Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26
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Charles L Kimball of 21s Spring
street. Portland. was Feb. "a retired
from active service in the railway mail
service, after period extending over
As years. He was one of .the>f1rst clerks
on the run between Portland. Boston
and New York, being later transferred
to the Portland Island Pond run on the
Grand Trunk. He never lost but one
trip on account of i'll health. but is now
leaving the service on that account.
The timber on the 1000 acres of land
owned by the York Manufacturing
Company. part Of which is in Saco and
the balance in Old Orchard. will be cut.
1t was intended to clear only the land
burned over, but orders have been re-
ceived to strip the entire tract. 1t is
expected that some years hence cotton
mills will be built here.
The Sweetser Orphanage Asylum
Association, Of Saco has come into pos
session of three farms on the Portland
road and Moody street. where the
Sweetser Orphan asylum will be locat-
ed. The farms are the Charles D.
Meade place, the Stephen Googins place
and the Herbert Witham homestead.
There are 112 acres of Land in all. The
price paid by the trustees is not made
public. The first buildings will be
erected next summer.
Three carloads of horses about 1900 in
all. left South Dakota last Sunday for
Portland. Me-. and they with the 400 now
in the East Deering sheds. will make the
largest number ever together there at one
time. The big consignment is expected
this week. Carpenters are al work
building extra sheds for their accommo-
dalton.
A Portland man thought Of very
clever rum hide and someone had a
quantity hidden in a false bottom of an
elevator in a Middle street establishment
1t worked all right until two liquor depu-
ties saw two suspicious men-i. e. men Of
the kind that the liquor deputies watch
go into the place. followed them and as
If by instince went directly to the place
and took the contents of the hide.
Blows inflicted. on cattle with an ak
handle and heard from 800 to 400 yards
away were the means of Oscar Stetson
being before Judge B. E. Randall Of the
Freeport municipal court Wednesday,
Agent Reuel Hanscome being the com
plainant and one of the witnesses of the
deed. Four other men saw the same act
Stetscn was fined SO and costs, the fine
being RENTED on payment of costs
George Stetson, father Of Oscar, was
then arrested by Agent Hanscome on the
charge Of intimidating an officer He
was fined 81 and costs and appealed
The death Wednesday night at his
home in Bangor OF Charles William Close
removes one of Names we'll known men
OF letters. ne being known far and wide
as an author, publisher and scientist
The most OF his life was devoted to
study and writing upon subjects pertain
ing to the power of the mind. He was
the author of number of books and
publications on the New Thought theo-
ries. His publications included The Free
Man magazine, The Phrenopathic Jour-
nal and The Old and New magazine and
he contributed many articles to other
publications. His books included.
''Phrenopathy or Rational Mind Cure"
Business Success Through Mental At
traction" Sexual Law and the Philoso-
ply of Perfect HEALTH" Occult Stories,
Value of Esoteric Thought" Secret of
Opulence," Conquest of Fate and Heal
ing Thoughts" He was for a time presi-
dent Of the Bangor Cooperative Printing
Co. He was conferred the degrees Of Phi
D., and S. S. D., by the Spiritual Science
University of Chicago in 1888. He was
born 50 years ago in Bangor and was
unmarried. A brother and sister sur
vive. Oscar R. Close of Bangor and Mrs
Edw. Small of Brooks
The historic Franklin ship house in the
historic kittery navy yard at Kittery,
Maine, was the scene Wednesday of the
laying of the keel of the first submarine
/ boat to be constructed by the United
States government at any naval station
Captain Thomas Snowden, commandant
of the yard, and Naval Constructor L. S
AOdnls III charge OF the industrial de-
partment, had the honor Of driving the
first rivet in the midship frame. The
rivet was heated by Constructor L. c.
Hammer. Jr., and passed by Surgeon B.
L. Wright to Paymaster Confid, who act
ed as holder-on. The hammers used were
nicale plated ones. A large party was
present. The material for the submarine
has been assembled and work is expected
to be rushed.
The marriage of Capt Geo. W. Torrey
and Miss Elsie Gray took place Wednes-
day evening in Masonic hall. Deer Isle,
by Rev. O. J. Guptil of the Congrega-
tional church. A banquet and ball fo.-
lowed in the Town hall, attended by prac-
tically the entire population of the Island,
being the largest social gatherings since
the reception to the crew of the famous
yacht Defender. The bride is a daughter
of Capt. Leslie Gray and had nearly COM
pleted a three-years course at the East
ern Maine Hospital Training school for
nurses. She formerly taught school at
Deer Isle. The groom is commander OF