Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-23

Inc new CLOCK IN the tower VI N,olDy
Memorial Hall. Waterville. has been
set in position and is now in running
order. The clock adds greatly to the
appearance of the building.
Some fruit growers report that the
unusual amount of rain has had bad
effect on the strawberry crop. The
over supply of moisture has resulted
in an excess of foliage. which. taken
in connection with the unusual amount
of rain. has had a tendency to spoil
the fruit.
A commercial traveller on his way to
his train in a Kennebec city lost out
of his pocket a roll amounting to
$3.50. A very pretty and quite
wealthy young lady of that city
picked up the roll and advertised for
the owner. He responded and proved
satisfactorily that the money belonged
to him. Then the young lady insisted
upon a reward of $500 which he glad
ly paid to recover the roll.
It is planned to start the new Ban
gor Shoe Company's factory early in
August. as one carload of machinery
has already arrived from Beverly,
Mass. and two more carloads will
proba bly, arrive this week Over 100
employees will be engaged at the
opening of the factory and this num-
Der will be increa sed as the business
:e nj mo ttr q
a crew of 200 mill be given employ
ment.
H. A. Hughes, Jr.. the Well-known
actor is passing his vacation at his
home in Bath. Mr. Hughes is one OF
the brightest of the workers in modern
drama He began his professional
career with Frank Mayo in "Pudd'n
Head Wilson," On Mayo's death he
| Travelled with Shipmans production
next he resumed his work in "Pudd n
Head" with Burr Mcintosh. In the
same play he Travelled with William S.
Gill; then with George B. Alexander
he had a leading part in Near the
Throne" Once more in "Pudd'n
Head" and also in when We Were
Twenty one" he was with George
Clarke. Later he went with New
Haven stock company. The follow
ing season he Joined the Scranton
Stock Company in Pennsylvania.
Last summer he was member of the
stock company of a leading theatre
in Buffalo, New York. He has also
managed the theatre in Bath until
that was destroy ed by fire. He has
played "Bucking Bill in The Girl of
the Golden West" dramatic pro-
duction which, in the opinion of Mr..
Hughes. has the best scenic effects OF
all modern plays. Mr.. Hughes ex-
poets to travel the coming season
with one of New York's best com
panies.
In North Edgecomb Saturday Mr..
and Mrs Harry NJ. Stonemetz of
Ncwtonville. Mass. had their big
touring car. in which they were max
ing trip to Juniper Pit. to lease cot
tage for their summer occupancy,
stalled on the road by break down
of the mechanism. which Mr.. Stone
metz. who, member of the Boston
and New York Exchanges. knows
more about stocks and bonds than he
does about mechanics. was unable to
locate and repair
They passed the night at farm
house and then by oxen power the
wrecked car with the two as passen-
gers reached the Woolwich ferry late
Sunday afternoon. The boat had
made its final trip and the crew was
unable to be assembled although Mr..
Stonemetz tried to charter the boat
for special trip. Efforts to secure by
telephone expert assistance were also
unavailing Mr.. and Mrs. Stonemetz
finally were set across the river by
motor boat and passed the night in
Bath. Yesterday their machine being
repaired they proceeded to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stonemetz have many
friends in Rockland and Augusta In
addition to their other troubles anoth-
er car came along while their car
was being hauled by the cattle to
WoClwich and I kodak fiend snap
shotted their embarassn situation
How many of our people. asks the
Lewiston Journal realize that Laurel
street and vicinity in Auburn is one
of the most historic spots in all New
England? One of the darkest and
most bloody tragedies in our history
took place there nearly 200 years ago
when Laurel street hill was the seat
of a large Indian village. This vii
lage was surprised by Captain Moul-
ton with more than 100 English sol
diers and completely destroyed. A
large portion of the warriors were alb
sent at the time and hence no great
resistance could be made. When
women and children were all shot
down without the slightest compass
sion A few of the Indians managed
10 escape and hid among the rocks
around the falls but the great major
ity were killed and the village with
its fort completely destroyed. 1t was
about as bad a massacre as the des-
truction of the Abnaki village at
Norridgewock in 1924 but much less is
said about it in history. Indian i'm
plements are frequently brought to
light in that section of Auburn and
now and then more gruesome re-
minder of that dark tragedy. Super
intendent Bisbee has frequently taken
out human bones in that section of