Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-24

Brown, FORMER SherlU OF fehopsSot
county, has finally resulted In such a
serious condition that amputauon OF
the foot was necessary last week.
Aroostook county is enjoying real
winter conditions. as low as 10 below
being reported last week. One serious
result has been that potatoes have
been frozen while being hauled into
storage and shipping towns and all
tubers stored in sheds and barns will
have to be moved at once. Caribou
reports the price about 80 cents per
barrel and feels that Aroostook far
mers would have a much more en-
joyable Thanksgiving if the price
would advance.
There was more oul- fashioned sleigh
riding yesterday than has been seen
in this city for some time past, states
the Portland Press of Nov. %. 1t is
probable that there was more for the
date than has been possible for 40
years or more. Many handsome doub-
lie sleighs were out, likewise single
rigs, and it looked very like old times
to see them stringing up and down
the streets and going out into the
country.
That work will be resumed at High
island early in the spring, eventually
giving employment to several hum
dred men, is a statement which The
Courier Gazette is able to make to-
day on the excellent authority OF II.
A. L. Davies, general manager of the
High Island Granite Co. I'VE shall
begin with a small crew. said Mr..
Davies, and by the latter part of
April hope to have 400 men on the
payroll" We already have contracts
to furnish 100000 paving blocks, and I
am in hopes to secure more work this
winter
The storm of last Friday was par
ticularly severe in the Boothbay Har-
Dor section. For about two hours,
beginning at o'clock, the thunder
and lightning was the feature, but
that was soon succeeded by the wind,
which was of eyelonie proportion. l.
first displayed it's power at Spectacle
island, where it lifted bodily the
house of Alden SWEET and carried IT
over big pile of logs and the water
to Indian island, where it was I'M
tremendously dropped. suffering bad
ly when it landed. The log pile was
scattered over large area. The
storm then sped along to the main
land. where it struck near Capt
Samuel Hodgdon's home and con-
course being plainly marked by
swath of trees laid low. The damage
at and around the Center was severe,
numerous chimneys being blown off,
windows smashed, etc. The storm
continued in the direction of the back
narrows and its course can be plainly
seen, almost every piece of property
in the line being damaged.
a native of Pittston, retired sea
captain now a resident of Massachu-
sets. prizes relic of old times when
the isthmus of Panama was crossed
overland only, and Aspinwall had not
been changed into Colon. This
souvenir, which narrowly escaped be-
ing destroyed with other old papers.
is pass given to him by the Panam,
Railroad Co. when ne brought to them
in sailing vessel a cargo OF coal
from Philadelphia Id the year 1861.
1T was but shortly before this that the
Panama Canal had been started by
the French who failed in the under
taking. He used the pass number
of times during that year and upon a
later voyage to that port, visiting
cities and scenes differing much from
the present times. The bit of paste
board is inscribed:
Panama Rail Road
Complimentary Pass
Aspinwall 1854
Pass Capt. -.
From Aspinwall to Panama and re-
turn.
AT users risk of casualty"
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