Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Lunt OF tTenchboro, whose spine was
badly injured causing paralysis, while
playing baseball and taken to a hos
pital in Boston, was that the surgeons
did not think that the paralysis will
be permanent after the injury to the
! spine has been corrected. Mr.. Lunt is
and Swans Island.
The new Davenport launch. the AL
ella at Squirrel Island, has proved her.
self very fast. She has been tried out
sufficiently on single mile tests to
show speed rate of IS miles per
hour or better. She has made nauti-
cal mile under favorable conditions
slightly under I'm, 40sec.
The Popham Beach life saving crew
AS well as all others-will go on du-
ty at midnight Friday night. Capt
H. J. Berry has been in sole charge
of the station since June 1st. He is the
Oldest member of the crew, having
seen service of nine years as surfman
and five years as keeper. The follow
ing men will report for duty next Fri
day night: /. NJ. McIntire No. /, C. II.
Mari, No 2; A. G. Maker, No. 8; Geo
E. Crowley, No. 4; w. E. Sprague, No.
and n. n. Beal, No. 6. The
Popham Beach station has been
established since 1883 and is con-
sidered one of the best equipped sta
tons on the coast, is manned with
crew of the bravest men in the SER
vice The sum N,
and vicinity are always glad when the
men resume duty as the drills and ex-
hibitions furnish interesting entertain
ment especially for the people coming
from inland.
John Dearborn of Boothbay Harbor,
who raised and sold such beautiful
sweet peas last season, is to have
something rare in that line this sum
mer. He procured the seed of this
new variety from London, England.
This seed took the prize in that coun
try. and has never been planted in our
country until now.
The prospect of another dividend
from the Saco Savings bank in the
early autumn seems good at the pres
ent time. The receivers have been
grubbing away at their task of dis
posing of securities in bad market
and have managed to get enough
money together so that it would seem
Justifiable to make another payment
to depositors before very long. Tt is
believed the payment can be made at
nj
solute date can of course be given at
this time. The size of the proposed
dividend cannot now be stated. 1t is
hoped that it may be Is per cent. like
the two that have already been paid,
but 1t may be smaller However, the
news will be very encouraging to de-
positors.
oid Glory Camp of Spanish War
veterans has recently secured and
placed on Monument park at Houlton
Gattiing gun, as a souvenir of the
late unpleasantness with Spain. The
members of the camp and most of the
citizens have been proud of this mark
OF the confidence Of the United States,
whose property the gun remains. in
poses Someone, however, has another
idea concerning the souvenir and be-
tween last Sunday and Monday the
gun was tempered with, some of the
parts removed and otherwise disar-
ranged. 1t was a contemplate trick
and Uncle Sam will make the perpe
traitor realize it should he be appre-
hended.
Inc United States Fish Commission
steamer Gannet arrived recently at
Portland, after a strenuous weeks
work In the distribution of lobster fry,
she having in that time liberated g.
0oo,oOo Of the little wrigglers IN Peaks
Island roads and off Falmouth, 3,OO0,-
600 in New Harbor. 1000, 600 off the ed
dy in the Sheepscott river. and the
same quantity off Southport, Five Is
LANDS, and Boon Island. For the month
OF June the Cannot put overheard the
enormous amount of 169,8S0,000 fry,
record distribution. Besides the work
mentioned the steamer is now collect
ing old ''seeders" all the time, the
strippings of which are usually ready
Tor operation in from five to IL days
after being collected. Mr.. Arthur Bail
ey representing the Bureau OF Fish
cries, Is now stationed at Portland COL
lectins seed Holsters for the Boothbay
hatchery and also attending to any
business connected with it. Capt
Greenleaf. the commander of the gan
net, is enthusiastic over the general
lobster situation. He says emphatical-
ly that the production of Holsters along
the coast Is increasing every year and
believes the time is coming, notwith-
standing the immense demand, when
prices for the crustaceans will drop
to such point that others besides
miilionaires will be able to eat them.
The Goodwin Starch Company's fac
tory at the Hockenhull brook, Fort
Fairfield. stopped grinding June 20,
the output for the year being be-
tween 400 and $50 tons. The total
run made for the season was nearly
nine months. This is about the longest
run an Aroostook factory has ever
made, except the one that this same
factory made last year, which was
over 10 months.