Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-28

omock Sunday took in cash 377 f1ve-cent
fares and Is automobile fares. Most
of these passengers were bound over
to see the alewives run into the lake.
The fish are very interesting in their
movements, swimming and kicking
their way up a fall of water as steep
as the roof of house; at intervals
they stop to rest in a little basin, of
which there are several before the
surface of the lake is reached.
Chief Justice Savage will be in Bath
Thursday to hear case in equity and
that day the legislative committee on
State and county salaries will also be
in session at the Court House. On
Friday the final session of the May
term of court will be held by Justice
Spear, who will then render his de-
cision in the somewhat famous Spear
case. The justice will then finally ad-
journ the May term.
Judge Haley in the supreme court at
Portland Monday ordered a special
judgment for VIM. A. Reed, who was
recently awarded a $500 verdict
against the Eastern Steamship Co.,
which gave him the right to collect
within "a hours or to secure an at
tachment. The judgment was for the
full amount and interest from the
April term, 1913 In this case the
plaintiff claimed that because he was
forced to work on the Ransom B. Full
Ter standing in cold sea water in the
hot fire room he contracted Bright's
disease and otherwise suffered i'm
paired health. The supreme court
jury in April, 1918, returned YER
dict of $500 damages for the plaintiff.
From this the defendant company ap-
pealed on motion for new trial
and exceptions. The law court last
week handed down a rescript over
ruling the motion for a new trial and
exceptions and sustaining the verdict.
The Portland fishing fleet is finishing
the seasons shore fishing and fitting
out for the swordishing, which they
will begin in about 10 days. Five of
the fleet are already fitting out.
The Coast Artillery Corps Band of
Portland has received word that their
new instruments have been shipped
from Washington, being of the finest
make and of the high pitch used by
army bands and many of the COM
merciar bands. The band hopes to
receive the instruments in time to
take part in the Memorial day exer-
cises.
The only work now going on in the
famous wooden shipbui1ding yards of
Bath is in the New England yard
where float for the Kennebec Yacht
Club is being built; the Sewall yard,
where the Yacht Clubs landing stage
is being repaired and at Percy &
SmaIl's, where a new float for the city
is being built.
The motion pictures of the launch
ing of the Defiance at Bath May II
were not, after ALL destroyed in fire
In New York City but were only
slightly damaged. They have been
shown at Bath and pronounced excel
lent.
Clifton Bangs sofs Pennington. and
E. NJ BARTLETT Of Portland, travel
ing man from Portland. started from
Pennington the other day for Strong.
A bridge being replanked sent them
out of their way and they tried to ford
the Sandy river at a place used in
summer, but found it too deep, so
tried another place, and ran into some
rocks and were capsized, losing some
tools and Mr.. Bartlett's overcoat. The
men were dumped in about four feet
of icy water but soon righted the
wagon and drove to point below,
where they fished out the overcoat as
1t drifted along. They didn't go to
Strong until the next day.
Maine is to lose two of her electri-
cal experts. Edward r. Graham,
since Feb. 10, 1913, assistant to Pres.
John r. Graham of the Bangor Rail-
way & Electric Co., has resigned, to
take effect July /, and with Harry B.
1vers, general manager of the Cum
berland County Power & Light Co..
has purchased the business of the
Frank Ridlon Co. of Boston. contrac
tors and dealers in electrical sup
plies.