Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-16

eileiHeHl amt business OF all KINGS IN
Paris was thrown into demoralized
condition. Invasion by the Germans
was feared, and preparations were
hastily made for such an event. But
now things are different. Gradually
conditions have improved, until now
they are very nearly normal and no
further trouble of this kind is antici-
pated there. Mrs. Lew writes that the
I French people like the Russians very
much, and that everything is moving
along most satisfactorily from the
point of view of the allies.
She says that frequent invasions by
the German aeroplanes is causing
some annoyance to the Parisians, but
that at yet no great amount of dam
age has been accomplished in this way.
The appearance of German aeroplanes
causes CONSERVATION as it is impossi-
BILE to tell when and wnere the bombs
will be dropped
Harold Jordan, son of Edgar Jordan
and wife, of Ellsworth, first engineer
of the steamer Lewis K. Thurlow, of
Boston, is probably the first Ellsworth
boy to sail through the big ditch"
He writes from Esouimault, Nancou-
ver b. c.: 1--WE were eight hours 60
ing through the canal. We were locked
up into the Gatum lake, SIS feet above
the sea level, in little over. an hour.
and ran across this artificial lake, full
speed, a distance of rs miles, Then a
tow assisted us through the Culebra
cut. From Balbra (the Pacific en-
trance to the canaD we ran thirteen
days and sixteen hours without stop
ping the engine, making the entire
trip from Balbra to Port Townsend,
Wash, in il days.
An interesting sidelisht on the effect
of the war on trade conditions was re-
vealsd at Eastport a few days ago
when shipment of salt to one of the
local sardine packers, arrived in cot
ton bags instead of the burlap in
which salt is generally shipped. Ger
many is the principal source of supply
for this sacking, and now that it can
not be secured from there, salt produc
ers are compelled to participate in the
cotton boosting movement.
A concrete foundation has been laid
for the tea house or summer house
to be erected on the library grounds
at Brunswick. The building will be
used mainly as a shelter from the
sun where people may enjoy the beau,
ties of the library surroundings. In
this connection it is understood that
plans are being made to conduct
tea room next summer in the Goldman
house. which adjoins the library
grounds.
Frank Ellingwood, Virgil Abbott
and Hiram Emery of Rumford are in
the trapping business on a large scale.
They have over 100 traps set in the
surrounding territory. Last week the
visit to the traps was made and they
brought home five fox skins, several
skunks and coons and cat. Tho
pussies in that section should be very
careful in prowling over good trap
ping territory.
While digging down about three
feet to change the course of the brook
at the site of the Sanford new ball
grounds workmen have discovered
several sticks of wood which have
been gnawed at by beavers. One stick
of hard wood threeg inches in thick
ness had been gnawed in two. This
stick was saved by Frank Clark who
has charge of the work. 1t is thought
that these pieces of wood must be
many years old for it has been many
years since beavers have been in hat
vicinity.