Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-07

she undertakes the job. The Flusser
and the Chester are the best of their
classes.
The British steamer Everilda report
ed at Pensacola Thursday that she
passed the Bangor schooner Henry
Crosby 200 miles east of Cape San An
tonic The Crosby had been disman
tied by a hurricane.
Mrs. Eta Osgood, formerly of Port
land, now a resident of Philadelphia,
has arrived in New York after two
months trip to Europe. Mrs OsgoOd
was at one time connected with the
Portland Express.
C. A. McCurdy, who married Miss
Ethel l.. Folsom Of saltwater at Ban
gor, Wednesday, is living at Alameda,
Cal, where he is employed by the
Southern Pacific railroad. He former
ly lived in saltwater and moved west
20 years ago.
Dr. Frank Dewitt Talmage of Phila-
delphia, son of the late DR.. Dewitt
Talmage, will be the chief speaker at
the Maine State Teachers convention,
which will be held in Lewiston, Oct IS,
%, and 30. The lecture will be given III
City Hall Thursday evening.
About 10000 feet of logs at Shirley,
owned by the Shirley Lumber COM
pany were burned Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Only by a hard afternoons work OH
the part of the mill crew was a great
er amount of damage prevented. The
fire was caused by burning brush piles
near by. The loss is estimated at
about $500.
Lewiston has realized $4,000 from q
clause which was inserted in a tele-
phone pole and conduit right contract.
The clause provided that if the proper
ty was so disposed of as to destroy
competition, the poles and conduits re-
verified to the city. Competition has
been destroyed and the company now
owning the property bought the city',s
rights for the price named.
Lewiston and Auburn are having
an epidemic of fake telephone mes
sages. "A shoe factory employee was
told to hurry home for his wife was
critically i'll. He found her perfectly
we'll. A priest was sent to the home Of
one of his parishioners whom, he was
told. was dying. When the priest ar
rived the woman was about her house.
hold duties
Bangor News: A sneak thief. prob
ably one of the numerous tramps that
now infest the city, walked into a Ce-
dar street house Thursday forenoon,
climbed two flights of stairs, selected
a new suit of clothes and some small
articles and faded away. No clue.
Keep your doors locked. fire all tramps
and so-callcd peddlcrs (the latter gen
orally being thieves sizing up the pre-
mises) and feed the dog on raw mea-.
Bath Times: The Eastern Steam
ship Co, has been having d splendid
summer. For the seven months end
ing July 81 the net earnings of the line
We're S4O,062 more than for the same
time year ago and of this gain more
than half, or $40, 4S3, was made in the
single month of July. The increase
in the net earnings is declared to be
largely due to the present efficient OPP
Grafton OF the line which has saved all
Oh the gain in gross for net. The CON-
pany has now practically paid off the
last of it's floating debt largely incur
red In the building of the steamer Bel
fast and its financial condition is now
as good as at any time in it's history.
Portland Press: 1t was about 4.30
when a yacht poked her nose up the
harbor from the vicinity Of the Peaks
island roads. 1t was thought that she
was newcomer and before any of the
scouts had chance to yell out, MINI
Der of toots were heard and the Ben
Hur dashed from Portland pier to meet
her. Just as the tug reached the end
of the wharf she was passed by the
Wawenoc which had sighted the yacht
and she too was on the way to volun-
teer service.
Capt Perkins's gong changed in the
engine room and soon the smokestack
was splitting forth deep black
smoke. Capt. Read had manoeuvred
likewise and soon both boats hit it up
for race to the anticipated prize.
The race proved interesting to those
on the wharves but before the yacht
was reached the Wawenoc swerved
from the direct line and turned 1t
was thought that an accident had &C.
Cured but this proved to be untrue as
Capt. Perkins recognized the yacht as
the Tech, which has been here n,l.,.-
Der of days. The skipper was quite
competent to pick out his own an
chorage ground and he proceeded to
do so.