Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-15

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


| Twenty eight members of the Rock
land Naval Reserves in charge of En-
lsign H. r. Mullen left Friday on Their
way to Portland to join the L. S. S
Nebraska for a practiae cruise.
| John Carlisle of Bath was severely in
inred Thursday afternoon when his hors
raj away dragging jigger over nim am
breaking his right thigh just above tn,
knee and INJECTING bruises
| The keel for the second big barge fo
| the Staples Transportation Co is beins
stretched at the Kelley SPEAR Co yart
| at Bath the site recently vacated by
| the launching of the four-masted schoon.
| er. The barge will be 255 feet long The
work at this yard i being delayed. owing
| to difficulty in securing material.
At the quarterly meeting of the
trustees of the Military Il Naval
orphan Asylum at Bath. William r.
kimball of Bath was eiected presiden:
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Seth T. Snipe who held that office
for many years. The vacancy in the
board of trustees was filled by the
election of MAJOR Ray p. Eaton of
Brunswick. The choice is deemed an
excellent one as Major Eaton was for
several years a resident Of Bath and is
greatly interested in the institution.
Nearly all the cottages at Popham
Beach are occupied and the summer
population is one of the largest for
years. The Riverside Hotel has a large
number of guests and a big crowd is
expo cted Saturday so the hotel will be
filled from now through August, max
ing it one of the best seasons at this
hotel in It's history. The late arrivals
are: {. W. Brown Maiden; Mr.. and
Mrs W. b. Fowlie Mrs. Hudson and
daughter, Brookline; Mrs. NJ. L. Cam
pion, Charles Campion Taunton; Mr.
and Mrs. ]. P. Higgins, Dedham; Mr..
and airs Joseph Hull, Mr. and Mrs. G.
j. NortErup Miss Cecilia Paliyie. Miss
X. A. Devane, Waltham; Miss NJ l..
Hunt, Dorchester.
The funeral Of Henry Shaw. an inventor
o. many farn implements, who died at the
age of 81 last TuesGay took place Thurs
day from 1 Churchill place, pedham. Mass
Mr.. Shaw was a native of Maine and his
father was the inventor OF the first horse
power threshing machine ever used in this
State. At the age of Is Henry Shaw in
vented screw fastener for scythe5. Al
the age of % h. moved tie Boston and
during much of his later life he lived in
West RoNbury He later invented a jack
screw ara swivel plows. hay spreaders,
corn Shelters automatic scales and other
farm implements. He also invented a
steam hre engine and an air spring tor
doors. For 80 years he worked on four
cylinder evenly balanced locomotive His
patent long ago expired, but many raii-
roads now use locomotives based funda-
mentally on his invention. Mr.. Shaws in
yentions brought him no great financial re-
ward. and his later life was passed IN any
thing but affuence
Quick action upon the part of MEM
bers OF the night crew at the mill of
the Amos Abbott Co assisted by few
others, undoubtedly saved Dexter from
bad fire at II o'clock Thursday eve
ming. Members OF the crew saw a red
glare on Grove street and rushing to
the scene found lively fire in pro-
gress in the glass setting room at the
woodworking mill of Eldridge. The
fire was rapidly gaining Roadway when
discovered and entrance to the room
was gained by breaking in the doors.
BY the prompt use of a blanket and
some water the flames were eXtin-
guished and the burned rubbish thrown
into the street. In the meantime the
whistle at the mill had blown the p
number and the fire department re-
sponded promptly but its services Were
| not necessary 1t is though. that the
| fire caught from spontaneous eombus-
tihle material in the room. Had the
| fire remained undiscovered for few
moments longer the firemen would
have been called upon to. fight what
wautl have undoubtedly been one OF
the hottest fires there in a long time.
The woodworking mill is directly back
| of the glazing room and the lumber.
| shavings, etc. would have made very
hot blaze, The buildings in the vicinity
are all of wood and that section OF
| Grove street would have probably
received bad seorching.