Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-02
Maine Gossip

Speaking about the yield of potatoes
| per acre, Nj. e. Brann of South Vas
| salboro has just taken 1875 bushels
| cut of three acres of land and is max
/ ing no especial claim for big deeds
about it, either.
Aroostook was visited Tuesday by
a five inch snowstorm, reports the
Mars Hill View, which continues: A
few warm days will turn it into water
and mud. Hunters declare We will
have mild winter and little snow, on
| account of the hornets building their
nests near the ground. Despise not
the day of hornet after ALL
Work on the federal highway from
Portland to Brunswick and Bath has
not progressed nearly as rapidly as
the State road through woolwich ana
| toward Rockland, says the Bath
Times. 1t was hoped to have the
road completed from Portland to Var
mouth this fall, but that will be an
impossibility. One stretch, from
Martins Point bridge east for about
two miles. is finished but the balance
OF the road is far from completion,
several miles not having been touched
at all. Some motorists go over the
road but with difficulty, and It is far
better to go from Yarmouth to Gun.
berland on the old middle road and
hence to Martins Point bridge into
the city. A short stretch of mile or
SO this side of Yarmouth is completed,
then the usual detour has to be taken
through South Freeport and Durham
f, to Brunswick. Unless work on this
road is rushed more than last year this
road will not be completed in 1915.
! There will be no Thanksgiving
turkey in Aroostook this year-noth-
ing but potatoes and pork fry, sea-
soned with hunk of gingerbread and
drink of tea is the lament of the
Mars Hill View. When turkey gets
up around 40 cents pound that is
going some-they roost high for the
average farmer. With potatoes bring
ing only so cents a barrel, just the
cost OF producing, the turkey will have
to roost and continue to roost
Much sympathy is being expressed
for Mr.. and Wilmot Briggs of Little
ton, who lost their young son as the
result Of burning accident, late Mon
DAY afternoon. The little fellow wan
dered away from the house to a pota-
TO field where potato tops had been
burned during the afternoon. 1t is
thcught that in some way his cloth
ing caught fire. When found he was
terribly burned and lived but a few
hours.
george Cover, former Bangor fire.
man, has presented the Bangor Cen
trail fire station men with a picture of
Eagle Tub No. 8, which belonged to
Eagle Hose formed on March II, 1888
III Bangor. This old picture recalls
The days OF the old hand tub, when
almost everyone ran to the fire and
heiped work the handles on both sides
TO put out big stream. Much compe-
ZION prevailed among different tubs
as to which could pump the most wa
ter. This picture shows the drag rope,
oy which the tubs We're hauled to the
fire. The men grabbed the rope and
ran with it as fast as they could Some
OF them got winded, and had to drop
out for fresh men, and there was quite
a knack in dropping out so as not to
be run over by the tub The old drag
net is shown in the picture.
Oct. 81, 1S64-Gen. Warren has re-
turned to the army and assumed COM
mand Of the 5th army corps. Admiral
Porter is expected to make an attack
upon Wilmington, N. c., this week.
The potato market still remains "ofY
color" says the Aroostook Pioneer OF
Oct. 20. Thursdays price was 80 cents
Dealers still feel encouraged over the
situation claiming that the price is
sure to come back" before long. 282-
016 bushels were delivered to North
ern Maine Jet, during the week OF
Oct. 17-22nd inclusive.
The new steamer building at Rock
land for the Penobscot Bay and River
Steamboat Co., to take the place OF
the steamer Stockton on the Bucks.
port and Camden route will be christ
ened the Islesboro, when she IL
launched from the Rockland yards
the boat will be taken about Dec / te
Portland, where her machinery will
be installed by the Portland Compa.
ny. The new steamer Is IS feet long
with an IS foot beam and seven foot
draft. When the steamer makes hel
appearance on the route via Belfast
she will land at Islesboro, where a
new wharf is now being constructed
A prominent out-of-town man ii
IIoulton. this week, says the Aroostool
= Pioneer of Houlton, says that it i.
! almost certain that one of our sister
' toWns up country, will ask the Leg
islature for a city charter 1.-THE logi.