Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-14

TIE steps Vi tue 1OflldHu custom mouse,
a few days since, and transformed
them into an emergency restaurant
They brought with them an apparently
wholly good, juicy apple pie of the
bakeshop variety. and there was, it is
said, neither crumb or crust nor
drop of juice left in the plate" when
they finished their repast and left the
steps OF the dignified custom house to
resume their journey.
The probability of the Eastern
Steamship Co. exchanging its coal
burning boilers for boilers that use oil
was considered doubtful, by their
agent, j. L. Liseomb, in a recent inter
view. but Mr.. Liscomb admitted that
such a change was not an impossible
ity.
Pres. John F. Hyde, of the Bath
Iron Works, is quoted as saying thai
General Neal Dow held back the de-
velopment of Maine so years by
his prohibition law. Mr.. Hyde goes
on TO say that the cities will vote for
repeal, but the trouble" is that ma
jority of Names population is rural.
and two generations have been reared
to regard taking drink as sin. He
deems the chances two TO one against
repeal. Thank God for the trouble"
to which Mr.. Hyde refers, and for the
encouragement of his words that pro-
hihition is to win two to one.
: Passing to and fro upon the trains
and frequently seen upon the boats of
the Eastern Steamboat Company be-
tween Bath and Westport Junction is
a man whose broken and manned
figure is rendered the more striking
by the rudy and cheerful counte-
nance which it carries, and by the
marvellous activity of the man. His
name is George Y. Prescott, and he
lives in Lewiston. Mr. Prescott is
operating a crew of men and running
a large numbering operation in Riggs
Vile. going back and forth frequently.
He has lost his left arm at the shoul-
der and one of his legs at the knee.
His experience in hospitals and upon
the operating table are such as few
men Gas Mr.. Prescott is happy to say)
have been called upon to undergo. He
lost his arm in a saw mill on Christ
mas week few years ago. His leg
has been amputated at the ankle and
at the knee separate times, by reason
of an injury resulting in diseased bone.
He has spent month after month in
the hospital wards. He was discharg-
ed from one surgical operation only to
return for two or three months more
only few months later, and even now
he speaks pleasantly enough of the
prospect of again entering the hos
pital for yet another surgical opera
ton upon the stump of his leg. And
yet. in spite of it all, Mr.. Prescott
goes to and fro, cheerful and optimis-
tic, conducting his large numbering
operations, handling men. the crutch
under the stump of his arm and the
stump of his leg In the hollow of the
crutch, with sunshine in his face that
would do credit to many men who
have neither an ache nor pain. nor
any appreciate care in all the world.
Badly as Kennebunk needed it, it
did not have votes enough to build a
sewer this year. At a special town
meeting, the vote was 80 for to AZ
against the proposition.
Who killed the cat, was the problem
of Auburn municipal court. the other
day when twelve-year- old Lewis
Riggs was before the court charged
with robbing the feline member of
Robert w. Milburns family of all it's
nine lives. Mr.. Milburn and his
daughter testified that the Riggs boy
killed the cat by kicking it and after
ward jumping on the PROSTATE ami
NAL. The boy denied the accusation
| declaring that a dog killed the cat
The court accepted the boys story,
| and he was discharged.
| Nearly all the community of Stew
ems Mills appeared in Auburn court,
| the other day, very much interested in
a card case. 1t was not of the re-
ception room variety but one Linwood
Card, charged with threatening his
Wife, Ada NJ. The judge gave Mr..
Card a piece of his mind, and allowed
him to go. Mrs. Card testified that
knock her blank head off"
Bar Harbor is to have a mower
parade, the last of the present month,
following a custom established several
years ago. Exquisite floats were ar
ranged, and the decorations caused
comment for days to come.
The town of Cornish has voted to
establish and maintain 90 hydrants in
| the village if the proposed water sys-
TEN materializes. This action gives
assurance TO the promoters of the
system and sufficient aid to send them
ahead with their plans. The water
supply is to come from a spring milo
distant. With this encouragement
ahead, there is no reason why Cornish
tsheuld not vote 10 to one for prohibit
/ tion. as1 1eFaea