Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
DAILY KENNFBEC JOURNAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER o. 1915.

{ the b. & A., has outgrown its quar-
ters and headquarters will be estab-
nshed at Rockland. The work at
stockton will be continued in charge
of an assistant, but Supt. Rev. ]. L.
Sorson VIII handle the@workss Of n the
enlarged field from Rockland. The
4 society is strictly INSTRUMENTATION
incorporated and licensed by the State
board Of Charities and Corrections,
unoer the new law governing societies
soliciting funds for charitable pur-
| poses. %8
| The crew Of Cumberland, county prison.
ers working on the State road in North
Wmdham was one short Saturday night,
but the missing man reported Sunday
morning, saying that he went to sleep in
! the woods and 1t was too late when he
awoke to 60 with the crew. but elaine
ne had made no attempt to run away.
All hands probably grinned grin when
\ the man told his story
Miss .Juliette Nickerson, state agent of
the s. P. c.. A, is spending a good part
OF the week in an extended trip to
FRANKLIN Road, Egypt, Orland, Surry
and Lamoine, called on several cases Of
| alleged cruelty. A yoke Of oxen at Sur
ry, alleged neglect of an old horse at Or
land. and several cases at the other
places where complaints have been made
that barns and other animal shelters
have not been properly fitted up for the
winter will keep her decidedly busy for
I a, few days. y-. r.
| gross and outrageous case OF extor-
on Sunday when he was obliged to call
!, upon a farmer for assistance in getting
j his automobile out of the mud, reports
| the Bangor News. The ditching &C.
Cured near Rowland and resident eas
! asked to lend his assistance and that OF
a pair of horses in extricating the car.
When the feat was accomplished the
Bangor man asked: How much?" To
| this the farmer replied: DO you think
Is cents would be too much?" He didn't,
and it was paid.
| A check for $500 was received by the
Board of Assessors of Pennington VIII
l ~
lage Corporation last week in final set
Element for the steam fire engine sent
away last year for repairs, reports the
Pennington Journal. 1T was found that
the expense of renovation would be more
than the machine was worth and an offer
| was made for it as old junk. The oner
| was accepted, but the bill for storage
amounted to so much that but $500 was
left after payment. The steam fire en-
CINE was purchased by vote of the town
at a special meeting held on Saturday,
Nov. 10, 1886, and was delivered and test
ed early in the following month. so that
it was in active service about y years;
1t is figured that machinery depreclates
in value about 10 per cent. year; that
being so and the amount of the appro-
priation, $4,000 having been expended we
must charge off an extra 10 per cent. 10
profit and loss, and give the concern VINO
had the engine in. its storage credit for
being mighty slick customers to deal
with" $50, e..
It was an evening of rejoicing the
other nightoat West Rockport. when
the ladies held a church fair and the
receipts of the evening were enough
to take care. of the repairs on the par
! sonage. In: little more than SIX
years the churchqhas paid for the par.
lsonage and improvements on its
1 church home some $4,000, besides the
salary of the pastor and other Incl
/ dental expenses.
Great plans are being made for a
successful melting of the Maine Pomo-
logical Society Nov. "a next week in
Portland Many specialists have been
| engaged to address the meetings.
| The county attorney of Aroostook is
at work on the evidence in the John
Timony murder case, for which Harry
Bolster is under arrest and which will
! be presented to the November grand
jury at Houlton. 1t is said that con-
siderable new evidence will be dis
closed before the grand jury.
A Lewiston automobilist. who was
recently arrested in New Hampshire
for speeding, complains at the officers
action. Why" says he, Il wasn't
4 doing a bit better than As miles an
1 hour
4 Rev. VIM j. Campbell of Kalama-
zoo. Mich, was given call Tuesday
night by the Williston Congregational
church of Portland to become its pas
tor. He is a graduate Of Dartmouth
College 1t is understood that he will
accept.
| Another pastor called Tuesday was
Rev. Allen Brown of Providence, who
preached last Sunday in the Church of
Our Father at RuTnford and who was
extended an invitation Tuesday night
by the parish to become its pastor.
| The many friends. of Hon! Augustus
w. Gilman of Foxcroft, former COM
missioner of agriculture, who has been
| i'll with a mild attack of pneumonia at
the home of his daughter, will be glad
| to learn that he has sufficiently re-
| covered to be taken to his own home
and in answering inquiries over the