Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10

Charles NeverS Holmes.
Portland is to have a new cracker
factory, the deal for the Winslow
property having been completed, the
right for the necessary spur track
granted by the City Fathers and the
plans ready for building, as soon as
the Public Utilities grants the loca-
ton. The building will cost from
$125.000 to $4,000 and about $50
people will at first be employed.
Major H. A. Shorey of Bridgton, sec
rotary and historian Of the 18th Maine
Regimental Association. again reminds
reunion-Sept. 1915 at Bangor. and
urges good attendance. The custo-
mary reduced rates have been granted
by the railroads.
1t is probable that the next session
Of the East Maine Methodist Confer
ence will be peld in Camden. The
pastor of the. Camden church. Rev. c.
F. Smith. has been an officer of the
Conference some years, and is conf
dent that his parish can play the host
In manner that be eminently salts
factory to the Methodist brethren. The
Lay Conference will be held there at
the same time.
Fifty-seven petitions for divorce
have already been filed in the Cum
berland county superior court, rec
ord for one term Of court.
AS far as attendance is concerned,
all records for the Municipal Organ
Concerts held at Portland City Hall
during the summer months were brok-
en- during the season ending on Labor
Day, and according to approximate
estimates made for each of the con-
Certs by Coleman "A. Flaherty. janitor
at the City Building. 1885 were en-
tertained by Municipal Organist Will
c. Macfarlane. This number is over
1000 greater than that of last year
and is even larger than the first year
when concerts were held on the six
days Of the week, instead of five as
has been the case during the season
of 1915.
Fifty Years Ago-Sept. S, 1S65-A
officer of the LIST Maine Heavy Artil-
lery said that the regiment was to
leave on that day for home.
Frederick G. Skillings, a deaf mute,
aged about so years. feet, inches,
weighing about $50. mysteriously left
his home at knight street, North
Deering. sometime during last Friday
night taking with him his pay en-
velOpe, about $40 cash which was in
the houes and front door key He
has for years worked in the Burrowes
screen factory. Portland. was indus
trious and sober and no reason can be
thought of for his leaving home Mrs
Skillings is nearly Frustrated.
Montague has a mystery, in a
brutal assault made last Saturday
evening upon Charles c. Turner.
quiet. peaceful young man, who was
returning home from the hall in COM
pany with Mr. and Mrs. Hillary
Walsh. A man rushed up when they
were near the Max Lavine store and
felled Turner with terrific blow on
the back Of the head with what is
thought to have been a sandbag. He
was unconscious for a while. The
sheriff was notified. Rumors are
afloat but no definite clue has been
secured.
Paul Wayland Bartlett has given
the Portland Society of Art a bronze
model Of his equestrian statue of Gen.
Lafayette, now in the Court of the
Louvre, and presented France by the
school children of the United States.
The date Of the unwilling of the
replica has not been fixed, but the
sculptor will be present.
Josiah B. Scott Of Boston has pre-
scented to tho Boston Historical So
ciety a large glazed earthen pitcher
once the property Of Capt. William
Webb, who died in 1880 in Portland.
A picture Of a ship under sail adorns
one side Of the relic and a picture of
the Portland Observatory adorns the
other.
Dr. and Mrs. Smith Baker, formerly
of Portland. but now of Lowell, Mass,
will In that city on next Monday OBJ
serve the S5th anniversary Of their
marriage, which took place on Sept.
10. 1850. It will be a double celebra-
tion as Rev. Mr.. Baker will also cele-
brate the s5th anniversary of his in
stallation ~ pastor Of the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL church at Lowell. He
was ordained to the Congregational
ministry in 1860. the year OF his mar
riage. Mr.. Bakers first pastorate was
at Veazie and Orono. and he remained
thaPA fn~ kn~ foIlouyin1 t,ir nrHi.