Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

tives and friends assembled at the
Bean home and were cordially reeeiV-
cd by Mr.. and Mrs. Avorill and Mr..
and Mrs Bean, Mrs. Fred Rove read
an original poem appropriate to the oc-
casion.
Many Maine people and those from
other sections of the country who
pass their vacations at Moosehead lake
will be grieved to learn of the death
of Capt. Ed Capen Of Deer Island,
which occurred at the Y NJ. G. A. hos
pitaf at Greenville Junction, where he
had been i'll with typhoid fever. Mr..
Capen seemed on the road to recoV-
cry when kidney trouble developed,
which with weak heart he could not
survive. Mr., Capen was 81 years old.
He was educated in the GreenVllle
schools, attending for a few terms Nor
ridsewock Academy. His wife was
Miss Mabel Whiting of Dexter. He mad
always been identified with the man
agement of "Capens,' a small summer
hotel a Deer Island, Moosehead lake,
and will be greatly missed by the hosts
of friends and visitors who have fire.
qucnted Deer Isle for % years. He
leaves d wife, and two brothers, Henry
and Charles, of Deer Island and Green
vile. The services We're held at his
brothers home in Greenville Junction,
Thursday, and the body was taken to
Gardner for interment.
From reports which have been going
the rounds it appears that the tooth
some shclfish known as the scallop Is
of a migratory nature, and that as
result thereof the scallop fishery in the
neighborhood of Rocklapd has. this
sea son been almost a complete failure.
The famous scallop beds off Monroe's
island have disappeared entirely and
many fishermen have transferred OPP
erations 80 Buehill and other localities
on the eastern Maine coast, but it is
not expected that they will make any
such catches as have beea common off
Rockland, where the catch has been
worth about SIS. 0G0 annually. Such is
the scarcity of scallops since the fail
ure of Rockiands bells that the price
has advanced 80 per cent.
The government has ordered thai
memorial tablets should be east of thu
material recovered from the wreck .
the Maine. There will be one thous-
and tablets - by Is inches in size
suitably inscribed. These will be dis
tributod to municipalities and organic
ed bodies as memorials.
Sabine Pierce of Saginaw, Mich, has
arrived in Presque Isle to visit his sis
l. ~
er and sister had not seen each Other
for Al years. 1t is needless To say thai
neither would have recognized the 9TH
er had they met unexpectedly.
Fourteen children grown to vigorous
manhood and womanh0od is the RECORD
of MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Robinson OF
Bingham. They have been marrie6
46 Years All of their children are nov
living. All but one of them were born
on Sunday. In the Robinson family
there are now So members. Mr.. Robin
son was born in Concord - years ago
and his wife was born there. also 66
wears ago. Mr.. Robinson is of Scotch
descent, hale and hearty, and does
considerable work They have always
nVed on tarH uhtl recently, ode ~
make their home in Bingham village.
That was curious affair that hap
pened to Chas Hascall of Auburn the
othe: night Mr.. Hascall lives out at
Young's Corner and when he comes irl-
to the city as he does every day, lie
keeps his horse in the Thomas stable.
Now. Mr.. Thomas not only keeps nor
ses but he also has nice flock Of hens
The other evening Mr.. Haseall called
for his horse as usual and after it was
harne ssed he drove home. On reach
ing his own stable he found a her
perched on the hind axle of his wagon
She had apparently enjoyed her three
mile ride in the cold and was none TIT
W orse for her experience.