Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-24

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Big men enforce the federal and
| state laws at Eastport, United states
Immigrant Inspector Charles Miller.
CITY Marshal and Deputy Sheriff Will
liam j. Wilson and Deputy Marshal
Frank Rutherford together represent
a combined weight of Gas pounds of
official authority as we'll as COM
| bined height of II feet. , inches. All
are officers OF experience and are
| greatly feared by evil doors.
Fred NJ, Young of Dexter viii be-
gin work very soon upon the erection
of a new town hall in St. Adams. The
now structure will replace the one
destroyed by lire several months ago
| The erection is made possible through
the generosity of Hon d. D. Stewart.
vino has offered to build the town the
new han. The cost of the hall will, 1t
| is expected be in the neighboriood of
$1,000.
The skaters upon the ice rink at
Rumford are to have music furnished
once . week. the date depending upon
the weather. \ band house is to be
built and heated with stoves SO that
the musicians viii be comfortable
While playing.
Miss Mary Weeks Of Damariscotta
reports an odd experience last week.
she felt some insect run over her face
and into her ear, at least that was her
impression. She consulted physician,
who extracted from the ear large and
l"ely spider.
A mistake in refllling prescription
nearly cost the life of the little daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John z. Coughlin
of Saco. a powder prescribed by the
family physician had been used with
excellent results on former occasions
when the members of the family had
severe colds, and when the same rem
edy was reSortcd to in the case of the
little girl it was found that the last Of
the powders had been used. and the
father went to the drug store where
they formerly had been procured and
received what he supposed to be the
same. The child after the admins
tration of the powders went off into a
heavy sleep, and had it not been for
the prompt calling of a physician by
the parents. who became alarmed at
the condition OF the child, the mistake
would probably have resulted fatally.
The child's mouth was badly burned
by the powders. but at the drug store
where they were obtained those iii
,tlt I'M,
just as was the former prescription.
The coolest winter within my rccol-
lection" said Saco man last week"
there were five consecutive weeks that
the thermometer never got above the
zero mark. Every morning it ranged
from % to 50 below zero. There was
not day during the period that wIter
was seen to drop from the caves of
building 1t was the longest cold
snap he ever remembers.
II was d quick trial that was had of
a supreme judicial court case over at
Auburn, last Friday The evidence,
arguments and charge to the jury al
together occupied but 20 minutes. The
case was that of David o. Bryant of
Auburn VS.. Nathan d. Merrill Of Tur-
ner and involved the sum of $40 for
which Bryant sold a sleigh to Merrill
and which Merrill claimed was wiped
out by horse trade, The jury after
being out 20 minutes brought in YER
dict for the defendant.
Not for months have SO many sea
gulls been seen off Commercial wharf,
Portland. as was the case last Friday
| afternoon. A number of trips of fish
were brought in and tine sea food was
being cleaned and the waste thrown
into the water. The gulls not having
had a feast like this for long time
were attracted from all directions.
They seemed to fill the air and water
until at one time they were so thick
that il was impossible to see the Soutl,
Portland shore.
| II is proposed to make reduction
of the water rentals in Pennington
and the matter is being generally dis
cussed. 1t is claimed that the re-
ceipts are now in excess of the needs
of the system for the payment of all
interest charges and the cost of up.
!. keep. and that reduction could be
made without in any way impairine
the service or injuring the holders oil
the securities by which the money t
finance the system was secured.
Inward and Outward.
The inward effects of humors ar,
worse than the outward. They weak.
en- all the organs. inflame the mucou,
membrane, cause catarrhal troubles
and endanger the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla eradicates al
humors and cures all their effects.
It's the great Alternative and toni,
Imedicine whose merit has been every
where established. A.,4 .4GNptl,
4 Accept no substitute. s ! 81