Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-06

politics.
That seizure Of 80 barrels Of beer III
Lewiston shows that somebody was
little previous in stocking up for the
wide open times to come under Il
Democratic sheriff.
The plans Of the Central Maine tar
management indicate that the show al
Waterville. next fall, will be about as
extensive rs that which recently closed
at st. Louis.
That Naterville syndicate's purchase
Of 2;.0.0no acres Of land in Cuba is 4
good beginning toward annexing the
island republic to the United States.
Basketball and bowling furnish win
ter fun for a few but most of the sports
find NOR, entertainment i'll discussing
plans and prospects for next spring
baseball campaign.
Here are the official figures of
Names vote at the November elec-
ton: Republican,. 64437; Democratic,
1919; Prohibition. 1910; Socialist, 2106;
Peoples 33S. The total vote was 960.1
and the Republican plurality $685..
tn. Peoples party failed to obtain one
per cent. of the total which is neces-
s;try to retain a place on the ballot.
The Cumberland county commission
,.rs are clinching the new court house
nail every day. Saturday the last deed
of the church street lot was passed
and the county will own it as soon as
the money. about $S0.00O in all. is paid
over. The next move will be to issue
county bonds to cover the purcha Sc
price. The commissioners and County
Treasurer Thompson were discussing
that matter today. The architects
are to be given chance to prepare
plans. but there is no time to be lost
ana the plans must be presented within
"A fortnight. Chairman Charles c.
Wiggin intends to see the court house
project so far along. before his term
expires, December 3lst, that nothing
can prevent q contamination of it,
County Attorney Whitehouse is doing
all he can to push it along. He, too
will be out Of Office at the end of this
year.
They have revived the story abou: Il
prank which K"ucl Small now an
official reporter in Congress. once
played Oh Major Pulsifer, the Auburn
working together on case. taking
turns at covering 1t" and getting to-
gethcr at night to read their notes
Mr. Small. getting hold of the major $
note book. jOtted down In Stenographic
characters a sentence entirely foreign
to the case on trial. When the major
reached that point in his dictation h
stopped. looked puzzled. read the SEN
tence aloud and asked what in the wide
world that had to do with the case. Il
don't remember taking that down..
said he but l suppose / must have"
IF it is there. you will. Of course, have
to put it in Mr.. Small suggested. So
the puZZling words were inserted, and
the two reporters proceeded with their
work. Getting another chance at the
majors notes, Mr.. Small erased the
inserted sentence. A little later he
suggested rereading that particular
part of the testimony. Major Pulsifer
was more puzzled than ever He could
find no such sentence as he had read a
short time before. His face took oil
a very grave expression. He couldn't
understand the situation. After they
had settled down TO work, and nearly
finished their task, Mr.. Small got
| another stcalthy minute and. with
| out the knowledge of the major. opened
| the note book to the puzzle page and
| rcinSertcd the characters previously
erased. In the midst of their work
Mr.. Small again suggested looking
back at the testimony in the early part
| of the case. Major Pulsifer reading
| from his notes. and comparing with his
| associates transcription. suddenly
| stepped. put down his book. began to
/ run his fingers through his hair, got
up. rammcd his hands into his trous-
ers' pockets. paced the floor a minute,
then remarked with impressive
solemnity: "Reuel l think | must be
going stark crazy. That clause is here
again in my notes. as plain as day.
though I could have taken my oath
two hours ago that it wasn't"
The Bangor Commercial proposes
| that Names new county be- called
| Kent county. To be sure. Maine
has not any Eth county yet. but the
talk OF dividing Aroostook suggests
| that it may have one sometime and 50
an appropriate name is offered in ad-
| vance. kent-the county of Kent.
This is the Commercials name for the
new county il there is to be another
| county in Maine: to be named for a
| former Governor and Supreme judge
Of this STATE. Edward Kent was born
in Concord, y. H.. Jan. S. 1902 and
| gIa duated from Harvard College in
1921 when but II years Of age. Among
| his ola SSinat"S were Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Josiah Quincy, Charles w
tnhaIn and Edward G. Lnring. His
| mother was a sister of Prentiss Null
len. the first chief justice of Maine. He
| came to bangor in 1924 and in 1886 was
the secopd mayor Of the city. He was
twice governor OF Maine-in 1898 and II,
lSio. In iSi1-+2 he was a member OF
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