Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-12


woman and ha'd in strict confidence.
lieve il. until he had come up and
seen the berries. Oscar found them
on the bushes that We're protected
from the weather by piles of lumber,
He agrees to show any visitor TO the
camp other bushes with the berries
on them there. Probably last years
berries kept fresh III cold storage.
Enclosed hnd a dollar for free
ride l got ,laly years ago was the
contents of letter received at the
Lewiston oifice Of the Lewiston. Au-
gusta & Watervine Street Railway.
Thursday The letter bore no sigma
ture and gave no clue 10 its sender
except that il was poStmarked m
Waterviile. TIE writing was not
that OF one accustomed 10 much
writing ana appeared like that O Al
elderly person. This is the second
tine that a person has sent money %
the railway Office for ride taken with
out pay.
We never saw anything come u
the front as fast as Harmony has
since the railroad was built says the
Moose Pond correspondent in the
Rockland Opinion. A few weeks ago
the freight house was broken into and
about $50 worth of stuff stolen.
About a week ago Al Walker had four
nice horse blankets stolen from his
team in the freight yard. and another
lost his whiffieIreeS and chains at thu
same place. And. Tuesday night =
last week, Harris jewelry store was
broken into and over sl0h worth Of
stuff stolen \ number Of watches
that had been left for repairs were
taken. We Of course had To be one o:
the unfortunate ones. and lost a nice
watch that was an old keepsake. ans
money couldn't have bought il. II
didn't anyway.
The newly arranged and equipped
home of the Elks at Eastport was
thrown open for public inspection on
the evening OF April and large
party OF citizens improved the oppor-
the fire that ruined the upper part OF
the building. The rooms have been
finished and furnished in a handsome
manner and everyone was highly
pleased with them. as we'll as with
the handsome entertainment offered
by the Elks.
Buckstield and vicinity are having
great religious awakening under the
leadership of Lawrence s. Greenwood.
the singing evangelist OF Boston. Not
only the citizens but the High school
pupils and several organizations are
taking an active part. Evangelis.
Greenwood has inspiring methods,
out of the ordinary. and it is said that
Bucksfeld and vicinity are due for an
unprecedented revival.
Something entirely new in car
wheel is being tried out on the Port
land railroad. non-rigid wheel. with
a give. The wheel is the invention Of
Hon. Edwin c Madden. assistant
postmaster general under Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt. and is really
two wheels. with a cushion Of rubber
between, which eases UP on the strain
and shock of striking the rail joints.
etc. The new wheel was tested on
car al Portland Thursday. the pas
sengers noting the marked improve
ment in the riding OF the car. Other
cars will soon be equipped.
Considerable objection is being
found a, Foxcroft to the proposed
new sawmill on the site OF the one
recently burned, the ground of the
objection being that the prevailing
wind would sweep the village The
recent fire took place during dead
calm and even then nearby buildings
were in great danger. All realize that
John G.. Foster. the owner. has his
rights but hope that arrangements
can be made for the erection of the
mill on another and less dangerous
site.
The Maine Pathological Society has
decided to hold its annual exhibit this
year in Portland. probably in the
City hall auditorium. The date will
be arranged by committees from the
society and Portland's new Chamber
OF Commerce. The Pathological So
ciety has been invited by Mayor In
graham and the Chamber OF Com
merce to hold its meetings every 9TH
er year in THAT city.