Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-14


don't turn up to bring IN a few extra
shllings"
The largest real estate transaction
ever carried through at Bar Harbor
was closed Saturday at the offices of
Deasy e Lyman and c. II. Wood
whereby the entire Rodick property
was sold. including nearly all of the
western side of Main street in the
business section and hundreds of acres
of unimproved wild lands in different
parts of the island. The property is
estimated to be worth about 100000
or which there is mortgage of 800
600. The purchase price was not made
public. The title is at present in the
hands of Hon. j.. F.. Deasy, but it is
thought that it may go later to a
syndicate of summer people.
Marion Weston Cottle of Bartlett,
n. H., is the first woman to be admit
ted to the Cumberland bar for the prac
tice of law. her admission taking place
Tuesday Miss Cottle has for five
years been a practcing attorney in
New York City and at Intervale. \. Fl.
She now has the distinction of being
able to practice in four states. Maine.
New Hampshire Massachusetts and
New York. She is Il native of Buffalo,
\. v. and her father. Octavious Q. Cot
tie and her brother, both of whom re
side in that city. are attorneys. Miss
Cottle graduated from New York Uni
Versity with degree of LII r. in the
class of 1904 and the following year
she was admitted to the New York
bar.
The Maine Central Railroad is max
ing plans for an extensive renovation
OF its freight traffic between Portland
and the big mills on the upper AnGro-
scoegin. according to information re-
ceiVed at Brunswick. The heavy
! freight. which has had much trouble
| in making the grades at Walnut Hill
and Danvile junction will be sent
around by the way of Brunswick when
| the new arrangement comes into force.
| The nIans also call for the conStruc-
| ton of a new track connecting the
main line at a point near Spring
| street in Brunswick with the Lewiston
branch tracks at point near Pleasant
| street and also provide for the cree
| ton Of a new coal shed in Brunswick.
October Is is the date set for the
| launching of the new threemaSted
| schooner, William e. Litchfeld. build
ing at the yard of Frank s Bowker
q Son at Phippsburg Center. She will
| be fully rugged and already for sea
| when she goes overheard.
| Houlton is talking OF municipal
| court and petition. asking its estab-
| lishment will he presented to the next
| Legislature. Charles Carroll is sug
| gested for the judge of the new court.
| +. 3. Pillsbury of Providence. K. L.,
has made good with his little bow and
| arrow. contrary to the expectation of
| the Maine guides and natives gener-
| ally. Mr., Pillsbury reached Patten
| several days ago and announced that
| Il bow ana arrow was ample to kill
| game. He had previously killed no
| end Of smaller game. such as par
| tridges and squirrels but Monday he
| brought in a 150-pound doe shot
| through the heart with one of his steel
| tipped arrows. which 50 far as known
| is the first killed in the Maine woods
| By that method since the days Of the
| Indian hunters. Mr. Pillsbury says
| that he expects to get buck before
he goes home. but doubts if he would
he willing to take a chance with a
moose or bear
| The Portland Water district has
just contracted for IA miles of pipe,
u 800 tons in all. at So 40 d ton de-
| lvered at Westbrook. This is consid-
cred an extremely low figure.
| Miss f. Estelle Fiel, who for the
past two years has been the acting
pastor of the First Baptist church Of
Biddeford, conducting highly success
| FIJI work. is to give up her position
in Biddeford Nov and will be sue
ceeded by Rev. G. Howard Newton of
| Rockport. Mr.. Newton is under 10
years Of age and has had two pastor
ates one at West Hampden and the
| other at ROckport.
| The government has begun con-
| demnatory proceedings against the
| owners of Sheep and Monroe Islands
| in Penobscot bay in order to secure
permanent possession of space upon
| which to erect beaconS to mark the
| ends Of the measured mile Rockand
| course. The owners of one-seventh of
the property on Sheep island were not
willing to make satisfactory terms
| with the government although the
| owner of siXth-seventh Of the island,
| Hon. Lewis F. Starrett of Rockland
| has already conveyed his interest to
! the government The government was
offered free ownership Of the desired
property on Monroe island so long as
| ii should remain under the present
| ownership. but is obliged to have per-
manent possession. hence condemna-
| tory proceedings were brought against
| the owner. Mrs. Eleanor Weld Duryea
of Westbury, \. Y.
Six years ago Miss Daisy Eastman
of Houlton was the efficient clerk of
Register of Probate Harry NJ Briggs
ir the AroostoOk county probate of
flee TODAY she "a owner of