Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-02

p..her than risk the lives or limbs OK
fonr quests on his iceboat at Lake
pushsw Tuesday afternoon, DIR. everett
r.. Nealey, Bangor physician, dehper-
atcJv took tie danger himself. Eteering
his boat. which was running directly INTO
tho rocky shore SO that the stern strucK
first He was thrown heavily, fracturihe
hi. arm hut his action saved his guests
DIR. Naaley has 4 large. fast boat' anu
,.as running into the landing at the
>fhcn clubhouse before a stiff gale. lie
misiudged the speed and at the same tiitle
was struck by hard puff. He couio
either run head first into the rocks on the
shore. endangerinE his guests. or wear
completely around. letting the stern
strike.
Friends Of Bertrand Larrabee OF Dow
er will be Interested to learn tnat ne
has recently accepted a position as ply
steal instructor in DIR. Kings Athletlc
school. Huntington avenue, Boston.
This school is patronized largely by the
wealthy class Of Boston's fashionable
Back Bay section and is in fact one OF
the most exclusive institutions of the
kind in the Hub. Mr.. Larrabee is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. f. Larrabee of
sity of Maine several years ago. BY
profession he is a draughtsman and for
time vas employed by the Portland
Company in Portland. afterward enter
ing the employ of the Hollingsworth &
Whitney Co at their Winslow Office.
While III Portland he was greatly in
terested III the Young Mems Christian
Association and was assistant physical
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terested in gym work and accepted the
position mentioned above when it was
offered him about month ago. Since
being in Boston he has won several
urizes at athletic contests held under
the auspices Of the Boston a. a.
Tuesday night the weighing IF mails
at the Portland postoftice which mas
been in progress for six months came to
an end and the entire postofficc force
| is rejoicing that the work is over. II
has been d tremendous task ard mas
taxed the patience of the postofhce
clerks to the utmost. -Four extra sub
.t;tntes were employed but inasmuch
az there was more work than anV OF
the men could do all the other clerks
in the Office had to take d hand in the
labor at times. Every kind Of mail was
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weighed again. The purpose was to
find ont how much mail nf every class
was being carried. including the frank
ed mail. or tina: which is carried free Of
charge Tie purpose Of this weighing
was to give congressional committee
and the postoftice department some idea
of the cost of carrying every partic liar
kind of mail and to accomplish this
Congress made ? special appropriation
The work began July l and the six
months ended Tuesday night. There
arc no figures obtainable here row 20
SHOW how nuci, mail was handled but
the figures Will BE- startling 50 the Of
flcidls gay. when they arc made known
in orland Advertiser.
Proprietor Fred r. Wheeler Of the
Exchange hotel of Dexter is Il loser of
SIC on account of having cashcd
check which bank officials say is'
forged one The party who passed the
check arrived in Dexter on the late
evening train last Friday night and
went to the Exchange hotel, where he
registered as c. F. Hayden. Portland,
Ne. He was a guest Of the house over
night and left on the west bound train
Saturday noon. The check which Mr..
Who eler cashed for him was drawn on
the Casco National Eank Of Portland
and stamped on the check, evidently
from a rubber stamp. was the name
of {. +. Hayden to whom it was made
payable The check was. according to
the signature, issued by a well-known
Portland firm. whose name, it is I'M
derstool. was stamped across the end
Mr.. Wheeler deposited the check ut
the Dexter banking rooms of the Wat
erville Trust Co. On Tuesday. Cashier
S. NJ. Leighton received telephone
message from the Casco National Bank
people in Portland stating that the
check was a forgery.