Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
New Boat Welcomed at Matinieus

The gasoline yacht Palm, just pur-
chased for passenger and mail service
on the Rockland and Matinicus route.
in place of the steamer w. G. Butman,
which sank few weeks ago, was CIV
en- a hearty welcome Thursday upon
it's arrival at Matinicus. Half the
population assembled on the wharf
and as the boat came alongside it was
deluged with flowers by school girls.
Capt. and Mrs. w. G. Butman were
presented an immense basket of flow
ers in the center Of which was large
cake inscribed with the word "Wel-
come" An address of welcome was
delivered by Hon. Scott Young. The
Palm was formerly used by the Bos-
ton Harbor police.
Maine Dentist to the War Zone.
Mrs. Brown of Dover. wife Of DR..
NJ. 0. Brown of that town. has re-
ceived a letter from her brother, DR..
d. M. Wass, formerly of Addison, Me-,
announcing his departure from this
country on the steamship Rocham-
beau for France with three other dem
tai surgeons of the Philadelphia Den
tai college where they will engage in
hospital at Neuilly. Four young dem
lists, members of this years grad
uating class, will make up a second
party and will leave for France in
about three weeks.
Working Way to Frisco Exposition.
The Express Advertiser has re-
ceived a post card from Seward YER
rill Of Freeport, who is hiking across
the country to Frisco, and he states
that he is having fine time and says,
See America first" Mr.. Verrill is not
exactly hiking all the way but he gets
as many rides on train as he can
without cost and he said he went from
New York to Chicago in one night on
the fast mail train and his trans
portation has cost him so far only
six cents, which he paid to cross two
toll bridges. He expects to be in
Denver, Col. on June %. He said he
had visited a former Freeport ply
sician, DR.. Harvey Howard, who lives
in Nebraska.
Two Fires at Fort Fairfield.
Fort Fairfield was visited by two
Tires on Thursday. The first was in
the afternoon at the house Of Patrick
Grenier, at the head of the stairway
and probably caused by dropped
match. The f1remen were called and
the fire was easily extinguished. The
second was at 11.3o in the Solomon
restaurant, due to an exploding gaso-
line stove. The blaze rapidly spread
and gave the firemen hard fight, go
ing into the third story and practically
cutting the entire building, which was
formerly the old Windsor hotel. Sol
onions loss is estimated at about
$500. The other occupants also lost
heavily.
Fire at Winter Harbor.
The Tracy-B Bunker block was de-
stroyed by fire and almost all the con-
tents suffered the same fate. Ormand
Morrison the telephone operator was
awakened by the smoke, broke the
glass in a window and made his es-
cape from the building by way of the
IRE escape and gave the alarm. The
post office was on the ground floor
and Postmaster j. NJ. Gerrish had fit
ted up boot and shoe store, while on
the opposite side was his drug store.
Some of the postoffice material was
saved. The other occupants of the
building were: First floor, Alvah
Leighton. barber shop; G. w. Tracy,
pool room: basement. c. A. Surry,
cobbler's shop and living room: tele-
phone exchange, Lawyers Benson's
office and Mrs. Rubie j. Tracy's office
and living room; upper story. lodge
rooms of the Masons, Eastern Star
and Odd Fellows. All the parapher-
MALTA was lost