Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-22

Portland and Deering High school
boards are CONFRONTED with the stiff
problem of what to do next year with
the overflow from these two schools.
The remodeled Portland High has 1897
students and only $50 seats. 1t is eX-
pected that the entering class next
tan will number more than 500. Deer
ing High is likewise oVercrowded. \
committee of the board has given a
public hearing this week in which was
started movement for the building
OF an addition to neering High and
the erection Of modern High school
building in or near Deering Park.
Fred Nye of Skowhegan has horse
named Peter that is considered one Of
the most sagacious animals in town.
The horses greatest propensity is TO
unfasten and open doors. No matter
how secluded a latch or a fastener is
on a door or cover the horse will man
age To release it. Mr.. Nye has to
keep him in stall where he cannot
reach the fastenings of the doors.
When Mr. Nye wishes to harness the
horse and he is ready for the wagon
the horse will voluntarily make his
way to the wagon. backing himself
into the shaft
Will Irwin. in his article on Spring
Training with the White Sox." which
appears in the current Golfers. makes
frequent reference To a player wha
was born in Maine and who still re-
tains his residence in Maine Speak
ing of Rollie Zeider. irwin says:
However. Zeider isn't born first
baseman. He was created To play
third at which position he would have
shone in any company not already
adorned by Harry Lord, one of the
great third basemen of all recorded
time" Speaking of brain work i'm the
game and the policy of allowing OPP
posing pitchers to tire themselves out,
Callahan is again quoted as saying;
] And when the pitcher comes to bat.
a smart fellow Ike Harry Lord will
let Il grounder go through his own legs
| just to get him on the bases" Con-
sidering the hold baseball has upon
the affections of the American people,
therefore. Harry Lord is Maine
product of which the people of his ma
/ tive State may we'll be proud
Estimating the Penobseot East
| Branch log drive at about 43.000,000
| feet it is reported that about 100000
were cut and held in these waters last
year The past winters cut on East
Branch waters is reekoned at about
| 600. 600 short of last season. OF the
total amount 30 millions will come
| from Grand Lake. where the Eastern
Manufacturing Company of Bangor
have cut 20 millions. and millions
| from Schools Lake. From Grindstone
and milestone, the Jordan Lumber
| Co of Oldtown will have millions and
lG. w. Barker & Sons of Milford
| l 100000 The driving for the coming
season has been let to John f. Kelley
| of Bangor at the same price as last
year. S1.10 from Grand Lake dam.
| The fertilizer men say that ARGOS
took county is this year buying from 5
to Is per cent. more fertilizer than ever
before. The sale for last year was
about sc, 900 tons, while this year ii will
| be somewhere between $4,000 and TO-
| 900 tons. This fertilizer averages
| from $3S.50 TO $4,000 a ton, some being
several dollars less. while the best is
several dollars higher than that The
collections for fertilizer We're never be-
| fore as good as now. Indeed says the
| Fort Fairfield Review, any man that
has a bill owed to him by anybody IN
| Aroostook is doing the county at large
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