Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-07

Where runs the river: Hill and wood
Curve round to hem the eager HOOD
1t can not Str;tghtlN as it would
Its path pursue
Yet this we know: Ger what's" plains
Or rocks or waterfalls it strains,
At last the Vast the stream attaInS;
And |, and you.
F. W. Bourdilon.
capt. Dan Willard OF Willard. tie
man, who looks like Abraham Lincoln.
has retired from the sea after 20 years
OF active service on the water, Capt.
Willard will be II years old next
March and has followed the sea since
ne was l. years old. He has been mas
ter Of Il vessel frr 80 years and during
that time has had only one serious
accident. He ran on ThatcherS Is
land % years ago while in command OF
tn" 200-tun schooner Perseverance, and
the craft was lost. He has commanded
many craft and the last of them, the
N"lli" f. Sawyer had been sailed so
long that she and her skipper had
come t. be regarded as almost inscp
arabic.
The Consolidated Electric Light CO..
the corporation, which does the light
ing for the city of Portland, has be-
gun work upon a new power station ON
the Saco river at Bonny Eagle, which
is to be eventually the largest and
most important electric power station
in Maine. says the Portland Press.
The first facilities, which will be in
stalled will develop 5000 horse power,
which is nearly equal to the present
amount developed by the two power
stations OF the company at North
GOrham and West Buxton. 1t is eX
pected that sufficient amount of wa
ter will be at hand to develop ult
mately 1900 horse power. which will
make possible further development of
the manufacturing interests Of tn
Maine metropolis.
Rockland row has telephone con-
nection with Hurricane Isle The cable
is laid from City Point, Ninalhaven,
where it connects with the cable line
to Rockland ana at Hurricane lands
at The Valley running from there
down across to the south side of the
island, where the offices and granite
works of the Booth Bros. K Hurrit ane
Isle Granite Co. are located. The line
was established at great expense and
has been undertaken more to Conven-
fence the people than for profit. says
the Rockland Opinion. The first man
to use the line was Thomas Sullivan
manager of the company store at
Hurricane.
a serious accident befcl Mrs Ellen
s. King of Charleston a few DAYS ago.
as the result of which she will be con.
fined to her home for some time to
come. A COW attacked Mrs King as
she was walking along the highway
near her home. The cow was graz
ing quietly along the roadside until
Mrs. King approached Then the ami
NAL charged straight at the Charles
ton woman, striking her forciblv
enough in the chest with it's horns to
break her breast bone and cause a
number Of sever" injuries Th, COW.
after INJECTING this damage walled
away.
Mrs. X. Warren of Otis one morning
recently brought down a large. gray
eagle. She let her thoroughbred pul-
lets out earlier than usual for a run
ana while She was breakfasting she
heard an outcry from the flock ana
ran with her gun Just in time to hit
Mr.. Eagl" with a bullet as II" was
sWooplng down to make a grab at the
choices, bird in the flock
The anchorage grounds of Portland
harbor were tested to their utmost
capacity last week. A total Of AZ YES
sells We're anchored in the harbor
Thursday, varying in size from six
n1St"r5 to two masters, also a large
number of bargcS. Many Of the YES
S"l% were awaiting "a chance to dis
chArS" th"ir cargoes, while fully 20
We're III port awaiting faTorabl" wealth
g" to proceed on their way to ports
along tie coast
Biddcf"rd received a violent Shock
a few nights ago when the riot call
as sounded. People turned out bv the
hundreds to learn the cause of the
dlsturbanc" and rested somewhat
easier when they found that the cause
of the disturbance was simply a de
SIR" upon the part of Lieut.. John NJ
AkcrlN, vino was in command of the
TN co. during the illness Of Capt. T.
l.. Holt. to determine how quickly ne
coulu call the members Of his com
panN together and how many would
turn out in response to an alarm of
this sort. The scheme was a big sue
cess. In precisely 10 minutes from the
time the call was sent out A. members
reported in uniform and bearing rifles.
Talk IS made Of reviying the old
Bath Gun Club, which developed many
expert shots about 10 wears ago. The
old range in Woowich could be made
available with but very little outlay
ana the younger generation are doing
the talking in behalf of the project in
which they are backed up by some Of
TIE Old members Of the Club. The
Bath Gun Club was started by the lat.
Charles Greenleaf and was for years
fourishing organization with
large membership.
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