The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
Here and There in Maine

Augusta understands that former
Mayor Plaisted will be the democratic
candidate again this year.
Isaac w. Dyer's candidacy for
Amos Aliens seat adds another to the
list of aspirants. By and by, Col.
Fred will discover that the easiest
way to the throne is by the way of
father" rather than by the Folks.
With the indications strong that
the State convention of both big poll
teal parties of Maine will be held
there this year, Augusta is beginning
to think she once more is coming in
TO her own, in the political affairs Oh
the State.
Augusta, Me, Feb. 16.-The annual
report of Hon. Pascal p Gilmore of
Bucksport, state treasurer, shows
that $43,21S.00 has been received by
the department during the past year
for dog licenses and that 50 ,439.6 So has
been paid during the year for damage
done by dogs to domestic animals.
The Oakland Woolen company of
Oakland has been declared insolvent
| by Associate Justice Leslie c. Cor
uish in the Supreme court. S. A.
Knuff of Waterville was appointed
receiver. The total amount of in
debtedness is alleged to exceed the
total value of the property by at
least $4,000.
F. c. Farr, formerly superintendent
of the lewiston Brunswick & Bath
Street Railway, but now general man
ager of the Spokane Street Railway
system, Washington, was in Lewiston
recently on brief business trip. Mr..
Farr has made good in his new posi-
ton, and Is considered one of the most
successful managers of street rail-
ways in the West.
The Maine built ship Sea King.
which sailed from Tacoma, Wash.
September |, with cargo of 1000, 900
feet of lumber and was given IT'S days
by shipping men to make the voyage
around Cape Horn to Bath, where
she will be converted into a coal
barge, beat her time allowance by six
days. She was towed into port by the
tug Pejepscot The good ship never
was spoken until February Z when
she was between Cape Hatteras and
Cape Henry. She is commanded by
Captain H. Gillespie. The Sea King
has not been at Bath before since she
was built and sailed away.
H. A. Packard of Norway has an old
punch or brandy bowl which he
bought at an auction a few years
ago for Is cents. Experts declare 1t
to be worth at least S100 as a speci-
men of 18th century art work. The
dish is about nine inches long and
four inches high. 1t is of white
ware and of irregular shape. Dishes
of this sort were used in the olden
days-of Maine rum and molasses-to
place an egg in then stir smartly, and
the brandy was poured into the dish.
This made common drink of 75 or
| 100 years ago known as "toddy.'
Although a liberal contributor to all
public benefactions the chief gift to
Westbrook of S. d. Warren, the mil
lionaire paper manufacturer, who re-
Gently died at Dedham, Mass, was
the manual training school which was
founded five years ago. The institu'
tion was equipped by Mr. Warren and
partly supported by him. Mr.. Warren
took a deep interest in civic affairs
of Westbrook and two years age
caused notice to be given each mar
in his employ that failure to pay his
poll tax would be considered sufficient
reason for discharge. The Warrer
Paper Mills are Westbrooks chief in
dustry.
JEANNE E Soule Gray of Goulds-
boro has in her possession a set oi
sales books used by her grandfather
who kept a general store in Goulds-
boro, from about 1880 up to the time
of his death, in 1882. The following
extracts from the entries beginning
Feb. 2, 1888. will show to the people
who complain of high prices and wish
for the good old times, that some OF
the prices n years ago were fully as
high as now. Here are some of the
entries:
To one gal. molasses 2-6 .... AZ
To one Id. raisins Sd ..... I2h
To two lb. sugar Cd ......-..... 20
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