Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26

my child-thou asked for him the best,
Who once was nestled at thy breast,
And thou shalt have thy hearts DESIRE
The best-is always One Step Higher.
The Globe Machine Co. of Machias is
principal advantages of which are to
save lumber by cutting closer to the
stump than is possible under the old
hand method, and saving the laborer
from kneeling down in wet snow and
slush The machine can be operated
by one man. 1t is light and com
pact, folding so a person can easily
transport it from place to place with
out the assistance of a second hand
1t is a folding, adjustable machine
comprising metal frame, attached to
a tree by a clamp and supported by
adjustable legs to conform to the
evenness of the earth's surface where
operated. This machine saves the
bottom of the tree, which is generally
the most valuable part.
One of the most interesting freaks
in the feline family may be seen at the
Boston and Portland market, Portland.
1t is a kitten with three legs for the
same reason that Topsy was black
born that way. The kitten is active
and perfect in form in every particular
but the missing leg, which is a front
one. The kitten is about three weeks
old and fully enjoys life as much as
his brothers and sisters born at the
same time. The freak cat runs much
as rabbit does.
In order to aid the Aroostook Valley
r. r.. in the movement of its freight,
the Bangor & Aroostook r. r. has es-
tablished rail connections with the
former line at Pressure Isle and
Washburn as the result of the wash
ing out of the railroad bridge of the
Valley railroad over the Aroostook
river. near Crouseville. The chief en-
g:neer of the B. A. and X. r. notihed
the head offices in Bangor Friday that
the connections had been made at
both places mentioned Thursday and
that an interchange of freight had
begun Friday. There was considerable
freight on the Valley line waiting to
be moved, which had been held up oW-
ing to the accident to the bridge, two
spans of which dropped into the river
when a log jam and high water wash
ed out the middle, and this freight
will be moved by the B. & a. K. IN,
stead of the Canadian Pacific as pre-
viously.
Sunday was the twelfth anniyer-
conf1agration when three churches,
90 business houses and IS residences
were destroyed by fire, and 125 fami-
lies made homeless.
Contractor william Burrell has
crew at work repairing the American
end of the Union bridge between Cal
ais and St. Stephen. This bridge was
built in 1927, just 81 years ago, and
it has been repaired so many times
that there is very little left of the
original structure. A new pier has
been placed and shorter spans will
be connected making the expense OF
future repairs less than formerly.
Formerly a 60-foot span was used and
hard pine timbers, IA to Is inches
thick were used. Now less expensive
logs with spans of 25 feet are used.
The new pier is built of 12xl2 tim
bers. and 100 tons of ballast rock holds
1t in place on the river bed. Usually
pile drivers are used to make the found
alton of piers secure but on account
of the rocky formation of the river
bed at that point the ballast has been
used. The bridge will be stronger
than ever and it is expected that traf-
fic will be resumed about Wednesday.
Those who work in the cotton mill
have been obliged to cross the trestle
at Midtown and come down the Am
erican side of the river, which has
made the walk a trifle longer.
Wedding bells will be heard June
6 on the Doggett summer estate in
westport, at the marriage Of Miss
Doggett and w D. Paterson, Wis
casset banker. Miss Doggett is a Sis
ter of the owner of the estate, who
has been down the past week making
arrangements for the event. The es-
tate is the same land once occupied
by an ancestor, for whom Doggetts
point in Westport was named and
who lived there and traded with the
Indians.
Fifty Years Ago-Portland Grand
Trunk officials Indignantly denied
that they had telegraphed to Mont
real for permission to replace brok-
en- pane Of glass in one of the offices
Seven Bowdoin Freshmen were TAX
en-, blindfolded, one night last week
on the last electric from Brunswick
and dropped one by one, on each side
of the New Meadows river, being tolo
to wait for the others. They waited
and finally located each other, got to-
gether and walked into Bath, arriving
at 215 A. M. They were supposed te
have but So cents apiece. but one had
sewed a SIS bill in his clothes, so they
put up at a hotel and returned to
college on the early morning car.
Herbert l.. Osgood of Lynn, Mass.
son of Lemuel S. Osgood of For,