Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-20

feet long, and Il feet high which will
contain about $500 tons of stone +.
H. Doyen of South Portland has the
contract and about 20 men are working
on the Job. which will occupy the bal
ance of the winter. Mr.. DOyen has in
use his steam lighter Atlas, the dredge
Francis d. Martin, toWboat +. II. Doy-
en- and two scoWs.
Owing to the increase in freight
business, plans have been completed
for a new and larger freight shed at
the Lewiston yards of the Grand
Trunk r. r. Co. 1t is expected that
work on the construction of the new
building will begin in the spring. Yes
terday morning the bridge building
crews of the Grand Trunk. began
work on the bridge across the Little
Androscoggin river at Littletield's Cor
ner This is the last of five steel
bridges to be built on the Lewiston
branch of the G. T. r. r.
Among the Freeport men taking
prizes for fine poultry at the Boston
hen show last week were: A. O. Car
ter, l.. E. Curtis, c. H. Foss, H. L.
Coffin and w. D. Moody.
Charles M. Durrell of Saco has been
elected superintendent of the Bidde-
ford and Saco Railroad company to
succeed the late William A. WOrthing
Mr. Durrell has been connected with
the road in various capacities for the
past II years He has been foreman
at the car barn for seven years. He
has been acting superintendent of the
road during the past five months. He
began as a conductor and has worked
his way up to the position of re-
SpOnSibility in which he has just been
placed.
A Vcritable forest of mastS seems to
be presented to the person walking
along Commercial street in Portland
and looking down the wharveS. This
is caused by the large number of small
vessels now tied up here for the Win
ter, and others that are either dis
charging or taking on cargoes. In the
stream there are a number of SchOOn-
erS and barges, waiting for favor
able opportunity to go to sea or a
chance to discharge coal.
A West Paris note states that a
woman who had been feeding her hens
out of a SaWdust bag for a week.
found that the hens grew fat on it,
Nothing is said about the egg Shells
but we suppose they had bark on them
as usual.
Somebody has discovered that Maine
can become Gretna Green for young
couples who reside out of the State
That ought to help a lot in these sum-
mer romances for which Maine is ia
nous.
Russell Goodale of Meddybemps re-
Gently came upon a huge bear in u
timber tract near Charlotte station.
The old bear gave battle and for
time the air was full of axe, man, fur
and bear. Finally Mr.. Goodale con-
quered the brute. Then he routed
out two cubs which he proposes to
raise. if possible The big bear
weighed about 200 pounds.
PASSPORT is very much interested in
its new wireless station. The plant is
practically completed and the three
operators have arrived ready for work.
The sending and receiving of the first
message will take place in the pres
ence of the leading citizens The wire
less station gives the town of East
port much additional prestige as the
name will doubtless appear often in
world events
Medical inspection in the Bangor
public schools. authorized by the city
government under the State law. began
Monday. Four local physicians have
been appointed as inspectors, includ-
ing one woman physician, Dr. Blanche
MaXfield.
Bangor building operations for 1910
are likely TO include the erection of
large brick and stone business block
at the corner of Hammond and Frank
lin streets, says the Bangor News.