Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-06

position with the American Wooden
Co. New York.
1t is thought without any doubt that
Mrs. I.ovisa Cox of Harrington. near
the Cherryfield line. is the oldest per-
son in Maine. She was 10. years old
the 18th of last January.
r. w. kimball. Jr., of Fort Fairfield
drew the plans for the great potato
house of Carter & Corey which is nm
der construction at Stockton Springs
The building will be 125 feet bv zoo
feet
George Lord. storekeeper at the
Bath Iron Works, recently rendered
his resignation to take effect about
Sept. l, having accepted a position
with a large manufacturing comp.ny
of Detroit. Mich.
hrackley Shaw of Montreal, Canada,
who 30 years ago was engaged in the
tanning business in Dexter, is on a
visit to his old home. Since Mr.. Shaw
left Dexter he has been in the tanning
business in Montreal.
Edgar X. Wilson, son of ]. X. Will
son. editor of lions Advocate. a
graduate of Worcester Academy and
the University of Maine, has received
the offer of fine position as enginee,
| in the government work at the Panama
canal.
Harry Packard. Norway. has re-
ceived the first prize for vacation
story. in competition conducted by
the Boston Sunday Herald, and en-.
tered by writer's from all over New
England. The scene of his story is OF
PennesseewasSee Lake.
William J. McMulen. who for the
past five years has been foreman OF the
SacO and Pettee yard, in Saco has re.
signed his position. He will he sue
ceeded by Fred A. Thayer of Saco. who
has been chief surveyor Of the box fac
tory of G. A. Crossman & Sons.
Thomas B. Hough of Old Orchard
has been care-taker of Ferry Beach
park for q summers. The park con-
tains the finest primeval growth OF
pine trees in Maine. and the con-
scientious care given the grove by Mr.
HOugh adds greatly to it's beauty.
Erwin D. Emerson. who since last
February has been manager of the
New England Telephone Co.'S Burling-
| ton, VT. division has been sent to Port
land to become manager of the Port.
land exchange, to relieve William
NJ. Pike who has been manager for tbs
past eight years.
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Newton of Bowdoin.
ham. who has just celebrated the $50
| anniversary of her birth. is a Inca
descendant n Tnhn Hnw1an nd who
| married Elizabeth, the daughter o!
John Tilly. both Of whom came over in
! the Mayilower in 1920. Mrs. Newton
has IS living descendants.
c. j. Mccain of Portland. a student
| in civil and mining engineering al
| Tufts College. has accepted a position
| with T.. c. Jordan. civil engineer. and
| the first of his duties will be to assist
| in surveying the proposed route of the
p. and r. +. Railway from Falmouth
| to Poland Spring station of the Maine
Central.
Ralph L. Kelly of SacO, has re-
ceved an appointment in the naval de-
partment on the U. s. s., Hannibal
which is now at Monte Christi, San
| Domingo. as captains clerk and pay
| master. VI Tie past lew ytdlS
Kelly has been stationed at Ports
mouth. in the civil service branch. Mr.
| Kelly has already entered upon his
new duties.
Ernest MaXfield, formerly of Pitts
| field. who has been living for the past
three years in West SwanZey, \. H..
has disposed of his wooden mill in
| that place and with his family, has
| been at the Stacey farm in Palmyra
| for several weeks. Mr.. MaXtield has
accepted the position as assistant
superintendent at the Waverly wocien
mill, Pittsfield and has entered upon
his duties.
David r. Porter of Bangor. the first
Rhodes scholar from Maine is expected
to arrive in Boston from Liverpool ir
a few days. On his arrival in Maine
he will go to Good Will Farm al
H'ncklcy. where he will deliver an adj
dress. Later he will go into the Maine
woods for two months returning to
| oxford in October to completed his last
year at that university. Porter was
| 4 member If '06 at Bowdoin and re-
ceived his degree with his class last
June.
Cant. Rufus G. F. Candage, a native
of Bluchill. recently celebrated the S0th
| anniversary of his birth. at his home
! in BrooKline. Mass. Captain Candag'
| has been surveyor for the Bureau oi
American Shipping and inspector for
the Boston Board of Marine Under
writer's for the past ten years and goes
| to his office in Boston daily. In
Brokline he has been a member of the
board of selectmen, the Public Library
trustees and the Board of Assessors
| He has been town moderator many
times during his residence there. He
moved to Brookline first in 1850. At
the age of IS began sailors life and
| in 1850 he had risen to the command of
the brig Equator, in which he made n
voyage around Cape Horn. In 1867 he
quit the sea and settled in Brookline.
where he has since resided. He was
one of The charter members of the
American Shipmasters' Association
when it was organized in the early
sos He Is member Of the New York
and Boston Marine societies. and was
formerly president of the last named.
He is a member Of the BrOokline