Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-06

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Taters in de. groun:
Nun TO make darby grin
, Bring yo' folks an call ag'in."
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Palmer of Fair
view farm, whitefeld, have potato
story one better than e. NJ. Morse's
of Maysville reported in Wednesdays
Journal. From one hill they dug A
potatoes, of which 80 were of market
size. They are anxious to know how
many were picking into that ere
barrel
perfect specimen of dandilion,
picked late last week has been receiv-
ed at the Journal office from Willard
E. Overlook of Washington. Although
dried and pressed during its journey
by mail and its over Sunday waiting
in The envelope. it surely presents
wonderful appearance for an October
blossom.
There are now five vessels af1oat
bearing the name of Bangor some with
a reason, others for no particular rea-
son. as far as can be learned. The big
lake freighter, City of Bangor, Is
owned by the Eddy Brothers, who went
| from Eddington and Bangor years ago,
but who have always retained an In
terest in Bangor and its institutions.
| The Eastern Steamship Corporations
| de-wheeler, City of Bangor, was for
some time on the Bangor and Boston
route, but for several years has been
running to the Kennebec, having been
supplanted by the newer, larger and
| faster turbine boats. A small freight
steamer hailing from New York has
recently had her name changed from
Middlesex to Bangor. There is also
barge used around New York with
Bangor" on her stern. and a barge
hailing from Seattle is named Bangor.
A few years ago an ocean barge,
whaleback steamer and Pacific
coasting schooner were each named
| Bangor, but these have disappeared
from shipping lists. The good bark
Penobscot has been lost, but there are
four steam vessels bearing the name
of the big Maine river. One was built
by the Eddys for the lake service,
another lake built boat is now on the
Atlantic Coast, hailing from Philadel-
phia a Mississippi boat bears the
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now in Florida waters The famous
old side-wheeler Penobscot is no lon
ger known by that name.
Eva Ballington Booth of the SAL
walton Army will be at Bangor Oct.
| IS to assist in the dedication of the
new $4,000 building of the local army.
! She will also speak in the All Souls
/ Congregational church and at a union
missionary meeting to be held in City
hall under the auspices of the Bangor
| ministerial association.
The long-awatted- electric car SER
vice from Bangor to Brewer is now an
actual fact and cars run every 20 nm
utes between west Market square and
the South. Brewer Terminal, across the
Bangor Brewer bridge. This adds
line to the entomology of the bridge,
still referred TO as the toll bridge"
The first structure. of wood, was built
in 1882. carried away in 1876 and re-
built in 1s47. The middle span was
carried away in the freshet of 1902
| and replaced with a steel span. The
other steel spans were added in 1913.
except one span, that over the Maine
Central tracks, which has just been
completed. making the laying of cleo
trio tracks possible.
The eighth anniversary of the con-
secration of Bishop Walsh will occur
on Sunday, Oct. IS, and plans are be-
ing made for a fitting celebration of
ct y tcl,A
Grated on Oct Is, 1906 at the Portland
cathedral Thousands of members OF
the church and admiring friends of all
denominations will await the event
, with interest and the best of wishes
and kindest of feeling for the bishop.
Although about 80 houses have been
built this season at Millinocket, rents
are still very scarce and people are
being obliged to give up all thought
of locating there because they are I'M
able to obtain homes.
Potatoes were bringing Saturday at
Houlton s1OO to s1.10 The inspectors
there report no powdery seab thus far.
Caribou had two close calls last week
from serious fires and both were caus-
ed by pure carelessness. One woman
started to kindle a fire with kerosene
and took a bottle of gasoline by mis-
take. She at once found her mistake,
for the explosion started something
and before the fire was checked con-
siderable had been done to the wood
work around the chimney and the en-
tire house was badly smoked. Then
another party started fire in the grass
near a house on Broadway and before
IL was extinguished the house was in
grave danger a dozen times.
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