Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-18

| Y GU see II the StOfk were Spdlio",
| It's cinch that the bill would be
| Houston Post.
| The large tract of land on the out
skirts of Bath, known as Thorne's
head, has been opened to the public as
a natural playground. The owner,
Henry w. Howard, makes no restric-
tions. except that the trees must not
be mutlated. Years ago this prop
erty used to be traversed by the gen.
eral public, and later its gates were
closed to public travel, and 50 con-
tinued until Mr. Howard's purchase.
On these grounds may be found Will
| kinsons' cave, so called, owing to the
| fact that Wilkinson, the last man ever
| hanged in this State, remained in hid
| ing there for some time after his muir
| der of Police Officer Lawrence.
POrtlands bronze statue of Hon.
Thomas B. Reed will be unveiled in
| August. 1t is to be placed on the West
ern Promenade, somewhat out of the
principal avenues Of travel, but in Il
| beautiful residential section.
Harvey j. Berry of Bath has re-
ceved notice of his appointment as
| captain in charge of the life saving
crew at the Popham beach station, at
the mouth Of the Kennebec river He
succeeds the late Capt. Y. H. Spinney
| Announcement has been made that
Lieut.. Col. Frank M Hume of the
Second Regiment, n. G. S. NJ, will be
a candidate for the colonelcy when the
term of the present incumbent Col
| Evcrard F.. Newcomb of Eastport eX-
pires in July. Coli .Newcomb may be
a candidate under the new military
law, as it does not apply to men now
| holding office. who were appointed or
elected under the old law
Bangor plans to scrape, flood and
| keep in condition an area on the river
| just below the ferry slip as an open
air skating rink, open to all, free of
charge. -oF
Rockland is clearing its streets of
some OF the dilapidated old buildings
Unfortunately several of the buildings
| are of historical interest, but they are
| too far gone to be restored One, the
Sanborn house. was built in 1896. 1t
was the residence for many years of
| Aunt Lucy Sanborn, who upon the
death of her first husband, Andrew
Ulmer married Capt. Daniel Sanborn,
who served in the Algerine war under
| Commodore Morris. Mrs. Sanborn
| died there. Her two sons George and
| Charles were well known. George is
an officer in the Charlestown Navy
Yard, and visited Rockland not long
| ago.
The Thomson Cairn line is to es-
tablish a new passenger service be-
tween Portland and London. The first
ship is now on her way to Portland
| with 101 passengers.
| The South Paris Village Corporation
bought, Wednesday, the pipes, reser-
voir and other property in Paris, of
the Norway Water Co. Negotiations
have been underway for a long time
| With only seven feet of water in the
new reservoir, the pressure in the
square was 81 pounds a square inch,
| Wednesday. which is greater than the
most optimistic expected. South Paris
VIII now use its own water and will
have ample protection against fire.
| "A memorial of the late General
Oliver Otis Howard, 80, one Of Bow
doin's most illustrious sons, to be
| placed in one of the Bowdoin College
buildings. is contemplated by some of
his friends, in the form of a life-sized
portrait of the general which was COM
pleted just before his death.
| a circulating library club has been
| formed by some energetic young ladies
of Machias, and the membership num-
bers %. Each member buys late
book, and after every member has read
| 1t, the book is the property Of the pur-
| chaser.
Mrs. Edith Bailey of Harmony is one
of the few women agents for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
Pressure Isle Star Herald-The total
| potato shipments via B. & A. r. r.
for December We're 9S9,251 bushels.
PETITIONS are being circulated in Port
land for another division of the naval
reserve so that the men may receive
proper training during the summer
cruises. The naval reserves were or
ganlzed in 1899 as one division. After
wards the law was changed and or
ganiZation placed on the basis of
SHIPS company. 1t has been found
that two divisions is not a large
!enough force to admit of the men re-