Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-08

promises to be prosperous one for
contractors. carpenters and others
engaged in the work.
The opera King Phono." which is
to be presented in Mechanic Falls by
local talent, June 4. is the work of two
young men of that town. E. z. Lane
wrote the lyrics and Perley GRAHAM
the music
All true SpOrtSmen restleSSly await
the summons that will lead them to the
Rangeley waters. Smells are running
in Rangeley and the old timers prophe-
sy that the ice will leave the lake this
week.
A law partnership has just been
formed between Congressman Little
field of Rockland and his son Charles
w. Littlefleld. The office will be locat-
ed in New York. The junior member
of the firm is graduate of Yale col
lege and Harvard law school.
Caribou is to have a special town
town meeting next Monday to decide
whether the new High school shall be
built of wood OF brick At the annual
town meeting it was voted to build
$4,000 wooden building, but the ma
jority Of the citizens of the town feel
that brick building would be more
satisfactory.
1t has been announced that Tracy L.
Barker, editor of the Times, and g. &
Bicknell, who runs a moving picture
concern in Rumford Falls. have bought
out the Runiford Falls Publishing Co,
from Hon. Waldo Pettingll, Col
G. D. Bisbee and r. T. Parker. The
Times has been the leading weekly
newspaper in that section since the
boom of Is years ago.
The will of the late Mrs. Frances
Haines has just been filed for probate
in Biddeford, and among the gener-
GUS requests are $500 to the Trull
hospital, $1,000 to former pastor of
the Universalst church, and $4,000 to
tire Universalist church. OF the latter
sum, the income from $4,000 is to be
used for the general expenses of the
parish. $500 for the care of the Haines
Memorial organ and $500 for the Sun
day school.
+. c. Lowe of South Paris while
working in his gardens recently, I'M
earthed an old coin dated 1910, making
it one hundred and thirty-eight years
old. On one side of the coin was
ROBBED figure in sitting position. in front
of which is an old-fashioned flax wheel
with the word Britannia around the
edge and date on the lower side Upon
the opposite side appears a large figure
of mans head with words Georgius
Ill, Rex. The coin is very we'll pre-
served and is about the size of an old
fashioned penny and of copper metal
Mr.. Lowe prizes it as relic
An event looked forward to with
much interest each year is the Bach
Festival. which is held at Montclair
N. j., The participants in the festival
this year will include many Maine
people. who are members Of the So
called Maine Colony in northern
New Jersey. The choir will include
286 voices, and the orchestra will have
81 performers. Among the prominent
musicians from Maine will be Arthur
$. Hyde, formerly of Bath, who is now
choirmaster at st. Barnabas church in
New York, and who will have with
him several of the best singers of the
vested choir Of that church.
0. S. Ham of Lewiston has offered
the use of lot, IS feet by 100, well
shaded by trees. for a public play
ground. 1t is thought that swings and
sand-boxes, ring toss, bean bags and
the smaller equipment can be used to
the best advantage on this lot. Ar
rangements are being made to secure
a competent young man, trained in
the work. to have supervision Of the
Fairgrounds which will be established
in Lewiston and Auburn this season.
The plan is to have the work open the
first of July and continue for six
weeks under the direction of a trained
leader, with an assistant on every
ground. The grounds will probably
NC ioi Hihiiy OpeileO each morning.
John Clayton. who died this week in
Lincoln. and who was well known as
an artist, sculptor, naturalist and cx-
pert taxidermist. had an interesting
career. He was born in Sheffield.
Eng. in 1847. and when young man
he served year apprenticeship as a
marble worker and was an exception
ally skilled workman When "a years
OF age he came to this country and
settled in Bangor. Previous to leav-
ing England he served term in the
Royal navy. Mr.. Clayton after COM
ing to Bangor took up taxidermy and
made it his life work In 1880 he
moved with his family to Lincoln
where he had since made his home,
following his chosen trade-or more
properly art-up to the day of his
death Associated with him in bus-
ness were his son and one daughter,
each an expert. The work done by
the Claytons' has been considered
equal to any done in the country. Mr.
Clayton was a student of nature, a
lover of birds, ranking high as an
ornithologist. He was a naturalized
American citizen and member of