Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-24

| Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year.
| 4 feature of the sessions Of the Or
der of Patrons of Husbandry, when
closed Thursday in this city. was the
lfaithfulness with which the members
attended to the important business
which came before the order. a large
number of the Patrons in spite of the
distance from which many OF them
came, remaining until the final closing
of the session. The uniform dignity
and courtesy with which the debates
were conducted was another COM
mendable feature OF the meetings.
| Biddeford people are Interested IN
the omnibus claims bill that passed the
G1st Congress, in which provision is
made to pay the descendants Of vessel
owners who lost property during the
war with France, the so-called spoila-
ton claims. But one York county claim
liant, Thomas w. Bell of kcnnebunkport,
i is mentioned in the list given out. the
amount allowed being $323.02. There
are, however, other claimants in York
county, who have listed shipping, no.
ticeable among those being the heirs of
Capt. Benjamin Hooper. the first post
master CT Diddeford
Joseph Harvey, one of Hancock
county's smart old men, who is 80
years of age, last week rowed from
| Swans Island to Marlboro. a distance
| OF about % miles. He left Swans Is
land Wednesday and arrived Thursday
morning at Marlboro.
The Portland Water district is TAX
| ing steps TO fortify the city against
any possible water famine by INSTALL
| ing ut Scbago lake, tho city's water
| storage ground, a steam pump, which
will have a capacity Of from 100000
| to 1900, 900 gallons 4 day these fig
ures representing the minimum and
maximum capacity of the pump. This
auxiliary to the gravity system will
make famine practically Impossible and
Will be used if the lake should drop to
the level ol the intake.
| A. 4. Hcald of Watervillc Tuesday
evening met few of the local business
and professional mon Of Bangor, who
are interested in the Boy Scout move
mcnt. and made plans for the organi-
cation Of council for the direction Of
the work. 1t is planned to have the
lcouncil non scctarian and intcrde-
| nOminational and men from all church,
es Of the city, Protestant. Catholic and
| Hebrew, will be asked to act on this
council in order that all boys may be
reached and interested in this valua BILE
movement.
! LAUNDERING interests in Franklin
county are larger this year than last.
| One OF the latest of the enterprises an
nounced is that of Temple Spaulding,
who will cut 1900 cords of poplar in the
town of Weld, which will be landed on
| West brook for driving.
| Henry Ellington, a Bar Harbor fish
erman had the most uncomfortable OK
perience of his life last Thursday
night The night was one of the cold
est of the winter thus far and he spent
|
launch in the bay in the midst of
binding snowstore. Mr. Ellington was
rescued at 5 A. NJ. Friday by the keep
er of the Hancock Point light and spent
the day at the light recovering from
his exhausting experience. Mr.. Bill
;ington was uninjurcd aside from frost
bitten ears.
| Dragged in an overturned sleigh.
Mrs. w. I. Merrill, wife Of DIR. Merrill
OF West Auburn had dangerous cx-
perience, Wednesday afternoon, at the
| head of Lisbon street, Lewiston. She
came out unnjured and much more
calm than would have been expected
| under the circumstances
The new Canadian 2J-cent piece.
which Portland bank tellers thought to
he counterfeit has turned out to be ac-
credited coin of the realm. Suspicious
were aroused from the fact that the
face and back of the coin read in the
| same position when turned from right
| to left. Investigation shows that the
coin in question is undoubtedly genu-
inc. The Canadian coins prior to 1905
| were minted in England, but since that
| time the minting has been done in
canada. Since the Canadian govern
| ment began to mint it's own coins It'll
changed the back to read in the same
position as the front of face. instead of
being upside down as before.
Horace Mitchell, Representatives elect
from Kittery holds over 500 offices and
fills them well. These offices are not
public offices but are those bestowed
by corporations, for Mr.. Mitchell, who
| has taken advantage Of his unique To-
cation on the borderland between
Maine and New Hampshire to engage
| IN the organization Of corporations I'M
dor the Maine law, is the clerk Of that
number of corporations.
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