Pool recently purchased about 80 acres
of land for the company's use, which is
chock full of history. The land Is just
this side of the junction of the Fortune
Rocks road and the highway leading
to the Pool. This place Is the point
where Richard Vines first came ashore
early in the 18th century and where
the first settlers in that part of the
State established themselves. The
first session Of a law court was held In
small building at this place. 1t was
| here that the first settler sentenced to
be hung in Maine was executed. For
merly there was an old apple tree
where the hanging took place. but 1T
has long since blown down. shoot
has sprung up from the roots and it is
the proposal of the company to fence
| in this spot as place of interest.
A personal this week about Mr.. Ed
ward ]. Sullivan, who is managing
| James O'Neirs tour in Monte
| Cristo," reminds me that there are
| number of Portland boys scattered
about the country in the show bust
ness Among them is NJ. ]. Garrity
manager Of the Morrison Comedy Co:
Richard T. Parker. property man with
/ ", c hn ic thic week at
Chicago: Charles Googins, stage car
penter with the same company; Frank
| Walker. who used to swing the baton
so dexterously at the head OF Chand-
ler's Band and who was also nopu-
lar member of the Mereans, property
man at Corse Payton's Brooklyn
theatre: John Thorn, formerly at the
jefferson and the Cape theatre, stage
carpenter with the "Strollers COM
biuation These are few that come
to my mind: there are quite number
of others.-Portland Argus.
The scallop industry at Hancock is
an important one at this season, when
tn. New York dealers are paying $1.3t
per gallon for the bivalves. In the
western portion of the county many
are engaged in the business, and wher
the wind and weather permits numer
Gus fishermen are to be seen dragging
for scailops. Perhaps the largest mum
Der of men employed is at North Dee
Isle, where 2s men are taking at thu
rate of from 10 to 25 gallons each pc
week. They are shipped by steame
} to New York, averaging two shipment
. each week Then at Cape Rozier sew
eral are dragging for scallops as
means of increasing their revenue
But at South Rropksville one find