Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

OF SO. Mr. Farrar afterwards learned
the unassuming "old grad" was Chief
| Justice Fuller.of the supreme court of
the United States.
Last Thursday afternoon while on
fishing trip Hiram p. Thyng of Show
hogan found a mud turtle on the bank
of a swamp on the Cain farm, located
on the road to Pishons Ferry on the
north side of the, river. This turtle
measured eight inches across and
would probably weigh from six to eight
pounds. Hiram turned him over and
| on the under shell was engraved the
numerals 1889. There was also the let
| ted "C"' and two others which could
not be deciphered. 1t would be inter-
esting to know who marked his initials
on the turtle twenty years ago. ,...
| Stanley f. Nay, who owns a good
farm on the Cornville road beyond
Malbon's Mills and runs milk route
for the benefit of Skowhegan patrons,
| is the owner of a three months old
mule colt that is attracting a good deal
| of attention. MIR. Nay made no plans
| to add mules to the live stock on his
place, but he purchased a good five
year old mare of F. NJ. Vittum some
| time last year, and last April she
| dropped male colt which proved to
be a mule. The dam is evidently Of
| Clydesdale stock and was one of a lot
of western horses. She is a first class
worker and Mr.. Nay is of the opinion
that her progeny, mule or otherwise,
will he useful on his farm
The people of Dexter are now Won
| dering if they will see a start upon the
| building of the proposed electric road
extension from Corinth to Dexter this
summer. Since the completion of the
survey but little has been heard re-
| gardimg the proposition other than the
engineers found the route a little lon
ger and perhaps a little more difficult
than had been at first anticipated. 1t
| is now learned upon good authority
that the fate of the extension will pro-
badly be decided within the next few
| weeks. 1t is understood that New
York and Philadelphia capitalists, who
arc interested in the proposition, are to
visit Bangor and with officials of the
| Bangor Railway & Electric Co. go over
the route, visiting this town and other
places along the way. Their decision
as to whether or not they will finance
the scheme will then be made.
Their honors, the associate justices
of the Supreme court listened last week
to the case of Harriet B. Beale versus
| Evangeline Parsons Swasey. The ac
in hrnJ luht inc
Mrs. Swasey as the executrix of the
estate Of the late Marie A. Bent Mrs.
Beale claims that the sums named in
| the bill were due to her at the time of
the death of Mrs. Bent, and are still
due. They include for dinners for
| three years $153, hot rolls for same time
| $46S0, two apple pies week, 1920, and
| running errands $24.40 total with in
| terest at 6 per cent for four years of
$1060.20
The Boston Il Maine engineers are
very much pleased with the perform
| a,Ice of the new engine No. S51, which
has recently been put in service OH
the main lire between Boston and Port
| land hauling trains No. Is and 90. This
| is one of the Atlantic type, that is,
with two large driving wheels followed
| by small trailing wheel on each side,
| fitted with the Walshaert valve gear
and acetylene headlight placed on the
| front of the boiler instead of on top as
used to be the case in old times. This
| engine started off last night at $40
| with train No. 20 for Boston, and the
way it picked up it's wheels and flew
was a genuine revelation to the as
Senbled multitude. 1t is understood
| that number of other similar engines
are expected shortly.
Some time ago DR.. Seabury W.
Allen of York announced that he
was experimenting upon browntail
caterpillar. He stated at that time
that he would gladly furnish any
who desired with some of the
fungus which he used on his own
trees with great success. Today
he says he is unable to find a single
live caterpillar upon his trees. No one
| however, apparently was interested
enough to try this fungus themselves.
He had several requests from people to
call and put the fungus upon their
| trees, but no one seemed willing to do
so themselves. DIR. Allen went to Cam
bridge recently to look up new i'm
portation of tie gypsy moth parasite.
Every one in York is well aware of the
grave necessity of destroying both of
| these pests. DR.. Allen hopes therefore
that sufficient people will become in
terested enough i'm his project to accept
the offer in order that the fungus and
parasite may be widely distributed
throughout the town.
Pointed Paragraphs.
Hope is the dream man haswhen
| awake.
/ This is the wear YOU expect to do