Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

ing him into the ditch, breaking his
shoulder and cutting his face. He will
be off duty for some time. He COM
templates making his next trip in an
armored motorcycle, of the war type.
More carelessness on the part of
hunters were shown Sunday in the
woods around Saltwater, when many
persons heard the sing of the bullets
as they were sent in all directions
about the town. Fortunately no one
was hit, though several had narrow es-
capes.
The ArooStook starch factories are
doing a rushing business and getting
the potatoes at low rates, the price
last Saturday running from so cents
to 81 a barrel Farmers are holding in
most sections for higher prices and
the buyers say that the outside de-
mand is rather slow.
1t was reported among the Civil
War news of October, 1864, that
company was being raised on the low
er Kennebec to do garrison duty at
Fort Popham.
The highway bridge over Schoodic
stream between Millinocket and East
Millinocket has become so weakened
and out of repair that it must be re-
placed and it is expected that the
county commissioners will have the
work done this fall. The engineer of
the forestry department of the Great
Northern Paper Co. has been over the
ground and submitted three plans: TO
make complete fill where the bridge
now is and put in pipes large enough
TO take care of any flow of water
build concrete piers and steel bridge;
or fill in all but 20 feet and build
wooden abutments and a steel bridge.
The estimated cost of the wood and
concrete combination is about $4,000
and without the concrete about $4,000.
The site of the bridge being on an I'M
Incorporated township-R A, THE
cost of the work by law will be assess
ed on the owners of the timberland in
that township, among them being the
Great Northern, John Cassidy and c.
P. & F. H. Weber. The bridge Is the
only highway into Millinoeket, having
been built when the old highway was
flooded out by the development wora
by the Great Northern at Dolby.
The Franklin Journal is responsible
for the following:
A few days ago as Manager c. Q.
Sturtevant of the Franklin Light &
Power Co. was on his way TO New
Vineyard in his Stanley touring car
lie discovered a man seated beside the
road just above Fairbanks village.
The man had a small bundle and
cane and evidently was travelling on
foot Manager Sturtevant inquired the
destination and upon learn
ing that it was New Vineyard. invited
HIM to ride. The man refused saying.
mo, it's too much work getting in and
out. l guess I'd rather walk" Mr..
has since been wondering
whether the stranger was the cham
pion lazy man or simply lacking in
good Judgment, as it is several miles
to New Vineyard from the spot
where the invitation was refused.
Deputy Sheriff John w. Ballou was
down street walking about and greet
ing old friends Monday, says the Bath
Times. He says that he is recovering
very slowly from his rheumatism. his
age, nearly SO, being against rapid re-
covery. But there is as much vitality
left in Mr.. Ballou as Is possessed by
many citizens of SO years.
A man calling himself Norris, and
claiming to be a native of Germany,
says the Westport correspondent of
the Sheepscot Echo, came here about
two months ago and built shack on
Foxbird Island in the Sheepscot back
river, the island belonging to Mr..
Ready of Wiscasset. The man had
no visible means of support and was
seen prowling around nights, Sunday,
Chester Greenleaf found that his house
had been broken into and some things
missing. among them goods stored
there belonging to Mr.. Anderson, the
actor, who was in Westport during the
summer Of 1913. He took without per-
mission G. G.. Judkins' motor boat
about noon wednesday. A Mr.. Barter
saw the boat and recognized 1t as be-
longing to Judkins and telephoned to
him. Deputy Sheriff John Spinney
was sent for and the fellow was ar
rested. But after a talk with the fell
low Spinney let him go after he had
left chest Of tools as security for
damage done the boat. Norris had two
guns and revolver in his possession
He was told by Deputy Spinney to get
out of this county and he left by first
conveyance.
1t proved to be heavy rain which
began Friday at and around Caribou
and continued throughout the day Sat
urday, and ending in thunder shower
early Sunday morning. In many ways
it was good thing, as streams, brooks
and rivers were very low, as were also
many wells and cisterns. The ground
was unusually dry for the time OF