Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick p. Snow Of
- Crescent street, Rockland celebrat-
ed their golden wedding, Saturday. en-
tertaining at dinner the few near rel,
atives they have in the section of
Rockland. Mrs. Snow was formerly
Mary Boges of Union. Mr.. Snow has
been employed AZ years in local ship
yard. During the Civil War he served
one year on the L. S. S. Monadnock.
Exercises in memory of Forest j.
Martin were held by the members OF
the Penebscot Bar in the supreme
court room, Bangor, Saturday morn
ing. before Justice George NJ Han
son, Euleeies were given by Patrick
II. Gilen. William H. Powell of Old
Town. Judge William B. Peiree of the
probate court and Justice Hanson.
The strike in the finishing. drying
and card rooms of the Worumbo
wooien MILL Lisbon Falls. which start
ed, Wednesday. was ended. Saturday.
Wien Agent Frank Gutman announc
ed IN increase of 10 per cent. to the
entire mill. which employs nearly 600
hands The news of the granting of
their demands was received with a
great demonstration by the strikers.
in Bangor are not sufficiently lighted for
the safety of the employees was an opin-
ion expressed in the finding of the cor
oners jury which has been investigating
the death of Frank e. Pomeroy. yard
brakeman killed, Thursday night The
jury found Pomeroy came to his death
by being thrown from the car on which
he was riding when it crashed into an
other car.
Clifford Adams. aged 40 of Kingfeld,
was shot and badly wounded, Saturday
morning. He is section man on the
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes r. r.
and had a shotgun on the handcar load
ed with solid ball. There were four
other men on the car Just how the ac-
cident happened it not known. but the
gun was discharged and the charge
struck Adams in the right thigh. Adams
was Immediately taken on the car to
I<ingfed, where the leg was amputated
The Lincoln county Progressive com
mittee met at the court house at Wis
casset, Saturday to complete the tenn
porary organization begun a week ago
Andrew c. Halpen of Whtetield was
elected president; John w. Bracket of
Boothbay Harbor. secretary, and Eben
Chase of Edgecomb. treasurer. Others
present were Or. b. A. Bailey of Wiscas-
set N j. Perkins of Nobleboro. repre-
senting A. X, Vannah; Judge William n.
Titus of Alma and Luther Maddocks of
Boothbay Harbor
The removal of the post Office from
Ross block to Bowdoins at kennebunk
was accomplished, Saturday. The new
office is equipped with $40 lock boxes
and 240 call, money order department
rural delivery room and a street de-
livery office. The government has five
years lease Inspectors have been there
the past week with an idea of establish
ing free delivery.
Four Maine counties are to profit from
the farm demonstration work to be COM
in the State another year The
counties where the work is to be started
include Kennebec oxford, Cumberland
and Washington. Maine is the first New
England state to profit by the work.
which has been successful III the SOUTH
1t is expected the work will be started on
four lines as follows: General farming in
Kennebec county, fruit growing In OK
ford county, market gardening in Cum
berland county and potato and grain
ia rming in Washington. A director will
he nut in charge of the demonstration in
each county. 1t is hoped that next year
will find at least $50 agriculturists engag
cd in demonstrations The work will be
under the general direction of the Uni
versity of Maine.