Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-17

away from the bay and out into the
cleaner waters farther offshore. Then.
again. the motor boat men are con-
stantly tossing overheard punches of
oil-seaked waste and this has much
the same effect as the spent gases
from the exhaust.
Because of complaints from APP
piicants for admission to the United
States army. whose applications had
been rejected, the Portland recruit
ing station has been ordered not to
give out the names of any more men
who have enlisted or been rejected.
Although it has never been the prac-
tice to disclose the names of those
who have been refused for any rea-
son, yet in some cases the informa-
ton has been made public, to the
modification of the rejected candi-
dates.
Attorney William NJ. Trip of Wells,
well-known in Maine political circles,
is the defendant in $4,000 suit brought
by George F. Smith of Andover, a
suit is brought for alleged false arrest.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Trip was re-
sponsible for causing the arrest of Mr..
Smith for overspeeding his automobile.
Traps were laid in Wells and kenne-
bunk early in the summer, where "a
number of autoists have been brought
before the courts. Thursday, Mr.. Smith
was arraigned for overspeeding ana
was found guilty and ordered to pay
fine of $40 and costs. He appealed and
the case will go to the supreme court.
He brought suit Friday against Attor-
ney Trip, who is selectman OF
Wells, for false arrest.
Two valuable papers were recently
found by C. w. Walsh of Bath, who
purchased and now occupies as a resi-
dence the DR. Bibber house at No. 32l
Main street, that city. while making
repairs. One is a fac smile of No. l
of the Boston Newsletter. Published
by Authority" from Monday, April II
to Monday, April "a. 1904. 1t is a
single sheet about XII inches, two
pages. 1t contains a London letter
telling of a Scottish sheet lately
printed there Instituted a Seasonable
Alarm for Scotland" being an article
on Danger of the Kingdom and the
Protestant Religion The rest of the
letter deals with events of the day
The only other item is the papers own
adv The other paper is genuine
copy of the Ulster County Gazette
printed at Kingston, Ire, Saturday
Jan. u, 1900 being No. SO of Vol. IL
The columns are about 9Ax15 and the
entire inside is given up to the death
of President George Washington, all
rules being turned, in the style of thai
day. A generous amount of space Is
given to general news with the last
page all advertising. Both papers are
ages stained, but finely preserved ano
are genuine curiosities.
The following assignments of priests
in the diocese of Portland have beer
made by Right Rev. Bishop Louis S
! Walsh: Rev George Petit of st
Denis church, Fort Fairfield, to I'm
maculate Conception church, Calais
Rev. Nicholas J. Koran from lmmacu'
late Conception church, Calais, to st
Mary's church, Bath; Rev. Fred A
Karpe from ST. Theresas church
South Brewer, to Holy Cross church
South Portland; Rev. Alexander Dugr'
of Biddeford to Church of the Immac
ulate Heart of Mary, Fairfield; Rev
John j. Sullivan from Sacred Hear
| church, VIM, to st. Denis church
Fort Fairfield; Rev. y. DeCary from
Fairfield to ST. Augustine's church
Augusta; Very Rev. Mgr. c. w. Collin
to st. Theresa's church, South Brewer
Senator Burleigh has taken up Wit
the commissioner of immigration a
Washington the matter of making
Portland an independent immigration
station, instead of having 1t contlnu
as sub-por of Boston. Senate
Burleigh took the step at the reques
of the Portland Board of Trade, whic
believes that Portland immigratio
has grown to such proportions that l
warrants a permanent commissioner
The board submitted statistics snow
ing that foreigners landing In Portlan
are greatly in excess of those landin
in many places which are in district
| Nv, tbay,o CALVES Among those cited a