Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-16
Maine Gossip

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Mr.. Peach. who has been obliged to
move from his residence on Wayman
lane. Bar Harbor, says he might have
known that he would. because it was,
when he went there, the thirteenth
move he had made. The Peach barn,
which is being torn down according
to the terms of the sale, is certainly a
peach" 1t had plastered rooms, mod
ern plumbing and a fine porcelain lined
bath tub for the farm hands.
DR.. A. w Anthony and Miss Kate
]. Anthony of Lewiston, who have re-
Gently purchased the large and beau
tiful Bennett farm, so-called, at New
Gloucester, have generously given the
use of the fine big house. the grounds,
and the entire equipment to Opportu-
nifty Farm, for one year. If the work
of the institution develops to an extent
wnerc the purchase of the farm seems
desirable, Opportunity Farm associa-
ton will be given an option on the
property. The location of the farm on
the tip=:op Of Harris Hill is ideal, and
the place is just a stones throw"
from Opportunity Farm. Through the
summer, at least, F. Forrest Pease and
his family will occupy the Bennett
house.
A large blue heron was recently
found by VIM. Alexander in a steel
trap set by the river near West Farm
ington. The bird was released by Mr..
Alexander and taken home, where 1t
was deetored so that in about weeks
time it could fly. 1t was then taken
to the river bank and set at liberty
and undoubtedly soon found its mates.
The delegates to the State conven-
ton of the Knights of Columbus at
Ellsworth Tuesday night were given
a banquet at the Hancock House, by
Philip Sheridan Council. Daniel e.
Hurley of Ellsworth presided. Every
council in the State was represented.
State Deputy Fredk. T. Doyle of Milli-
nocket presided.
The fountain bowl ordered by John
D. Rockefeller at the John L. Goss
quarry at Stonington, is completed and
boxed ready for shipment to larry
town, n. Y. The bowl is about % feet
eight inches in diameter and feet 4
inches in depth, deepened in the CEN
ter 1t will be set on granite pedestals
which were shipped some time ago.
1t Is said to be the largest fountain
bowl in the world.
When set, the top of the bowl viii
be about Il feet from the ground. A
statue and other adornment will be
added when it reaches the Rockefel-
Ter estate.
Speaking of the cold winter just
past. Mrs. A. T. Small, the Ellsworth
Americans Sunset correspondent, re-
calls the winter of 1889, when, in
February, 1S49, with her father. the
late Nathaniel Robbins, she walked on
the ice from Isle au Haul to Stoning-
ton and back the next day. The old
est inhabitants told her father at
that time that never within their rec
objection had this been possible be-
fore and Mrs. Small does not recall
winter since when it has been possible.
Secretary Leroy H. Rand of the
Westbrook centennial executive COM
mittee has received word from Mrs.
Helen Clifford Harmon of Newport,
N. H., that she wifi be present at the
celebration. Mrs. Harmon is a great,
great, great granddaughter of JACOB
Clifford, who had the unique distinc-
ton of being the first child born in
westbrook and many Westbrook peo-
pie will be pleased to meet her.
Among several passengers deported
on the Allan liner Numidian, which
sailed from Boston Wednesday for
Glasgow, was Edward Knight, who
was deported after four years in this
country, most of the time in the Maine
State prison at Thomaston. Knight
landed at Halifax from Glasgow and
enlisted, stole from the commanding
officer and deserted, slowing away on
a Plant liner for Boston. He was held
at the immigration station, but es-
capped and jumped a freight, going
to Maine. He was convicted on
stealing charge and given 4-year
sentence. He served three years and
three months, and upon his release
last week was taken to Boston.
Mrs. w. R. Chapman, wife of the
director of the Maine Music Festi-
walls, was not arrested as quoted Fri
day from the article copied from the
New York Sun. Mr.. Chapman is in
receipt of a letter from Mrs. Chap
mans attorney, in which he states:
Mrs. Chapman was not arrested. The
warrant was never served, and it
won't be- A criminal charge has been
pending against Richardson, for
week or so, on the complaint of Lee
ginska, and that is what led Richard
son to prefer a similar one against
Mrs. Chapman. He claims that the
letter she wrote Judge Farrar was a
criminal libel. and he got a magis-
trate in Brooklyn to issue warrant
which is an almost unheard of thing,
and something which he never should