Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-28

Rufus w. Adams of Bath celebrated
| his 92nd birthday last week. Mr.. Ad-
ans was born in the town of Litch-
field, Jan. %, 1918, when Maine was
only territory of the state of MaSSa-
| chuSettS and it was not until two
years later that it became an indepen-
dent State. His father was James Adj
| ans. Il farmer, and the son was
obliged to work much of his time on
the farm, obtaining what education
the town schools afforded at that time
and at the age of 10 learned the join
ers trade which he made his life
work. In 1S43 he married Mary Jane
Clifford of West Bath and went to
that town to live ana while there serv-
ed or the board of selectmcn, and was
also superintendent of schools for
about Is years. Much of the time he
taught school himself in the winter.
In 1870 he moved to Bath where he
has since resided. He has served upon
the Sagadahoc County board of com
missioners and it was during his ad-
miniStratiOn that the county building
was built and owing to his practical
knowledge of mechanics became gen.
eral superintendent of construction for
the board
Portland has stopped buying moth
| nests because they were 50 numerous
that the cost promised to swamp the
city treasury.
Considerable rivalry exists between
the crews of an ice company slowing
ice at Sehaso Lake and Bartlett pond
in East WATERFORD. There is always
a race to see which crow will do the
best work. The East WATERFORD crew
1000 tons of superb ice Is inches
thick, into the houses there and COM
plctcd their work Saturday. There
We're So men at work at Bartlett pond
in charge of D. w. Bates. At Sebago
Lake there were about $50 men en-
plOyed in charge of Edward Noyes of
Cash's Corner. The last named crew
has not as yet completed the housing
of the ice on Sebago Lake.
The effect of the recent storm had on
the ice in the Penobscot river may be
somewhat imagined by the statement
made by one of the men cutting ice
just below the erry-slip. This man
claimed that there was before this
storm is inches of good ice: that Sum
day morning after planning off three
inches on the top. which the weather
had spoiled, just six inches of ice was
found.
so many sharks along the coast as
during the present winter and not for
years have the big sea monsters given
the fishermen so much trouble or de-
stroyed so much fishing gear. Nearly
every fisherman coming into port re-
ports having seen several big sharks
and the little steam fishing steamer
Carrie and Mildred has brought three
big fellows into port within the last
six weeks.
Work is to be continued at the Du-
pick Roller Bushing company of Bel
fast ON the carburetor with which the
company has been experimenting for
sometime, and in which there are be-
| lieved to be great possibilities. If, as
| is confidently expected, it can be per-
| fected costly plant will be put in
and large business is assured. 9th
| er branches of the business will be dis
| continued or carried on by other par
| ties
A Bangor poultry yard, which had
| been systematically raided by some
| unknown murauIer, is now safe.
| though the number of it's inha bitants
| is somewhat depleted. The owner
caught a vicious cat owl in the hen
| coop after 30 hens had been slaugh-
| tered. The owl fought so hard that
the poultry keeper was badly scratch
| ed
| Ellsworth American-The merry
| click of a moving machine was the I'M
usual accompaniment of the Christmas
bells at fremont this wear. Lester
Dorr moved the hay on his marsh with
a machine on Christmas day.
| A Brunswick man has invented a
peat compressor which will produce
the fuel so that it can be sold at two
dollars per ton. The plant has been in
operation several weeks and has DEM
onstrated its practicability.
/ Bethel business men realize that the
town needs board of trade and steps
| have been taken to form such an or
1sganiZation. No town or city in this
1 State can afford to be without q wide
awake hostess cub Of some sort. &