Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-01

MISS olltnIy up III IOIty mountains,
Miss Shapely where the pillows roar
Cheer up; for the blueberry pie is
soon to come.
Political conventions most all over
in Maine. Now all will go afishing.
The crossing tenders on the Boston
Maine Railroad have received an
advance in wages of 10 cents a day.
1t is announced that $500 men will re-
ceive more pay.
Wilbur c. Oliver. the well-known
Republican politician of Sagadahoc
county and Chairman of the Bath
Republican City Committee leaves the
Shipping City the first of July with a
party of men friends in his touring
car for a run out to Detroit
The valuation of the town of San
ford has reached and passed the four
million dollar mark There is also a
gain this year of 1872 poll tax payers,
there being this year 21S9. whereas a
year ago there were 2O67.
Paul Strout of Biddeford claims the
credit for catching the largest trout
| IN Goose Fare Brook so far this sea-
son. The fish tipped the scales at 2
pounds and ounces and measured
1917 inches in length and are of a very
handsome dark yellow with bright red
and black spots.
The Modern Farming special sent
out over the lines of the Maine Cen
trail railroad and it's subsidiary roads
visited some ten of the 16 of the
counties of the State, travelled some
1000 miles and presented for inspec-
ton the five well-equipped cars and
reached by word of mouth some $4,000
to 10000 people, with the lessons to
be taught of modern farming meth
DDS.
Mr.. Doane of the Buxton-Doane Co.
of Boston who purchased the hull of
steamer Manhattan of the Maine
Steamship Co., has decided that the
best thing to be done is to take her
to one OF the islands in Casco Bay
and there burn it. No purchaser for
the hull could be found and in order
to get every hit of metal possible, the
wood work will be burned away. The
old craft will be taken to an island
some day next week and there Set on
fire.
j. G. Cullinan, a Bath boy, is home
from Bremeton Navy Yard, Washing
ton, on a 20 days: leave of absence.
He went West three years ago. and
was employed in the yards of Mare
Island and Puget Sound and ten
months ago joined the navy as first
class boiler maker. and is now at
tached to the battleship Pennsylvania.
He will have nine days at home with
his mother. Mrs. Della Cullinan and
is receiving a hearty greeting from his
old Bath friends. He was formerly
employed at the Bath Iron Works.
Landlord Emerson of the Augusta
House has the nearest approach to
the Taft smile of any man in Maine.
When, Wednesday, the hungry army
of Republican delegates invaded the
Augusta House and most any land
lord would have been excused for be-
coming mudGled, Landlord Emerson
stood behind his office desk breast
works directing his army of employees
and smiling on the inruShing guests,
cool as Napoleon Bonaparte at Wag-
ram and that night and Convention
day passed without kick. Mr.. Emer-
sons smile became even more ex-
pansive as he counted up the cash
after the delegates had gone.
1t is expected that the United States
Government will begin work shortly
on the addition to the present Custom
House building in Bath and the i'm
provements upon the grounds around
the building. An appropriation Of
$35, 900 was made over year ago. but
as this was not sufficient for the in
tended work. nothing was done until
more could be secured. BY the pro-
visions of the Omnibus Public Build
ings Bill passed by Congress an APP
preparation Of $4,000 was granted,
which makes the desired amount need
ed for the addition and alterations.
Some time ago a representative of a
big big manufacturing concern in an
other state visited several Maine cities
looking for a site for a plant. which
will be established this fall. Among
other places visited, the man spent
some time in Bath and was apparent
ly we'll pleased with that city and
that there is q fair prospect that they
may locate in that city Two mem
bers of the concern were recently in
Bath to look over locations and see
what arrangements can be made to-
ward establishing a plant in the Ship
ping City. The building formerly oc
curied by the Shoe Polish Co. on
Washington and Vine streets near the
NJ. c. r. r. is offered by the owners
to manufacturing concerns desiring to
locate in Bath at a very low rental.
This is new structure and has spur
tracks leading directly into the build
ing for the loading and unloading of
cars.
There is a law against delaying the