Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-20

| That ArOoStOOk lnurutr Wa 'iiS ~
the mast atrocious in the history OF
Maine crime. Two brothers shot IN
| cold blood by companion after Il
| trivial dispute during partridge
hunting trip,
II is rather late for sunstroke, but
Harold Hollis suffered a severe one
| Monday afternoon in Lisbon FAILS
! and fell unconscious in front OF the
| poStolIice. He had q similar expert
euce Il year ago at Squirrel Island
The poor box at St Mary's church
| in Biddcford was robbed again inns
| week. Every effort is being made to
ascertain who is doing this and if the
| parties are caught it will certainly go
| hard with them.
| Miss Clara Inge, the prima donna
| in '"Thc Time, the Place and the CIR
| which is now touring Maine, is for
mcr Portland girl. the daughter or
| George $. mge who was in business
| there for many years.
| The Grand Lodge of Maine. r. q
! 4. NJ. will hold a special communica-
! ton at Saco Tuesday, Sept. "a, at
1.3O p. NJ. for the purpose Of dedicat-
| ing the new Masonic hall Of sac"
| Lodge No. 8. There will also be a
| special communication of the grand
| lodge at Charleston. Wednesday, Oct.
| at p. NJ, for the purpose of dedl-
| eating the new Masonic hall of olive
| Branch Lodge, No. III.
| Portland Argus: Various papers
| have within the past few days con-
tanned an announcement that the 2lth
| Maine Regiment would have re-
| union at Waterville. Sept. 26th. Ger
| tain names are included in the notice
| as Of officers and Of men who have
| died during the past year not one OF
| whom ever had any connection with
the eth Maine. This regiment. by its
| bylaws has its annual reunion on tn"
| 9th of August in each year. 1t held
| the gathering for 1907 on that date at
| kemebunk Inasmuch as this legi-
| ment was almost wholly made up OF
| York county men. it has no connection
1
of the local members of the associa-
ton are wondering what manner of
nix-up has occurred. 1t is suggested
| that it is some other regiment which
| is to meet at Waterville. but this too
is somewhat mystifying, as most if not
all of the reunions are held in August
TIP to date no Sherlock Holmes has
succeeded in Calculating the mystery,
l
| kind on the part of somebody.
A rumor from New York claims that
the New York and Portland run is to
have new steamship which will be
| built this fan and will be ready for
next summers business. The rumor
also states that the New York offices
| feel that the service to Portland war
rants greater passenger carrying ca
pacity on their steamships and that a
| daily service on their line would car
ry great many more people into
| Maine than the thrcc-timeS-a-wcek
| schedule now in force.
| Coast Missionary Macdonald has
just at present been turning his atten-
ton to educational problems along the
coast. and has had the assistance Of
| state Supt. Of Schools Payson Smith
who has been making trip with the
| Morning Star in order to familiariZc
| himself with conditions along the
coast, says Par IIarbor cor
respondent. Some of the results &C
comrlishcd by TIE weeks work in
clud@ tho establishing Of three stat"
| schools on unincorporat"d island"
| where formerly only IL few weeks and
in one case no school privileges were
enjnrcd. Two towns were compelled
to make proper provision for the
transportation Of their children across
the water. on" plantation was PER
| Suadcd to take steps to build nov
| schoolhousC. The children of light
st;tions received attention. and plan
| worked out for their welfare.
The condition of the lighthouses
along the Maine coast between kitt,ry
and Calais is the best for MANY years,
according to the engineers department
of the United States lighthouse ser
vice Extensive repairs are being
made to many of them and the enSi-
| nctr'S department has had one OF the
busiest summers in its history. At
Browns head at the western entrance
of Fox Island thoroughfare repairs
are being made to the station. These
include a new boat house and a new
boat slip. At Nash Island repairs
are being made and at Libby's Island
much work is being done. The for
mer station is located at the western
entrance at Moosepcakc beach;
Lihhy's Island is ct JonespOrt. AT
Marshalls Point at Port Clyde. re-
pairs are being made on the dwelling
and at Bass Harbor head. Mount
Desert. and Bakers Island off the
Cranberry Islands. Mount Desert, ex-
tensive repairs are being made. At
the Burnt Island station, off Hoothbay
Harbor much work is being done on
the lighthouse dwelling and new
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