Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-30
Maine Gossip

1t was a pitiable story told by 13-
year FOLD Mary Bragdon in the Lisbon
Falls municipal court An adopted
child, living in the family of Howard
Bragdon, she suffered such an amount
of abuse and indignities from her
mother" and brother" Newman that
the selectmen took steps to end the
persecution and had her before the
pudge, who decided that the State
School for Girls 1T Ha1lowell would be
a far better place for her.
No trace has been found of the miss
ing Mrs. Sterrat of Milo. who left her
home last Sunday morning. The
river has been dragged and search
made of the surrounding territory.
Some people think that she is in hid
ing. Ii drowned it is thought that
the body will be swept far down the
river.
The piece of land in Lake Sabattus.
which for several years has been de-
tached from the main land and on
which a cottage for hunting parties
has been erected, went adrift during
the recent heavy gale and brought up
half a mile away, near Marrs point,
en- the east shore.
The veteran Bath boat builder
Charles B. Harrington has just re-
turned from a winters visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Fred P. Blasland, In
New Orleans, where he had pleasant
winter but says he Is glad to get back
to the good old State of Maine. He
stopped off at Boston to see the cup
defender candidate Vanitie, beins
much interested in the coming races.
He is an old yacht builder. having the
distinction of being the only designer
and builder who ever built yacht to
defeat Herreshoff, that being in race
years ago in Boston harbor.
The old steamer Star of the East,
which was launched in or about April,
1865, and for many years was on the
Boston Kennebec run, is now called
the Greenport and will run the coming
season on the Albany-New York route.
She has been thoroughly overhauled
and changes made during the past
winter, under the supervision of Capt.
Charles A. Blair of Bath, who is in the
employ of the Hudson Navigation Co..
and who has been assigned to the
command of the 9alatial steamer Adj
rondack for the summers run between
New York and Albany. The Adiron-
dack is craft of 3644 tons and one of
finest afioat.
Eugene F. Gray, formerly OF Port
land and now of parts unknown, has
written to the Cumberland probate
court that he is still alive and cannot
be declared legally dead. He is in
terested in his fathers estate and was
administrator for some time, being re-
placed recently by c. d. Chapman. A
petition was recently made for divi-
sion of the real estate. but as Gray's
whereabouts were unknown an attor-
ney was appointed to look after his
interests, though there was no ques-
ton as to his being alive. and is none
now, even though he fails to give his
present address.
The Journal enjoyed a call Wednes-
day noon from c. l.. Ballard of Farm
ingdale and Charles H. Pettengill of
Freport, an uncle of Mr.. Billiards. wife,
whom he is now visiting. Mr.. Petten-
gill is 81 years Of age, having been
born in 1928, but Mr.. Ballard, who ad-
mits being 25 years younger, says:
He doesn't look any older than /
do" Mr.. Pettengilps wife died about
six months ago, after married life of
81 years. His eyesight Is remarkably
good, he reading without glasses and
not using them for any purpose. In
deed, with the exception of a slight
difficulty of hearing he might easily be
taken for aman of IS or thereabouts.
His memory is splendid and he told
the Journal that he had faint re-
membrance of the days of Andrew
Jackson His first Presidential vote