Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-14
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Two former well-known Maine clipper
ships are still afioat and doing business
on the Pacific coast, being engaged in
carrying cargoes of canned salmon. The
vessels referred to are the C. F. Sargent,
launched at Yarmouth in 1874, and the
Levi G. Burgess. launched at Thomaston
three years later.
Returning from cruise Of moro than
three months duration. during which
time she has covered approximately 1000
miles, the coast guard training ship Itas-
ca came up from Boothbay Harbor
Thursday night and anchored in mid
stream at Portland. The steamer is
commanded by Capt. Frederick c. Bill
lard, formerly in charge of the cutter
Androscoggin. and has on board in add-
ton to her regular crew 16 cadets from
the Coast Guard Academy at New Lon
don, Conn The Itasca left New London
on June 5, and after coaling at Norfolk
visited several places in the West Indies
and Porto Rico. thence proceeding to
Colon. where she anchored, the cadets
sung lilTOuSH tHc fdNdINd cdndI on an
other steamer. She arrived back at New
London on August ). and after remaining
there 20 days started out on another
cruise along the Massachusetts and
Maine coasts, having stopped at Castine,
Bucksport, Rockland, Wiscasset and
other Maine ports within a few days.
The cutter will proceed to New York,
thence to West Point. and later to Car
diners Bay. L. l., where target practice
will be held. The cruising season will
end Sept. 80, when the cutter will return
sumo their studies.
While Walter Gamblin and wife of
Fort Fairfield were returning home
from the Presque Isle fair the other
evening their team was run into by an
automobile driven by an unknown
party and they were thrown from the
carriage. Mrs. Gamblin had a small
baby in her arms about one wear old.
Mrs. Gamblin's right ear was cut en-
| tirely off, which seemed to be the prin-
clpal injury which she suffered. The
little child was not badly injured. Mr.
Gamblin escaped without injury.
A Midtown man and his son were
before the Calais municipal court on
Friday each charged with assault
upon the other. 1t appears that the
pair got into an argument over car
riage when the son. who is a cripple
grabbed his sire about the legs and
proceeded to chew off portion of the
latter's anatomy. After freeing HIM
self the father seized club and
smashed the son over the head. in
f1icting an ugly wound and made an
other swat at the boy when the wife
and mother interfered and received
blow upon her wrist. The father was
so enraged by the assault that the
, quarrel would doubtless have resulted
in tragedy had it not been for the
interference Of his wife. Judge Pick
ard before whom the case was tried,
imposed a fine on each of the Offend
erS.
Bar Harbor folks were interested in
the presence here last week of Hon.
Alfred Arson, one Of the former sum-
mer residents, who is at present a
captain in the English army in active
service at the front, and who is home
vi Il luAiouSl loi odSS I1c lSit
Monday for New York, to take ship to
rejoin his regiment. Mrs. Arson has
spent the summer here since early
June, at The Turrets. which is one of
Bar Harbors most noted cottages. 1t
was built by the late John ]. Emery
her first husband, and has always
been one of the show places at Bar
Harber. Some years ago she met
Capt Arson. and their marriage took
place in New York. their honeymoon
being spent in Bar Harbor. They
have made their summer home at Bar
Harbor ever since, until the war broke
out, when Capt. Arson volunteered for
service. receiving a commission in the
British army. He has been in the
thick of the active fighting, on the
continent. After receiving a furlough.
he came Immediately to this country
to visit his wife, and has spent most
of the week at The Turrets, going out
very little. The rest and quiet of Bar
Harbor. and the luxuries of big
country home must seem a welcome
relief to the British captain after the
days Of warfare and hardships at the
front. This spring Mrs. Arson planned
to go to Europe in order to be nearer
her husband. She had engaged pas
sage on the Inflated Lusitania. on her
last trip. Just before the steamer
sailed. however. Mrs. Arson suddenly
changed her mind. either from a Sc
cret warning, or on impulse. and to
this change of mind she probably
owes her life today. She then came
to her Bar Harbor cottage, with her
children. and has passed the summer
there since that time
The ploughing contest on the farm
Of Chester w. Stratton at Hancock
on Thursday afternoon attracted con-
siderable attention and was we'll at
tended. The contest was held under
the direction Of Prof. G. N. Worden.
who has charge Of the farm demon
stration work in Hancock county, for
the purpose Of creating interest in the
fall ploughing. There were two en-
tries in each class. In the sulky
plough contest, Frank L. Colby of
Mount Desert Ferry secured IS points
out Of possible 100 in his oliver
sulky, against Is points by c. w.
Stratton. Albert Gordon of Hancock
won the walking or Landslide contest
with So points. In the team judging
contest. Mr.. Colby secured first prize