Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-24

This house, which had long been one
of the landmarks of the city. was built
nearly - wears ago by Samuel Haley.
father of the late Charles Haley and
Mrs. w. A. Libby of Lewiston.
Granville NJ. Gray of Brewer, ia
tanned Wednesday night in honor of
his saith birthday. He and Mrs. Gray
and his son Harold entertained about
30 friends and relatives and the affair
was made a notable one. Refresh
ments and orchestral music We're in
cludcd among the trimmings" of the
occasion.
The Portland tiremen earned their
money, Wednesday. and even the most
enthusiastic member of the depart
ment got his fill of fire fighting during
the day. Between $50 A. NJ. and SIS
p. NJ. there were IA still and four bell
alarms. The majority of them were
caused by grass fires and these in turn
We're largely caused by boys. A grass
fire on Forest avenue came near de-
priving the city of a baseball park
and the fence around it was only saved
by the hardest kind of fight on the
part of the tiremen. None of the other
fights were of a serious nature.
Bangor is to have the pleasure of
again hearing Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath
OF Augusta upon some legal topic. Mr..
Heath's lecture last year on Glass
Examination given before the Uni
Versity of Maine College of Law drew
an audience that crowded the Bangor
Chamber of Commerce. The precise
subject of the lecture for this year is
not Yet announced but the lecture it
self will be given on the evening of
either May ! / or May 2 in the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Doll Y. Chaplin, the divorced wife of
Herbert Chaplin of Sebago lake. is to
be given the custody of their 4-year-
old son. Kenneth. according to de-
clsion handed down by Justice Albert
X. Savage of the supreme court before
whom hearing has been lately held.
This is the third time that the con-
troversy of the parents over the child
has been in the courts. The Chaplins
nave been in strife over the child
either iii court or out since June. 1910.
when the husband secured a divorce
from his ',ife on account of desertion.
The disappearance is reported of the
S-year-old son of George Barrett of
Calais. The boy started with a pail
Tor the we'll some 30 yards away from
the house. Sunday morning. and moth
ing mas been seen of him since. In
NestlSation showed that he did not fall
INTO the well, as feared. He was
nightly clad and without his cap.
The oldest house in Baldwin is
owned at the present time by Frank
MllIIken. 1t was built $50 years ago
and during a part of it's early history
/. was used as tavern. The house
stands upon high elevation and from |
a viewpoint near the barn one can see |
IL towns and villages in Maine and
New Hampshire. three Maine counties |
and several in New HAMPSHIRE.
q. l.. Woodworth, formerly of Gardi |
49, "H' HdS DeeD proprietor OF the |
Gerald ut Fairfield for the past three |
years, has completed his duties at that
Motel and with his family left last |
week for Unity, where he will open
the hotel at Windemerc park The |
Falffeid journal says that Mr. Wood |
worth has made many friends at Fair
neid VINO are very sorry to have him |
IeaVe, and adds that many people who
stop at the hotel wish him success at
Wind"mere.
The city of Portland expends about |
81 100000 year outside of State and |
county taxes. The mayor finds it |
necessary to increase the rate. one and |
one-fifth mills or to cut appropriations
TO the limit The increased rate wouId |
impose nearly % mills on a dollar |
Thls advance. it is said. is not due tn |
extravaganza. but to increased State
ana county taxes, which are one and |
one-llalf mills.
Our SkoWhegan correspondent in |
forms the Gossiper that Frank Emer-
son Of that town is the owner of a |
pair of shoes which he has had for
20 Years, and which are in good order
at present and have been worn by him
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