Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03


estimates that he will have $50 barrels
from his baldwin trees. an unusually
fine yield.
1t is reported that New Auburn resi-
dents desire to be set off from Auburn
and to be made a distinct municipality.
Territorially it is large enough and ma
ture furnished a dividing line in the
Little Androscoggin River.
On whether or not, we'll drillers who
have already penetrated to a depth of
225 feet, strike water depends the
building of a modern villa at North
port. Ira Cobe, who has had a fine
eral years, but if water is foundo the
new site, he will expend 100000.
William Foxton. the Portland rigger,
who disappeared about month ago
and was supposed to have been drown
ed. has returned. He reports that at
the time he was thought to have been
drowned the boat in which he was
cruising in the bay was run down and
sunk by large motor boat, the occu-
pants of which would not return with
him to the city, but carried him to an
eastern port, where he has since been
working at his trade.
A young hawk, who gained entrance
to the small motor room in a Bath
planning mill, recently, startled the EN-
ployees by it's cries of fright. Until
the cause of the disturbance was
liberated it made the mill noisier than
ii is under ordinary circumstances.
Amasa Ellers, who was near the mo-
tor room has had some exciting ex-
periences in his day but the hawk cap
ped them all.
The "middies," who visited Portland
last month, wax eloquent in their re-
citals of their experiences there. In
the Log book, the official naval acad-
eniy organ, they have the following TO
say: 1.-The mere mention of that name
(Portland) in the future will recall the
WarmeSt and most enthusiastic well
come we received at any place during
the summer cruise. The unbOunded
hospitality and generous reception of
the citizens of Portland made each
and every one of us feel as if we were
being welcomed into our home town
by our home people,
Portland Argus: The State of Maine
is not singular in it's supervision of
county fairs for the purpose of elimin-
ating objectionable features. In New
York State the State department of
Agriculture is detailing inspectors to
visit fairs throughout the State with
view to prevent Objectionable shows
and gambling. The inspectors have
no authority to make arrests for gam
bling, but agricultural societies which
permit the continuance of games of
chance or Objectionable shows after
notice from the State department are
likely to forfeit their share of moneys
allotted such societies by the State. A
similar policy appears to be working
well in Maine, and it remains to be
seen what it will accomplish in the way
of reforming the fairs in New York
State.
Bath Times: The item that the bark
Sea King had cleared from Seattle for
this port with cargo of spars and
lumber recalls to the man along the
river front that the last cargo of
spars shipped from the Pacific coast
to this city by water was in 1885 in
the ship Guy c. Goss, and she dis
charged on the wharf now the site of
the Bath Iron Works. The Goss
brought around 315 sticks, also some
shingles and lumber consigned to A.
Sewall & Co. James c. Mulligan was
then starting in the stevedoring bust
ness and this was one of his first big
jobs. The Sea King has a cargo of
about 100000 feet including spars
and lumber, and is consigned to Morse
Bros.
Rockland Courier Gazette: An i'm
pre,sive incident occurred Sunday
night in Galilee Temple when Mr.. Uf-
ford was nearly through his sermon
The electric lights which had burned
so brightly, suddenly went out, leaving
the room in darkness. The pastor
lighted cross on the wall behind him
having "a jets for gas, and immedi-
ately it stood forth in beautiful con-
trast to the dimness prevailing. The
jets, the speaker went on to explain,
typified the number of the patriarchs
of the Old Testament and the apostles
of the new. Rev. Mr.. Herrick, who
was present, in a testimony following,
made beautiful application of the
incident. He said that the memory of
the lighted cross would linger in their
recollection, teaching the truth that if
all of our earthly lights failed us we