Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-12

, and short were sent up. During the
service an old and weli-knoWn sea
captain was observed to leave thN
schoolhouse. He was asked later why
he did so and If he was not peileVer
| in the efficacy of prayer. He ad-
mitted that he was, quickly adding:
| But | don't see any sense in praying
| for rain when the wind iss northwest
| Percy F. Keatings, son OF the Brit
| ish vice consul at Portland. has en-
tered the Canadian army and Is now
at Halifax qualifying for position In
| the second contingent which Is to go
| to war shortly. He is expecting 10
! become first lieutenant in the No b
| company of Sherbrooke, taking the
place vacated by his brother when he
was given a staff position. Mrs.
| Heating is with him at Halifax, haV-
| ing sailed from Portland on the New
Zealand last Saturday.
After being before the courts FOR
over two years, the will of Mrs. Mary
Jane Frazer of Portland was finally
allowed in the probate court Wednes-
day at Portland After being ad-
mitted, it was taken to the supreme
court of probate on appeal There
were suits in which the executor or
her estate was involved through the
operations of Willard Strout, the
agent of Mrs. Frazer. and other litiga-
ton. The petition for the probate OF
the will bears the date Of May 10, 1912.
The property was estimated in the
petition as being worth $3.50 in real
estate and s1106.5o in personal estate.
Thirty-si surviving relatives were
named.
Some kind of wild animal has been
busy attacking and killing stock OF
several farmers living in the Porcu-
pine Mountain district. not far from
Perry and some miles out from East
port, until considerable anxiety has
resulted among the families. few
hunters have been near enough, they
claim, to be sure that the animal is an
Indian devil and old hunters are in
clined to think it is a bob cat, sure
enough.
Lewiston Is to have a Safe and
sane skating place. The South End
grounds have been flooded, under the
direction of Mayor Wiseman and Supt
A. G. Roy of the public works depart
ment and in few days skating sur
face of about $1,000 square feet will be
available for solid comfort in the skat-
ing line with plenty of solid ground
under the ice. instead of several feet
of treaeherous water. Electric lights
will be installed and seats provided
for the accommodation of the crowds,
A drainage pipe has been laid so the
place may be easily drained in the
spring.
The Times is in receipt of a COM
munication from Tallman and Bal
lard of Gardiner and Farnham. re-
corders, to the effect that the Kenne-
bee River above Bath closed to naviga-
ton Dec. 10 Cast year Dec. 29) 1t Will
be no use to send tug up at this time,
1.-THE ice is too heavy and a boat would
do more harm than good. There is a
small icehouse going up between Rich
mond and South Gardiner of about 10,
600 tons capacity. II p
In a recent letter to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Eugene Hiscoek, Ira
V. Hiscock. now connected with the
Connecticut laboratory of the State
Board of Health writes the follow
ing mythical legend in regard to his
old home town." reports the Farming
ton Chronicle. We think Mr. His
cock has expressed the feelings OF
nearly all the Pennington boys who
are now residing elsewhere:
When the Lord made the world He
made Asia, Africa and Europe, and
| last of all He made North and
| South America.
/ He made the Americas with special
care. as that is the place where
the Nations of the world would
finally come together.
When the Lord was making New
England. one of the little Angels
asked that he, too, might make
state So the Lord let him make
the state of Maine. AS the lit
tie Angel shaped the rivers an.
! built up the mountains his cheeks
were red with excitement.
But when the work was all finished
there was still large hollow ane
the stuff was all gone.
Then the little Angel was over
whelmed with confusion. But tn.
Lord took him kindly by the hand
land the Lord took from the folds
of His mantle some of the stuff O
which Paradise is made and he fit
ted it into the hole and the plac,
| was Farmington.