Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,
kent's Hills New Instructor.

Nehl ftfti New Instructor.
Albert f. Edminster who began his
duties, this week, as the head of the
agricultural department of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary III kents Hill, IS
only p. He was born in New Bed
ford Mass, but went to live in Brook
lNn. as child. He graduated from
: lie manual Training High school III
1893 and while there was also bust
ness manager of both the school maya
zine and the High school year book.
tie graduated, last June, from tho
sachusetts Agricultural college at
Amherst. He was member of the
rifle team for three Years and captain
during the last year holding the in
tereollegiate indoor record with pos
sible score of POO. He is also tied for
the record of 46 out Of % on the zoo
yard out door range. He made the
United States small bore team. this
Year, which competed against Eng
land and Australia. This summer Mr..
tdminster was counselor at one of
the boys camps in New Hampshire.
Clriao Grange Celebrates.
At the meeting of Difigo Grange at
Brunswick, this evening. the paying of
the debt of the hail was celebrated,
the following program being carried
ont: Instrumental music. Mabel Jer-
dina and Florence jordan; song. Har
~ Wheeler; reading, Edith Prince,
song, Charles Sader; music, Thomas
Randall and Bessie Randall; song,
Mildred Hunt. reading. Nellie Minott.
song, Mabel Jordan; reading. Dollie
Totman; song, l.. y. Batchelder. a
supper was served
Extensive Dredging Operation.
Saturday marked the end of one of
the most extensive dredging operations
ever undertaken in Maine waters
when contract covering five wears
land an expense of $l24. 500 was com
lpieted. The operations have covered
IA general Improvement and deepening
of Bangor Harbor and the cutting of
a deeper channel mostly through hard
ledge, which has been pulverized.
blasted. scoeped by dipper dredges.
and towed off and dumped. The work
has included the dredging to IA feet
at fean low water Of an area on the
Brewer side of the river about no
feet long and 400 feet in width also
the clearing of a channel about 5o9
feet wide from the High Head Docks
to the pier of the Eastern Steamship
Corporation. nearly a mile The har-
bor can now accommodate as large
vessels as can come up the river.
Charles Parsons. Garland.
Charles Parsons Garland. for n
a Years in the employ of the Portland
Railroad Co, and for - years master
: mechanic, who served through the
Civil War as a member Of Co. II, 18th
2 Maine Regiment. died Saturday night.
at the age of -. He is survived by
his wife.
Resume Laehance Inquest.
The inquest into the death Of Daeee
Laehapce. son of Napoleon Lachance.
who grasped live wire ON South
street. Biddeford, last Sunday. and
was almost instantly killed, was re-
sumnd. Saturday, by Coroner Walter
I. bennett and jury comprising
Charles s. Ham, Royal f. Gould Ro-
maine S. Rnderique. Ernes Doyle. John
| w. Magure and Henry q. Hutchinson.
The jury adjourned until next Tuesday,
when it will again meet to make up a
verdict
Struck on Head by Engine.
George h. Jollymore. about 80. of
| Worcester. q locomotive fireman on the
Boston & Maine Railroad, running be
tween Boston and Portland. was struck
ON the head at biilliken's Mills. Old
Orchard Saturday morning, sustaining
tprohahly fatal injuries. Jollymore was
firing the engine drawing freight train
2i20 on the Eastern Division, west :
| bound from Portland When the train
got % Milikens Mills he was leaning
out of the cab watching the inspira tor
He failed to see a box ear on a siding
and was. lit n the back of the head
The engineer hurried his train To Bid
deford where the injured fireman was
removed 10 the Webber hospital. The
surgeon found Il bad fracture at the
base of the skull and internal injuries.
Jellymore has wife and two children
| in Worcester
Dies As Walking in Yard.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Flower, 90, of Var
mouth, died suddenly, at t'reeport, on
saturday morning. Mrs. Flower had
been staying at the house of the Rich
ardson family. Saturday morning.
early, she aroused the family. saying
| that she was not feeling well and
that she guessed that she would go
out OF doors and get some fresh air
| MI. Richardson volunteered to go for
a doctor but she told him there was
no need as she felt that she would die
before the doctor would arrive. Mrs.
Flower walked to the door, sat down
| on wheelbarrow that stood in the
yard and expired. The doctor stated
that death Was caused by heart fail
ure. The remains will be taken 70
| Yarmouth for burial.
Force Doors of Eagle Quarters.
Eagles quarters on Plum street Port
! land, Friday evening. but they appar-
entity found everything in good order
for no seizure resulted from the visit.
The visit Of the officers came as IA dis
/ tinct surprise to the assembled mem
bers and although it WAS necessary to
| break the lock ON the door at the foot
| of the stairs leading To the rooms the
| naiGn pt tbR pfiiHnrS, tra did