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

Since none pursued or siSnailed MN 10
And scarlet day was scarcely on the
But keeping in the course his steed had
trod
came upon him later in the year.
And found him lying stark upon the sod
Unwounded, with his weapons scattered
near,
His startled, staring eyes upturaed to
God
Slain by the foeman he had fled from
Harry Randolph Blythe in the Boston
Transcript
The Portland Press says that all
sorts of queer things, signs and por-
tents happen since the Democrats car
ried the State and then cites as an in
stance the peculiar manner in which
Mrs. Emma Gray of PenObscOt re-
Gently lost hog. The animal jumped
up OH the side of it's pen, fell over
backwards and broke it's neck.
The report that menhaden are plen-
tiful this season off the North Caro-
lima coast recalls to many Maine fish
ermen the time when menhaden, bet
ter known as porgies were found in
abundance in their season off the
Maine coast. Belfast at that time had
a porgy factory for trying out the oil
and over 30 steamers engaged in SEM
ing these fish were in Belfast harbor
at one time.
Elbin NJ. Main of Topsham went last
lima, where he is. to be the overseer
OF weaving and dressing in d cotton
mill Of about $50 looms Mr.. Main had
been in the Cabot cotton mill for 20
years, Il of which was spent in the
weaving department. He was for
many years selectman of Topsham and
was deacon, agent. treasurer and
trustee of the First Baptist church of
that town. He is also d Mason and a
member of Dunlap Commandery,
knights Templar of Bath.
Controlling interest in the Rockland,
South Thomaston and ST. George Rail-
way Wednesday passed into the hands
of Alderman Alfred S. Black of Rock
land through the purchase of block
of stock owned by John L. Donahue,
president of the road. Associated with
Alderman Black in the deal is his
brother. Fred c. Black, student at
Bowdoin College. 1t is understood
that the policy of the corporation will
not be changed for the present.
Jackman will soon be one of the
In Of Maip in
the next few years as it has during
the past six months. During the past
summer Is new houses. four stores.
one harness shop. one bakery and two
laundries have been built. N. w.
BARLEY has built an extension to his
hotel and the proprietOrs of all the
sporting places have built several new
camps.
Capt Lucien B. Keene of RockIand
has rendered his resignation as men,
Der of the Rockland school board.
The Rockland Opinion says that he has
done excellent work on the board and
that it is hoped that he may be in
duced to reconsider his determination
at this time. Capt Keene is a retired
master mariner and has served the
city both on the school board and in
the board of aldermen.
Rev. f. f. Smith. former Bangor
pastor of the Methodist denomination,
who has been preaching for several
years in Illinois," has been appointed
pastor of the first Methodist church at
Honolulu, Hawaii. This church is the
only English speaking church in the
Hawaiian Islands.
The recent death in the Maine State
the Negro, who was serving a 10-year
sentence for completely in the murder
of Clifford Mosher of Gorham, Jan.
II, 1904. recalls one of the most brutal
murders that has taken place in Cum
berland county within recent years.
Hands was with Edward GRAHAM
when the murder of the young farm
err was committed and had it not been
for the fact that GRAHAM had the
Negro with him it is not probable that
he would have been caught and con-
victed. Hands was arrested the day
after the murder and soon after made
full confession of his part i'm the
crime and materially aided in the con-
viction of GRAHAM.
The Cabot Manufacturing Co has
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the new brick and con-
crete mill, the work of constructing
the dam and the excavation work,
which is being built by the Cabot Co.
for the Pejepscot Paper Co. of Top
sham to the Aberthaw Construction
Co. OF Boston. The contract includes
everything with the exception of the
machinery to be installed in the mill
The new mill when completed will give
employment to about 100 people and
will cost about S175,000.
Not many potatoes are being shipped
at the present time from Presque Isle
and vicinity on account of the sluggish
condition of the market The buyers
are now buying the tuberS and slowing
them away in the big potato ware
houses awaiting Improvement in the
market. The price remains steady at
81 per barrel.