Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-13
Thursday Morning in Au-
gusta Coolest Of Winter.
Brisk Northwest Wind Adds to
The Days Discomtorts.
Temperature Only Reaches One De.
gree Above Zero During Day.

NS1
A. MilIiken Thursday morning when
he came down town from his pleas
ant home on Western avenue, and the
performance of that gentlemans ther-
mometer gave to Augusta a new rec
ord for the coldest weather Of the
winter. And it also brings to him the
distinction of being the owner of the
champion thermometer in the city.
Previous to Thursday morning the
honor for a long time, covering a Pc
riod Of quite good many years, had
been enjoyed by b. E. Folsom OF Ar
senal street. His thermometer had
never failed when, from time to time,
during the winters now numbered
with the past, cold snap would
sweep down the valley of the
Kennebec, and the mercury in local
thermometers would creep we'll down
toward she bulb, to show tempera-
| ture several degrees lower than any
other in town. On Thursday morn
ing, however, Mr.. Folsoms glass only
showed 26 below zero. 1t is more than
likely that away down in his heart that
gentleman felt the disappointment that
comes to the vanquished, but if he did
he did not show it, and his only COM
ment when told that Mr.. Milliken had
beaten him out was: We'll, they are
both Progressive thermometers, any
way"
This incident Is Just mentioned cas-
ually in connection with the state
ment that Thursday morning was the
coldest of the winter, as showing just
how cold it was in some of the cold
est spots. There had been cold morn
ings during the month of January,
when the mercury ran as low as 20
degrees below the cipher, but moth
ing has been recorded in the way of
temperature as low as that of Thurs
day. A stiff northwest wind which
had been blowing since the preceding
day aided in making the cold more no.
ticeable. To express it in few words,
the morning was a stinger.
The two places mentioned above
were not the only cold spots in town,
for the reports were similar from all
over the city. Other places from which
reports were received were as follows:
Residence of E. L. Merrill, Spruce
street, 2S below; residence of Col. w.
H. Williams, Willow street, % below;
residence of ]. A. Mclean, Mt. Vernon
avenue, % below residence of c. S.
York, Bangor street, "a below; Cush-
noe paper mill, Maple street. % be-
low; Edwards mills. Water street, "a
below; Augusta State hospital, Hospi-
tai road, IS below; Augusta Lumber
Cos. mill, Arsenal street, % below;
residence of Judge s. S. Lancaster,
= hal
According to the thermometer at the
Bither pharmacy on Water street it
was 20 degrees below zero at Z A. NJ,
four degrees colder than had been
recorded by that instrument and at
that hour on any day during the win
ter, and the temperature scarcely
more than reached zero during the
day. The readings during the day were
as follows: At A. NJ, 20 below zero.
at s, IS below; at 9, is below; at 10, .
below; at II, / above: at noon, zero; at
1 P NJ 3 below: at 2, ] below: at 8,
below; at 4, 8 below; at S, below;
at 6, below; at I. below; at s, 8
below; at 9, s below.
From the above average it will be
seen that there was but little change
during the evening At 6 P. NJ. the
mercury had reached below zero,
changing but one degree between that
hour and o'cleck, when 1t was be-
low. During the next hour the mercury
rose one degree, which seemed to in
dicate that while Friday morning
might be cold it was not destined to
produce anything in the way of tenn
perature like that of the preceding
day.