Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-26

The lighthouse tender Zizania arriv-
cd at Bath. Thursday, from Portland
or her annual spring visit to replace
the buoys which were removed last fall
on account of the ice. The work on
the Kennehec and Sasanoa River will
occupy the crew about week.
Biddeforo Journal: Charles II.
Cleaves of Saco calls attention TO the
fact that on April %, 1874, there was
heavy snowstorm. That was the day
~ his fathers funeral and he remem-
hers the circumstances well. Older citi-
zens recall that day also as one late
in tb. season for snowsterm. The
year Of the March blizzard. 1ssS, also
saw a heavy snewsterm in April.
If IS proposed to move tie town OF
Rigelow a distance of seven miles 10
Stratton, eight buildings are to be
moved whole. on wheels and others
will probably follow. This includes
the most of the village. which has been
\ lumber town and the seat oil the
prouty x Miller steam MILL
William Pool, who manned one OF
the guns of the frigate Cumberland
during her engagement with the Mer-
rimac. died at his home in Rockports
this week. at the age of eighty-foof.
He is believed to be the last but one
of the survivors of that battle. MT,
Pool. who Tor years had been best
known as Cumberland Billy, on en-
nstment was assigned TO the Cumper-
land. During her engagement with
the Merrimac numbers of his feiio@s
were shot down all around him ana
he was transferred to gun ait, TO
which he stuck until it was obvious
the vessel was doomed. In company
with the HANDFUL that had not peth
killed. Pool escaped to small boat.
He was later transferred To the North
Carolina.
During the coming season JOHN ,
HYDE. founder and head of the Bath
IRON works will erect a magnificent
mansion in that city. No figures have
been given out as to the actual cost OF
the building or its size. but 1t has peeh
learned that it will be a considerably
more GftitDtiOGS rNi t''N''
we'll known Hill residence at Augusta,
which is known to have COST approM-
mately 100000 The estate on when
the mansion will be butt lhcluuss
mart Of the famous Five Mile swamp,
about which romantic stories nave
been woven. Abundance of maShlh-
cent trees including pine form part
of the estate, which VIII propaDiy pe
fashioned into a spacious park. ne
house is TO be erected on khoii u
Elmhurst, and the modern CONVENE
enees will include swimming p''i.
The cellar walls of the building WHEN
are to be of concrete, are now peihs
constructed. and fourteen feet OF pias'-
ing into the solid ledge has been one OF
the features of the xcaVatlns Work.
Portland Press; Jacob ID. Midget
veteran conductor of the Boston q
Maine railroad, died. TUESDAY morning,
of his home in Lynn, at the advanced
age of S4 wears He was born in Par
sonsfield. Me-, and at the age OF 10
arove a six-horse mail coach between
his home and Portsmouth, y. H.. a
daily trip of 90 miles. When he old
eastern railroad was organized he en-
tered it's employ and remained hrst as
a baggage master and subsequently
conductor until FIVE years ago. he haa
been a resident of Lynn for more imam
60 wears. For several years OF the last
of his life he had been serving as con-
ductcr on the Saugus branch OF the
Boston q Maine During his career ne
was the recipient of two gifts mat ne
prized highly. one was gold lantern
and the other a gold watch and chalh
given him by the patrons of the raii-
road. He was a member OF Freedom
lodge of Masons of Freedom. Me, ana
other secret societies, and of the Rall-
way Conductors associate