Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-08

have averaged about so and have gone
as high as IS deer in one day. This
is accounted for, it is thought by the
election, which has kept hunters away,
put now 1t is expected that there will
be a general rush of sports. both res
ident and nonresident, into the woods
and that the receipts will soon begin
to assume record proportions. AS it
is. the receipts at Union station are
ahead OF those of last season, as far
as deer. are concerned, but as for
moose, last seasons total. was about
20 ahead of the present total Bears,
this season. are 20 ahead of last fall
at this time.
Notice was served, Wednesday, by di-
rection of L. A. Cloudy and others by
Deputy Sheriff Eugene L. Harmon on tho
officers of the Portland Gas Light Co. of
Portland, the Municipal Light Co. of
South Portland and on the trustees OF
the Portland Water District that at the
coming municipal election in Portland
an informal referendum will be taken on
the question of acquiring these plants
Tor public purposes and of maning the
trustees of the Water District managers
OF them. If the vote is in the affirmative,
then petition will be presented to the
Legislature for authorities to authorize
the Water District or a new district ~
acquire the entire property. The offer
was made recently by a New York cor
poration for all the stock of the two
companies but the city government de-
elined to part with the interest of the
city.
Fuel of all kinds is exceedingly
scarce i'll Dexter and that the sjtua-
ton would be felt should there come
q sudden snap of real cold weather. is
the prediction of the coal men. The To-
cal dealers have been unable to Sc
cure coal fast enough to fill their or
ders and the few cars that are arriv-
ing from time to time are divided up
and the dealers do their best to keen
their patrons supplied with fuel enough
to keep their stoves and furnaces 60
ing. Wood of all kinds is also a scarce
article. The reason advanced for this
is that last year the farmers and 9TH
ers owning wood lots We're unable to
secure choppers and therefore We're
ableato get but n small amount of wood
tcut and ready for the local market.
Coal and wood are both bringing top
notch prices and everyone is hoping
for a continuance of warm weather I'M
til more fuel is to be had.
The deeds have been passed COM
plotting the transfer of the Dexter
Grange property on Main street, Dex-
ter, and the Bates property, close by.
to Oliver Crosby of St. Paul. MINI.
Mr.. Crosby is now the owner of the
land and buildings thereon from the
Park theater down Main street to a
point close by the property of the
DumbaIton Wooden Co. Mr.. Crosby
now owns property on either side of
Main street in front of the Crosby es-
tate and his intention is to make a
park on either side of the street The
buildings on the Grange and Bates
property will be torn down. several of
the mimmediately and in the spring all
of them will be removed and the land
graded and laid out into an attractive
park set with trees and shrubbery. The
| final transfer of property between Dex-
| ter Cooperative store and the Dexter
| Grange has also been completed and
] the Grange is now the owner of the
| store and business on Grove street
which is being conducted by Wilbur
| c. Gerry and Frank B. Arnold.