Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-19


A Washington dispatch says that
Secretary Of the Treasury Cortelyou
has received from an unknown person
at Mattawamkeag. Me-. the sum of SO.
which has been deposited to the &C
count of Conscience. There was
nothing accompanying the money to
indicate who sent it. or in what way
the sender had defrauded the govern
ment, if at all.
The Portland board of registration
began its sessions Monday morning in
anticipation of the city election to be
held two weeks from that date. The
heaviest registration in the history Of
the city is expected as both parties will
wCrk hard to get all the men that they
can registered.
A big building boom has struck
Baileys Island and never before have
there been so many cottages under
process of erection as at the present
time. Last spring. eight cottages were
built and this fall the number being
built exceed that number. Four cot
tages are being built by Charles S.
Thomas fer parties out of the State. for
Mrs. Cross of Washington. D. c.. Mrs.
CULVER of North Carolina. Mrs. Block
son of North Carolina, and Mrs.
Massey of Philadelphia.
A York Beach fireman did d nervy
thing the other day. Charles Alcry's
barn caught fire. A sewer is being
dag in the vicinity and a large amount
of dynamite was stored in the barn.
One or two caps exploded but one of
the York Beach tiremerf> went boldly in
and took out the explosive. For a
time the hotel and all Of the summer
cottages in that vicinity were in dan-
ger. Outside of the barn being badly
damaged there was no other damage.
Here is Il story Of the November
frcshet on the upper Kennebec. At
the confluence of the Kennebec and
the Cara basSctt the water WAS very
high. overlooking q large part of the
island below the village Of North
Arson l.. G.. Robinson had So sheep
on his part of the island and they mad
q narrow escape from drowning. NJ. A.
Ames and Il crew of five men started
for them in Il boat and when the boat
reao he'd the island the sheep were
nearly surrounded by water. The men
We're unable to catch them so the
sheep were driven into the water and
We're swan to higher land and housed
I ~
there when they did the entire flock
would nave been lost
1t is 1 welcome announcement that
the state historian. Rev. DR.. Henry
Swcetsir Burr2ge of Togus. is writing Il
new school history Of Maine. DR.. Bur
rage has been engaged in collecting
material for this history ever since he
came home from the army. and has
been to original documents for the
greater part of his data. He has been
chaplain of the National Soldiers
Home at. ToguS the last year and q
half. and was selected by Gov. CDbb to
fill the new Office of State historian
which was created by the recent IegiS-
laturc No man in Maine is better fitted
for the task.
Two Of GorhamS famous Lombardy
elns were blown down during one of
the recent gales. These poplars OF which
there were originally five. were brought
from England in 1900 and planted by
Robert Mcclellan. Il lad of IS, who after
wards became the father Of Mrs. Caro-
lin Wiggn. the present owner of the
houses. The LOmbardy poplar. which is
| Il variety of the black poplar very COM
mon in the East, as well as III Lom-
| hardy and other parts of Italy, was
planted extensively in Europe and
America during the latter part Of the
| 18th and early in the 18th century.
| which probably accounts for the an
| ci1nt trees Of this variety which are still
| standing on Fort Hill, at the Goldman
place. at West Gorham. and in other
| localities in town.
Bangor is agitating the question of
abolishing fire alarms at night. Ban
gor argues this way: With a Taper al
practically every volunteer fireman's
beside the ringing of the alarm bells
| in the towers of the churches and fire
| stations is wholly unnecessary. More
| than that it is harmful The ringing
of the bells startles many persons
| whose nerves are not of the strongest
Also the ringing of the bells attracts
a crowd. for everybody wants to see d
fire at night and if persons are gu,
they'll run q mile to be at a fire. a
crowd at fire at night is a nuisance
The crowd gets in the way in spite OF
the efforts OF the policemen to keeI
them back and the work of the firemef
is hampered sometimes to a consider.
able extent. With the bells cut out 81
they would not ring ut night most PEG
pie would never know there was q fir,
until they heard about it the next day
What folks don't know won't hur
them. according to the firemen, ant
: they had much rather the crowd would
stay at home when there is fire.